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Records set or equalled today

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The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum 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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 08/04/2017.

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 23.0 -2.5 14.3 +1.3 12.5 0.0 5.4 8.9 563 (23.5) 37/04
BUNBURY 21.3 -2.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/12
MANDURAH 21.1 -2.8 13.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.6 24.1 +0.1 24.2 29.0 7.6 7.2 203 ( 8.5) 55/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 +6.8 10.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 31.8 +8.0 11.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.2 +7.5 14.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.6 +9.1 13.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 54/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.0 19.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 -0.7 23.3 +1.7 -- 19.2 -- -- 540 (22.5) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +1.6 22.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 48/10
MACKAY M.O 27.2 +0.5 21.2 +1.1 -- 14.6 -- -- 522 (21.8) 46/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -0.5 20.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 41/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.8 16.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 43/15
COOLANGATTA 25.1 -0.3 16.9 -0.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 438 (18.3) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -1.1 15.8 -0.5 14.4 0.4 3.4 10.2 327 (13.6) 39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 -1.9 11.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 551 (23.0) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.1 -0.1 11.9 -0.9 4.4 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -1.2 14.9 +1.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.3 -0.3 12.7 -0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 30/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.2 -0.3 10.1 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 313 (13.0) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 +1.3 14.3 +0.1 11.4 0.0 3.4 10.6 266 (11.1) 30/18
RICHMOND RAAF 25.0 +1.2 11.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 14.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 24/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.4 -- 3.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 28/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.2 +2.7 11.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 30/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.1 8.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 26/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.4 +4.8 13.7 +3.6 -- 0.2 5.6 -- -- 34/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.0 +4.4 6.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.2 +5.0 8.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 50/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 26.7 +6.4 12.5 +2.4 9.7 0.0 8.0 10.5 472 (19.7) 57/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.6 +6.0 8.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.6 +4.7 7.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 25.3 +7.2 9.0 +0.2 4.8 0.0 3.0 8.8 346 (14.4) 61/14
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

38.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.4 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
37.3 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 33.0 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 29.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+10.0 : 31.0 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.0 : 30.9 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.7 : 33.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 31.4 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.0 : 17.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 25.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+6.7 : 15.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+6.6 : 18.2 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+6.5 : 16.3 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.8 : 17.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 18.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 21.4 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.6 : 21.7 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.4 : 21.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

-15.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
-1.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : 13.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-8.0 : 6.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-6.1 : 8.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-5.2 : 9.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.8 : 16.0 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
85.0 ROCKLEY POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW
46.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
39.2 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE)) MidNorth Coast N NSW
39.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
39.0 KYOGLE POST OFFICE North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
39.0 COCONUT ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
46.0 MT SOPHIA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
39.0 KYOGLE POST OFFICE
MidNorth Coast N
39.2 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
C Tablelands S
85.0 ROCKLEY POST OFFICE

Reports not yet available

1119 (46.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
994 (41.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
925 (38.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
846 (35.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
845 (35.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
844 (35.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
840 (35.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
836 (34.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
825 (34.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
762 (31.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
753 (31.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
738 (30.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
726 (30.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
654 (27.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
637 (26.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
615 (25.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
609 (25.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
91/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/03 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
81/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/10 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
72/13 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
72/14 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.2mm in 3 min to 00:26 124.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.4mm/h
8.4mm in 7 min to 00:37 72.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h
29.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 58.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.0mm/h
CHARLES POINT
2.0mm in 1 min to 01:30 120.0mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 38.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 25.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 24.6mm/h
32.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 64.4mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 32.2mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
22.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 45.6mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.8mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
5.2mm in 15 min to 16:30 20.8mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
18.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.2mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
38.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 76.4mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.2mm/h
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
21.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 30.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 26.0mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 28.0mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 26.4mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
6.8mm in 6 min to 20:00 68.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 19.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
7.2mm in 10 min to 21:22 43.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
18.0mm in 27 min to 05:00 40.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 20.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 21.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h
22.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 45.2mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.6mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 54 ) at 22:31
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL : 83( 90/ 65 ) at 04:27