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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 14:38EST, 06/09/2015.

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 19.3 -0.8 10.3 +1.4 8.8 13.6 3.0 8.6 343 (14.3) 54/13
BUNBURY 17.1 -1.3 13.1 +4.7 -- 27.2 -- -- 371 (15.5) 41/11
MANDURAH 18.5 -0.4 15.0 +3.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 464 (19.3) 44/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 22.1 -0.9 21.7 0.0 5.4 10.8 362 (15.1) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 -1.8 4.6 -5.7 2.6 0.0 3.8 11.1 186 ( 7.8) 28/11
WHYALLA AERO 20.2 -1.3 3.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 46/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 -0.9 4.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -3.0 8.0 +1.7 5.6 0.0 2.2 0.7 197 ( 8.2) 26/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -4.3 12.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 44/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +0.4 14.0 -4.7 10.2 0.0 7.6 10.5 266 (11.1) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 -0.3 13.9 -3.5 13.0 0.0 10.4 10.0 343 (14.3) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 24.6 -0.6 13.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 334 (13.9) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 -0.1 11.4 -2.3 9.0 0.0 18.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +0.1 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 39/12
COOLANGATTA 22.2 -1.0 13.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 -2.0 11.5 -1.2 10.1 0.0 6.8 9.3 350 (14.6) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 -2.1 10.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +0.2 6.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -2.2 11.4 +2.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 261 (10.9) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 -0.9 9.1 +0.1 -- 15.4 -- -- 240 (10.0) 31/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -2.2 2.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 28/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 -1.1 11.1 +0.7 8.8 0.2 2.8 9.3 398 (16.6) 35/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.2 7.4 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -2.7 11.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 -1.4 3.3 -1.8 1.6 0.0 1.8 9.3 129 ( 5.4) 18/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -0.4 3.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 22/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -2.5 1.4 -5.9 1.4 0.0 3.0 8.8 229 ( 9.5) 18/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 -1.0 0.7 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 253 (10.5) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +0.2 0.0 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 26/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 -1.7 4.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 30/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.7 3.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.1 -4.2 6.7 +0.7 1.9 0.0 3.0 4.7 504 (21.0) 35/09
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

38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 30.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.9 : 27.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.5 : 27.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+4.7 : 32.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.0 : 7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

25.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 11.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 11.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 13.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.7 : 10.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.3 : 12.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA

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

0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : 16.8 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-6.1 : 24.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-5.7 : 17.5 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-5.6 : 26.3 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.6 : 19.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.6 : 9.0 DOVER Southeast TAS

-4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : 7.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.8 : 4.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 0.5 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.5 : 10.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 2.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.1 : 1.1 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley 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.
27.2 BUNBURY Lower West WA
24.6 BUNGENDORE Lower West WA
24.4 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
24.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
22.0 CAPEL NORTH Lower West WA

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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4.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1242 (51.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1197 (49.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1181 (49.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1111 (46.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1004 (41.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
907 (37.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
890 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
854 (35.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
816 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
810 (33.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
787 (32.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
759 (31.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
754 (31.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
725 (30.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
690 (28.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
646 (26.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
623 (26.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
618 (25.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
74/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
70/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 8 min to 15:30 81.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
18.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 36.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 18.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
None reported