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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1518 EST on 01/09/2015. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

2.4

2.8

14/08/2007

11

1 N


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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 15:17EST, 01/09/2015.

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 17.0 -1.5 6.9 -1.1 5.7 0.0 4.6 6.3 296 (12.3) 54/15
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.8 7.8 +0.4 -- 3.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 50/14
MANDURAH 17.1 -0.8 11.3 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 54/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.5 22.6 +2.2 22.3 0.0 5.8 10.9 321 (13.4) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.6 +4.0 11.5 +5.5 9.1 0.0 7.2 7.4 248 (10.3) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 +5.5 2.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.9 +3.3 4.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -1.1 -0.3 -5.8 -2.4 0.0 1.0 5.7 196 ( 8.2) 21/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 +3.2 8.2 -2.0 5.7 0.0 8.2 10.9 333 (13.9) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +1.3 19.4 +2.0 17.4 0.0 5.0 10.8 207 ( 8.6) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 +2.7 18.6 +3.9 17.2 0.0 7.0 10.4 188 ( 7.8) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 23.5 +1.0 15.4 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- 10.6 266 (11.1) 31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 +1.2 9.7 -1.0 6.6 0.0 3.0 -- 176 ( 7.3) 41/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +0.6 8.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 21.9 +0.5 12.7 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 338 (14.1) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +0.4 8.4 -1.2 6.0 0.0 10.0 11.1 420 (17.5) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.6 -0.9 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 476 (19.8) 39/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.0 0.0 2.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +0.7 7.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 37/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 -0.2 7.1 +0.3 5.0 0.0 3.2 7.7 384 (16.0) 30/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -1.5 -0.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -1.7 9.5 +1.4 7.2 0.0 4.8 10.9 574 (23.9) 39/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 +0.2 7.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 24/12
BELLAMBI AWS 16.0 -2.0 8.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 +0.2 1.8 -1.7 0.4 0.0 1.4 6.8 155 ( 6.5) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 0.0 2.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.7 +1.4 -0.3 -5.6 -4.0 0.0 2.6 10.9 202 ( 8.4) 24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 -0.8 0.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 28/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +0.2 -1.9 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 26/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -1.6 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 414 (17.3) 30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.6 +0.8 4.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/11
HOBART AIRPORT 11.3 -2.2 5.4 +0.7 2.0 1.8 1.2 2.7 363 (15.1) 31/15
Max
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+/- 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

37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 30.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.2 : 22.8 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+5.8 : 28.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 26.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 24.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
23.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 20.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+9.5 : 17.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+8.4 : 20.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 16.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.6 : 21.8 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

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

0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.4 : 6.7 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-4.2 : 11.9 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 22.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.0 : 8.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-3.9 : 10.5 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : -3.3 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.2 : -2.7 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-7.1 : -1.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.7 : 0.0 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.6 : -1.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.6 : -0.7 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE 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.
56.0 MOUNT WALLABY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
45.8 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT
23.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD
11.0 JONDARYAN POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
12.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
Wide Bay/Burnett
56.0 MOUNT WALLABY
Darling Downs E
11.0 JONDARYAN POST OFFICE

ISLANDS

45.8 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT
Islands
23.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1119 (46.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1038 (43.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1006 (41.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
739 (30.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
739 (30.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
731 (30.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
715 (29.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
664 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
650 (27.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
85/23 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
80/18 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
78/23 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
76/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(220/ 67 ) at 18:46
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(220/ 65 ) at 18:28