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Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Highest daily rainfall

TAS

Derwent Valley

095059

TIM SHEA (SUMMIT)

30.4

29.8

18/04/2019

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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 14:51EST, 17/04/2020.

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	25.9	+0.3	9.4	-3.6	7.2	0.0	4.2	8.9	334 (13.9)	31/09
BUNBURY	22.6	-1.6	7.9	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	26/16
MANDURAH	22.4	-1.7	13.5	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	31/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+1.5	25.9	+1.9	25.5	0.0	6.8	10.3	311 (13.0)	28/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.5	+9.2	14.7	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	37/15
WHYALLA AERO	22.7	-1.2	17.7	+5.8	--	0.0	--	--	504 (21.0)	48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.8	-2.0	15.7	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.9	-1.7	12.4	+3.6	--	5.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	+4.1	20.0	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	30/10
CAIRNS AERO	28.4	-0.9	23.2	+1.5	--	12.2	--	--	468 (19.5)	34/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.0	+2.3	22.8	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	39/09
MACKAY M.O	27.8	+1.1	21.5	+1.3	--	4.8	--	--	447 (18.6)	37/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.7	+0.9	19.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	26/10
BUNDABERG AERO	28.5	+1.0	17.2	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	373 (15.5)	30/14
COOLANGATTA	27.4	+1.8	15.0	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	41/15
BRISBANE AERO	26.9	+0.9	15.8	-0.7	13.4	0.0	--	10.7	275 (11.5)	34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.3	+4.0	12.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	26/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+4.2	13.3	-0.6	--	0.2	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	18/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.2	+6.5	12.6	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	216 ( 9.0)	52/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	23.9	+3.0	10.0	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	194 ( 8.1)	46/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	20.8	+2.0	10.5	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	334 (13.9)	55/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+3.0	11.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.3	+4.3	17.6	+3.3	--	0.0	12.8	0.5	301 (12.5)	39/21
RICHMOND RAAF	26.8	+2.6	12.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	30/10
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+2.5	18.3	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	39/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT	22.6	+1.1	14.1	+6.8	--	0.0	--	--	382 (15.9)	55/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.4	+2.8	15.4	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	154 ( 6.4)	34/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.2	+3.5	14.7	+6.1	--	0.6	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	34/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.5	+1.8	19.0	+8.8	--	0.0	8.1	9.3	289 (12.0)	43/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.2	+3.4	16.2	+7.8	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	46/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.1	+0.6	13.2	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	295 (12.3)	37/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	20.9	+0.5	13.3	+3.1	11.6	0.0	5.0	8.0	553 (23.0)	50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.7	0.0	9.5	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	540 (22.5)	50/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.8	-0.2	13.1	+5.6	--	3.6	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	44/04
HOBART AIRPORT	17.0	-1.2	13.4	+4.6	11.8	5.4	0.0	7.2	323 (13.5)	59/11
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.0 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 31.7 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+9.5 : 28.7 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 37.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.8 : 34.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 31.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

29.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
27.9 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.6 : 19.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+10.6 : 22.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+10.5 : 16.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+9.9 : 21.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 16.7 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 25.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-3.8 : 7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.7 : 5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.6 : 20.4 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-3.6 : 10.1 WARRA W Coast TAS

3.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
4.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 4.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 6.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.1 : 5.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 8.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.0 : 4.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt 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.

76.7 MURRAY RIVER @ JINGELLIC SW Slopes S NSW
60.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
47.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
47.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
46.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
47.0 MT SOPHIA

NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
76.7 MURRAY RIVER @ JINGELLIC

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
47.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
W Coast
60.4 MOUNT READ
46.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

10.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
9.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
8.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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7.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
7.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
6.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1339 (55.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1240 (51.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1129 (47.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
962 (40.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
916 (38.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
901 (37.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
861 (35.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
857 (35.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
856 (35.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
849 (35.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
840 (35.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
834 (34.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
805 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
769 (32.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
763 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
742 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
735 (30.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
699 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
685 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
683 (28.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
683 (28.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
639 (26.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
623 (26.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
621 (25.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS

139/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/11 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
104/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
102/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
98/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/12 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
93/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/05 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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 N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 16:40 84.0mm/h 8.6mm in 20 min to 17:00 25.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 7.8mm in 21 min to 14:30 22.3mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 14.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 28.4mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 24.4mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.0mm/h 10.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.4mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 22.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h 12.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 24.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h 11.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 22.8mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.6mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.0mm/h COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) 11.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.4mm/h INNISFAIL AERODROME 6.0mm in 18 min to 08:52 20.0mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.8mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 7.0mm in 17 min to 18:50 24.7mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands CAPE WESSEL 13.6mm in 30 min to 05:30 27.2mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.0mm/h 12.4mm in 24 min to 09:30 31.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Goulburn/Monaro BOMBALA AWS : 85(290/ 65 ) at 12:26 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 98(320/ 80 ) at 00:12 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(340/ 61 ) at 06:00 MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(340/ 54 ) at 08:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 96(270/ 65 ) at 23:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 139(310/121 ) at 20:47 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 104(320/ 80 ) at 01:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 87(310/ 67 ) at 00:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(280/ 65 ) at 21:16 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 83(300/ 65 ) at 23:46 LOW ROCKY POINT : 102(290/ 65 ) at 23:08 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(310/ 76 ) at 23:06 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(260/ 69 ) at 23:01 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 83(270/ 72 ) at 22:00