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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1345 EST on 23/04/2008. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029039

MORNINGTON ISLAND

28.8

28.2

05/04/1983

31

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059030

SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)

16.0

16.5

14/04/1995

50

1

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

15.6

17.2

08/04/2008

12

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061260

CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS

17.1

17.5

22/04/1999

16

1

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

14.9

15.9

23/04/1998

14

1

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

13.9

14.3

29/04/2002

13

1


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 13:45EST, 23/04/2008.

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 24.8 -2.8 14.1 -1.3 12.4 0.0 3.2 -- 339 (14.1) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 -2.6 9.6 -3.3 8.1 0.6 2.4 8.2 286 (11.9) 41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 +0.2 9.8 -1.8 8.4 8.8 1.4 9.6 311 (13.0) 48/12
BUNBURY 22.3 -1.8 10.2 -1.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 55/23
MANDURAH 21.6 -- 12.9 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 286 (11.9) 57/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.0 24.8 +0.8 23.6 0.0 6.4 11.2 396 (16.5) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.0 +2.8 13.2 +0.6 11.9 0.0 8.0 8.6 258 (10.8) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.1 +1.5 7.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 +2.4 12.5 +0.2 6.0 0.0 4.0 10.5 240 (10.0) 28/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.4 +1.0 7.3 -1.4 2.7 0.0 2.2 9.1 347 (14.5) 34/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +0.5 13.0 -5.6 11.1 0.0 8.2 10.5 272 (11.3) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 19.5 -2.1 18.2 0.0 5.6 11.1 -- 48/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 -0.3 17.9 -2.7 15.3 0.0 6.8 10.8 294 (12.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 25.4 -1.3 17.4 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- 10.7 371 (15.5) 35/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 +0.1 16.0 -1.8 14.3 0.0 4.8 -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/17
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.5 16.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 5.0 -- 385 (16.0) 34/07
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -2.1 15.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.9 -1.4 15.8 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 -2.3 13.6 -2.7 11.0 0.0 3.8 10.3 375 (15.6) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.7 -1.7 10.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 39/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.4 -3.8 12.2 -0.6 9.4 1.2 3.0 -- 241 (10.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 -3.6 15.4 +0.2 12.2 0.0 4.0 9.2 553 (23.0) 44/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -8.7 14.8 +1.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 -6.6 14.5 +1.3 13.9 4.6 1.4 0.0 284 (11.8) 30/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.5 -7.2 14.2 +2.3 -- 50.8 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.2 -5.3 7.1 -0.1 3.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -5.4 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 -2.9 14.5 +0.4 14.7 3.6 3.6 2.0 1121 (46.7) 50/23
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -6.8 14.1 +2.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -2.9 14.3 -1.3 -- 7.4 -- -- 401 (16.7) 46/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.9 -1.1 5.6 -1.1 1.0 0.0 3.8 8.0 160 ( 6.7) 34/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.1 +0.7 5.7 -3.4 2.7 0.0 3.2 10.6 153 ( 6.4) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +0.4 5.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 22/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 +0.7 5.7 -4.4 3.2 0.0 4.6 10.2 231 ( 9.6) 22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.3 -0.3 7.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 18/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +0.5 9.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 26/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.5 -0.8 10.9 +0.2 8.9 0.0 1.8 -- 136 ( 5.7) 18/08
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.9 -1.0 7.8 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.8 +4.2 9.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 44/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 +0.3 9.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 -3.2 8.8 +0.1 7.0 0.0 2.8 8.2 377 (15.7) 24/15
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

36.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
35.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 31.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.8 : 33.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.7 : 31.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 29.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 31.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

28.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.2 : 21.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 24.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.9 : 19.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.5 : 21.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.2 : 17.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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

8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
9.3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
9.3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
9.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 14.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.0 : 15.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.7 : 15.6 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-8.6 : 15.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-8.4 : 9.3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-5.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 4.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 6.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 5.9 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 9.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 7.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 14.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 7.7 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW

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.
80.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK)) Hunter Valley NSW
57.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT) Hunter Valley NSW
55.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
52.4 GOSFORD NORTH (GLENNIE ST) Hunter Valley NSW
50.8 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
80.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))
57.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
55.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)
52.4 GOSFORD NORTH (GLENNIE ST)
50.8 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS

11.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

2.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1121 (46.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
814 (33.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
757 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
752 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
748 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
734 (30.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
733 (30.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
711 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
698 (29.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
694 (28.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
634 (26.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
631 (26.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
624 (26.0) EUCLA Eucla WA
620 (25.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/22 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
68/09 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
65/07 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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.
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 5.7mm/h
None reported