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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 29/04/2016. 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

VIC

E Central

086127

WONTHAGGI

21.1

19.5

27/04/1994

44

1 N

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

19.8

19.0

15/04/2004

19

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

18.1

17.5

20/04/2012

16

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

17.5

17.5

10/04/2005

17

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092123

SWAN ISLAND

18.1

17.7

07/04/2010

12

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 14:36EST, 29/04/2016.

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 20.6 -4.9 9.5 -3.5 8.4 0.6 2.6 5.2 248 (10.3) 55/13
BUNBURY 20.6 -3.5 11.4 -0.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 289 (12.0) 57/10
MANDURAH 20.7 -3.2 12.6 -3.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 299 (12.5) 55/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.2 24.7 +0.7 24.2 0.2 4.2 10.2 277 (11.5) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.6 +4.4 11.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.9 +6.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 43/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.9 +4.2 16.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 28/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.1 +0.6 14.4 +5.7 12.5 2.8 4.2 -- 441 (18.4) 26/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.4 +1.6 14.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 209 ( 8.7) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +1.3 23.2 +1.6 21.9 0.0 5.0 8.1 475 (19.8) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +1.3 20.6 0.0 18.8 0.0 5.4 10.0 412 (17.2) 44/15
MACKAY M.O -- -- 21.8 +1.7 -- 4.8 -- -- 522 (21.8) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 -1.5 20.7 +2.8 -- 0.2 7.4 -- 506 (21.1) 52/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +1.8 18.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 46/13
COOLANGATTA 26.1 +0.7 16.8 -0.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 287 (12.0) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +0.7 16.1 -0.2 15.1 0.0 4.0 6.6 332 (13.8) 31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 +1.5 14.9 +1.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 633 (26.4) 50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +2.5 14.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +1.3 14.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 24/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 +3.0 12.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 18/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.2 +2.8 7.3 +0.1 4.2 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +2.7 12.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.2 +4.3 15.9 +1.7 11.9 0.0 5.2 7.7 391 (16.3) 28/17
RICHMOND RAAF 27.7 +3.9 10.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 18/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 +1.2 17.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 34/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +5.0 13.0 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +6.2 11.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.9 +4.3 15.2 +5.1 11.0 0.0 7.8 1.2 375 (15.6) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.7 +6.1 16.1 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.9 +5.7 11.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.3 +1.7 14.2 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 738 (30.8) 41/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 +1.9 11.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -2.2 15.0 +6.2 12.4 0.0 3.6 2.8 388 (16.2) 39/08
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

38.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
38.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
37.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.8 : 35.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 24.7 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+7.3 : 27.0 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
+7.1 : 28.8 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+7.1 : 28.5 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.1 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+11.3 : 21.1 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+10.8 : 21.1 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
+10.3 : 20.2 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
+10.3 : 20.3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+10.3 : 19.8 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

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

9.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.8 : 19.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-9.0 : 18.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-8.7 : 20.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 20.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.2 : 22.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.2 : 16.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
1.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-12.4 : -0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.1 : 4.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 10.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.7 : 8.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.2 : 6.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 9.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

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.
41.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
23.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
21.5 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
20.0 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
8.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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1.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
1.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1298 (54.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1167 (48.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1052 (43.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1018 (42.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1016 (42.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
998 (41.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
968 (40.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
953 (39.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
948 (39.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
916 (38.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
913 (38.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
899 (37.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
898 (37.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
856 (35.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
852 (35.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
846 (35.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
845 (35.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
836 (34.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
822 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
773 (32.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
769 (32.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
763 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
758 (31.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
751 (31.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
750 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
738 (30.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
731 (30.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
691 (28.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
681 (28.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
678 (28.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
677 (28.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
671 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
670 (27.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
646 (26.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
633 (26.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
617 (25.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
616 (25.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
612 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
608 (25.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
94/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/08 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
6.4mm in 13 min to 12:30 29.5mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
10.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(270/ 63 ) at 08:46
BUSSELTON JETTY : 72(270/ 65 ) at 08:37
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(350/ 65 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(320/ 65 ) at 00:51