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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0148 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
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

SW Slopes N

073114

SEBASTOPOL (ERIN VALE)

44.0

36.6

25/07/1993

41

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

-7.7

-7.7

14/07/2002

21

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

6.7

7.2

11/07/2008

26

6.7

14/06/2011

28

1 Y

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

-4.8

-4.7

06/07/2012

32

-4.7

06/07/2012

34

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

-5.0

-3.9

20/07/1997

26

-4.0

21/06/2007

29

1 Y

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

-2.2

-2.0

21/07/1997

26

1 Y

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

1.0

2.2

24/07/2008

17

1.5

19/06/2006

18

1 Y

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

-6.5

-6.5

06/07/2012

14

-6.5

06/07/2012

15

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

-2.1

-1.9

22/07/2011

18

1 Y

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

-4.9

-4.1

06/07/2012

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Riverina W

075031

HAY (MILLER STREET)

-3.6

-3.1

06/07/2012

56

-3.6

18/06/1998

57

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

086068

VIEWBANK

-1.2

-1.0

20/07/2006

13

1 Y

VIC

N Central

088051

REDESDALE

-3.8

-3.7

12/07/1997

18

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 01:48EST, 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 21.7 +2.2 8.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 31/06
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +2.2 10.3 +2.3 8.7 6.8 2.6 7.6 253 (10.5) 28/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 12.6 -3.2 10.4 +2.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 26/11
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.2 7.6 +0.5 -- 16.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 31/15
MANDURAH 16.8 -0.6 12.4 +1.7 -- 8.8 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 26/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 +0.1 15.8 -3.5 14.2 0.0 5.6 10.8 361 (15.0) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -0.3 -5.2 -9.3 -7.0 0.0 4.4 10.2 313 (13.0) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 15.8 -1.1 -1.4 -6.6 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 +0.7 5.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 +0.1 -0.3 -5.5 -4.0 0.2 0.6 8.7 175 ( 7.3) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.7 0.0 3.1 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.0 19.2 +2.2 18.5 0.0 5.4 0.0 689 (28.7) 48/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.1 -1.0 17.7 +4.1 15.4 0.0 6.8 0.5 409 (17.0) 54/10
MACKAY M.O 19.6 -1.7 16.0 +3.1 -- 1.0 -- 1.4 693 (28.9) 55/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.2 12.5 +3.0 10.8 0.0 5.4 -- 382 (15.9) 43/11
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -0.1 11.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 50/11
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -0.6 11.9 +2.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -0.8 9.0 +0.1 7.6 0.0 3.4 4.8 376 (15.7) 30/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.0 -0.5 6.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 52/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.7 +1.6 3.3 -1.4 -0.3 0.0 2.8 -- 262 (10.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -0.7 11.3 +3.7 10.4 12.2 2.2 -- 477 (19.9) 35/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -1.5 6.2 -0.2 -- 8.4 -- -- 240 (10.0) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.5 -0.5 7.6 +1.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 354 (14.8) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.7 -0.8 6.1 +1.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 18/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.0 +1.6 -0.6 -2.1 -6.0 0.2 0.6 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.7 +1.5 2.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 26/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.5 -2.5 9.0 +1.9 6.2 1.2 2.4 0.7 -- 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.1 -0.3 3.7 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 21/16
BELLAMBI AWS 15.2 -1.6 10.4 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 369 (15.4) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 +2.5 -2.3 -5.0 -4.8 0.0 0.8 8.9 200 ( 8.3) 15/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 +0.3 -2.5 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 17/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 +2.7 -0.2 -4.5 -6.1 0.0 1.0 9.0 136 ( 5.7) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.3 +0.3 -4.1 -7.0 -9.0 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -0.6 -3.0 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 22/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.5 +1.0 2.3 -3.7 0.6 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -0.7 -2.6 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 34/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.1 -1.5 2.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 18/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 +0.8 3.6 -0.5 0.6 0.0 1.0 5.9 218 ( 9.1) 24/09
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

32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.5 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
31.0 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 23.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.9 : 23.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.9 : 21.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 21.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.4 : 22.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.4 : 23.1 MULLEWA Central West WA

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.3 : 10.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 15.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.2 : 16.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.0 : 6.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+4.9 : 10.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.4 : 20.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.1 : 7.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.9 : 21.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.3 : 24.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-3.3 : 22.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-3.3 : 22.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : -5.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-10.1 : -6.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-9.8 : -4.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : -5.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.6 : -2.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 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.
44.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
44.0 SEBASTOPOL (ERIN VALE) SW Slopes N NSW
42.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
39.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
30.0 CAITHNESS - WESTMAR Darling Downs W QLD

10.8 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

.....

0.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1209 (50.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1179 (49.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1101 (45.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1097 (45.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1080 (45.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
975 (40.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
937 (39.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
902 (37.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
891 (37.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
763 (31.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
689 (28.7) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
670 (27.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
665 (27.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
644 (26.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
631 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
629 (26.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
620 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
606 (25.3) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
605 (25.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
74/19 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
70/01 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/08 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
9.0mm in 12 min to 15:58 45.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.2mm/h
None reported