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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0525 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

QLD

Central West

036011

MARENGO

53.0

49.2

19/09/2010

14

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

11.3

11.4

10/09/2003

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 05:25EST, 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 23.7 +1.7 13.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 54/14
PERTH AIRPORT 26.0 +5.9 15.7 +6.8 13.9 0.0 8.0 10.7 704 (29.3) 68/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.1 +3.8 13.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 44/15
BUNBURY 24.8 +6.5 13.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 39/02
MANDURAH 22.2 +3.4 16.4 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 44/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 -0.4 21.2 -1.8 20.4 0.0 5.8 9.4 271 (11.3) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 +4.3 7.5 -2.8 6.3 0.0 8.0 11.4 259 (10.8) 35/16
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -4.0 4.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 370 (15.4) 34/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -3.5 11.3 +1.6 -- 0.2 6.6 -- 161 ( 6.7) 22/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -0.5 3.7 -2.6 0.5 1.0 2.6 1.4 260 (10.8) 21/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.9 -1.3 12.3 -2.0 6.2 0.0 40.2 11.1 357 (14.9) 46/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +0.4 20.4 +1.7 19.1 0.0 3.8 6.8 310 (12.9) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 -0.5 19.5 +2.1 17.5 0.0 10.0 6.4 465 (19.4) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 23.8 -1.4 15.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 5.1 301 (12.5) 30/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.9 -1.4 14.2 +0.6 12.2 0.0 4.2 -- 301 (12.5) 26/07
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -1.0 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 46/11
COOLANGATTA 23.3 +0.1 11.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/17
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -0.1 12.8 +0.1 10.8 0.0 4.6 7.5 291 (12.1) 34/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 -1.5 10.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 37/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.9 +2.5 10.5 +1.9 5.9 0.0 4.6 -- 128 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.1 +2.2 11.4 +0.4 7.6 0.0 3.4 7.6 362 (15.1) 50/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 0.0 6.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 -1.4 7.7 -1.4 5.9 0.0 4.0 2.9 274 (11.4) 37/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 -1.8 8.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.5 +2.5 3.2 -1.0 -2.0 0.0 4.0 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.8 +2.6 5.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 -0.8 14.5 +4.1 10.7 0.0 5.4 6.0 541 (22.5) 52/16
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 -0.9 7.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 46/17
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -3.0 12.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.1 +1.5 3.0 -2.1 1.1 0.0 2.4 6.9 176 ( 7.3) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -0.1 4.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 21/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.9 +0.5 7.0 -0.3 5.0 0.0 4.0 8.7 295 (12.3) 28/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -0.4 7.0 +1.6 0.0 0.0 5.0 -- 112 ( 4.7) 15/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.4 9.4 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 22/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.7 -0.5 10.9 +2.9 6.2 2.83 4.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.9 +0.1 7.3 +2.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 48/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 -1.3 8.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 30/03
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -3.5 6.8 +0.8 5.6 1.0 2.0 0.8 351 (14.6) 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

39.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 30.7 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.1 : 30.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.0 : 28.1 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.0 : 28.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.9 : 28.9 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.4 : 14.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 16.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+8.5 : 13.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 17.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+8.4 : 15.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 13.8 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-5.7 : 23.2 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-5.4 : 14.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-5.2 : 19.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-5.1 : 20.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-9.4 : 7.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-8.9 : -1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.9 : 9.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 13.8 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 0.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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.
53.0 MARENGO Central West QLD
25.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE) N Tablelands W NSW
24.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
24.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
24.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
24.2 INNISFAIL
Central West
53.0 MARENGO

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
25.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE)

11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

831 (34.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
798 (33.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
760 (31.7) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
704 (29.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
663 (27.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
612 (25.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
72/01 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
68/00 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
65/15 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
61/00 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
61/23 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
3.8mm in 2 min to 23:02 114.0mm/h
8.8mm in 13 min to 23:15 40.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.2mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI - HILLSIDE
10.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
9.0mm in 17 min to 14:30 31.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.8mm/h
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
10.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 24.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
15.8mm in 23 min to 14:23 41.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.6mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
Illawarra
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
4.2mm in 6 min to 16:30 42.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
22.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 45.2mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 31.8mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 32.8mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 39.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.8mm/h
49.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.3mm/h
None reported