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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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Prepared at 1509 EST on 21/04/2020.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments and quality flags

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200001

MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

24.2

07/04/2015

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

36.0

35.9

14/04/2016

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

35.2

34.8

18/04/2020

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

37.2

37.1

13/04/2020

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

67.0

28/04/2016

N Equal to record.

The day in charts
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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 15:07EST, 21/04/2020.

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	24.3	-1.3	9.1	-3.9	7.9	0.2	3.6	7.3	367 (15.3)	50/13
BUNBURY	22.9	-1.3	12.3	+0.6	--	0.2	--	--	364 (15.2)	48/12
MANDURAH	23.0	-1.1	16.0	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	48/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+1.4	25.9	+1.9	25.1	0.4	4.0	11.2	172 ( 7.2)	28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.2	+9.9	22.5	+9.9	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	43/10
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	-2.0	15.9	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	552 (23.0)	46/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.9	-2.9	14.2	+1.7	--	0.2	--	--	281 (11.7)	37/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.2	-1.4	10.5	+1.7	--	3.4	--	--	493 (20.5)	70/05
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.4	+4.4	14.3	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	35/16
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+1.6	24.5	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	129 ( 5.4)	22/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	32.1	+2.4	23.7	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	30/12
MACKAY M.O	29.3	+2.6	19.6	-0.6	--	18.4	--	--	298 (12.4)	21/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.4	+2.6	20.8	+2.8	--	17.8	--	--	238 ( 9.9)	21/07
BUNDABERG AERO	30.0	+2.5	18.6	+1.0	--	2.6	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	28/16
COOLANGATTA	25.8	+0.2	10.2	-6.9	--	0.2	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	22/12
BRISBANE AERO	28.0	+2.0	13.4	-3.1	10.9	6.6	--	10.6	234 ( 9.8)	26/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.4	+1.1	8.4	-5.0	--	0.2	--	--	265 (11.0)	37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+1.3	12.9	-1.0	--	0.4	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	22/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.0	-0.7	9.5	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	44/20
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	19.6	-1.3	5.3	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	39/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	15.6	-3.2	3.8	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	43/14
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	21.5	-3.5	5.9	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.7	-1.3	13.7	-0.6	9.6	0.0	8.0	0.1	299 (12.5)	34/14
RICHMOND RAAF	21.2	-3.0	9.5	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	24/15
BELLAMBI AWS	20.7	-1.6	14.9	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	30/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.2	-3.3	7.7	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	55/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.2	-1.4	7.2	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-1.1	9.4	+0.8	--	0.6	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.3	-0.4	13.5	+3.3	--	0.0	12.0	1.2	369 (15.4)	39/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	22.7	+0.9	10.6	+2.2	--	0.8	--	--	264 (11.0)	48/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	21.1	-0.4	11.3	+3.3	--	0.4	--	--	360 (15.0)	46/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	20.0	-0.4	11.4	+1.2	10.2	1.6	5.8	4.5	611 (25.5)	81/04
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.6	-0.1	9.7	+2.2	--	1.8	--	--	678 (28.3)	67/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.0	-1.0	7.3	-0.2	--	4.8	--	--	176 ( 7.3)	--
HOBART AIRPORT	17.2	-1.0	9.3	+0.5	6.2	0.8	0.8	4.8	204 ( 8.5)	67/13
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
39.6 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 38.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 29.7 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
+8.7 : 39.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 38.4 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 38.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

29.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.8 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+9.9 : 22.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 29.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.7 : 24.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.3 : 20.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 24.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.9 : 22.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.2 : 14.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-5.4 : 18.8 CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN) Illawarra NSW
-5.3 : 18.8 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.2 : 22.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 22.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-1.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : 0.4 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-9.1 : -0.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.9 : 2.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-8.8 : 0.9 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.6 : 2.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-8.6 : -1.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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.

61.8 BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL Central Coast E QLD
41.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
39.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
37.0 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
32.0 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
61.8 BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL
41.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
Wide Bay/Burnett
39.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD

TASMANIA
N Coast
37.0 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY)
32.0 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD)

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
7.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

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3.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
1.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.8 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1055 (44.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1015 (42.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
889 (37.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
805 (33.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
771 (32.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
769 (32.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
738 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
725 (30.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
721 (30.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
720 (30.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
717 (29.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
711 (29.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
706 (29.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
699 (29.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
693 (28.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
676 (28.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
651 (27.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
650 (27.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
611 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
610 (25.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

124/13 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
113/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
109/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
96/08 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
93/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/10 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.
TASMANIA N Coast WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 23.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 46.0mm/h 28.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 28.2mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 5.8mm in 6 min to 21:18 58.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(290/ 67 ) at 11:45 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(270/ 63 ) at 02:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 109(330/ 91 ) at 00:30 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 100(360/ 56 ) at 01:27 Upper NE MOUNT HOTHAM : 96(350/ 67 ) at 10:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(270/ 65 ) at 11:39 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(360/ 65 ) at 06:00 FAWKNER BEACON : 76(360/ 63 ) at 05:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 93(270/ 67 ) at 11:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(310/ 96 ) at 14:30 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 119(270/ 85 ) at 14:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 76(280/ 63 ) at 16:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(310/ 70 ) at 10:48 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(300/ 65 ) at 15:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 109(290/100 ) at 12:08