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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1009 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 maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040651

JIMNA FORESTRY

37.4

37.0

04/12/2002

14

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041097

INGLEWOOD FOREST

41.2

40.2

10/12/2009

13

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041525

WARWICK

40.2

39.2

10/12/2009

18

40.1

12/01/2002

20

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

42.6

41.0

25/12/2001

16

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

42.4

41.9

25/12/2001

21

1 Y


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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 10:09EST, 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 26.4 -3.1 16.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 50/11
PERTH AIRPORT 25.0 -3.9 11.8 -3.1 10.8 0.0 8.4 11.5 385 (16.0) 39/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.0 +2.9 12.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 35/21
BUNBURY 22.9 -4.3 12.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 34/14
MANDURAH 24.0 -2.7 17.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.3 25.2 -0.1 25.0 0.2 5.6 3.5 293 (12.2) 26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.0 +1.6 23.0 +2.8 21.5 1.8 9.4 7.3 294 (12.3) 67/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 -4.2 12.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 417 (17.4) 35/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.4 -2.6 11.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 9.6 -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 -1.7 6.1 -3.8 3.1 0.0 5.8 6.8 414 (17.3) 39/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 -0.5 25.5 +2.5 -- 57.6 4 34.4 8.1 256 (10.7) 57/16
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +0.8 21.7 -1.7 19.4 0.0 8.0 11.2 212 ( 8.8) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.1 +2.6 24.7 +0.6 23.2 0.0 7.2 7.1 329 (13.7) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 34.1 +4.0 24.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 351 (14.6) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 39.8 +7.7 22.3 +1.1 21.1 0.0 10.4 -- 316 (13.2) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 33.8 +4.4 21.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 41/15
COOLANGATTA 29.4 +2.2 23.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 485 (20.2) 44/09
BRISBANE AERO 30.7 +2.6 20.5 +0.5 17.2 0.0 8.6 11.3 450 (18.8) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 37.4 +10.1 20.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 50/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.8 +7.9 22.3 +4.9 10.0 0.0 9.8 -- 133 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.7 +0.4 20.2 +2.1 17.4 0.0 8.6 8.5 554 (23.1) 48/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.4 +2.9 19.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 48/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 -4.3 19.1 +2.6 11.7 0.0 29.6 -- 504 (21.0) 68/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 -5.1 18.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 52/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 +0.9 12.0 +0.8 6.5 3.4 7.4 10.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.6 +1.6 16.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.7 -2.0 19.0 +1.5 18.1 0.0 10.2 1.6 753 (31.4) 61/23
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -6.3 18.5 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 292 (12.2) 34/23
BELLAMBI AWS 21.7 -2.1 17.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 46/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.9 -1.4 9.7 -4.1 6.6 0.0 9.4 13.6 382 (15.9) 37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.9 -2.3 10.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 -2.5 10.1 -4.7 7.7 0.0 8.0 11.9 363 (15.1) 43/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.5 -2.8 8.7 -3.5 -- 10.8 14.8 -- 374 (15.6) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.4 -2.5 5.9 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.0 -2.2 11.8 -1.1 9.1 7.6 3 10.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.4 -2.2 4.1 -5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 348 (14.5) 41/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 -4.0 6.2 -4.5 -- 1.3 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 -0.7 8.0 -2.7 5.4 0.0 8.0 9.7 611 (25.5) 44/13
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

43.3 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
42.9 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
42.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
42.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

+13.6 : 38.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.0 : 36.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.3 : 40.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+10.2 : 42.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+10.1 : 37.4 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+10.1 : 37.4 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
**S** 29.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.9 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

**S** +9.3 : 29.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 24.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
**S** +6.7 : 22.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+6.6 : 19.8 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+6.5 : 26.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-11.5 : 21.4 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.8 : 29.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 20.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.7 : 14.8 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.7 : 21.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

-1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
**S** 0.6 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS

**S** -10.5 : 0.6 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-7.5 : 3.7 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-7.0 : 3.8 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-6.7 : 1.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.5 : 0.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

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.
83.0 TANUMBIRINI N Rivers NT
70.0 MOUNT SANFORD N Rivers NT
70.0 DAGWORTH STATION Northwest QLD
66.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
65.8 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
65.2 ELLENBRAE
E Kimberley
63.0 IVANHOE STATION
60.0 FLORA VALLEY
W Kimberley
53.0 LAUREL DOWNS
Interior
65.8 BALGO HILLS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
83.0 TANUMBIRINI
70.0 MOUNT SANFORD
61.0 BING BONG PORT
53.8 WAVE HILL
53.2 MANGO FARM
53.0 OOLLOO
52.4 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
N Plateau
53.0 CONISTON

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
66.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT
64.0 WERRINGTON STATION
Northwest
70.0 DAGWORTH STATION

13.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

5.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
2.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1463 (61.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
999 (41.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
998 (41.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
958 (39.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
894 (37.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
878 (36.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
843 (35.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
796 (33.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
778 (32.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
753 (31.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
753 (31.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
734 (30.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
733 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
677 (28.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
664 (27.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
663 (27.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
649 (27.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
648 (27.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
638 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
622 (25.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
611 (25.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
87/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/00 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
72/23 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
70/19 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
70/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
MOUNT ELIZABETH
39.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.5mm/h
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
13.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
1.8mm in 1 min to 11:11 108.0mm/h
7.2mm in 19 min to 11:30 22.7mm/h
7.0mm in 13 min to 11:43 32.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
6.6mm in 11 min to 13:26 36.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h
BORROLOOLA
10.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
20.2mm in 8 min to 18:26 151.5mm/h
6.6mm in 4 min to 18:30 99.0mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 27.4mm/h
36.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 36.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 12.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.3mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 22.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
27.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 9.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN NTC AWS : 176( 60/ 6 ) at 14:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 78(180/ 65 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(250/ 65 ) at 00:03
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 80 ) at 05:40