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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0401 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

35.9

35.9

20/08/2012

12

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 04:01EST, 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 21.4 +1.4 16.2 +7.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 57/08
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 +1.4 14.5 +6.5 13.6 6.2 2.8 5.5 351 (14.6) 59/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.1 +2.0 8.8 +1.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 61/20
BUNBURY 19.7 +2.2 11.5 +4.0 -- 12.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 55/17
MANDURAH 19.8 +2.0 15.0 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 57/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 17.3 -3.1 16.1 0.0 6.8 8.4 269 (11.2) 30/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.2 +8.6 11.1 +5.1 6.1 0.0 6.4 11.0 296 (12.3) 59/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +0.5 9.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 618 (25.8) 63/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.2 -1.4 11.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 364 (15.2) 50/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.5 7.6 +2.1 6.5 2.0 2.8 2.7 582 (24.3) 63/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.4 +4.1 2.3 -8.0 0.8 0.0 5.4 11.0 139 ( 5.8) 26/01
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +0.3 19.7 +2.3 19.0 0.0 3.8 5.1 517 (21.5) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.4 -1.6 18.1 +3.4 15.6 0.0 3.0 1.3 322 (13.4) 31/10
MACKAY M.O 21.7 -0.9 14.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.5 285 (11.9) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 -0.7 11.4 +0.7 7.9 0.0 3.0 -- 189 ( 7.9) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +0.2 7.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.5 8.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.1 9.2 -0.4 6.3 0.0 3.6 7.2 249 (10.4) 22/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 -0.1 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 30/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +3.7 3.9 -1.9 -0.9 0.0 3.2 -- 60 ( 2.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.1 +2.3 10.3 +2.0 6.7 0.0 1.4 -- 345 (14.4) 44/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +0.6 7.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 +3.7 6.4 -0.5 3.9 0.0 3.0 9.0 244 (10.2) 31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 +2.7 4.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.8 +2.8 -1.4 -3.5 -7.0 0.0 0.4 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +4.4 0.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 +4.0 8.7 +0.6 6.4 0.0 2.6 9.2 348 (14.5) 39/19
RICHMOND RAAF 22.4 +2.7 3.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +0.2 10.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 35/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +2.6 2.3 -1.3 -0.4 0.0 2.2 10.5 241 (10.0) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.4 2.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.6 +3.3 6.3 +1.0 3.6 0.0 3.0 4.2 413 (17.2) 48/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 +1.7 4.2 +0.3 0.0 0.0 1.6 -- 261 (10.9) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 +1.8 1.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +1.2 7.8 +1.1 5.5 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +0.9 4.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 604 (25.2) 68/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.7 +0.9 7.0 +3.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 +2.3 6.2 +1.5 4.0 0.0 1.0 5.6 228 ( 9.5) 37/13
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

36.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
35.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 31.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 30.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.7 : 30.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.4 : 36.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 29.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+8.6 : 14.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 14.8 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+7.8 : 14.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 11.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 11.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 21.1 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.5 : 13.1 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.5 : 22.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.4 : 19.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.1 : 12.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.1 : 23.6 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

-8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 : 7.9 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 2.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : 8.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 6.0 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.2 : 9.0 TINDAL RAAF 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.
24.2 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
22.4 MYRTLEFORD (OVENS RESEARCH STATION) Upper NE VIC
21.0 DARDANUP Lower West WA
19.2 LOWER CHITTERING Lower West WA

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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3.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1101 (45.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1035 (43.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
817 (34.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
809 (33.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
770 (32.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
719 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
713 (29.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
704 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
686 (28.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
685 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
676 (28.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
643 (26.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
621 (25.9) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
612 (25.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
601 (25.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
109/16 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
100/10 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
83/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/16 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
81/21 MOUNT READ 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
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
12.4mm in 54 min to 07:54 13.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
4.4mm in 6 min to 16:06 44.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:07 84.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(250/ 63 ) at 23:43
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST : 109(230/ 65 ) at 16:07
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(360/ 63 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 98( 10/ 58 ) at 11:00