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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0238 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 02:38EST, 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 18.9 -0.6 13.1 +3.7 -- 6.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/03
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +2.2 6.1 -1.9 3.9 0.0 1.8 4.6 230 ( 9.6) 44/18
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.0 -0.8 7.1 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/21
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.7 5.1 -2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 44/16
MANDURAH 18.5 +1.1 11.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 48/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 16.1 -3.2 13.7 0.0 6.6 11.1 358 (14.9) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 +1.1 -1.9 -6.0 -3.8 0.0 4.4 10.2 301 (12.5) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 +0.2 1.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 0.4 -- 158 ( 6.6) 24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 +2.0 7.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 79 ( 3.3) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.8 5.4 +0.2 3.6 0.4 2.0 0.3 123 ( 5.1) 18/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.7 +1.0 5.6 -3.0 3.3 0.0 4.8 10.4 316 (13.2) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -0.8 19.0 +2.0 16.9 0.0 6.2 8.2 568 (23.7) 48/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.0 -1.1 14.5 +0.9 10.1 0.0 5.4 10.7 311 (13.0) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 20.1 -1.2 12.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 437 (18.2) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.8 -0.3 8.0 -1.5 6.0 0.0 3.0 -- 220 ( 9.2) 21/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.8 +0.8 10.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 39/10
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -0.4 12.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 52/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -0.4 10.4 +1.5 8.8 0.0 3.6 8.2 436 (18.2) 37/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.8 +0.3 5.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 30/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 +1.0 8.7 +4.0 4.9 0.0 2.2 -- 262 (10.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -0.7 12.1 +4.5 10.0 1.4 1.2 4.2 630 (26.3) 55/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -2.2 10.8 +4.4 -- 7.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 39/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 +1.4 10.8 +4.4 9.7 7.6 2.0 3.9 469 (19.5) 46/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.2 -0.3 8.3 +3.6 -- 10.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.0 +0.6 0.6 -0.9 -6.0 0.0 1.6 7.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +0.6 1.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.3 +0.3 12.3 +5.2 10.1 0.6 3.4 -- 706 (29.4) 50/02
RICHMOND RAAF 16.0 -1.4 8.5 +4.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/09
BELLAMBI AWS 14.8 -2.0 10.8 +0.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 445 (18.5) 48/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.6 +2.9 0.3 -2.4 -2.1 0.0 1.4 9.7 207 ( 8.6) 18/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.1 +3.1 -0.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 13/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 +1.9 3.5 -0.8 -1.0 0.0 1.6 8.8 202 ( 8.4) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +2.4 -1.3 -4.2 -5.5 0.0 3.2 -- 161 ( 6.7) 18/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 +1.4 -0.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.5 +3.0 4.0 -2.0 2.8 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 +2.6 0.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 18/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 +1.0 4.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 18/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.8 +0.4 2.8 -1.3 -0.2 0.2 1.2 8.8 255 (10.6) 26/10
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

31.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
30.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+5.9 : 22.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 22.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+4.5 : 20.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.2 : 23.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+4.0 : 15.6 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.1 : 12.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.8 : 13.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 5.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 13.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 11.8 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

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

2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.3 : 20.6 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.2 : 19.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.5 : 10.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.4 : 13.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-3.1 : 11.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-3.1 : 22.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

-6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : 7.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 7.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 8.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.6 : 7.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 5.5 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers 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.
25.8 BUNDILLA Lower West WA
23.0 PORTLAND W Coast VIC
22.2 TARALGA (CIRCLE C) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
22.0 THE ENTRANCE (ELOORA STREET) Hunter Valley NSW
20.4 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
1.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1232 (51.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
958 (39.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
901 (37.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
900 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
865 (36.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
842 (35.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
839 (35.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
809 (33.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
785 (32.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
784 (32.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
780 (32.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
753 (31.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
698 (29.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
664 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
654 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
630 (26.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
623 (26.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
80/11 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/18 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/00 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
74/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/01 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
4.8mm in 11 min to 11:48 26.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 96(190/ 43 ) at 20:20