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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 1437 EST on 20/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.4

29.3

06/04/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

26.3

26.1

23/04/2005

39

26.2

07/05/1998

43

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

VIC

Lower North

080091

KYABRAM

80

70.0

15/04/2009

13

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 14:37EST, 20/04/2016.

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 24.6 -0.9 15.8 +2.8 14.9 23.2 1.0 10.1 256 (10.7) 37/00
BUNBURY 23.8 -0.3 13.1 +1.5 -- 8.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/15
MANDURAH 23.6 -0.3 16.2 +0.6 -- 10.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.3 25.5 +1.5 24.8 0.0 4.4 7.9 255 (10.6) 30/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 +6.1 11.0 -1.6 10.0 0.0 9.6 10.9 196 ( 8.2) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.6 +5.8 10.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.1 +7.4 12.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 24/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.9 +6.4 6.4 -2.3 3.3 0.0 2.4 8.1 216 ( 9.0) 37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.9 +3.1 14.0 -4.4 13.2 0.0 7.8 10.9 144 ( 6.0) 26/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +1.3 21.8 +0.2 20.8 0.4 5.8 -- 428 (17.8) 41/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.5 21.8 +1.2 20.3 0.0 6.2 7.8 313 (13.0) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.1 20.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 20.4 +2.5 18.4 0.0 6.4 -- 309 (12.9) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 +1.5 18.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +0.9 16.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 -0.1 16.5 +0.2 15.2 0.0 6.4 9.1 285 (11.9) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 +1.3 14.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 37/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.1 +0.9 12.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 +0.4 13.3 -0.5 -- 19.6 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 22/03
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 +0.2 14.5 +1.3 12.1 0.2 1.6 8.2 264 (11.0) 26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 8.5 +1.3 6.0 16.4 4.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +1.6 11.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.8 -0.1 17.0 +2.8 13.6 33.4 5.0 6.9 457 (19.0) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 25.8 +2.0 15.7 +4.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 22/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.3 15.9 +0.4 -- 16.6 -- -- 305 (12.7) 21/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.8 +3.3 11.9 +2.8 9.7 0.0 4.0 9.1 318 (13.3) 24/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +3.8 9.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.1 +6.5 10.2 +0.1 6.0 0.0 4.0 -- 127 ( 5.3) 50/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.3 +4.7 10.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.3 +5.1 10.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.7 +7.1 7.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +4.2 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +7.4 11.5 +2.7 5.4 0.0 3.8 9.1 366 (15.3) 35/11
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

41.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+8.5 : 28.7 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+8.3 : 30.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+8.1 : 24.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.9 : 27.4 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+7.8 : 30.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 28.3 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

29.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.4 : 19.2 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.4 : 17.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 22.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.0 : 16.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
+6.0 : 17.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.0 : 16.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

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

10.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.4 : 22.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.4 : 22.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.0 : 21.8 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 22.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 22.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
1.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-4.5 : 6.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.4 : 14.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.4 : 9.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.3 : 5.2 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-3.9 : 1.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

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.
38.4 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
36.0 UPPER MURRAY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA
35.0 AUDLEY (ROYAL NATIONAL PARK) Sydney--east NSW
34.0 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW

10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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6.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
6.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1002 (41.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
960 (40.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
699 (29.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
686 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
676 (28.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
657 (27.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
638 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
606 (25.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
93/13 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
80/12 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
78/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
65/10 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

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
Central West
WONGAN HILLS AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.0mm/h
Lower West
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
SWANBOURNE
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
PERTH METRO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
BICKLEY
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
BADGINGARRA AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
EAST BEVERLEY AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
15.2mm in 30 min to 11:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO : 93(260/ 67 ) at 13:14