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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 1353 EST on 02/09/2013. 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

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

17.2

16.7

28/09/1998

19

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

15.7

15.3

10/09/2006

18

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

23.0

22.6

23/09/2001

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

0.0

12.3

18/09/1966

54

10.1

30/08/1977

57

1 P

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

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

32.8

32.6

22/09/2012

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 13:53EST, 02/09/2013.

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 COMPARISON 23.4 +1.3 14.8 +5.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 381 (15.9) 35/11
PERTH AIRPORT 22.7 +2.6 13.5 +4.6 10.9 0.4 1.6 2.2 563 (23.5) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 23.1 +5.8 11.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 674 (28.1) 48/09
BUNBURY 20.5 +2.1 15.7 +7.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 43/01
MANDURAH 20.4 +1.5 16.8 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 760 (31.7) 43/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +2.0 23.3 +0.3 22.1 0.0 7.0 11.3 337 (14.0) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.5 +9.3 15.0 +4.7 14.3 0.0 7.8 6.9 186 ( 7.8) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 32.1 +10.6 9.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 +9.3 17.1 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 254 (10.6) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.7 +8.9 13.0 +6.7 10.0 0.0 5.0 9.3 501 (20.9) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 +2.7 9.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 23.0 10.9 253 (10.5) 46/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +0.9 20.6 +1.9 18.3 0.0 9.0 10.7 544 (22.7) 61/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +0.7 15.2 -2.2 13.0 0.0 8.4 11.1 447 (18.6) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -0.3 15.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 291 (12.1) 26/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 +1.5 12.8 -0.9 10.7 0.0 4.0 -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +2.4 11.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +2.5 15.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 52/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 +0.3 15.9 +3.2 13.0 0.0 4.2 9.6 333 (13.9) 43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.7 +1.5 15.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.2 +3.8 7.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 75 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +1.1 13.0 +2.0 8.2 0.0 5.0 -- 236 ( 9.8) 35/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +1.6 8.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 +1.3 6.8 -2.2 2.8 0.0 19.2 -- 273 (11.4) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.4 +5.3 2.6 -1.6 -1.9 0.0 2.2 7.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +4.3 5.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 +3.4 11.3 +0.9 8.4 0.0 4.8 10.1 306 (12.8) 35/15
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +1.5 4.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 20.7 +0.6 12.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 52/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.5 +3.9 5.0 -0.1 2.3 0.0 2.2 10.7 192 ( 8.0) 24/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +4.2 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 +9.5 11.7 +4.4 9.0 0.0 7.0 10.8 447 (18.6) 39/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.3 +3.9 7.9 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.0 +4.2 7.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 30/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.8 +6.6 14.5 +6.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 +4.7 10.0 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 609 (25.4) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 +4.6 5.9 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 50/12
HOBART AIRPORT 21.9 +6.6 11.9 +5.9 10.2 0.0 4.0 7.6 449 (18.7) 57/12
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

40.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 31.3 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+11.1 : 30.5 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.9 : 31.0 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.6 : 32.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 30.0 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC

25.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.4 : 15.7 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.0 : 16.3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.7 : 13.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.6 : 18.8 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 14.8 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+8.3 : 15.5 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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

0.0 WILUNA Interior WA
7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-26.3 : 0.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-4.1 : 28.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-2.9 : 30.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-2.6 : 29.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-2.5 : 31.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.2 : -1.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 : -1.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.4 : 9.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.2 : -3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 : -1.1 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
8.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
8.0 NYNGAN (MUDALL) CW Plains N NSW
8.0 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron QLD
6.4 MOUNT WILLIAM
4.8 BINDOON Lower West WA

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1441 (60.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1026 (42.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
956 (39.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
952 (39.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
908 (37.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
893 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
857 (35.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
856 (35.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
847 (35.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
846 (35.3) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
837 (34.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
824 (34.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
812 (33.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
792 (33.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
787 (32.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
785 (32.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
771 (32.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
760 (31.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
748 (31.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
734 (30.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
722 (30.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
703 (29.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
696 (29.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
678 (28.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
675 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
674 (28.1) ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
668 (27.8) BICKLEY Lower West WA
662 (27.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
655 (27.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
646 (26.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
615 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
609 (25.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
605 (25.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
604 (25.2) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
107/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/15 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. 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

TASMANIA
E Coast
SPRING BAY NTC AWS : 87(340/ 65 ) at 13:22
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(330/ 80 ) at 15:32
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(350/ 69 ) at 08:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(320/ 48 ) at 14:39
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(320/ 80 ) at 15:11
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(320/ 72 ) at 16:30