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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

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.
Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
About 5 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 1. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1500 EST on 28/04/2020.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments and quality flags

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

35.3

35.1

24/04/2020

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 14:59EST, 28/04/2020.

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	24.0	-1.6	9.4	-3.6	8.4	0.0	4.0	7.3	217 ( 9.0)	39/16
BUNBURY	21.6	-2.6	9.6	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	192 ( 8.0)	41/23
MANDURAH	21.1	-3.0	15.0	-0.8	--	0.2	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	31/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.9	+2.1	25.1	+1.1	24.0	0.0	6.1	11.1	182 ( 7.6)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.9	+2.6	17.8	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	31/11
WHYALLA AERO	20.2	-3.7	8.7	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	376 (15.7)	21/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.5	-2.3	11.0	-1.5	--	0.2	--	--	143 ( 6.0)	17/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.4	-3.2	8.3	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	407 (17.0)	34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.8	+1.8	14.9	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	30.3	+1.0	23.2	+1.5	--	11.2	--	--	443 (18.5)	46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.0	+1.3	21.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	442 (18.4)	46/12
MACKAY M.O	27.2	+0.5	21.9	+1.7	--	0.2	--	--	418 (17.4)	43/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.6	+0.8	19.1	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	35/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.3	+0.8	16.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	37/13
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+1.4	15.8	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	344 (14.3)	31/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.1	+1.1	15.8	-0.7	12.9	0.0	--	9.9	299 (12.5)	26/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.5	+2.2	12.3	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	41/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.0	-0.4	17.6	+3.7	--	0.6	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	30/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.7	-2.0	15.8	+2.6	--	17.2	--	--	313 (13.0)	26/02
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	21.3	+0.4	3.8	-2.7	--	0.4	--	--	383 (16.0)	31/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	18.0	-0.8	3.4	-2.2	--	2.4	--	--	417 (17.4)	37/22
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.3	-1.7	8.0	-2.5	--	0.6	--	--	376 (15.7)	31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.7	-0.3	16.3	+2.0	12.4	0.0	3.4	1.8	486 (20.3)	34/02
RICHMOND RAAF	21.5	-2.7	10.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	18/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	-1.1	14.2	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	28/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.5	-3.0	7.2	-0.1	--	0.4	--	--	394 (16.4)	24/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.0	-3.6	6.6	-2.6	--	3.8	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	17/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.8	-4.9	4.8	-3.8	--	1.6	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	15/08
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.7	-3.0	7.4	-2.8	--	0.0	5.0	9.0	279 (11.6)	22/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.1	-4.7	3.7	-4.7	--	0.8	--	--	251 (10.5)	18/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.2	-5.3	2.5	-5.5	--	0.6	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	18/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	17.2	-3.2	6.3	-3.9	4.3	1.0	3.2	9.6	424 (17.7)	26/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.4	-3.3	0.7	-6.8	--	0.4	--	--	272 (11.3)	24/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	-1.8	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	44/13
HOBART AIRPORT	19.0	+0.8	9.4	+0.6	5.3	0.0	3.8	5.9	637 (26.5)	63/01
	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

41.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+6.0 : 37.9 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+5.9 : 39.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.4 : 41.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+4.8 : 40.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+4.7 : 40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

30.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.6 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.6 : 27.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 20.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.6 : 26.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+5.5 : 23.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.2 : 26.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 26.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 17.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-6.2 : 17.9 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
-6.0 : 17.4 CHARLTON Lower North VIC
-6.0 : 29.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 19.3 HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-5.8 : 18.6 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-5.8 : 17.2 BENALLA AIRPORT Lower NE VIC

-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 3.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.8 : -3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : 0.7 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-6.7 : 4.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 2.6 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC

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.

88.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
87.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
54.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
37.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
35.4 INNISFAIL AERODROME N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
37.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
88.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
87.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
54.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
35.4 INNISFAIL AERODROME

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
9.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.8 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

5.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

2009 (83.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1587 (66.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1398 (58.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1221 (50.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1219 (50.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1124 (46.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1123 (46.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1091 (45.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1085 (45.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1076 (44.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1027 (42.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
952 (39.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
928 (38.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
906 (37.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
905 (37.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
903 (37.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
851 (35.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
839 (35.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
828 (34.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
825 (34.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
800 (33.3) WARRA W Coast TAS
739 (30.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
739 (30.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
709 (29.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
680 (28.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
674 (28.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
637 (26.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
602 (25.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
602 (25.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

122/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
117/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
100/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
87/01 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.
QUEENSLAND S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 14.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 29.2mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 17.6mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 22.6mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.0mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.2mm/h WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(320/ 78 ) at 00:08 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 115(260/ 70 ) at 06:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(270/ 56 ) at 01:57 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(280/ 67 ) at 02:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(300/ 63 ) at 04:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(310/ 67 ) at 06:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 78(270/ 63 ) at 01:00