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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0811 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

Wide Bay/Burnett

039073

MUNDUBBERA

117.6

82.0

20/11/1997

102

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039158

THEODORE

122.0

79.0

07/11/2009

45

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039284

STRATHDEE

110.0

91.4

13/11/1986

39

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039321

EIDSVOLD TM

54.0

36.0

04/11/2006

13

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039343

MALANDA

80.6

50.6

14/11/1998

15

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039346

GLENROCK

67.0

59.6

06/11/2004

15

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040455

DUNOLLIE

118.4

104.8

20/11/1997

63

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040486

YABBA STATION

94.0

89.2

30/11/1963

91

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058201

TUNCESTER (LEYCESTER CREEK)

69.0

62.0

24/11/2011

12

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

71.6

50.6

10/11/2004

18

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Upper SE

025557

KEITH (MUNKORA)

-1.7

-1.5

03/11/2004

12

1 N

SA

Lower SE

026100

PADTHAWAY SOUTH

0.6

1.0

11/11/2001

13

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:11EST, 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 24.5 -2.7 10.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 50/21
PERTH AIRPORT 23.9 -1.9 8.2 -4.5 7.1 0.0 8.0 9.2 360 (15.0) --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.5 +0.7 10.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 41/16
BUNBURY 21.1 -3.2 9.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 39/16
MANDURAH 23.1 -1.5 13.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.0 24.9 -0.4 24.5 0.0 5.6 8.6 283 (11.8) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.4 -4.2 11.8 -6.0 10.3 0.0 10.8 12.9 356 (14.8) 48/11
WHYALLA AERO 26.3 -0.2 9.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 415 (17.3) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.7 +1.6 8.0 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 24/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 +0.8 1.5 -6.9 -2.4 0.0 6.0 12.9 360 (15.0) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 -1.9 19.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 -1.8 20.0 -2.3 17.6 0.0 2.8 1.2 258 (10.8) 30/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -2.3 24.2 +1.3 19.4 0.2 12.2 0.2 488 (20.3) 31/01
MACKAY M.O 26.7 -2.5 22.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 245 (10.2) 21/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.9 19.4 -0.1 17.9 0.0 6.0 -- 247 (10.3) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +1.6 20.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 22.5 -3.4 19.2 +1.0 -- 12.2 -- -- 368 (15.3) 39/23
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -4.2 20.2 +2.0 19.6 5.4 5.4 0.0 473 (19.7) 28/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.0 -6.6 16.5 +1.9 -- 5.8 -- -- 326 (13.6) 28/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.0 -3.3 17.7 +2.7 12.1 0.0 6.2 -- 126 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.4 -4.5 18.1 +1.9 16.5 11.0 1.4 -- 818 (34.1) 55/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -5.2 18.0 +2.9 -- 12.2 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 44/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 -5.6 17.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 46/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 -5.5 16.8 +3.6 -- 4.6 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 31/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.2 -0.8 5.0 -4.2 -1.2 0.0 6.4 11.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -1.9 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 48/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 -4.1 17.1 +1.7 15.9 4.4 7.4 7.0 568 (23.7) 50/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -5.9 15.0 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 252 (10.5) 43/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -4.0 15.2 -0.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 452 (18.8) 43/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.9 -2.8 5.9 -4.9 3.4 0.0 8.2 13.4 384 (16.0) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -3.1 6.5 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.5 -2.0 7.2 -5.3 4.0 0.0 18.0 13.2 375 (15.6) 30/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.5 -2.1 5.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 -2.0 3.9 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 -2.7 9.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.3 -1.3 4.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 34/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 -0.3 4.2 -4.8 -- 3.4 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 -1.5 5.1 -4.1 1.0 10.4 3.8 9.9 354 (14.8) 34/09
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

41.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+12.7 : 37.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.4 : 35.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 36.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 36.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 36.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 16.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 17.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+4.9 : 16.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+4.3 : 18.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.1 : 18.5 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

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

7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.7 : 24.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-11.3 : 20.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-10.9 : 20.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-10.7 : 23.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-10.4 : 21.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

-10.5 : -1.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-9.9 : 1.0 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-9.4 : 0.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-9.1 : 2.7 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-9.0 : 3.4 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast 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.
122.0 THEODORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
118.4 DUNOLLIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
117.6 MUNDUBBERA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
110.0 STRATHDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
94.0 YABBA STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
65.0 LA PALMA
Central West
51.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE
Wide Bay/Burnett
122.0 THEODORE
117.6 MUNDUBBERA
110.0 STRATHDEE
80.6 MALANDA
74.8 EIDSVOLD POST OFFICE
67.0 GLENROCK
65.0 TECOMA
54.0 EIDSVOLD TM
53.0 EIDSVOLD BRIDGE
50.8 DEEPBANK
Brisbane/SE Coast
118.4 DUNOLLIE
94.0 YABBA STATION
67.2 KINGAROY AIRPORT
64.0 MINMORE
58.0 WILSONS PEAK ALERT
54.2 WOOROOLIN POST OFFICE
54.0 BOONDOOMA DAM
Darling Downs E
65.0 THE HEAD
64.0 MARYVALE
51.0 OAKINGTON
Warrego
61.5 BAYSWATER

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
68.6 WOODENBONG (UNUMGAR ST)
North Coast
71.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS
69.0 TUNCESTER (LEYCESTER CREEK)
62.0 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL)
50.0 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE)

13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

.....

0.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1246 (51.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1049 (43.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
997 (41.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
915 (38.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
830 (34.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
818 (34.1) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
777 (32.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
745 (31.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
690 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
663 (27.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
644 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
619 (25.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
610 (25.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
81/16 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
74/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/22 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
68/18 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
6.8mm in 37 min to 02:37 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CAPE DON
17.4mm in 42 min to 15:30 24.9mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
13.6mm in 18 min to 21:00 45.3mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.0mm/h
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
10.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 23.0mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
12.0mm in 10 min to 16:30 72.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.4mm/h
10.2mm in 15 min to 16:45 40.8mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 30.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
6.2mm in 17 min to 19:30 21.9mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
TOOLARA (KELLY)
20.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
13.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 26.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 14 min to 03:21 46.3mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 19.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 6.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 63 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(250/ 69 ) at 00:53