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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 1401 EST on 03/04/2017. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

39.3

39.0

04/04/2001

13

1 N

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

26.7

26.6

12/04/1944

75

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 09/04/2017.

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 31.7 +6.2 17.1 +4.1 12.5 0.0 8.0 10.9 462 (19.3) 39/01
BUNBURY 29.4 +5.3 14.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 28/02
MANDURAH 29.3 +5.4 17.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 25.8 +1.8 25.4 0.2 4.6 8.3 307 (12.8) 30/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 -1.0 9.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 50/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.1 -1.7 14.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 55/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 -1.7 11.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 30/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.0 -1.5 9.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.2 +2.4 19.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.7 +3.5 24.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 18.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 28.5 +1.8 19.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +1.4 21.8 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 30/10
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +2.0 19.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 26.1 +0.7 20.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.9 19.6 +3.3 18.1 0.0 7.8 2.8 395 (16.5) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 -1.3 15.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 39/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.3 -2.9 14.7 +1.9 8.2 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -0.3 16.5 +2.7 -- 3.4 -- -- 326 (13.6) 46/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -0.8 16.2 +3.0 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 7.5 +0.3 0.4 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.5 0.0 11.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 43/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 -1.9 18.0 +3.8 16.4 0.4 -- 5.8 538 (22.4) 57/14
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 -1.8 15.2 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 43/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 -1.8 14.8 -0.7 -- 14.6 -- -- 447 (18.6) 59/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.4 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.6 +2.1 6.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 43/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +0.5 7.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.5 7.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.5 -0.1 8.5 +0.3 13.1 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.0 -1.2 6.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.4 -1.9 11.2 +1.1 9.2 0.2 4.6 4.4 410 (17.1) 52/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 -2.1 5.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +0.8 2.7 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -2.2 6.4 -2.4 0.8 0.0 4.6 4.4 437 (18.2) 34/10
Max
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° 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

40.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
40.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
39.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
38.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
38.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+9.5 : 38.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+9.4 : 40.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+9.3 : 38.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+9.2 : 38.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.4 : 39.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.4 : 34.7 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+8.2 : 17.8 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.7 : 22.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.7 : 14.2 MURRURUNDI (HAYDON STREET) Hunter Valley NSW
+5.6 : 13.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+5.5 : 15.2 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.5 : 17.4 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

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

4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 11.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 13.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 : 19.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.0 : 11.5 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 13.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-1.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-1.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-7.2 : -1.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-7.2 : -1.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 10.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.7 : -1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.9 : -0.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast 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.
33.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT
24.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
21.6 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
21.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
21.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW

Reports not yet available

1147 (47.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1119 (46.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1049 (43.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
999 (41.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
977 (40.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
947 (39.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
866 (36.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
816 (34.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
764 (31.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
689 (28.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
673 (28.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
658 (27.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
640 (26.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
622 (25.9) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
611 (25.5) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
610 (25.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
607 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/17 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
74/16 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
70/16 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
70/11 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
None reported None reported