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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2155 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 daily rainfall

TAS

N Coast

091144

LIFFEY (GULF ROAD)

53.0

51.8

14/04/2003

12

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

25.4

25.0

13/04/1998

24

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

21.0

21.0

03/04/2012

14

1 N Equal to record. 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 21:55EST, 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 28.7 +1.0 10.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 43/08
PERTH AIRPORT 22.6 -2.9 10.8 -2.1 8.3 0.0 5.0 10.5 472 (19.7) 52/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 22.2 -1.9 6.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 30/13
MANDURAH 22.4 -1.4 12.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.3 24.5 +0.5 24.0 0.0 4.2 7.6 283 (11.8) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.6 -8.6 15.8 +3.2 15.9 15.0 2.4 0.3 279 (11.6) 35/03
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 -3.2 11.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 342 (14.3) 55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -6.1 11.1 -1.3 -- 12.2 8.8 -- 312 (13.0) 54/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -4.7 10.5 +1.8 10.0 13.2 4.0 2.9 481 (20.0) 46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 -3.0 20.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 20.0 2.2 273 (11.4) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 18.9 -2.7 16.2 0.0 7.2 10.8 334 (13.9) 37/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.5 17.2 -3.4 13.0 0.0 6.0 9.7 193 ( 8.0) 31/15
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +0.3 17.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +2.0 19.0 +1.1 17.5 0.0 4.4 -- 158 ( 6.6) 22/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.8 17.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 24/10
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +1.3 17.2 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.9 17.1 +0.8 14.8 0.0 3.2 6.5 203 ( 8.5) 26/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 +3.8 15.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 31/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -5.8 16.2 +3.4 15.9 1.6 2.2 -- 18 ( 0.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.4 +4.4 17.1 +1.9 13.4 0.0 1.8 8.0 195 ( 8.1) 43/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +0.2 16.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -3.6 17.9 +4.7 -- 8.04 8.6 -- 166 ( 6.9) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.6 -3.0 17.0 +5.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 17/06
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 -4.4 11.4 +4.2 5.2 2.6 2.4 0.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -3.7 16.2 +6.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 -1.9 18.6 +4.4 16.1 0.6 1.6 0.1 271 (11.3) 34/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -5.2 16.5 +5.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 18.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 61/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.4 +0.9 11.5 +2.4 9.1 1.4 1.6 8.5 249 (10.4) 37/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +0.2 12.2 +4.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 39/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.1 -2.4 9.9 -0.2 6.2 0.0 4.4 8.2 285 (11.9) 54/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 -0.7 8.0 -0.2 4.1 4.83 8.2 -- 254 (10.6) 54/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 -4.0 6.5 -1.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 55/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.2 -1.1 14.5 +3.7 11.0 1.43 6.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.9 -2.7 8.4 +0.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 587 (24.5) 59/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +0.8 13.9 +6.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 48/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 +1.6 9.8 +1.0 5.7 0.4 1.8 1.2 364 (15.2) 31/00
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

37.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.0 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
35.8 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 25.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.5 : 19.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+4.4 : 28.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.3 : 21.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+4.1 : 24.9 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+4.1 : 21.4 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+8.6 : 21.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+7.5 : 9.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.4 : 20.2 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+7.3 : 20.3 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+7.3 : 14.8 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

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

5.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-11.8 : 18.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-11.3 : 20.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-11.0 : 18.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-10.1 : 21.9 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-9.8 : 19.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

1.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
1.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.9 : 1.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 1.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 8.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.0 : 3.1 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 7.5 WILUNA Interior 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.
95.0 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
60.0 SUPLEJACK N Rivers NT
57.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
54.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
53.4 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
95.0 ALYANGULA POLICE
60.0 SUPLEJACK
57.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS
54.8 CAPE DON

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
53.4 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK

TASMANIA
N Coast
53.0 LIFFEY (GULF ROAD)
51.2 JETSONVILLE ( MUSKFIELD )

10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

0.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1260 (52.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1158 (48.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1089 (45.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
983 (41.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
982 (40.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
971 (40.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
886 (36.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
855 (35.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
773 (32.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
737 (30.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
717 (29.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
685 (28.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
641 (26.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
617 (25.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/18 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
89/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/16 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
83/12 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
83/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
11.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
7.4mm in 4 min to 14:00 111.0mm/h
28.0mm in 18 min to 14:18 93.3mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 38.4mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.6mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 13.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
25.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 50.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.2mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 28.2mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 27.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.2mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 20.8mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 18.7mm/h
ALYANGULA POLICE
95.0mm in 9 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
NGAYAWILI
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 21.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h
KIDMAN SPRINGS
57.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 9.5mm/h
BRADSHAW
44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 14.7mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
6.8mm in 14 min to 09:00 29.1mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.7mm/h
RABBIT FLAT
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
1.6mm in 1 min to 06:39 96.0mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
2.4mm in 1 min to 01:31 144.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
6.0mm in 13 min to 12:30 27.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 26.4mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
3.8mm in 11 min to 05:30 20.7mm/h
3.0mm in 2 min to 16:32 90.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(210/ 70 ) at 14:15
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(320/ 76 ) at 15:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 80(350/ 65 ) at 16:25
FALLS CREEK : 87(350/ 65 ) at 16:53
MOUNT HOTHAM : 85(350/ 63 ) at 15:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 83(270/ 65 ) at 12:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 70 ) at 17:30