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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0548 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

Brisbane/SE Coast

040334

BIGGENDEN TM

29.2

26.8

08/09/2009

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040868

MT JOSEPH TM

27.0

22.0

02/09/2001

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 05:47EST, 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 22.6 +0.6 13.6 +4.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 326 (13.6) 46/08
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +0.3 11.9 +3.0 10.1 8.2 3.8 7.8 365 (15.2) 70/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.5 +0.2 13.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 54/19
BUNBURY 18.6 +0.3 14.4 +6.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 461 (19.2) 52/20
MANDURAH 18.9 +0.1 15.0 +3.4 -- 3.8 -- -- 550 (22.9) 59/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.9 23.3 +0.3 22.8 0.0 6.8 10.8 324 (13.5) 44/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.2 +6.0 8.2 -2.1 7.1 0.0 8.0 11.1 291 (12.1) 35/16
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 +4.3 2.2 -5.9 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 247 (10.3) 43/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 +3.6 6.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 209 ( 8.7) 37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 +1.5 2.5 -3.8 0.0 0.0 2.0 10.4 299 (12.5) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.2 +6.0 22.2 +7.9 19.9 0.0 8.6 7.8 326 (13.6) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.7 16.8 -1.9 12.9 0.0 7.2 10.8 189 ( 7.9) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.3 18.0 +0.6 14.5 0.0 5.6 11.0 191 ( 8.0) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +4.4 19.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.9 282 (11.8) 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +5.6 17.2 +3.6 15.6 2.0 5.2 -- 191 ( 8.0) 37/18
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +2.1 17.9 +4.2 -- 13.2 -- -- 385 (16.0) 50/15
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +1.5 17.5 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 381 (15.9) 46/08
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 +0.6 15.0 +2.3 13.1 1.2 4.6 10.6 358 (14.9) 46/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 -0.6 6.6 -4.0 -- 11.6 -- -- 334 (13.9) 57/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 +3.5 5.8 -2.8 0.4 0.0 5.8 -- 128 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -1.2 13.0 +2.0 10.4 3.4 3.0 9.6 418 (17.4) 30/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -1.1 7.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 -1.7 7.0 -2.1 3.8 0.0 6.4 6.0 295 (12.3) 37/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 -2.5 8.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 18/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.0 +3.0 -1.0 -5.2 -3.0 0.0 3.6 11.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +2.3 1.6 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 37/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 -0.5 12.8 +2.4 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.8 435 (18.1) 39/20
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.1 4.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 -1.7 10.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 28/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.8 +0.2 -1.7 -6.8 -3.7 0.0 4.4 10.8 311 (13.0) 18/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -0.3 0.8 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.6 +1.2 1.7 -5.6 -2.0 0.0 5.2 11.2 256 (10.7) 24/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.4 0.0 -0.7 -6.1 -3.5 0.0 4.4 -- 289 (12.0) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 +0.6 -1.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 +0.8 6.3 -1.7 2.9 0.4 3.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.9 +0.1 -1.5 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 24/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 +0.6 1.9 -3.2 -- 0.3 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.8 -1.5 6.7 +0.7 2.3 0.0 3.6 2.5 569 (23.7) 46/12
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

41.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
39.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
39.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+15.5 : 36.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.5 : 35.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.9 : 37.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.6 : 34.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 30.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
25.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.5 : 22.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
**S** +9.5 : 17.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.3 : 20.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.9 : 24.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.9 : 22.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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

2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.8 : 17.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.7 : 19.5 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
-3.5 : 18.4 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-3.2 : 10.4 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.1 : 17.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW

-8.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.3 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : -5.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : 0.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-7.5 : -3.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-7.4 : -2.6 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : -1.2 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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.
43.0 THEODORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
37.0 CALLIOPE STATION Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
30.2 BIGGENDEN POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
29.2 BIGGENDEN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
27.0 MT JOSEPH TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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3.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
3.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1692 (70.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1275 (53.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1230 (51.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1111 (46.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1103 (46.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1052 (43.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
954 (39.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
906 (37.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
893 (37.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
884 (36.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
850 (35.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
816 (34.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
809 (33.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
779 (32.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
772 (32.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
724 (30.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
689 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
681 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
671 (28.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
644 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
94/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/11 BICKLEY 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(270/ 65 ) at 19:10
CAPE NATURALISTE : 85(270/ 67 ) at 18:39
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 80 ) at 01:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(240/ 65 ) at 00:00