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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 22/04/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

SA

Upper Murray

024024

LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE

19.5

19.2

06/04/1992

29

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 14:36EST, 22/04/2016.

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 25.2 -0.3 12.5 -0.5 10.0 0.0 3.6 10.5 301 (12.5) 44/09
BUNBURY 24.0 -0.1 10.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 26/15
MANDURAH 25.6 +1.7 13.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 30/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.7 +3.0 24.9 +0.9 24.0 0.0 5.2 11.1 272 (11.3) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.8 +3.6 19.0 +6.4 18.2 0.0 8.0 -- 282 (11.8) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 22.7 -1.1 16.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.5 +0.8 16.0 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.1 -1.4 15.0 +6.3 14.0 1.2 4.5 0.4 405 (16.9) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.3 18.3 -0.1 16.7 0.0 7.8 -- 248 (10.3) 39/17
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +0.2 22.9 +1.3 21.8 8.4 5.0 -- 434 (18.1) 35/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +1.5 22.7 +2.1 20.4 0.0 8.0 9.6 455 (19.0) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 27.1 +0.4 22.5 +2.4 -- 6.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 34/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +1.4 19.7 +1.8 18.0 0.0 6.2 -- 311 (13.0) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +2.0 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 35/15
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +0.4 18.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/08
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 +0.6 17.5 +1.2 16.2 0.2 5.2 6.5 323 (13.5) 31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.5 +2.2 15.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 35/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.7 +3.5 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +2.2 16.2 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 22/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 +1.0 14.3 +1.1 12.5 0.0 2.6 -- 193 ( 8.0) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.6 +4.2 9.5 +2.3 5.9 0.0 2.8 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +3.8 12.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +4.1 17.5 +3.3 13.6 0.0 3.4 10.5 285 (11.9) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 +5.0 13.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 22/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 +1.6 18.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.8 +3.3 10.3 +1.2 8.2 0.0 4.0 7.1 247 (10.3) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +0.1 9.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 18/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.2 +3.6 19.6 +9.5 19.0 0.0 14.4 5.6 368 (15.3) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.7 +5.1 16.5 +8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 46/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.3 +4.1 15.9 +8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.7 +4.1 16.2 +8.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 624 (26.0) 46/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.0 -0.9 9.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 35/12
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -0.5 12.7 +3.9 8.5 0.6 3.4 0.0 263 (11.0) 50/13
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

41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 35.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 34.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+7.3 : 25.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.2 : 34.8 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

29.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 19.7 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+10.0 : 19.8 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+9.7 : 19.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+9.5 : 19.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+9.1 : 18.4 KERANG Lower North VIC
+9.1 : 18.6 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC

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

9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 17.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6 : 20.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.3 : 22.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.9 : 25.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-3.8 : 20.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 21.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.6 : 10.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-3.2 : 7.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.8 : 16.9 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-2.8 : 8.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.6 : 18.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-2.6 : 10.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-2.6 : 17.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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.
74.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
73.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
72.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
72.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
65.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 PORT KEATS AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
65.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
60.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
74.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
73.0 EURAMO TM
72.2 INNISFAIL
72.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
65.0 MENAVALE ALERT
60.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
60.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
57.0 TUNG OIL TM

11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

875 (36.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
824 (34.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
788 (32.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
750 (31.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
732 (30.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
720 (30.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
684 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
650 (27.1) TELFER AERO Interior WA
647 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
637 (26.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
628 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
624 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
619 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
613 (25.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
607 (25.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
78/14 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
68/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
68/13 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
68/03 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
68/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
68/05 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
8.0mm in 10 min to 14:20 48.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT
4.4mm in 12 min to 10:12 22.0mm/h
MOUNT READ
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
6.8mm in 15 min to 09:15 27.2mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(230/ 65 ) at 14:00