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National Daily Weather Summary

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Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1353 EST on 28/04/2008. 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 daily rainfall

SA

Adelaide Plains

023105

BROWNHILL CREEK SCOTCH COLLEGE

22.8

18.0

06/04/1992

11

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

21.2

21.2

14/04/1994

15

1 Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

17.0

17.8

21/04/1996

13

1

NT

Roper-McArthur

014626

DALY WATERS AWS

9.1

9.7

27/04/1947

38

1

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

11.4

11.7

14/04/1994

27

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

11.5

11.6

30/04/1999

18

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

13.0

13.0

29/04/1999

11

Equal to record.

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

6.8

7.1

23/04/1999

12

1

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

1.0

2.5

21/04/2001

14

1 P

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

4.5

5.8

27/04/1999

13

1

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

5.9

6.0

25/04/1997

11

1

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016032

NONNING

15.6

15.8

25/04/1971

38

1

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

18.8

19.0

30/04/2000

13

1

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

16.5

17.2

30/04/2000

21

1

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

14.6

14.8

24/04/2004

11

1

SA

W Agricultural

018120

WHYALLA AERO

15.7

16.3

27/04/1999

20

1

SA

Upper North

019017

HAWKER

14.8

15.5

30/04/1995

41

1

SA

Upper North

019062

YONGALA

10.0

11.1

23/04/1972

51

1

SA

Lower North

021043

PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX COMPARISON

16.0

16.0

22/04/1960

50

1 Equal to record.

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

11.1

12.2

26/04/1998

13

1

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

11.1

13.0

26/04/1998

11

1

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

7.0

7.9

07/04/1995

14

1 P

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

11.4

11.4

25/04/2004

13

1 Equal to record.

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER

9.5

10.3

24/04/2004

13

1

SA

Upper Murray

024024

LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE

13.1

14.7

07/04/1995

23

1

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

13.4

16.6

27/04/1999

12

1

SA

Lower Murray

024511

EUDUNDA

11.0

11.7

26/04/1982

43

1

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

12.4

14.7

24/04/2004

11

1

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

14.5

14.6

27/04/1999

15

1

NSW

Southwest Plains

049002

BALRANALD (RSL)

13.8

14.5

27/04/1982

41

1

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070310

TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE

5.0

8.0

07/04/1995

23

1

NSW

SW Slopes S

072023

HUME RESERVOIR

10.6

10.7

18/04/1985

42

1

NSW

SW Slopes S

072160

ALBURY AIRPORT AWS

10.4

13.0

28/04/1998

13

1

NSW

Riverina E

074034

COROWA AIRPORT

10.7

10.8

18/04/1985

34

1

NSW

Riverina E

074106

TOCUMWAL AIRPORT

11.2

12.0

27/04/1982

37

1

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

13.0

14.7

26/04/1978

12

1 P

NSW

Riverina E

074221

NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB

12.0

12.4

27/04/1982

38

1

NSW

Riverina W

075031

HAY (MILLER STREET)

12.7

13.0

25/04/1991

50

1

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

12.2

13.4

27/04/1982

31

1

VIC

Mallee N

076031

MILDURA AIRPORT

12.1

13.9

08/04/1964

61

1

VIC

Mallee S

077094

SWAN HILL AERODROME

13.7

14.0

27/04/1998

11

1

VIC

Upper North

081049

TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG

11.4

11.7

27/04/1982

42

1

VIC

Upper North

081124

YARRAWONGA

10.9

13.4

07/04/1995

14

1

VIC

Upper North

081125

SHEPPARTON AIRPORT

11.0

13.8

27/04/1998

11

1

VIC

Lower NE

082039

RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH

10.5

11.7

18/04/1985

43

1

VIC

Lower NE

082042

STRATHBOGIE

8.0

8.5

07/04/1995

31

1

VIC

Lower NE

082137

BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED

9.0

10.4

07/04/1995

17

9.0

03/02/2005

20

1 P

VIC

Lower NE

082138

WANGARATTA AERO

10.0

12.5

07/04/1995

20

1

VIC

Upper NE

083083

EDI UPPER

8.8

9.6

30/04/2004

20

1

VIC

E Gippsland

084030

ORBOST (COMPARISON)

11.5

11.8

26/04/1978

48

1

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MT NOWA NOWA

8.9

9.5

27/04/1999

12

1

VIC

W Gippsland

085279

BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT

10.6

11.8

27/04/1999

26

1

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MT MOORNAPA

7.6

8.2

27/04/1999

13

1

VIC

N Central

088023

LAKE EILDON

10.0

10.2

26/04/1978

38

1

VIC

N Central

088164

EILDON FIRE TOWER

6.5

8.5

30/04/2004

11

1


The day in charts
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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 13:53EST, 28/04/2008.

