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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 1437 EST on 26/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032025

INNISFAIL

25.7

25.0

15/04/2006

56

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

24/04/2016

15

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

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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040043

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

62.1

56.9

08/04/2009

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040922

KINGAROY AIRPORT

18.3

16.0

26/04/2003

11

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

17.9

17.2

24/04/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

17.0

14.1

05/04/2005

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 26/04/2016.

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 21.0 -4.5 18.7 +5.7 17.6 2.8 2.4 0.0 290 (12.1) 30/10
BUNBURY 22.1 -2.0 17.3 +5.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 383 (16.0) 44/23
MANDURAH 21.8 -2.1 18.7 +3.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 401 (16.7) 41/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.6 +2.9 23.7 -0.3 22.2 0.0 9.0 11.1 -- 57/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +0.6 6.7 -5.9 4.3 0.0 7.8 11.0 283 (11.8) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.5 +5.7 6.1 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 50/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.1 +5.4 9.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.6 +7.1 7.0 -1.7 3.9 0.2 4.6 9.6 250 (10.4) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 +1.1 20.7 +2.3 17.8 0.0 11.8 10.8 425 (17.7) 39/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 -0.6 22.4 +0.8 21.4 9.4 4.4 1.0 622 (25.9) 59/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +1.4 21.9 +1.3 19.0 0.0 9.6 10.5 474 (19.8) 44/17
MACKAY M.O 25.4 -1.3 21.2 +1.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 512 (21.3) 52/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 +0.4 16.7 -1.2 13.7 0.0 8.4 -- 339 (14.1) 43/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +1.3 16.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 59/11
COOLANGATTA 24.9 -0.5 17.7 +0.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 576 (24.0) 61/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 +0.2 16.0 -0.3 14.8 0.0 9.0 8.1 467 (19.5) 52/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 -0.7 10.3 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 472 (19.7) 61/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.3 +0.1 11.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -0.4 15.3 +1.5 -- 10.4 -- -- 360 (15.0) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.3 -0.3 11.5 -1.7 9.1 0.0 5.0 4.7 464 (19.3) 37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +0.9 9.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 -1.0 12.6 -1.6 8.5 0.0 4.8 10.4 365 (15.2) 24/16
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 +0.3 8.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 22/11
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 -0.9 13.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 21/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.2 +1.7 8.0 -1.1 4.5 0.0 3.8 10.4 180 ( 7.5) 24/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +2.0 6.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.0 +4.4 9.3 -0.8 5.0 0.0 4.0 10.3 182 ( 7.6) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.4 +2.8 4.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 41/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.5 +3.3 6.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 28/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.7 +5.1 5.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 +0.7 5.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 31/12
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 +1.8 6.5 -2.3 1.9 0.0 3.4 9.9 292 (12.2) 31/11
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
39.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+12.5 : 36.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.1 : 32.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 26.1 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+7.6 : 26.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+7.6 : 26.5 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.4 : 18.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 16.3 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.4 : 18.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 15.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+7.2 : 17.9 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

10.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.8 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.3 : 20.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.8 : 17.7 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-5.8 : 20.0 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 20.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-7.1 : 6.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.3 : 7.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 6.7 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 6.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 0.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 4.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.9 : 6.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau 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.
30.0 LOWANNA (LOWANNA ROAD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
28.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR MidNorth Coast N NSW
26.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
25.0 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH) MidNorth Coast N NSW
23.6 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON MidNorth Coast N NSW

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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7.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
6.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1602 (66.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1491 (62.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1109 (46.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1090 (45.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
993 (41.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
979 (40.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
975 (40.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
918 (38.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
899 (37.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
890 (37.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
852 (35.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
851 (35.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
841 (35.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
819 (34.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
810 (33.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
751 (31.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
749 (31.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
723 (30.1) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
693 (28.9) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
688 (28.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
687 (28.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
679 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
675 (28.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
655 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
632 (26.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
627 (26.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
622 (25.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
98/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/23 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
76/11 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
GINGIN AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.2mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 23:00 30.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.8mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
FRANKLAND
16.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 32.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 22.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 18.2mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
WAROONA
10.8mm in 30 min to 07:00 21.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.2mm in 4 min to 11:30 108.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(140/ 63 ) at 20:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(150/ 74 ) at 05:30
GOLD COAST SEAWAY : 74(150/ 63 ) at 11:33
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(290/ 78 ) at 23:49