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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0155 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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014729

BING BONG PORT

4.0

0.2

07/07/1999

17

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029066

RIVERSLEIGH STATION

55.0

11.7

25/07/1886

42

1 y

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030148

EMU VALLEY STATION

74.0

64.5

23/07/2008

24

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032032

MACKNADE SUGAR MILL

98.1

82.6

28/07/1920

113

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032033

RUSSELL RIVER

90.0

79.8

16/07/2008

12

1 y

QLD

Northwest

037122

TULMUR

17.0

14.0

28/07/1998

16

1 y

QLD

Channel Country

038062

CARELLA STATION

55.0

47.0

15/07/2006

39

1 y

NSW

Far Northwest

046003

YANCO GLEN (CORONA HOMESTEAD)

41.0

37.6

17/07/1916

129

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

12.6

12.7

21/07/2008

14

12.7

21/07/2008

15

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

0.3

1.2

29/07/2002

17

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

27.3

25.1

20/07/2005

17

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 01:55EST, 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 18.8 -0.7 7.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 35/02
PERTH AIRPORT 14.7 -3.2 3.3 -4.7 1.8 0.0 2.0 4.6 310 (12.9) 54/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.9 -0.9 3.4 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 30/15
BUNBURY 15.3 -1.9 0.6 -6.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/14
MANDURAH 15.1 -2.3 6.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +1.6 19.5 +0.2 18.8 0.0 5.4 10.3 282 (11.8) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.5 +4.8 2.4 -1.7 -0.1 0.0 3.0 10.2 203 ( 8.5) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -0.1 4.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 160 ( 6.7) 37/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.9 8.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 138 ( 5.8) 26/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +1.4 6.0 +0.8 6.2 0.2 2.4 1.1 338 (14.1) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 +4.1 12.6 +4.0 11.2 0.0 3.0 6.2 261 (10.9) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 24.0 -1.7 19.4 +2.4 18.5 1.4 2.6 0.0 540 (22.5) 41/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.6 -2.5 20.0 +6.4 18.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 655 (27.3) 61/16
MACKAY M.O 20.9 -0.4 16.6 +3.7 -- 1.0 -- 2.3 492 (20.5) 37/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.2 -1.9 14.0 +4.5 12.9 0.2 5.4 -- 429 (17.9) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.8 -0.2 11.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 50/13
COOLANGATTA 20.8 +0.3 9.5 -0.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -0.8 10.1 +1.2 8.7 0.0 3.0 7.7 321 (13.4) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -0.3 8.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 601 (25.0) 52/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.2 +3.1 5.9 +1.2 0.7 0.0 2.0 -- 21 ( 0.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.4 -0.3 8.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 2.0 4.9 228 ( 9.5) 22/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 0.0 7.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 21/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 +1.7 3.2 -3.2 1.8 0.0 2.8 6.9 122 ( 5.1) 26/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 +0.8 2.9 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 10 ( 0.4) 18/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.6 +4.2 1.4 -0.1 -5.0 0.1 1.3 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +4.8 4.1 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 +1.6 7.8 +0.7 5.3 0.0 1.2 9.6 244 (10.2) 35/14
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +1.2 2.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 21/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 +1.0 10.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 35/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.3 +3.6 2.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 1.4 5.1 312 (13.0) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +2.1 0.2 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 +3.3 7.4 +3.1 1.5 0.0 1.4 0.8 251 (10.5) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 +1.1 4.4 +1.5 -9.0 0.0 3.4 -- 283 (11.8) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 3.4 +0.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.5 +3.0 5.4 -0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.5 +3.5 5.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 43/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 0.0 0.5 -1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 17/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +1.3 2.8 -1.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.7 295 (12.3) 24/07
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

34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 27.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.7 : 27.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 19.9 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+5.4 : 19.5 KERANG Lower North VIC
+5.3 : 23.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.9 : 13.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.3 : 15.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+8.3 : 15.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.8 : 12.7 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 16.6 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 17.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-5.8 : 19.1 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.7 : 12.7 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 17.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.4 : 17.2 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 2.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-8.8 : 6.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.6 : -1.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.5 : 8.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 5.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara 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.
98.1 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
90.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
74.0 EMU VALLEY STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
55.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION Gulf Country QLD
55.0 CARELLA STATION Channel Country QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
55.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION
Upper Carpentaria
74.0 EMU VALLEY STATION
N Coast--Herbert
98.1 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
90.0 RUSSELL RIVER
51.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
Channel Country
55.0 CARELLA STATION

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

.....

0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1164 (48.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
996 (41.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
909 (37.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
891 (37.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
881 (36.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
869 (36.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
834 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
807 (33.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
774 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
735 (30.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
723 (30.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
661 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
655 (27.3) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
646 (26.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
644 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
632 (26.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
601 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
74/08 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/20 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
65/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
63/18 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
63/10 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
63/11 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
WHYALLA AERO
14.2mm in 16 min to 20:30 53.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.0mm/h
9.6mm in 28 min to 20:58 20.6mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 27.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.2mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
ALVA BEACH
11.8mm in 24 min to 17:24 29.5mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.2mm/h
WOOLSHED
11.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 23.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.2mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
6.2mm in 16 min to 16:30 23.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
URANDANGI
38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.7mm/h
None reported