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 32.4 +4.8 19.3 +3.9 14.9 0.0 8.6 -- 407 (17.0) 39/09
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 -5.1 14.5 +1.6 12.8 0.0 4.2 0.6 522 (21.8) 46/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.3 -4.5 7.9 -3.7 6.7 0.0 1.0 0.0 450 (18.8) 30/10
BUNBURY 17.4 -6.7 12.3 +0.7 -- 15.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 28/19
MANDURAH 18.9 -- 13.5 -- -- 4.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 34/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 -0.6 20.0 -4.0 18.5 0.0 6.6 10.8 266 (11.1) 28/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 -2.1 11.1 -1.5 8.6 0.0 6.8 11.0 227 ( 9.5) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -7.9 8.2 -3.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 55/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.6 -7.9 6.4 -5.9 7.0 14.2 -- 6.6 277 (11.5) 44/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 -5.5 3.8 -4.9 2.2 10.4 2.2 8.9 403 (16.8) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.1 +1.3 10.4 -8.2 8.0 0.0 7.2 10.6 -- --
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +0.9 17.5 -4.1 14.1 0.0 5.4 9.8 241 (10.0) 31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.3 18.9 -1.7 16.2 0.0 6.6 10.7 222 ( 9.3) 28/15
MACKAY M.O 29.1 +2.4 18.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 247 (10.3) 22/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +2.1 13.6 -4.2 11.0 0.0 4.6 -- 140 ( 5.8) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +1.3 16.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 318 (13.3) 39/14
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +1.9 13.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +0.5 13.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 41/18
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +0.7 12.4 -3.9 8.9 0.0 4.6 10.7 308 (12.8) 41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.1 +2.7 11.6 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 52/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.9 +1.7 10.6 -2.2 6.2 0.0 3.0 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.7 +2.6 12.3 -2.9 8.5 0.0 2.0 10.6 274 (11.4) 44/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +2.2 10.2 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.5 +3.8 9.4 -3.8 6.9 0.0 3.6 10.2 269 (11.2) 57/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.0 +3.3 9.1 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 35/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.3 -1.2 5.8 -1.4 1.9 0.2 3.2 5.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.5 9.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +4.1 14.8 +0.7 10.2 0.0 5.2 7.6 332 (13.8) 61/18
RICHMOND RAAF 26.1 +1.8 9.4 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 78/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.5 15.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 76/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.7 -1.3 7.9 +1.2 9.8 0.0 5.8 5.8 418 (17.4) 59/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -10.6 9.4 +0.3 8.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 208 ( 8.7) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.4 -11.9 10.1 +2.2 -- 11.8 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 35/04
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.1 -11.4 8.6 -1.5 7.3 0.8 4.4 1.4 -- 55/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.4 -10.2 8.4 +0.2 -- 5.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 28/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -8.1 7.7 +0.4 -- 6.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.3 -5.0 9.3 -1.4 7.1 8.0 1.8 -- 141 ( 5.9) 18/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.8 -4.1 4.0 -5.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 461 (19.2) 43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 -5.5 2.2 -5.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 504 (21.0) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 -4.4 8.2 +0.8 -- 5.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -2.2 6.8 -1.9 1.8 0.0 1.0 7.4 461 (19.2) 55/10
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

38.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+5.1 : 33.7 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.8 : 32.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.3 : 30.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.2 : 29.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.1 : 27.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+4.1 : 33.2 ENEABBA Central West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 12.2 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.4 : 14.7 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+4.5 : 15.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+4.4 : 14.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+4.3 : 11.3 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.3 : 11.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

-1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-14.1 : 5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-12.6 : 9.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
-12.4 : 10.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-12.4 : 8.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-11.9 : 10.4 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-11.9 : 10.0 YONGALA Upper North SA

-2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-10.8 : 9.1 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-10.4 : 6.3 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 11.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-9.7 : 11.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : 11.5 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

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.
32.0 BURRA COMMUNITY SCHOOL Lower North SA
31.0 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
28.6 HALBURY ROAD, SALISBURY (HALBURY RD ALER Adelaide/Lofty SA
27.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
26.6 LEAWOOD GARDENS (EAGLE ON THE HILL) Adelaide/Lofty SA

11.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

0.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1536 (64.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1203 (50.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1145 (47.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
970 (40.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
851 (35.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
849 (35.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
825 (34.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
772 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
740 (30.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
738 (30.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
738 (30.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
720 (30.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
697 (29.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
655 (27.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
635 (26.5) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
102/14 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
102/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/13 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
94/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/02 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/13 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
91/15 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS : 102(310/ 74 ) at 14:36
CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 91(330/ 43 ) at 13:29
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 96(320/ 74 ) at 14:00
CW Slopes S
FORBES AIRPORT AWS : 91(260/ 63 ) at 15:29
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS : 70(350/ 63 ) at 11:12
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 98(320/ 76 ) at 04:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 93(350/ 61 ) at 02:31
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 82 ) at 13:00