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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0308 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

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

7.3

7.8

02/08/2012

26

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040651

JIMNA FORESTRY

-2.7

-2.4

10/08/2008

13

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040913

BRISBANE

4.1

4.1

12/08/2008

13

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 03:08EST, 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 19.6 -0.4 9.3 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/06
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +0.7 10.8 +2.8 8.5 11.8 1.4 8.4 320 (13.3) 28/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.8 -0.3 7.9 +0.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/14
BUNBURY 17.4 -0.1 5.0 -2.5 -- 4.8 -- -- 311 (13.0) 37/21
MANDURAH 18.2 +0.4 11.8 +1.0 -- 9.8 -- -- 484 (20.2) 54/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.2 17.3 -3.1 15.8 0.0 5.6 11.1 322 (13.4) 34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.8 +5.2 0.7 -5.3 -1.9 0.0 4.0 10.4 199 ( 8.3) 30/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.7 +2.2 4.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 352 (14.7) 43/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -0.1 8.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 208 ( 8.7) 44/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.0 4.6 -0.9 3.6 1.8 0.6 7.0 371 (15.5) 48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 +0.4 -0.7 -11.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 28/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -0.2 12.2 -5.2 6.9 0.0 6.0 10.9 445 (18.5) 31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.7 -2.3 10.3 -4.4 5.3 0.0 4.6 10.6 237 ( 9.9) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 20.4 -2.2 9.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 323 (13.5) 24/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 -0.3 3.6 -7.1 1.1 0.0 4.0 -- 125 ( 5.2) 24/14
BUNDABERG AERO 22.0 -1.3 3.3 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -1.4 5.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 21/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 -0.7 3.7 -5.9 -1.5 0.0 3.6 9.3 215 ( 9.0) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.0 -2.5 3.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 35/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +0.2 3.4 -2.4 -0.1 0.0 2.2 -- 37 ( 1.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -1.5 3.8 -4.5 0.8 0.0 2.4 -- 257 (10.7) 17/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -0.6 3.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.6 0.0 3.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 46/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.2 -1.8 1.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.8 -0.2 -1.0 -3.1 -7.5 0.0 1.8 8.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -0.4 0.4 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 +0.9 6.5 -1.6 3.0 0.0 3.6 7.7 323 (13.5) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 -1.4 -1.2 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 18/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 +0.1 8.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 37/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 +0.7 -0.8 -4.4 -2.3 0.0 0.6 8.5 126 ( 5.3) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -0.1 2.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 +1.3 2.8 -2.5 -1.7 0.0 -- 7.2 298 (12.4) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 -0.2 3.3 -0.6 0.5 0.0 1.0 -- 271 (11.3) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 +0.4 2.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 34/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +1.2 6.5 -0.2 5.5 0.4 1.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 +1.7 1.8 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 501 (20.9) 34/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 +0.6 1.1 -2.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 26/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 +0.6 4.0 -0.7 1.7 0.0 0.4 4.8 313 (13.0) 28/04
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

33.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.1 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+5.2 : 27.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.0 : 23.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.2 : 23.6 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+2.8 : 24.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+2.8 : 22.3 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+3.8 : 10.8 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+3.8 : 7.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.8 : 8.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+3.7 : 7.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.6 : 8.3 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.1 : 16.9 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-4.1 : 15.8 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-3.8 : 17.0 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.2 : 1.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
**S** -3.1 : 11.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

-7.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.0 : -0.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.9 : -3.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 8.4 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-8.8 : -4.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.8 : -2.3 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
36.6 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
34.0 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
25.0 WALPOLE Lower West WA
24.0 CHURCHMAN BROOK Lower West WA
23.2 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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4.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

963 (40.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
820 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
797 (33.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
725 (30.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
711 (29.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
686 (28.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
680 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
663 (27.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
658 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
632 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
602 (25.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
98/19 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
87/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
78/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/23 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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
ROTTNEST ISLAND
13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA
4.0mm in 2 min to 18:39 120.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 98(310/ 54 ) at 19:10