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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 2312 EST on 11/04/2016. 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

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

55.6

50.8

29/04/2006

39

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

28.3

28.1

11/04/2002

28

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

27.2

27.2

04/04/1988

44

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

25.7

25.4

02/04/2003

12

1 N

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

23.1

22.8

21/04/1996

75

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

34.4

34.0

28/04/2004

14

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA PIRSA

48.1

40.0

02/04/2005

16

46.9

04/01/2013

19

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

37.5

37.5

12/04/2003

13

1 N Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

27.3

26.6

12/04/1944

75

1 N


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Data is as received at 23:11EST, 11/04/2016.

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 26.0 +0.5 14.2 +1.2 13.1 0.0 6.0 8.1 384 (16.0) 39/15
BUNBURY 24.1 0.0 16.3 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 30/04
MANDURAH 23.8 -0.1 18.3 +2.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 -0.1 23.5 -0.5 22.9 4.6 6.2 5.7 290 (12.1) 46/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.2 +7.0 12.5 -0.1 11.1 0.0 10.6 11.4 235 ( 9.8) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 31.8 +8.0 12.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.7 +6.0 13.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 34/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.0 +5.5 10.6 +1.9 7.8 0.0 3.8 -- 426 (17.8) 61/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.4 +3.6 20.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 26/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.1 +3.9 22.6 +1.0 21.6 0.0 10.4 10.7 397 (16.5) 43/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.2 +2.6 24.1 +3.5 21.9 0.0 8.6 11.2 357 (14.9) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 29.9 +3.2 21.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 31/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.3 +2.5 22.4 +4.5 21.5 0.0 4.6 -- 213 ( 8.9) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +2.8 22.1 +4.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 27.8 +2.4 18.1 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 +2.0 19.4 +3.1 17.4 0.0 5.4 10.7 279 (11.6) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 +3.0 16.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 37/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.3 +5.1 12.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +2.0 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.2 +4.6 12.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.4 -1.8 1.8 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.9 +5.4 7.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 34/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +4.2 17.0 +2.8 13.8 0.0 5.4 10.2 400 (16.7) 43/17
RICHMOND RAAF 30.6 +6.8 14.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 25.3 +3.2 17.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 48/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 +3.8 7.0 -2.1 4.6 0.0 4.4 8.3 142 ( 5.9) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +4.7 9.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.3 +4.7 9.8 -0.3 6.0 0.0 4.0 7.5 128 ( 5.3) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.0 +3.4 7.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 +3.8 9.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 46/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.1 +5.5 9.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 63/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 +1.9 10.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 46/14
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +5.7 13.4 +4.6 11.9 0.0 5.8 2.0 348 (14.5) 55/13
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

48.1 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
42.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+23.0 : 48.1 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 34.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 33.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.2 : 34.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 30.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.1 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+8.6 : 25.3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.5 : 28.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 25.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 11.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+7.9 : 23.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

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

10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.0 : 19.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.1 : 21.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.5 : 31.8 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-2.2 : 19.5 SHANNON Lower West WA
-2.0 : 30.3 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

0.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-4.6 : 7.3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-4.5 : 4.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : 8.7 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-4.4 : 4.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.3 : 8.5 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling 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.
55.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
50.8 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS N Rivers NT
45.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
38.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
35.4 MARANBOY HILL N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
38.0 DOONGAN
E Kimberley
55.6 KUNUNURRA AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.8 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
35.4 MARANBOY HILL

TASMANIA
W Coast
45.8 MOUNT READ

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.8 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

948 (39.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
897 (37.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
818 (34.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
792 (33.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
758 (31.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
752 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
692 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
687 (28.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
677 (28.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
672 (28.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
603 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
107/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
89/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

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
MIDDLE POINT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 33.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h
POINT STUART
7.4mm in 17 min to 00:00 26.1mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
16.4mm in 8 min to 23:30 123.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.2mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.7mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
LOW ROCKY POINT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h
MOUNT READ
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(330/ 70 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 83(330/ 67 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 102(280/ 83 ) at 23:46
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 76 ) at 21:48
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(320/ 74 ) at 19:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(330/ 65 ) at 17:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 104(330/ 59 ) at 19:36