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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0145 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 grass minimum temperature

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

-8.0

-7.5

22/07/2011

13

-8.0

22/08/2008

15

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

-4.7

-4.7

15/07/1982

32

-4.7

15/07/1982

34

1 Y Equal to record.

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

-6.5

-5.5

22/07/2011

14

-6.2

23/06/2007

15

1 Y

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

-7.5

-7.0

01/07/2002

15

-7.0

14/06/2006

16

1 Y

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

-4.1

-3.1

19/07/2004

16

1 Y

NSW

Riverina W

075031

HAY (MILLER STREET)

-3.1

-3.0

20/07/1982

56

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

20.3

20.6

22/07/2007

13

1 Y


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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 01:45EST, 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 23.5 +4.0 5.1 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 35/07
PERTH AIRPORT 22.5 +4.6 5.0 -3.0 1.7 0.0 2.4 7.1 320 (13.3) 37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.1 +1.3 4.9 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 34/09
BUNBURY 15.3 -1.9 9.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 24/05
MANDURAH 18.6 +1.2 13.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 39/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.4 -2.1 18.6 -0.7 17.7 0.0 9.8 10.9 473 (19.7) 48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.4 -3.3 -4.4 -8.5 -6.7 0.0 3.4 10.2 335 (14.0) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -0.9 -0.2 -5.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.8 -0.5 2.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -0.1 -0.3 -5.5 -1.8 0.0 0.2 5.9 73 ( 3.0) 18/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.8 -2.9 7.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 46/09
CAIRNS AERO 22.2 -3.5 18.6 +1.6 16.8 0.0 6.4 1.9 656 (27.3) 54/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -0.6 10.5 -3.1 5.5 0.0 6.0 10.2 289 (12.0) 39/18
MACKAY M.O 19.6 -1.7 10.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 6.1 498 (20.8) 54/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.2 8.9 -0.6 6.6 0.0 3.0 -- 198 ( 8.3) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 22.0 0.0 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 44/11
COOLANGATTA 17.8 -2.7 12.3 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 19.6 -1.3 8.2 -0.7 6.5 0.0 3.2 9.6 361 (15.0) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.5 -1.0 3.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 41/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.2 +0.1 4.9 +0.2 0.4 0.0 2.2 -- 257 (10.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.5 -1.2 11.2 +3.6 9.0 1.0 2.7 -- 613 (25.5) 54/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -1.0 8.4 +2.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 324 (13.5) 37/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 14.9 -2.1 9.0 +2.6 -- 14.4 -- -- 453 (18.9) 37/04
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.8 -2.7 8.2 +3.5 -- 10.8 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 +1.1 1.2 -0.3 -4.9 0.0 2.0 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +1.6 1.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.2 -2.8 10.2 +3.1 8.8 21.0 1.8 5.8 634 (26.4) 48/12
RICHMOND RAAF 15.9 -1.5 8.7 +5.1 -- 5.6 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 34/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.6 -2.2 9.2 -0.8 -- 19.8 -- -- 428 (17.8) 39/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 +1.4 -2.4 -5.1 -4.5 0.2 1.6 8.9 204 ( 8.5) 17/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -0.1 -2.0 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 13/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 +0.3 -3.2 -7.5 -7.0 0.0 2.2 8.3 149 ( 6.2) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.3 +0.3 -3.3 -6.2 -7.1 0.0 0.0 -- 102 ( 4.3) 13/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.3 +0.8 2.0 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 26/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.1 -1.4 5.7 -0.3 4.6 0.0 0.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +1.7 -1.0 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 265 (11.0) 24/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +3.4 0.0 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 26 ( 1.1) 8/07
HOBART AIRPORT 16.2 +3.8 4.8 +0.7 3.2 0.0 0.6 7.4 355 (14.8) 35/00
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

30.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
30.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
29.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
29.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 22.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+5.6 : 21.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 22.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 21.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.3 : 17.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+5.1 : 8.7 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+5.1 : 8.1 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+5.0 : 15.4 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+4.7 : 9.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+4.7 : 6.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+4.7 : 13.2 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

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

-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 22.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.4 : 21.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-5.1 : 24.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 26.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 22.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-5.0 : 24.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.0 : 21.7 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 25.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 21.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

-13.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : -7.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-10.1 : -6.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-9.7 : -4.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.6 : -4.9 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-8.5 : -4.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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.
49.0 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST) Illawarra NSW
43.8 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
42.4 GERRINGONG (MAYFLOWER VILLAGE) Illawarra NSW
35.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
34.2 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

.....

1.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1255 (52.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1244 (51.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1163 (48.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1060 (44.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1002 (41.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1002 (41.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
971 (40.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
945 (39.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
895 (37.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
853 (35.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
807 (33.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
790 (32.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
769 (32.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
752 (31.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
733 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
708 (29.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
703 (29.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
679 (28.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
660 (27.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
656 (27.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
648 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
643 (26.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
640 (26.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
634 (26.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
634 (26.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
620 (25.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
613 (25.5) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
613 (25.5) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
611 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
85/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/15 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/07 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
70/00 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
17.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 17.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.2mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
13.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 26.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.4mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 22.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 85(180/ 63 ) at 01:06