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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 1436 EST on 14/04/2016. 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 W

042036

BAWNDUGGIE AL

35.0

29.0

16/04/2011

12

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

0.4

4.4

11/04/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

25.7

25.6

05/04/1955

67

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

38.0

38.0

05/04/2002

38

1 P Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

12/04/2016

15

1 P 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 14:36EST, 14/04/2016.

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 25.0 -0.5 19.9 +6.9 19.9 2.0 0.8 -- 220 ( 9.2) --
BUNBURY 23.0 -1.1 13.6 +2.0 -- 18.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) --
MANDURAH 24.0 +0.1 18.6 +3.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.0 +3.3 26.1 +2.1 25.5 0.0 9.8 -- 284 (11.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.0 -1.2 9.3 -3.3 7.4 0.0 8.2 -- 338 (14.1) --
WHYALLA AERO 23.0 -0.8 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.0 +1.3 10.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -0.5 10.5 +1.8 7.5 1.2 1.0 -- 235 ( 9.8) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 +2.2 20.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) --
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +2.8 21.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 13.4 -- 401 (16.7) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +2.4 21.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 293 (12.2) --
MACKAY M.O 28.0 +1.3 23.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 +2.2 19.8 +1.9 17.9 0.0 8.0 -- 364 (15.2) --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +1.6 19.4 +1.9 -- 5.4 -- -- 347 (14.5) --
COOLANGATTA 27.0 +1.6 19.2 +2.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 324 (13.5) --
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 +2.0 18.4 +2.1 17.6 0.0 4.8 -- 303 (12.6) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 +0.7 15.1 +1.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 16.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +1.9 16.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -0.6 14.6 +1.4 12.0 5.6 0.0 -- 365 (15.2) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +3.5 14.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +0.1 16.2 +2.0 11.9 0.8 4.2 -- 425 (17.7) --
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 +2.2 13.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -0.1 17.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.0 +4.5 11.4 +2.3 8.6 0.0 4.0 -- 264 (11.0) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +4.7 8.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.0 +1.4 8.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.0 +2.4 9.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +1.8 9.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.0 +1.4 10.1 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 446 (18.6) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 +1.1 7.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) --
HOBART AIRPORT 16.0 -2.1 7.6 -1.2 4.1 0.0 2.6 -- 301 (12.5) --
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

40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 36.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 30.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+4.7 : 27.0 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+4.6 : 29.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+4.6 : 29.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+4.6 : 23.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.7 : 18.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 16.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.4 : 28.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 18.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 15.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

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

7.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-7.2 : 18.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 21.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.7 : 26.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-2.7 : 21.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
-2.7 : 25.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-1.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5 : 5.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-4.8 : 7.0 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-4.4 : 7.5 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-4.4 : 14.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-4.2 : 6.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
72.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
71.0 MINNIE WATER (PUMP SHED) North Coast NSW
59.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
49.2 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON MidNorth Coast N NSW
42.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
42.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
72.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
71.0 MINNIE WATER (PUMP SHED)
59.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
MidNorth Coast N
49.2 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON

Reports not yet available

865 (36.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
807 (33.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
803 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
756 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
686 (28.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
654 (27.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
654 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
Reports not yet available

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
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.8mm in 13 min to 02:00 49.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 30.4mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 23.6mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 21.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
5.8mm in 12 min to 12:30 29.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
None reported