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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2114 EST on 19/04/2013. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

23.6

23.6

03/04/2011

24

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.0

35.0

04/04/2002

15

1 N Equal to record.


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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 21:14EST, 19/04/2013.

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 37.4 +9.7 15.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 61/12
PERTH AIRPORT 35.9 +10.4 14.1 +1.2 12.6 0.0 3.6 10.4 299 (12.5) 41/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 34.0 +12.2 10.9 -0.7 9.0 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) --
BUNBURY 30.7 +6.6 11.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 30/13
MANDURAH 31.7 +7.9 17.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 21/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.5 24.2 +0.2 23.2 0.0 7.0 9.7 293 (12.2) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 -4.3 11.7 -0.9 10.5 0.0 9.2 5.9 457 (19.0) 52/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -4.2 14.2 +2.6 -- 2.2 10.2 -- 557 (23.2) 46/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.5 -3.1 12.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 18.4 7.1 200 ( 8.3) 37/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 -3.2 9.1 +0.4 6.8 0.2 3.8 0.6 546 (22.8) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 -0.2 19.3 +0.8 18.1 0.0 12.0 9.5 505 (21.0) 44/01
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +1.6 19.7 -1.9 15.8 0.0 7.0 11.2 360 (15.0) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +2.2 20.6 0.0 16.5 0.0 6.2 10.5 242 (10.1) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 27.7 +1.0 19.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 +1.5 18.7 +0.8 16.8 0.0 6.2 -- 208 ( 8.7) 31/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +1.4 17.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +1.9 18.0 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.9 -0.5 20.1 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 61/16
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 -0.3 17.6 +1.3 14.4 0.0 5.8 9.5 358 (14.9) 48/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.1 10.0 -3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 -6.4 9.5 -3.3 5.2 0.0 5.0 -- 118 ( 4.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.0 -3.0 14.6 -0.6 9.6 4.4 4.8 10.8 443 (18.5) 54/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -4.0 10.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 54/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.5 -4.1 10.8 -2.4 8.2 0.0 5.8 8.2 420 (17.5) 61/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -5.0 10.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 44/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -5.4 0.5 -6.7 -4.5 0.0 2.4 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -5.1 3.5 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 -5.5 9.8 -4.4 6.7 0.0 7.0 10.2 733 (30.5) 72/12
RICHMOND RAAF 19.2 -4.6 9.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 63/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -5.0 9.3 -6.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 559 (23.3) 72/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 -5.0 1.0 -5.7 -5.0 0.8 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 -5.1 1.3 -7.8 -2.6 0.0 3.6 10.8 390 (16.3) 44/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -4.8 1.0 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 22/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.7 -4.8 4.0 -6.1 0.0 0.0 4.4 10.5 366 (15.3) 37/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.3 -5.3 3.4 -4.8 -2.0 0.25 16.2 -- 409 (17.0) 43/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.9 -4.3 3.3 -4.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.5 -3.8 8.4 -2.4 -- 13.44 16.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.8 -4.8 2.0 -5.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 414 (17.3) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 -2.4 0.3 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) --
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 -2.8 4.7 -4.1 -2.1 0.2 2.6 3.6 443 (18.5) 41/14
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

38.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
38.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
38.1 ENEABBA Central West WA

+13.2 : 34.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
+12.2 : 34.0 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
+11.4 : 32.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+11.2 : 32.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+11.0 : 32.1 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

27.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.1 : 18.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 18.8 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 19.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.4 : 17.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 17.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.5 : 0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-9.0 : 10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6 : 3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 : 9.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.4 : 5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.4 : 6.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.7 : -4.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-9.1 : -3.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-8.9 : 1.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.8 : -2.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W 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.
43.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
40.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
34.0 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK) E Gippsland VIC
33.4 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
32.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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3.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1104 (46.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1072 (44.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1022 (42.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
972 (40.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
956 (39.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
894 (37.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
859 (35.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
833 (34.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
826 (34.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
826 (34.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
762 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
761 (31.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
739 (30.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
733 (30.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
727 (30.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
678 (28.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
671 (28.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
666 (27.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
621 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
614 (25.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
87/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/21 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
83/17 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
44.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(140/ 74 ) at 19:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(140/ 65 ) at 23:49
GOLD COAST SEAWAY : 82(170/ 67 ) at 18:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 80(190/ 65 ) at 17:00
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 74(190/ 63 ) at 15:30
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 83(160/ 69 ) at 10:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 83(180/ 63 ) at 19:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 69(200/ 63 ) at 08:00