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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 1348 EST on 28/09/2010. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

22.6

22.0

10/09/1996

15

1

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

27.0

27.0

22/09/2010

16

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

25.1

25.1

26/09/2010

23

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

38.9

38.9

27/09/1980

36

1 Equal to record.

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

39.8

39.1

05/09/1944

45

1

WA

W Pilbara

005072

TOM PRICE

37.0

36.1

30/09/1998

12

1

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

39.2

39.0

29/09/2008

15

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 13:48EST, 28/09/2010.

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 29.7 +7.7 8.2 -1.1 5.1 0.0 6.2 -- 495 (20.6) 46/16
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 +3.1 11.2 +2.3 8.2 0.0 7.8 10.6 510 (21.3) 54/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -1.7 8.9 +0.9 6.5 1.6 2.8 4.7 336 (14.0) 34/14
BUNBURY 20.9 +2.7 11.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 31/09
MANDURAH 22.5 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 34/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.5 25.6 +2.6 25.3 0.0 7.0 7.9 332 (13.8) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 +0.9 8.1 -2.3 6.5 0.0 6.2 11.7 260 (10.8) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -3.3 5.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -2.5 10.6 +0.9 7.5 0.0 8.0 6.4 203 ( 8.5) 44/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 -1.9 9.5 +3.2 9.4 3.2 0.8 7.1 490 (20.4) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 +3.2 19.3 +5.1 -- 0.0 8.0 7.4 -- 34/16
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +3.1 23.7 +5.0 22.0 0.4 3.6 10.0 342 (14.3) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.3 23.1 +5.8 21.4 0.0 7.0 11.2 391 (16.3) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +2.3 22.7 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 292 (12.2) 22/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 +1.4 18.3 +4.7 16.9 0.0 1.8 -- 195 ( 8.1) 30/19
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +2.7 18.1 +4.4 18.2 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +3.1 15.0 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.2 +2.1 14.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 +1.2 14.9 +2.2 11.1 0.0 3.8 10.0 217 ( 9.0) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 +2.4 14.1 +3.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 330 (13.8) 31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.7 +4.3 12.6 +4.1 9.1 0.0 3.8 -- 72 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.7 +4.8 13.0 +2.1 9.4 0.0 3.8 10.1 229 ( 9.5) 43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +4.5 11.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.8 +8.6 6.4 -2.6 3.6 0.0 5.4 6.9 251 (10.5) 50/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.5 +7.2 7.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.6 +4.6 6.2 +2.0 1.2 0.0 3.2 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +4.3 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.2 +7.7 13.2 +2.9 8.1 0.0 5.8 5.5 348 (14.5) 68/13
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 +6.1 6.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 54/14
BELLAMBI AWS 27.0 +6.8 14.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 46/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.5 +4.3 6.1 +2.9 4.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.6 +3.0 6.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 4.2 6.7 139 ( 5.8) 43/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +1.9 6.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 43/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.4 +2.0 9.2 +1.8 4.9 0.0 3.0 8.7 187 ( 7.8) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.3 +0.9 6.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 198 ( 8.3) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 -0.1 6.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 39/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.3 +0.1 12.8 +4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.0 -1.8 8.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 52/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.5 -0.4 7.3 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 467 (19.5) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.7 -0.8 11.0 +5.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 562 (23.4) 54/21
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +0.1 11.6 +5.6 7.9 0.0 3.2 10.0 701 (29.2) 72/08
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

41.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 39.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.7 : 38.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.7 : 38.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 38.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.3 : 13.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
+7.9 : 13.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.8 : 22.3 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+7.5 : 12.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.4 : 21.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+7.4 : 20.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 16.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+7.4 : 25.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

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

0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.3 : 0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-4.3 : 4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.1 : 18.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 8.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-4.0 : 7.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-4.0 : 17.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

-0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 3.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 5.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-3.5 : 4.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 4.1 WUDINNA AERO 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.
37.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
35.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
25.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

 1583 (66.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1288 (53.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1214 (50.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
951 (39.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
907 (37.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
893 (37.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
877 (36.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
872 (36.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
859 (35.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
836 (34.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
773 (32.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
756 (31.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
749 (31.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
729 (30.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
715 (29.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
701 (29.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
673 (28.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
655 (27.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
616 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
613 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
 120/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
118/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
104/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/13 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
96/21 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
96/10 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
94/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/19 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/05 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
91/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
15.6mm in 10 min to 13:40 93.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
6.2mm in 13 min to 11:00 28.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
8.2mm in 11 min to 14:00 44.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
10.2mm in 10 min to 14:10 61.2mm/h
14.4mm in 20 min to 14:30 43.2mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 34.6mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.4mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
 Gulf Country
CENTURY MINE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
 Central Highlands
TAMBO POST OFFICE
52.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
6.4mm in 13 min to 14:30 29.5mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
8.8mm in 25 min to 14:30 21.1mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 23.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 96(310/ 28 ) at 13:30
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(190/ 65 ) at 18:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 89(360/ 67 ) at 09:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 63 ) at 10:00
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 85(235/ 72 ) at 16:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 111(270/ 80 ) at 20:00
LOW HEAD : 96(270/ 78 ) at 21:45
E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 95(280/ 59 ) at 23:41
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(350/ 65 ) at 06:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/ 96 ) at 18:33
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(270/ 82 ) at 09:03
TASMAN ISLAND : 82(310/ 63 ) at 23:34
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 33 ) at 13:22
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(280/ 78 ) at 14:17
DROUGHTY HILL : 102(270/ 65 ) at 08:10
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 91(300/ 63 ) at 06:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(330/ 72 ) at 01:01
MOUNT READ : 78(270/ 63 ) at 06:52
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(290/ 72 ) at 19:39
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(270/ 76 ) at 14:08