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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 2331 EST on 11/04/2016. 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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041545

DUNMORE EXCHANGE TM

65.8

30.6

17/04/2012

13

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041100

TEXAS POST OFFICE

19.3

19.2

09/04/2016

22

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

27.3

06/04/2010

13

1 P

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

41.0

41.0

15/04/2005

74

1 N Equal to record.

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

41.5

41.2

13/04/2005

20

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

30.3

30.3

07/04/2016

17

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

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

67

63.0

02/04/2011

11

N

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

61

61.0

04/04/2005

12

N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

32.1

31.4

12/04/2006

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 23:31EST, 11/04/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 26.5 +1.0 17.3 +4.3 16.4 3.6 2.4 7.5 533 (22.2) 68/11
BUNBURY 27.3 +3.2 15.7 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 415 (17.3) 50/17
MANDURAH 29.2 +5.3 17.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 43/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +2.3 26.1 +2.1 25.7 0.0 5.0 11.1 316 (13.2) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.8 +4.6 14.2 +1.6 13.0 0.0 9.6 10.1 267 (11.1) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.4 -1.4 10.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 -0.1 13.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.2 +0.7 12.5 +3.8 10.9 1.0 3.0 6.5 404 (16.8) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.3 +4.5 18.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +0.2 23.1 +1.5 22.4 12.8 8.2 3.9 511 (21.3) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 22.4 +1.8 21.4 1.2 6.2 2.8 394 (16.4) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 28.1 +1.4 22.0 +1.9 -- 5.8 -- 9.1 436 (18.2) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -0.5 19.7 +1.8 18.0 0.0 6.4 -- 308 (12.8) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +2.7 18.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +3.3 21.5 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 39/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 +2.2 18.8 +2.5 15.2 0.0 5.0 9.8 246 (10.3) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.3 +7.0 16.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.3 +6.1 16.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +3.3 16.1 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 21/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.9 +3.3 15.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.4 +4.9 10.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.0 +5.1 15.8 +1.6 11.0 0.0 3.8 9.6 296 (12.3) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 30.2 +6.4 12.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 +2.7 15.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 24/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.1 +1.6 9.0 -0.1 5.8 0.0 4.0 9.9 155 ( 6.5) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.0 +1.7 6.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.3 +1.7 10.3 +0.2 8.0 0.0 3.6 5.5 180 ( 7.5) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 +2.6 5.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 39/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.5 +1.3 7.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.0 +2.4 9.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 +1.5 14.1 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 55/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.6 +3.5 15.5 +6.7 13.0 0.0 5.0 4.9 746 (31.1) 85/15
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

43.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+8.4 : 33.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+8.3 : 32.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.7 : 31.8 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.6 : 32.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW

29.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+9.4 : 23.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+9.2 : 14.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+9.2 : 28.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+8.4 : 15.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

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

7.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.6 : 22.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 23.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.8 : 23.8 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-3.7 : 19.9 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.5 : 23.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-3.5 : 25.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
1.4 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
2.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.7 : 1.4 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.0 : 5.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-4.9 : 4.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.7 : 7.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

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.
66.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
65.8 DUNMORE EXCHANGE TM Darling Downs E QLD
57.8 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.0 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
48.8 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
57.8 DARADGEE
54.0 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
48.8 BINGIL BAY
Darling Downs E
65.8 DUNMORE EXCHANGE TM

ISLANDS
Islands
66.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

4.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

2007 (83.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1460 (60.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1267 (52.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1243 (51.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1142 (47.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1088 (45.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1022 (42.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1014 (42.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
985 (41.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
952 (39.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
910 (37.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
908 (37.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
905 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
875 (36.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
843 (35.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
835 (34.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
824 (34.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
808 (33.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
806 (33.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
780 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
770 (32.1) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
722 (30.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
693 (28.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
689 (28.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
685 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
681 (28.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
670 (27.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
648 (27.0) WARRA W Coast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
133/12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
131/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/14 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
109/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
104/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/05 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/03 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/14 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
93/15 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
91/06 LOW ROCKY POINT 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
BUNBURY
7.2mm in 13 min to 17:13 33.2mm/h
Goldfields
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
7.4mm in 17 min to 08:47 26.1mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
4.2mm in 11 min to 08:41 22.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
2.2mm in 1 min to 14:55 132.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 14:57 108.0mm/h
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
5.8mm in 17 min to 20:00 20.5mm/h
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 18 min to 16:30 41.3mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 17 min to 17:24 35.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
3.8mm in 11 min to 14:00 20.7mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 5.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
23.8mm in 28 min to 00:30 51.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 25.2mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 33.2mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 41.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 17.6mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 14.0mm/h
9.2mm in 16 min to 13:00 34.5mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 26.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 22.2mm/h
6.4mm in 15 min to 14:00 25.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.8mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 28.8mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 22.2mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 25.6mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.2mm/h
57.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 19.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
6.0mm in 6 min to 15:45 60.0mm/h
6.8mm in 15 min to 16:00 27.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS : 109(330/ 76 ) at 14:55
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(270/ 67 ) at 19:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(270/ 83 ) at 15:22
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 95(290/ 59 ) at 15:00
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 85(280/ 63 ) at 16:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 130(320/111 ) at 04:19
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 133(270/ 80 ) at 12:46
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 108(290/ 63 ) at 15:25
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(290/ 63 ) at 04:00
Central Plateau
LIAWENEE : 89(260/ 72 ) at 15:14
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(240/ 67 ) at 22:58
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(300/ 65 ) at 06:33
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(300/ 95 ) at 10:33
MOUNT READ : 100(310/ 52 ) at 05:37
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 109(280/ 82 ) at 17:49