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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0139 EST on 20/04/2013. 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 minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

-0.1

0.0

26/07/2008

19

1 Y

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

3.9

3.9

01/07/2004

15

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 01:39EST, 20/04/2013.

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 22.5 +3.0 7.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 21.6 +3.7 7.8 -0.2 3.5 0.0 2.2 9.3 359 (15.0) 30/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 +3.2 3.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 26/10
BUNBURY 19.3 +2.1 2.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 28/11
MANDURAH 19.3 +1.9 11.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 24/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -1.1 16.6 -2.7 15.6 0.0 7.8 10.7 510 (21.3) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.5 -3.2 -4.3 -8.4 -6.2 0.0 3.2 9.9 292 (12.2) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -1.4 3.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 0.2 -- 131 ( 5.5) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -1.3 6.9 -0.6 -- 0.4 0.8 -- 71 ( 3.0) 26/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 +0.6 4.6 -0.6 2.2 0.4 0.8 6.6 99 ( 4.1) 26/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.5 -3.2 3.3 -5.3 0.3 0.0 5.2 10.3 434 (18.1) 48/10
CAIRNS AERO 23.0 -2.7 15.9 -1.1 12.7 0.0 8.0 10.8 499 (20.8) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 21.7 -3.4 9.1 -4.5 1.5 0.0 5.0 10.9 340 (14.2) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 19.1 -2.2 6.3 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 397 (16.5) 50/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.3 -1.8 3.7 -5.8 -0.1 0.0 3.4 -- 142 ( 5.9) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 19.7 -2.3 6.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 18.4 -2.1 5.4 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 31/10
BRISBANE AERO 18.6 -2.3 4.0 -4.9 1.3 0.0 2.8 10.1 254 (10.6) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.9 -2.6 2.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 28/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.6 -1.5 -0.8 -5.5 -3.1 0.0 2.0 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.5 -1.2 2.9 -4.7 0.4 0.0 1.8 8.4 193 ( 8.0) 41/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -2.8 4.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 41/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.7 -1.3 4.0 -2.4 2.4 0.0 2.6 1.0 434 (18.1) 48/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.9 -1.6 4.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.4 -1.0 -2.2 -3.7 -8.5 0.1 0.3 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -0.7 -4.7 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.7 -2.3 7.9 +0.8 3.9 0.0 3.6 6.4 560 (23.3) 57/23
RICHMOND RAAF 16.4 -1.0 -0.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 39/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.0 -1.8 9.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 54/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -0.9 -0.9 -3.6 -1.8 0.2 1.0 5.3 150 ( 6.3) 17/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 +0.9 -0.2 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 17/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 +0.7 2.2 -2.1 -1.9 0.0 2.6 7.3 216 ( 9.0) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 +0.2 2.1 -0.8 -3.1 0.0 1.0 -- 271 (11.3) 35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 +0.3 -0.1 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 +0.5 8.7 +2.7 6.9 2.6 1.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.9 4.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 +0.5 -2.3 -4.5 -- 0.3 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 11/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 +0.6 2.4 -1.7 -1.1 0.0 1.2 4.4 284 (11.8) 28/09
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

31.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.5 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
29.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+4.7 : 20.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.7 : 21.2 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.6 : 23.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.5 : 18.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.4 : 19.4 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.1 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+4.9 : 7.3 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+3.7 : 18.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+3.5 : 13.9 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+3.2 : 8.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+3.2 : 8.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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

-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.1 : 23.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 21.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 23.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.5 : 8.4 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-6.4 : 20.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 22.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

-10.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-11.0 : -1.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.7 : 3.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-9.3 : 5.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-9.3 : -0.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.9 : 0.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-8.9 : -10.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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.
42.6 HARRIETVILLE Upper NE VIC
31.2 LACMALAC (FEDERAL PARK) SW Slopes S NSW
18.0 MIRBOO NORTH WATER BOARD W Gippsland VIC
13.2 VICTOR HARBOR (WAITPINGA CLIFFS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 DUNOLLY Central West WA

10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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1.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
**S** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1101 (45.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1081 (45.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1062 (44.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1032 (43.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
968 (40.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
850 (35.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
**W** 840 (35.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
839 (35.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
832 (34.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
820 (34.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
758 (31.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
747 (31.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
743 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
705 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
677 (28.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
640 (26.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
87/09 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
67/12 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
67/14 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
63/12 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
63/10 CAPE WESSEL 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 91(180/ 67 ) at 22:38
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 82(260/ 63 ) at 08:49