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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0121 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

VIC

Upper NE

083084

FALLS CREEK

86.4

81.0

04/06/1996

20

1 n


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:21EST, 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 19.5 -1.4 11.2 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 259 (10.8) 37/12
PERTH AIRPORT 18.1 -0.8 10.4 +1.4 8.0 1.2 3.2 4.8 418 (17.4) 44/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.3 -2.3 9.1 +1.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 433 (18.0) 54/09
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.2 12.1 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 443 (18.5) 48/02
MANDURAH 18.7 +0.1 13.5 +2.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 504 (21.0) 50/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 +0.5 17.5 -2.4 15.2 0.0 5.0 10.5 359 (15.0) 30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 +3.3 -1.3 -6.3 -3.4 0.0 3.2 10.1 241 (10.0) 17/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +1.7 5.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 0.4 -- 272 (11.3) 48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 0.0 8.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 214 ( 8.9) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.2 -1.6 2.1 -3.6 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 333 (13.9) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.2 +0.4 6.2 -3.8 4.5 0.0 4.6 -- 289 (12.0) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +1.2 20.9 +3.1 19.6 0.4 3.6 3.8 341 (14.2) 28/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.4 -1.2 19.1 +4.5 16.2 0.0 4.0 4.2 302 (12.6) 24/12
MACKAY M.O 20.4 -1.5 17.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 5.8 396 (16.5) 30/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.7 -1.8 13.4 +2.5 11.4 1.4 0.2 -- 178 ( 7.4) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 18.8 -3.8 14.8 +3.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 19.5 -1.6 13.6 +2.3 -- 40.2 -- -- 385 (16.0) 54/21
BRISBANE AERO 19.6 -1.6 13.1 +2.6 13.3 28.0 1.4 0.0 401 (16.7) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.1 -2.8 9.2 +1.8 -- 20.6 -- -- 693 (28.9) 57/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 +2.6 9.7 +3.6 7.0 0.5 1.5 -- 287 (12.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.3 -2.1 12.6 +3.5 12.4 29.4 1.0 -- 448 (18.7) 48/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -3.9 11.5 +3.4 -- 15.8 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 21/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 -0.2 8.4 +0.5 6.7 6.8 0.8 -- 170 ( 7.1) 28/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.1 -0.8 7.3 +0.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 13/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 +1.9 3.0 +0.5 -1.9 0.0 0.6 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +1.3 6.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.5 +0.9 8.0 -0.6 6.1 0.0 1.0 4.6 348 (14.5) 22/04
RICHMOND RAAF 17.4 -0.6 6.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 15/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 -0.8 7.9 -3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 22/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +0.8 3.2 -0.5 0.4 0.0 2.2 2.7 343 (14.3) 26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.3 -1.9 1.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 +0.6 -2.1 -7.3 -4.7 0.0 1.4 4.5 62 ( 2.6) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 +0.2 4.2 +0.5 -3.5 0.0 1.0 -- 304 (12.7) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 -0.2 3.7 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 31/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.3 +0.2 6.1 -0.8 3.9 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.2 -1.6 3.2 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 524 (21.8) 54/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.6 +1.5 -1.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +1.0 -0.6 -5.2 -2.8 0.0 1.2 6.6 298 (12.4) 43/13
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

33.2 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.3 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD

+4.5 : 30.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+4.2 : 28.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+4.1 : 23.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+4.1 : 22.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+3.7 : 29.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.5 : 10.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+7.2 : 10.4 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+7.0 : 7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.9 : 11.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+6.7 : 6.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.2 : 15.6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
-5.1 : 16.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.1 : 15.4 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-5.0 : 6.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.8 : 18.5 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-4.8 : 16.6 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW

-9.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-8.6 : -9.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.0 : -3.4 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-7.9 : 8.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.9 : 7.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.3 : -2.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N 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.
88.4 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE) North Coast NSW
87.6 NOOSAVILLE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87.4 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
86.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
83.6 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
87.6 NOOSAVILLE
87.4 WALLEN WALLEN
83.6 TEWANTIN RSL PARK
81.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE
80.0 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
79.0 TOMEWIN - TALLOWOOD
76.6 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT
72.0 NUMINBAH
65.8 LANDSBOROUGH
63.0 MALENY DENNING RD
61.4 GODWIN BEACH
61.0 O'REILLYS ALERT
60.0 GREEN MOUNTAINS
59.8 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
59.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
59.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST
57.0 BRIBIE ISLAND ALERT
56.0 MIAMI BARDON AVE
55.8 RAINBOW BEACH
52.4 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
52.4 TOOLARA (KELLY)
51.8 PALMWOODS
51.0 MAPLETON POST OFFICE
50.8 OXENFORD (OBERON WAY)
50.0 KIAMBA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
88.4 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE)
80.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)
78.0 HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL)
72.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
71.0 CORAKI (UNION ST)
70.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
64.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
64.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
63.0 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN)
62.6 WOODBURN (CEDAR ST)
61.8 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
60.0 MUMMULGUM (BINGEEBEEBRA)
59.2 GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)
59.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
57.0 BENTLEY (BACK CREEK)
56.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION
56.0 EWING BRIDGE CORNDALE (COOPERS CK)
55.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS
54.2 CASINO AIRPORT
54.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
53.8 THE CHANNON
53.4 LAWRENCE ROAD (PRINGLES WAY)
53.2 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
52.6 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
52.0 CHILLINGHAM (LIMPINWOOD)
52.0 BENTLEY
50.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
MidNorth Coast N
83.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)
70.0 URUNGA (SUNSET PLACE)
55.4 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)
55.4 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
52.6 CORAMBA (GLENFIDDICH)
51.0 KALANG (KOOROOWI (SHARABEL))

VICTORIA
Upper NE
86.4 FALLS CREEK

ISLANDS

51.4 ELIMBAH

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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2.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1501 (62.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1388 (57.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1152 (48.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1098 (45.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
961 (40.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
945 (39.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
897 (37.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
890 (37.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
829 (34.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
799 (33.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
794 (33.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
764 (31.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
735 (30.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
731 (30.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
719 (30.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
704 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
695 (29.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
693 (28.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
693 (28.9) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
680 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
668 (27.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
656 (27.3) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
643 (26.8) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
630 (26.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
601 (25.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
98/08 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
94/16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/20 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TOOLARA (KELLY)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
REDCLIFFE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
7.4mm in 16 min to 01:30 27.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
5.6mm in 12 min to 06:00 28.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(250/ 63 ) at 03:30
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(290/ 63 ) at 19:15
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(340/ 67 ) at 06:00
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 95(150/ 76 ) at 18:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 98(160/ 76 ) at 14:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83( 90/ 72 ) at 20:36
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(320/ 69 ) at 18:37
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 89( 10/ 67 ) at 21:42