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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2224 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

SA

Lower Murray

024582

MONARTO ZOOLOGICAL PARK

15.0

15.0

19/05/2002

15

1 y Equal to record.

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

22.8

22.3

26/05/2010

13

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

29.4

29.0

10/05/2007

12

1 Y


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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 22:24EST, 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 34.8 +10.8 17.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 55/09
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 +5.4 12.5 +2.1 10.4 0.0 4.8 9.5 519 (21.6) 50/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 25.8 +4.7 8.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 30/12
MANDURAH 26.2 +4.9 14.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.8 22.0 -0.1 20.7 0.0 5.6 9.7 350 (14.6) 55/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 +3.0 10.0 +1.8 8.9 0.0 6.6 10.6 254 (10.6) 44/14
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -3.5 14.0 +5.3 -- 5.2 5.8 -- 447 (18.6) 46/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -2.5 9.4 -0.8 -- 12.4 0.8 -- 168 ( 7.0) 39/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -1.4 8.2 +0.9 6.2 11.8 0.2 6.9 460 (19.2) 52/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +4.5 20.7 +6.9 20.9 19.0 5.2 8.2 232 ( 9.7) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +1.8 22.6 +2.7 20.4 0.4 6.0 5.0 545 (22.7) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.9 19.4 +1.8 16.7 0.0 7.0 8.0 433 (18.0) 43/12
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +0.8 20.3 +3.2 -- 16.0 -- 8.3 484 (20.2) 41/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.7 +1.7 17.3 +3.1 15.2 0.0 5.2 -- 330 (13.8) 30/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 16.2 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.4 16.8 +2.6 -- 7.6 -- -- 290 (12.1) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 0.0 17.0 +4.2 16.4 3.2 2.2 7.1 318 (13.3) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.9 13.2 +3.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 595 (24.8) 46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.5 +5.2 10.9 +2.2 6.3 0.0 3.0 -- 46 ( 1.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.6 +1.2 12.9 +1.2 11.0 1.2 1.6 5.5 167 ( 7.0) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +2.3 10.9 +0.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.5 +4.2 9.9 -0.2 -- 0.22 4.4 -- 250 (10.4) 18/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.7 +3.4 8.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 17/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.9 -0.3 6.2 +1.5 0.5 0.0 1.6 7.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -3.3 11.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 28/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +5.5 12.4 +1.5 9.9 0.0 3.6 9.0 357 (14.9) 37/21
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 +5.0 8.0 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 26/20
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 +3.7 15.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 31/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 +1.2 10.1 +4.2 6.6 11.4 2.8 1.2 286 (11.9) 35/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -1.3 7.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 -1.6 10.0 +2.6 8.5 1.4 4.6 9.8 355 (14.8) 41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 -1.8 11.0 +5.3 0.0 1.2 3.2 -- 318 (13.3) 50/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.9 -0.7 10.5 +5.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 306 (12.8) 46/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.2 -1.5 11.8 +3.2 11.6 19.8 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 -1.7 7.8 +2.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 527 (22.0) 46/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -2.4 11.8 +6.7 -- 2.8 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 48/18
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 -2.5 10.1 +3.5 9.8 5.2 2.0 0.0 447 (18.6) 52/07
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

37.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
36.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
36.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+10.8 : 34.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+9.7 : 34.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
+9.2 : 35.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 32.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.4 : 32.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.4 : 34.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.4 : 30.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+8.4 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
25.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.0 : 15.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.0 : 16.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.9 : 16.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.8 : 23.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+7.8 : 14.8 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.8 : 17.6 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+7.8 : 15.7 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

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

3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.6 : 5.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 : 17.0 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-4.4 : 12.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 : 9.8 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : 15.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 12.9 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-4.2 : 11.7 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.3 : 6.4 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-3.4 : 11.3 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-3.3 : 15.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-3.2 : 7.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-3.2 : 6.0 EYRE Eucla 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.
40.2 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
40.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
39.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
39.6 EUABALONG (BOOBEROI) Southwest Plains NSW
35.0 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1109 (46.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1032 (43.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
966 (40.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
963 (40.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
962 (40.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
907 (37.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
887 (37.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
865 (36.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
861 (35.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
821 (34.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
818 (34.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
811 (33.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
794 (33.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
774 (32.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
771 (32.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
769 (32.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
749 (31.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
719 (30.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
634 (26.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
606 (25.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
604 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
85/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/20 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
72/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
70/11 SMITHTON AERODROME N 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
4.4mm in 3 min to 23:11 88.0mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 23:16 84.0mm/h
8.0mm in 6 min to 23:22 80.0mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 23.2mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
11.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
19.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 39.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.4mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.7mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
29.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 58.8mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 29.4mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 36.8mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
12.2mm in 13 min to 10:30 56.3mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.7mm/h
BORROLOOLA
17.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 35.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
14.4mm in 15 min to 12:30 57.6mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.2mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 24.0mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 29.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
9.8mm in 11 min to 00:42 53.5mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
8.0mm in 21 min to 05:30 22.9mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.8mm/h
KHANCOBAN AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
E Gippsland
COMBIENBAR AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
W Gippsland
MOUNT MOORNAPA
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(230/ 67 ) at 16:31
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 87(190/ 65 ) at 14:30