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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0948 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

19.6

15.0

06/12/2011

17

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009619

WILGARRUP

48.2

47.0

25/12/1925

105

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009906

GLENGARREN

48.6

34.8

01/12/2001

36

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

NW Slopes S

055024

GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE

-0.1

0.0

16/12/2003

60

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 09:48EST, 20/04/2013.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 27.5 -2.0 19.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 46/15
PERTH AIRPORT 30.6 +1.7 18.5 +3.6 16.2 0.4 9.2 7.9 376 (15.7) 46/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.5 +1.4 16.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 57/17
BUNBURY 31.4 +4.2 17.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 55/16
MANDURAH 27.8 +1.1 21.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 61/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.3 26.2 +0.9 25.8 0.0 5.0 8.5 274 (11.4) 37/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.9 +2.5 22.9 +2.7 22.8 0.0 18.6 9.1 450 (18.8) 34/08
WHYALLA AERO 32.8 +4.6 15.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 503 (21.0) 55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.8 +6.8 16.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 273 (11.4) 50/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.8 +7.9 7.5 -2.4 2.6 0.0 7.2 13.2 500 (20.8) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +1.2 25.1 +2.1 23.1 0.0 10.4 7.0 282 (11.8) 67/16
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +0.7 22.8 -0.6 21.8 7.6 10.8 11.2 490 (20.4) 52/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 23.5 -0.6 21.0 0.0 12.0 11.1 516 (21.5) 48/10
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 24.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 428 (17.8) 46/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 -0.9 20.2 -1.0 19.1 0.0 11.2 -- 415 (17.3) 43/07
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.5 19.1 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 59/13
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -1.5 18.4 -1.4 -- 19.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 52/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 -0.7 18.7 -1.3 17.0 1.8 5.8 9.4 323 (13.5) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 -2.3 14.8 -1.8 -- 12.8 -- -- 672 (28.0) 55/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.5 -1.4 15.3 -2.1 -0.1 0.0 9.4 -- 398 (16.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 -1.2 18.3 +0.2 16.2 8.6 1.8 9.7 -- 46/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -0.9 16.7 0.0 -- 5.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.4 -3.8 16.9 +0.4 16.5 30.0 3.6 3.7 713 (29.7) 57/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.6 -5.2 15.4 +0.1 -- 23.2 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 34/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 -0.9 8.9 -2.3 5.3 0.0 5.8 12.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.4 -0.6 15.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 647 (27.0) 54/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.5 -5.2 16.4 -1.1 16.9 0.0 8.0 1.7 865 (36.0) 52/09
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -5.5 14.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/10
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -3.8 15.0 -2.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 658 (27.4) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.4 +0.1 13.8 0.0 11.5 0.0 10.6 13.6 491 (20.5) 54/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +1.2 11.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.9 +5.8 15.3 +0.5 12.9 0.0 11.2 13.4 417 (17.4) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.7 +3.4 11.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 0.1 -- 300 (12.5) 30/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.1 +4.2 12.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 39/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.1 +4.9 12.6 -0.3 9.7 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.2 +4.6 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 613 (25.5) 46/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.3 +1.9 9.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.4 +1.8 10.2 -0.5 6.0 0.0 7.8 11.4 387 (16.1) 44/15
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.3 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+11.3 : 36.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.1 : 36.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+8.8 : 30.2 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 33.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+8.1 : 33.7 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

29.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 22.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.5 : 21.1 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 20.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 20.1 KARNET Lower West WA
+6.6 : 20.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

13.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
15.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
15.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 20.7 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.9 : 21.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.2 : 20.5 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-7.4 : 15.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.3 : 15.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 OMEO Upper NE VIC
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 2.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 : 2.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-6.1 : 3.9 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-5.6 : -2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 : 7.9 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
89.6 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R Hunter Valley NSW
77.0 CLARENCE TOWN (GREY ST) Hunter Valley NSW
63.0 ELLENDALE MINESITE W Kimberley WA
55.6 KIMBOLTON W Kimberley WA
48.6 GLENGARREN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
63.0 ELLENDALE MINESITE
55.6 KIMBOLTON
Lower West
48.6 GLENGARREN

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
89.6 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R
77.0 CLARENCE TOWN (GREY ST)

13.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
13.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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4.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
3.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1051 (43.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1013 (42.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
996 (41.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
970 (40.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
867 (36.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
865 (36.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
842 (35.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
826 (34.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
813 (33.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
804 (33.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
774 (32.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
765 (31.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
727 (30.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
727 (30.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
713 (29.7) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
699 (29.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
693 (28.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
680 (28.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
672 (28.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
670 (27.9) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
667 (27.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
659 (27.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
653 (27.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
650 (27.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
647 (27.0) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
632 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
618 (25.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
617 (25.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
611 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
609 (25.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
93/13 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
93/15 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
91/14 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
83/13 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
81/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
None reported None reported