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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2124 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
Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

18.2

19.5

22/04/2001

12

1 N

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

52.3

52.0

12/04/2012

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 21:24EST, 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 27.9 +0.2 14.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/16
PERTH AIRPORT 25.7 +0.2 16.0 +3.1 14.3 0.0 3.0 9.2 260 (10.8) 35/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 23.8 -0.3 14.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/16
MANDURAH 24.2 +0.4 18.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 23.7 -0.3 22.8 2.6 9.4 9.8 433 (18.0) 46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.4 -6.8 12.6 0.0 11.9 3.0 5.0 2.9 -- --
WHYALLA AERO 26.0 +2.3 5.8 -5.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 186 ( 7.8) 26/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.2 +3.6 8.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 3.4 10.8 130 ( 5.4) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.7 +6.3 4.9 -3.8 1.8 0.0 1.8 10.1 291 (12.1) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 -1.3 21.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 39/03
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -0.8 21.9 +0.3 20.7 53.4 6.4 5.3 586 (24.4) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +0.8 21.3 +0.7 17.8 0.0 9.4 6.7 541 (22.5) 55/10
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 20.2 +0.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 747 (31.1) 57/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 -1.3 17.6 -0.3 16.0 0.0 8.0 -- 448 (18.7) 48/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 -0.5 15.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 48/09
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.1 -0.3 17.0 0.0 -- 10.2 -- -- 352 (14.7) 43/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 -1.2 15.1 -1.2 14.5 4.4 4.6 6.3 388 (16.2) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -2.7 11.7 -1.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 523 (21.8) 43/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.7 -0.5 11.5 -1.3 8.4 0.0 5.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 -0.7 15.1 -0.1 12.1 1.0 3.0 6.2 463 (19.3) 34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -0.2 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -0.1 12.4 -0.8 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.0 +0.4 7.9 -4.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 17/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.6 +1.2 4.6 -2.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.2 8.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 30/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.9 +3.0 12.5 -1.7 8.9 0.0 3.8 11.0 347 (14.5) 34/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.3 +1.5 8.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 26/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.3 13.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.1 +0.6 4.7 -4.4 1.1 0.0 3.2 10.7 194 ( 8.1) 17/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +0.4 4.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 15/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.3 +2.8 6.7 -3.4 1.5 0.0 3.4 10.7 178 ( 7.4) 26/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.8 +1.2 2.4 -5.8 -2.0 0.0 2.6 -- 102 ( 4.3) 17/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.2 +2.0 3.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 24/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.4 +5.1 10.2 -0.6 7.4 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.4 +3.8 4.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 +0.9 5.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 23.4 +5.3 11.3 +2.5 5.8 0.0 3.8 10.1 493 (20.5) 35/09
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

35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.3 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.2 : 32.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.1 : 16.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+7.5 : 31.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.1 : 26.3 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.1 : 13.4 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.8 : 12.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+6.1 : 14.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.7 : 9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+5.5 : 20.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

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

11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.9 : 18.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.5 : 21.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 23.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.6 : 21.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 21.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

-8.0 : 6.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.9 : 9.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.8 : 14.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-7.6 : 2.5 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.4 : 13.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara 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.
138.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
126.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
120.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
85.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
84.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
138.0 TOPAZ
126.0 TOPAZ ALERT
120.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
85.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
84.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
82.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
82.0 HAPPY VALLEY
81.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
79.0 PARRAMATTA PARK
72.0 MT SOPHIA
65.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
64.6 BABINDA POST OFFICE
64.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
63.0 MULGRAVE MILL
56.2 GREENHAVEN
54.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
53.4 CAIRNS AERO
50.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
N Coast--Herbert
77.0 MENAVALE ALERT
59.0 NERADA ALERT
58.0 CORSIS ALERT
56.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
51.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD

ISLANDS
Islands
62.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.8 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

6.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
5.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1492 (62.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1492 (62.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1255 (52.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1221 (50.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1193 (49.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1182 (49.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1182 (49.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1154 (48.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1057 (44.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
996 (41.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
991 (41.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
978 (40.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
875 (36.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
835 (34.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
834 (34.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
822 (34.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
809 (33.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
796 (33.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
747 (31.1) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
719 (30.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
707 (29.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
667 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
666 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
653 (27.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
626 (26.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
601 (25.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
94/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/00 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
78/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/18 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
72/03 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CENTRE ISLAND
31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 10.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h
BORROLOOLA
10.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 63 ) at 15:42
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(280/ 67 ) at 00:00