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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2120 EST on 19/04/2013. 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

NT

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

27.0

27.0

11/04/2012

14

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

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

17.3

22.3

28/04/2006

11

1 N

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

52.0

50.7

05/04/2011

11

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 21:20EST, 19/04/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 32.6 +4.9 12.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 31/13
PERTH AIRPORT 30.4 +4.9 12.7 -0.2 10.2 0.0 6.0 5.3 272 (11.3) 28/19
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 26.4 +2.3 17.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 31/19
MANDURAH 26.9 +3.1 19.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.2 23.9 -0.1 23.1 0.0 8.6 9.4 429 (17.9) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 -7.7 11.8 -0.8 10.8 0.0 9.4 1.2 306 (12.8) --
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 +1.8 6.3 -5.3 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 252 (10.5) 31/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.1 +1.5 8.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 3.2 10.9 113 ( 4.7) 28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.7 +4.3 2.7 -6.0 1.3 0.0 3.2 9.5 214 ( 8.9) 31/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.9 -0.9 17.5 -1.0 14.6 0.0 7.2 -- 365 (15.2) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 25.4 -3.8 22.1 +0.5 20.9 46.4 6.8 0.7 549 (22.9) 59/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +0.1 23.2 +2.6 21.0 0.0 11.4 5.5 573 (23.9) 57/11
MACKAY M.O 25.8 -0.9 21.7 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 730 (30.4) 61/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 -1.5 16.6 -1.3 15.0 0.0 6.8 -- 416 (17.3) 48/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 -1.4 16.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 55/15
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.4 -1.0 15.1 -1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 452 (18.8) 52/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 -1.2 13.7 -2.6 12.6 0.0 6.2 8.6 414 (17.3) 44/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -3.0 9.1 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 54/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.6 -1.6 11.1 -1.7 7.4 0.0 4.4 -- 320 (13.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 -1.3 14.5 -0.7 11.3 3.8 4.4 6.8 584 (24.3) 54/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.5 12.4 -1.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 321 (13.4) 41/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 -1.7 11.4 -1.8 10.3 9.8 1.8 -- 386 (16.1) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.2 -4.4 12.1 +0.2 -- 3.8 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 21/04
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.5 -0.9 3.8 -3.4 -2.0 0.0 2.4 10.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.1 -0.4 4.7 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 48/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 -2.3 13.7 -0.5 11.4 3.8 2.8 10.1 685 (28.5) 43/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -0.9 10.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 30/01
BELLAMBI AWS 19.9 -2.2 13.9 -1.6 -- 11.8 -- -- 529 (22.0) 34/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 -0.4 3.6 -5.5 0.1 0.0 3.0 11.2 153 ( 6.4) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.7 -0.6 4.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 +1.3 2.8 -7.3 -1.2 0.0 3.8 10.5 237 ( 9.9) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.6 0.0 2.0 -6.2 -1.5 0.0 2.6 -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.8 +0.6 3.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.2 +2.9 8.2 -2.6 6.2 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.8 +3.2 1.6 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 24/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +0.5 6.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 22.0 +3.9 11.6 +2.8 8.3 0.0 4.0 10.3 480 (20.0) 43/05
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

36.5 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
36.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
35.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

+8.8 : 32.7 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.4 : 32.4 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.2 : 31.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 32.2 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.0 : 18.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+8.8 : 17.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+8.1 : 16.8 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.9 : 17.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.9 : 17.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

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

7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-14.7 : 17.3 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-12.2 : 18.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-10.1 : 20.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 24.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 24.9 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : 4.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.5 : 1.0 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-8.3 : -0.1 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.8 : 9.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.8 : 1.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-7.8 : 1.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA

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.
86.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
76.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
73.6 BELMONT WWTP Hunter Valley NSW
70.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
69.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
86.0 TOPAZ
70.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
69.0 DEERAL
67.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
66.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
64.0 TOPAZ ALERT
64.0 MT SOPHIA
60.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
59.4 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
57.0 REEF PARK
56.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
55.0 HAPPY VALLEY
54.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
51.2 WHITE CLIFF POINT
N Coast--Herbert
76.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
53.0 NERADA ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
73.6 BELMONT WWTP
54.0 NEWCASTLE (BLACKSMITHS)

11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

1.7 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1573 (65.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1361 (56.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1265 (52.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1248 (52.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1141 (47.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1123 (46.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
974 (40.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
972 (40.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
960 (40.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
907 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
817 (34.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
798 (33.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
797 (33.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
797 (33.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
761 (31.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
685 (28.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
684 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
666 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
654 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
644 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
637 (26.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
617 (25.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
614 (25.6) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
610 (25.4) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
122/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/19 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
91/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/17 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
5.4mm in 8 min to 12:00 40.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
11.2mm in 16 min to 03:25 42.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
38.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 12.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 83(120/ 69 ) at 20:36
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(110/ 50 ) at 19:17
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 63 ) at 03:34
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 72 ) at 04:44
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 80 ) at 15:52
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(260/ 72 ) at 21:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 122(280/ 76 ) at 17:30
ISLANDS
Islands
ARLINGTON REEF : 76(120/ 65 ) at 11:00