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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 2316 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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041533

EMU VALE ALERT

56.0

19.0

12/04/2003

12

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

41.3

40.3

14/04/1981

29

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

38.1

38.0

23/04/2005

15

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

43.0

42.7

02/04/2016

40

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

40.0

40.0

13/04/2002

24

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

40.2

39.7

01/04/2010

64

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

41.4

41.1

02/04/2016

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

42.3

41.9

02/04/2016

39

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.6

34.5

02/04/2016

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

37.9

37.8

04/04/2006

13

1 N

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

35.3

34.2

02/04/2016

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

34.6

33.4

02/04/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

33.4

32.9

02/04/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

33.0

32.2

04/04/2012

19

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

32.0

31.6

04/04/2005

19

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 23:15EST, 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 33.9 +8.4 14.9 +1.9 13.3 0.0 6.4 10.5 305 (12.7) 34/06
BUNBURY 28.5 +4.4 12.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 22/14
MANDURAH 27.7 +3.8 18.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.4 26.0 +2.0 25.4 0.0 4.8 8.1 227 ( 9.5) 34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.1 +5.9 12.8 +0.2 10.0 0.0 11.6 11.3 308 (12.8) 48/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.5 -1.3 15.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 540 (22.5) 39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.3 +0.6 11.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 26/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.2 +0.7 5.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.9 +6.1 20.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +2.7 23.7 +2.1 22.5 2.2 5.4 11.0 484 (20.2) 57/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +2.3 23.2 +2.6 21.0 0.0 8.0 11.1 363 (15.1) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 29.1 +2.4 20.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +2.7 20.8 +2.9 18.9 0.0 4.4 -- 247 (10.3) 37/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +2.7 18.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 28.8 +3.4 18.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +2.4 18.7 +2.4 16.0 0.0 5.0 10.8 270 (11.3) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.9 +4.6 16.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 44/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.9 +7.7 14.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.5 +3.4 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 +2.3 13.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.4 +7.0 9.3 +2.1 4.5 0.0 11.8 7.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +6.4 10.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 43/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.3 +1.4 19.3 +5.1 14.5 0.2 6.8 6.7 450 (18.8) 43/09
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +4.1 14.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 -0.2 18.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 +3.0 8.9 -0.2 6.5 0.0 8.0 10.8 311 (13.0) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +4.2 7.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 22/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.3 +0.7 7.7 -2.4 5.0 0.0 6.8 10.0 332 (13.8) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.5 +0.9 9.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 34/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.1 -0.1 5.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 37/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 +0.6 4.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.9 +1.0 5.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 +1.8 9.0 +0.2 4.0 0.2 5.2 8.8 458 (19.1) 48/13
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

43.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+11.0 : 40.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 32.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+9.6 : 38.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 25.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+9.4 : 22.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.4 : 25.3 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.9 : 21.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.8 : 21.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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

6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-3.5 : 13.0 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-3.4 : 19.3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.1 : 16.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.1 : 20.3 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-2.8 : 6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.5 : 5.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.5 : 2.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.4 : 1.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-5.3 : 2.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-4.8 : 2.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE 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.
57.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
56.0 EMU VALE ALERT Darling Downs E QLD
22.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
17.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
57.4 HORN ISLAND
17.0 COCONUT ISLAND
Darling Downs E
56.0 EMU VALE ALERT

TASMANIA
W Coast
22.4 MOUNT READ
17.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

7.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
7.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1616 (67.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1181 (49.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1165 (48.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1086 (45.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1049 (43.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
981 (40.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
956 (39.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
910 (37.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
893 (37.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
892 (37.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
883 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
839 (35.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
827 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
812 (33.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
811 (33.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
788 (32.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
696 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
683 (28.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
671 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
649 (27.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
623 (26.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/03 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
61/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
59/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
14.2mm in 22 min to 02:30 38.7mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.4mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
20.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 41.6mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 24.6mm/h
30.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 61.2mm/h
51.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 51.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 63 ) at 14:59