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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2152 EST on 19/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

15.8

16.0

28/04/2001

14

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 21:51EST, 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 24.9 -2.8 15.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 41/13
PERTH AIRPORT 22.7 -2.8 8.8 -4.1 8.1 0.4 2.4 9.5 258 (10.8) 35/22
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 21.2 -2.9 8.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 26/12
MANDURAH 21.2 -2.6 12.3 -3.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.1 24.5 +0.5 24.1 0.2 2.8 7.3 378 (15.8) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.5 -9.7 16.0 +3.4 15.8 3.4 7.8 0.1 344 (14.3) 26/17
WHYALLA AERO 24.4 +0.7 12.5 +0.9 -- 1.0 7.0 -- 218 ( 9.1) 43/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.3 -1.3 16.1 +3.7 -- 6.02 -- -- 255 (10.6) 50/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.9 -0.5 15.0 +6.3 13.0 4.2 6.6 8.0 475 (19.8) 54/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.3 15.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 35/23
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +1.6 18.6 -3.0 17.4 0.0 4.8 11.0 291 (12.1) 31/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.7 17.1 -3.5 13.2 0.0 5.2 10.5 142 ( 5.9) 31/16
MACKAY M.O 26.7 0.0 18.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 225 ( 9.4) 17/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +2.4 16.6 -1.3 14.3 0.0 5.8 -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +2.0 16.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 24/13
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +1.3 17.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +0.7 17.1 +0.8 15.1 0.0 3.4 8.7 233 ( 9.7) 26/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 +2.4 14.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 31/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.6 +1.4 13.5 +0.7 9.4 0.0 3.6 -- 31 ( 1.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 +1.4 15.0 -0.2 11.5 0.0 2.6 7.7 182 ( 7.6) 26/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +1.3 15.7 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.1 +0.5 14.8 +1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 22/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.9 +1.3 13.7 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.2 -2.2 8.2 +1.0 3.8 0.0 2.4 5.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.7 -1.8 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 22/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.2 +2.3 16.3 +2.1 14.8 0.0 2.2 -- 329 (13.7) 30/08
RICHMOND RAAF 23.6 -0.2 15.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 13/12
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +2.5 16.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 28/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.0 +0.5 12.3 +3.2 10.0 0.4 3.0 5.0 217 ( 9.0) 28/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +0.7 14.0 +5.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 43/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.3 +0.8 14.9 +4.8 13.5 3.2 3.2 10.0 323 (13.5) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.6 +2.0 15.3 +7.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 67/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +1.8 14.1 +6.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 50/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.3 +3.0 13.6 +2.8 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.4 +1.8 12.6 +5.1 -- 8.4 -- -- 365 (15.2) 59/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 -0.5 13.4 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 48/13
HOBART AIRPORT 20.5 +2.4 8.1 -0.7 4.9 0.0 1.2 4.0 199 ( 8.3) 43/13
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
36.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
36.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
36.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+6.0 : 33.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.7 : 33.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.5 : 33.3 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.4 : 33.1 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+5.4 : 33.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.4 : 30.4 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

28.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.3 : 15.3 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+7.6 : 15.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+7.4 : 18.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+7.3 : 14.2 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+7.2 : 14.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

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

7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-13.4 : 16.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-11.7 : 17.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-11.5 : 15.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-10.5 : 17.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 18.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-8.0 : 7.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.0 : 5.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.0 : 7.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 4.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
37.0 CLARAVALE N Rivers NT
33.2 JINDARE N Rivers NT
32.8 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
32.0 PALM VALLEY N Plateau NT
31.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

996 (41.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
785 (32.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
771 (32.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
766 (31.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
716 (29.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
705 (29.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
688 (28.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
662 (27.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
640 (26.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
624 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
620 (25.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/17 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/18 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
12.2mm in 30 min to 05:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.3mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 07:00 21.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h
CAPE DON
21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h
55.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 18.3mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.6mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
PARNDANA CFS AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower North
KYABRAM DPI
7.8mm in 15 min to 16:00 31.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
Lower NE
RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
4.0mm in 3 min to 19:13 80.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
FALLS CREEK
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
8.0mm in 23 min to 22:53 20.9mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
7.4mm in 6 min to 17:42 74.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.2mm/h
N Central
MANGALORE AIRPORT
6.6mm in 14 min to 15:30 28.3mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
CRESSY RESEARCH STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(250/ 67 ) at 23:39
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 108(320/ 80 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 98( 10/ 69 ) at 17:30
MOUNT HOTHAM : 96(350/ 61 ) at 18:30
E Central
ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 96(280/ 65 ) at 16:44
TASMANIA
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(330/ 65 ) at 17:59
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(280/ 63 ) at 18:30