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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0740 EST on 20/04/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

28.0

28.0

31/10/2002

27

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090180

AIREYS INLET

20.3

20.0

12/10/2006

20

1 N

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

24.8

24.7

25/10/1998

38

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

34.0

33.3

12/10/2006

12

N

VIC

W Gippsland

085279

BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT

35.3

34.9

26/10/1997

33

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

15.6

16.6

21/10/2001

17

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 07:39EST, 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 27.7 +3.2 16.0 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 48/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 -2.5 14.1 +3.9 10.8 0.0 7.0 2.0 486 (20.3) 67/22
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.3 -0.4 11.8 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 410 (17.1) 54/16
BUNBURY 21.8 +1.0 12.5 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 41/11
MANDURAH 21.1 -0.5 14.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 46/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.2 26.0 +1.0 25.6 0.0 6.0 10.7 337 (14.0) 39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.8 +7.9 13.4 -1.4 11.2 0.0 11.6 12.8 257 (10.7) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 28.3 +4.5 17.3 +6.7 -- 0.0 14.8 -- 326 (13.6) 57/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.7 +4.9 17.5 +6.0 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 190 ( 7.9) 35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.5 +3.6 14.1 +7.0 9.6 0.0 10.0 0.7 435 (18.1) 54/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.6 +5.0 18.4 -0.2 16.4 0.0 9.6 11.9 -- 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +2.7 21.6 +1.0 20.4 0.0 8.0 10.6 388 (16.2) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +1.5 22.1 +1.4 20.0 0.0 8.0 11.9 417 (17.4) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 27.3 -0.2 21.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 9.1 358 (14.9) 30/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -0.1 17.4 +0.4 16.2 11.2 4.6 -- 240 (10.0) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +1.4 17.1 +0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +1.6 14.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 30/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +1.7 15.5 -0.2 12.5 0.0 4.0 8.9 242 (10.1) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +1.3 12.9 +0.1 -- 18.6 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.4 +6.3 11.9 -0.3 5.0 0.0 4.2 -- 95 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 +1.6 12.2 -1.6 8.5 1.0 1.6 11.9 299 (12.5) 39/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.7 10.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.6 +5.0 11.3 -0.7 8.5 0.0 4.4 12.8 254 (10.6) 34/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.8 +6.2 10.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.5 +8.0 10.6 +4.0 4.4 0.0 3.0 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +7.7 10.1 +0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 24/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.9 +6.4 16.4 +3.2 10.4 0.0 7.0 12.0 465 (19.4) 41/17
RICHMOND RAAF 33.2 +8.4 11.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 41/15
BELLAMBI AWS -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.1 +11.7 13.5 +5.8 9.4 0.0 7.2 10.9 216 ( 9.0) 35/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +9.7 10.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +13.9 18.1 +8.3 12.5 0.0 10.0 7.6 246 (10.3) 44/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.0 +12.1 9.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 174 ( 7.3) 44/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.8 +13.5 12.5 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 67/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.2 +10.5 18.6 +9.1 16.1 0.0 8.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.3 +9.7 11.7 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 55/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.8 +6.8 10.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 30/19
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 11.9 +4.4 6.5 0.2 2.8 3.5 364 (15.2) 41/01
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

42.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+15.6 : 35.3 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+15.5 : 34.4 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+15.2 : 37.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
+14.6 : 33.0 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+14.3 : 34.0 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+14.3 : 33.5 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

28.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+12.0 : 21.0 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.9 : 19.4 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.6 : 19.9 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.1 : 20.3 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+10.8 : 21.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

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

11.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.1 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
14.2 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-10.9 : 14.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-10.4 : 14.1 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.2 : 15.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.1 : 15.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.6 : 15.1 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
2.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.6 : 1.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 : 10.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-3.9 : 18.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-3.9 : 8.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-3.5 : 8.7 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N 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.
53.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
51.0 BANANA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
48.6 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
47.0 UBOBO STORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
51.0 BANANA POST OFFICE
47.0 UBOBO STORE

ISLANDS
Islands
53.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
48.6 HOME ISLAND

12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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2.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

782 (32.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
780 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
754 (31.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
717 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
645 (26.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
625 (26.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
617 (25.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
611 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
610 (25.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
604 (25.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
118/06 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
80/17 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
80/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/23 GOOSEBERRY HILL 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
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
8.6mm in 8 min to 14:30 64.5mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
16.4mm in 26 min to 02:00 37.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
53.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 17.7mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 85(340/ 65 ) at 23:31
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 119(300/ 83 ) at 07:00