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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1442 EST on 30/04/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

7.0

7.2

22/04/2001

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

7.2

7.9

29/04/2004

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

38.0

37.6

18/04/2009

13

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

-1.0

22.0

30/04/1974

28

19.1

29/05/2004

30

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:41EST, 30/04/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 24.5 -1.0 13.4 +0.4 10.6 0.0 3.6 1.3 351 (14.6) 39/06
BUNBURY 22.6 -1.5 12.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 31/12
MANDURAH 21.3 -2.6 17.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +0.5 21.9 -2.1 20.9 0.0 7.0 10.9 345 (14.4) 46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -8.8 3.5 -9.1 1.1 0.0 6.0 -- 347 (14.5) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 -5.8 4.6 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.7 -5.0 8.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 1.8 5.5 93 ( 3.9) 30/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 -4.0 5.6 -3.1 3.3 0.0 1.2 2.5 166 ( 6.9) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 -3.0 14.1 -4.3 11.4 0.2 9.0 10.8 452 (18.8) 34/01
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +0.4 19.6 -2.0 18.1 0.0 7.2 10.9 496 (20.7) 43/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 +0.2 16.2 -4.4 13.8 0.0 10.6 10.2 366 (15.3) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 26.0 -0.7 15.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- 9.3 369 (15.4) 48/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 -2.5 18.0 +0.1 16.1 0.0 5.6 -- 297 (12.4) 50/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 -0.3 15.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 44/13
COOLANGATTA 23.7 -1.7 15.2 -1.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 394 (16.4) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -3.2 13.6 -2.7 12.5 0.0 5.8 4.5 351 (14.6) 39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 -3.4 11.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.1 -2.1 10.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.9 -2.1 12.9 -2.3 -- 51.6 -- -- 438 (18.3) 37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -2.2 10.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 24/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 -3.4 11.6 -1.6 9.1 2.8 4.0 6.5 423 (17.6) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -2.7 9.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 48/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 -4.5 10.7 -3.5 8.8 0.4 4.0 0.9 479 (20.0) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 -4.1 8.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 -3.7 12.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 41/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 -2.5 6.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 37/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -2.7 4.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 34/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 -4.8 9.1 -1.0 7.0 0.0 4.0 6.2 262 (10.9) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 -2.5 3.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 21/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.5 -2.7 6.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 -2.8 3.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 30/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 -0.1 1.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 13/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 -2.5 7.8 -1.0 3.5 0.0 2.4 6.7 332 (13.8) 30/14
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

38.0 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 26.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.8 : 25.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+3.7 : 38.0 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+3.5 : 32.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.5 : 26.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.0 : 15.9 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+4.9 : 15.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+4.3 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+4.0 : 20.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.0 : 17.9 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+4.0 : 18.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

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

-1.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-36.4 : -1.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.3 : 18.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 19.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.8 : 19.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.7 : 18.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

-6.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-11.1 : 2.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.9 : 7.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.4 : 7.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-9.1 : 3.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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.
593.6 BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) W Central VIC
51.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
40.6 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON MidNorth Coast N NSW
36.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
31.0 COOMERA FOXWELL ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
31.0 COOMERA FOXWELL ROAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
36.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
MidNorth Coast N
51.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO
40.6 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON

VICTORIA
W Central
593.6 BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE)

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

2.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

979 (40.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
942 (39.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
827 (34.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
796 (33.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
756 (31.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
749 (31.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
712 (29.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
691 (28.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
676 (28.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
672 (28.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
661 (27.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
656 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
648 (27.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
630 (26.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
74/23 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/21 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
65/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
61/16 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
61/22 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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
PEMBERTON AG STATION
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
15.4mm in 22 min to 23:52 42.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
13.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.6mm in 20 min to 23:20 31.8mm/h
12.8mm in 10 min to 23:30 76.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 23.4mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
14.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 29.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(110/ 67 ) at 23:02