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National Daily Weather Summary

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1332 EST on 17/09/2010. 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 daily rainfall

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

2.2

1.6

02/09/2008

14

1

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

26.0

26.0

27/09/2005

13

1 Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

1.0

1.8

16/09/1970

42

1

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

24.8

27.8

01/09/2001

17

1

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

28.0

28.0

01/09/2001

14

1 Equal to record.

WA

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

18.3

23.2

01/09/2001

24

1

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

13.5

16.4

02/09/1974

43

1

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

11.6

11.7

21/09/1993

69

1

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

13.7

15.7

10/09/2001

18

1

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

16.2

24.2

03/09/2003

14

1

NSW

Riverina E

074037

YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

11.0

11.0

06/09/2006

12

1 Equal to record.

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

11.0

11.5

14/09/1978

14

1 P

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

62.5

56.5

03/09/2003

13

1

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099005

FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT

62.3

60.2

19/09/2002

14

1


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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 13:31EST, 17/09/2010.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 27.2 +5.2 3.5 -5.8 0.6 0.0 4.6 -- 280 (11.7) 46/23
PERTH AIRPORT 24.1 +4.0 9.3 +0.4 7.2 0.0 5.4 11.0 636 (26.5) 70/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.8 -2.5 6.1 -1.9 4.3 1.4 2.6 3.3 250 (10.4) 46/11
BUNBURY 21.5 +3.3 10.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 43/08
MANDURAH 23.4 -- 11.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 44/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.2 26.2 +3.2 26.3 0.0 8.0 10.2 385 (16.0) 48/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 11.6 -15.7 10.4 0.0 10.6 5.2 3.6 0.0 388 (16.2) 31/08
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -6.1 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 43/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -3.3 10.6 +0.9 -- 0.8 2.8 8.6 320 (13.3) 43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.3 -3.5 6.8 +0.5 4.2 1.6 0.8 1.8 513 (21.4) 48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.4 -0.8 17.7 +3.5 16.2 0.0 11.2 8.8 553 (23.0) 50/22
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +2.3 18.4 -0.3 14.8 0.0 6.4 10.6 230 ( 9.6) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +3.1 21.8 +4.5 19.6 0.0 6.4 10.2 244 (10.2) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 25.8 +0.6 20.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 215 ( 9.0) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 +1.9 14.0 +0.4 12.2 0.0 7.4 -- 253 (10.5) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +2.5 13.4 -0.3 12.1 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 28/10
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +1.1 17.0 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +0.8 9.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 21/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -1.2 11.9 -0.8 6.7 0.0 10.2 2.5 582 (24.3) 39/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.8 -4.6 8.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 648 (27.0) 43/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.3 -4.1 4.8 -3.7 3.0 0.0 2.6 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 -1.0 5.9 -5.0 1.5 0.0 4.8 8.4 286 (11.9) 31/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -0.5 4.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 -0.6 9.3 +0.3 6.0 0.0 4.8 9.8 502 (20.9) 61/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 +0.2 5.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 41/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.5 -0.7 1.0 0.6 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.1 -6.1 3.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.1 +1.6 10.7 +0.4 7.0 0.0 5.0 9.6 489 (20.4) 72/19
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 -2.2 6.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -0.2 12.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 78/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.8 -2.4 7.4 +4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.9 -4.7 7.3 +2.2 -- 0.2 2.4 5.5 423 (17.6) 43/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -4.7 7.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 54/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 -4.3 7.9 +0.5 5.6 0.0 2.8 4.4 329 (13.7) 34/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -3.3 5.2 -0.2 -- 0.6 3.0 -- 361 (15.0) 46/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.2 -3.6 6.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 44/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.9 -2.3 8.4 +0.5 5.5 0.8 2.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.5 -3.3 6.7 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 583 (24.3) 61/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -4.0 4.5 -0.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 574 (23.9) 57/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 -1.8 6.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 61/10
HOBART AIRPORT 11.3 -4.0 3.9 -2.1 1.9 9.4 4.2 2.9 680 (28.3) 68/12
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

39.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.1 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
37.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
37.6 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 27.8 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.7 : 26.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.2 : 24.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+5.2 : 27.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.6 : 33.3 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
26.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 26.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+6.4 : 20.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.4 : 17.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.1 : 24.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+5.9 : 20.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

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

-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-18.5 : 16.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-17.1 : 12.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-16.8 : 13.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-16.3 : 13.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-15.7 : 11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-5.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.9 : -1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.5 : 1.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : -1.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.3 : 0.0 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-5.8 : 3.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.8 : 3.3 EUCLA Eucla 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.
35.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
30.6 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
30.4 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
30.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
29.8 YARLINGTON (BLACKS PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

11.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
10.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

0.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

2053 (85.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1936 (80.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1748 (72.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1541 (64.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1499 (62.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1494 (62.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1494 (62.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1380 (57.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1376 (57.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1283 (53.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1141 (47.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1039 (43.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1029 (42.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
1007 (42.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1007 (42.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
985 (41.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
982 (40.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
917 (38.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
900 (37.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
887 (37.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
875 (36.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
873 (36.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
861 (35.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
848 (35.3) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
841 (35.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
784 (32.7) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
781 (32.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
776 (32.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
735 (30.6) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
698 (29.1) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
693 (28.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
680 (28.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
676 (28.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
651 (27.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
647 (27.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
640 (26.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
639 (26.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
637 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
636 (26.5) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
632 (26.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
621 (25.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
 141/09 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
137/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
131/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
130/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
128/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
128/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
126/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
118/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
115/02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/17 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
107/13 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
106/06 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
104/13 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
102/03 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
100/13 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
100/04 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
98/20 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
94/10 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
94/11 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
20.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 6.7mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 63 ) at 15:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 126(250/ 83 ) at 21:17
YARRAM AIRPORT : 85(250/ 67 ) at 16:19
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 104(254/ 82 ) at 21:00
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 76(250/ 65 ) at 12:46
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT : 91(250/ 56 ) at 15:07
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 87(250/ 65 ) at 12:53
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 124(240/ 93 ) at 08:00
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 98(200/ 58 ) at 22:30
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM : 111(250/ 69 ) at 18:00
SMITHTON AERODROME : 95(240/ 52 ) at 11:05
LOW HEAD : 100(250/ 74 ) at 13:20
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 70 ) at 07:16
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 108(230/ 85 ) at 12:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 137(300/104 ) at 02:32
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 128(250/ 82 ) at 13:34
TASMAN ISLAND : 132(230/ 58 ) at 19:13
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 119(250/ 50 ) at 02:46
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 141(260/ 78 ) at 09:22
DROUGHTY HILL : 124(250/ 72 ) at 01:40
Central Plateau
LIAWENEE : 106(240/ 76 ) at 13:00
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 100(250/ 54 ) at 04:11
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(280/ 56 ) at 02:22
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 102(260/ 74 ) at 04:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 130(270/100 ) at 08:30