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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0826 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 maximum temperature

NT

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

23.2

23.7

20/11/1977

47

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 08:26EST, 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 32.8 +5.6 13.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 57/17
PERTH AIRPORT 26.7 +0.9 14.5 +1.8 11.6 0.0 7.0 13.3 511 (21.3) 46/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.8 0.0 9.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 28/15
BUNBURY 21.5 -2.8 8.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 37/16
MANDURAH 23.1 -1.5 15.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.1 24.9 -0.4 24.5 2.2 6.0 9.9 325 (13.5) 31/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.7 +6.1 20.4 +2.6 18.7 0.0 14.2 13.0 321 (13.4) 50/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.9 -4.6 16.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 467 (19.5) 54/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.3 -1.8 14.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 184 ( 7.7) 44/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 -2.7 5.0 -3.4 2.7 0.0 5.4 0.9 203 ( 8.5) 31/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.1 +1.8 16.7 -4.7 13.9 0.0 11.4 -- 290 (12.1) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.4 21.6 -0.7 19.7 3.8 10.2 10.3 455 (19.0) 35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 -1.0 20.6 -2.3 16.2 0.0 11.2 12.2 536 (22.3) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 28.5 -0.7 17.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 339 (14.1) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 -0.8 14.4 -5.1 12.9 0.0 7.4 -- 158 ( 6.6) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +0.3 13.5 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +1.5 18.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 52/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +0.3 14.8 -3.4 12.1 0.0 6.6 11.6 553 (23.0) 55/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.0 +6.4 15.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 41/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.4 +7.1 14.5 -0.5 6.0 0.0 8.2 -- 210 ( 8.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 +0.7 18.5 +2.3 14.3 1.2 4.8 -- 292 (12.2) 30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +1.1 18.6 +3.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.8 +2.3 17.0 +2.7 17.4 0.0 3.4 -- 391 (16.3) 35/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.6 +1.5 15.2 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.6 +2.6 8.0 -1.2 0.6 0.0 5.6 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +3.4 12.1 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +2.5 16.1 +0.7 12.1 0.0 4.2 7.2 373 (15.5) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +3.0 15.5 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 28/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +0.1 14.9 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 39/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 +2.8 10.0 -0.8 7.9 0.0 6.8 8.3 236 ( 9.8) 41/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +0.2 10.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 37/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 +0.2 11.5 -1.0 8.2 0.0 6.4 2.3 195 ( 8.1) 46/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.6 -2.0 6.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.1 -3.2 6.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 -2.2 10.8 -0.4 8.1 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 -4.2 3.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 30/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.2 +0.8 11.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 46/17
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 -0.6 11.3 +2.1 9.9 0.0 4.0 9.4 348 (14.5) 55/12
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

46.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
45.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+10.2 : 43.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.0 : 43.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 42.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 39.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.6 : 43.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

31.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
27.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 25.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 29.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.6 : 27.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.5 : 27.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 27.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-14.7 : 23.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 19.2 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.8 : 16.9 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.6 : 21.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.5 : 20.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
2.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.1 : 1.8 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-6.1 : 15.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.0 : 6.3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.8 : 3.5 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.8 : 4.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

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.
50.8 LEGUNE N Rivers NT
30.0 MILLMERRAN POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
27.4 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.8 LEGUNE
27.4 PORT KEATS AERO

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
30.0 MILLMERRAN POST OFFICE

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1051 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
898 (37.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
831 (34.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
795 (33.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
762 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
732 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
718 (29.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
699 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
684 (28.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
678 (28.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
676 (28.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
661 (27.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
650 (27.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
615 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
614 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
604 (25.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
81/17 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
80/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/12 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
78/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/19 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
19.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 38.8mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 63 ) at 15:00