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Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available, with some not available until the next day. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 20 and 50 minutes past the hour.

For weather news as it breaks that is tagged and organised, use the links on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page. ..


Records set or equalled today

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The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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 14:02EST, 17/04/2017.

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 26.4 +0.9 17.4 +4.4 14.9 0.0 5.4 7.0 441 (18.4) 46/01
BUNBURY 25.1 +1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 34/12
MANDURAH 25.3 +1.4 17.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 25.0 +1.0 24.3 0.0 4.4 9.8 191 ( 8.0) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.2 +4.0 18.2 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 +0.1 10.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 31/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.9 +1.2 13.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 21/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 0.0 10.3 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 28/10
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 22.1 +0.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 441 (18.4) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 -0.2 20.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 44/14
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +0.8 20.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 41/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -0.5 19.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +0.1 16.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 25.1 -0.3 14.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 -0.9 15.5 -0.8 13.9 0.0 5.4 10.8 269 (11.2) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.1 13.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 462 (19.3) 35/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.7 +0.5 9.9 -2.9 3.3 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.0 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.4 +1.8 11.8 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.8 +1.3 8.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 24/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +3.8 14.7 +0.5 11.7 0.8 4.4 8.1 306 (12.8) 37/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.1 +2.3 10.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 +2.6 16.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 48/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.9 -- 1.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.7 +2.2 7.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 18/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -0.9 6.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.4 +2.8 11.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 4.0 9.8 192 ( 8.0) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.0 +2.4 5.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 +1.1 9.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 26/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.7 +1.4 7.9 -2.2 4.5 0.2 2.0 5.6 269 (11.2) 28/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.4 +1.8 5.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 24/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +0.5 8.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 35/10
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 +0.6 9.1 +0.3 5.0 0.0 3.6 2.2 287 (12.0) 50/13
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

37.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
37.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+7.5 : 32.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.9 : 30.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.5 : 32.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.2 : 32.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.8 : 16.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 18.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 15.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 16.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.3 : 16.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 27.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.2 : 30.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 17.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 30.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-4.4 : 19.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 1.1 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 : 0.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 : -1.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 : 8.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-4.8 : 5.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural 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.
62.0 DEBESA W Kimberley WA
56.0 ANNA PLAINS W Kimberley WA
45.6 UDIALLA W Kimberley WA
30.0 NITA DOWNS W Kimberley WA
28.2 KOJONOLOKAN HILLS Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
62.0 DEBESA
56.0 ANNA PLAINS
45.6 UDIALLA
30.0 NITA DOWNS
Cent Wheatbelt
28.2 KOJONOLOKAN HILLS

Reports not yet available

962 (40.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
911 (38.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
901 (37.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
804 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
765 (31.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
739 (30.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
686 (28.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
686 (28.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
654 (27.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
601 (25.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
104/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
80/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.4mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
GAIRDNER AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
KATANNING AG STATION
17.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 34.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 19.4mm/h
24.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
12.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 25.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
9.8mm in 13 min to 15:00 45.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
NGAYAWILI
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
BULMAN
16.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.0mm/h
18.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 36.8mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 34.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.8mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 80 ) at 10:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 95(260/ 72 ) at 07:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 80(310/ 72 ) at 10:09