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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0519 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

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

1.8

2.4

29/09/2002

17

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

4.6

4.7

11/09/2006

12

1 N


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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 05:18EST, 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 25.1 +3.1 7.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 26.7 +6.6 7.3 -1.6 4.7 0.0 4.4 11.0 257 (10.7) 43/17
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.7 +2.4 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 31/15
BUNBURY 23.3 +5.0 4.3 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/17
MANDURAH 23.8 +5.0 11.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +1.2 21.8 -1.2 21.0 0.0 6.4 10.7 275 (11.5) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.7 -2.5 2.0 -8.3 0.3 0.0 7.6 11.4 309 (12.9) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 -0.5 4.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 218 ( 9.1) 48/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.3 -0.7 11.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 28/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 -0.8 8.5 +2.2 7.3 0.2 3.0 0.5 296 (12.3) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.7 -2.5 8.1 -6.2 6.2 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.7 16.9 -1.8 13.7 0.0 6.2 11.0 298 (12.4) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.2 18.9 +1.5 15.4 0.0 6.0 8.8 281 (11.7) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 23.2 -2.0 16.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.9 -1.4 11.5 -2.1 7.5 0.0 6.4 -- 282 (11.8) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.1 -1.3 11.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 22.3 -0.9 11.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 -2.1 10.3 -2.4 6.1 0.0 6.8 10.4 370 (15.4) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0 -2.2 6.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 43/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.2 -0.2 2.9 -5.7 -1.2 0.0 4.2 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 -2.7 5.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 26/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -2.3 4.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 -1.9 3.7 -5.4 1.7 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.8 -2.6 2.8 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.4 +2.4 1.5 -2.7 -3.8 0.0 2.8 10.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +0.2 -0.3 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 31/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.3 -3.2 9.8 -0.6 5.5 0.0 5.2 10.7 363 (15.1) 44/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -1.9 1.8 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -3.4 10.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 39/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.3 +0.7 0.5 -4.6 -1.6 0.0 2.4 10.8 243 (10.1) 17/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -0.5 2.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 18/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +0.6 9.3 +2.0 4.0 0.0 -- 10.7 254 (10.6) 24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.8 4.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 -1.5 7.7 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 22/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 -1.4 10.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -2.0 6.2 +1.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 255 (10.6) 22/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +0.4 0.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/17
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 +0.6 1.9 -4.1 -1.2 0.0 2.4 10.6 452 (18.8) 30/00
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

39.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
38.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 32.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 33.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 34.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.6 : 33.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 27.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
25.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.9 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 16.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.6 : 18.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 16.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 17.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.0 : 16.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.6 : 25.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 25.8 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 13.7 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-4.2 : 20.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.1 : 27.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-4.1 : 19.9 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-4.1 : 19.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW

-5.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.7 : -1.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.0 : 4.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.9 : 0.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.6 : 5.6 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.5 : -0.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.
25.0 ILLALANGI Lower West WA
15.8 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL) Illawarra NSW
14.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
13.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL

11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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5.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1195 (49.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1100 (45.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1048 (43.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1036 (43.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
936 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
917 (38.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
849 (35.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
834 (34.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
709 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
697 (29.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
662 (27.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
650 (27.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
642 (26.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
634 (26.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
76/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/01 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
67/00 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 70 ) at 00:32