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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 1438 EST on 09/09/2015. 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

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

1.5

1.8

16/09/1970

45

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 14:38EST, 09/09/2015.

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 26.9 +6.8 9.3 +0.4 6.9 0.0 3.4 10.8 313 (13.0) 39/10
BUNBURY 21.5 +3.1 4.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 22/11
MANDURAH 22.9 +4.0 10.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 17/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -1.3 21.4 -1.6 20.4 0.0 5.0 11.0 329 (13.7) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.3 -4.9 10.2 -0.1 8.0 0.0 11.2 10.5 401 (16.7) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 -4.4 5.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -2.5 11.5 +1.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 287 (12.0) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -1.1 6.8 +0.5 8.5 8.6 0.4 5.6 550 (22.9) 37/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.2 -1.0 17.7 +3.5 15.2 0.0 11.6 11.1 446 (18.6) 46/16
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +1.3 18.9 +0.2 17.7 0.0 8.0 10.5 430 (17.9) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 +0.4 17.2 -0.2 15.8 0.0 6.6 10.2 412 (17.2) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 25.0 -0.2 15.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 316 (13.2) 28/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 +2.1 11.4 -2.3 8.6 0.0 4.4 -- 146 ( 6.1) 28/21
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +1.3 11.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/10
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +3.6 15.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 46/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +2.8 14.6 +1.9 12.4 0.0 5.0 9.5 430 (17.9) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 -0.1 12.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 43/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.6 -3.8 5.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -1.8 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 268 (11.2) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -1.5 6.1 -2.9 2.7 0.0 4.0 10.6 364 (15.2) 39/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.6 -5.5 1.0 -3.2 -3.2 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -5.9 0.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 -0.4 9.6 -0.8 6.1 0.2 6.8 11.0 587 (24.5) 52/09
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 -2.4 3.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 50/01
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.8 9.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 54/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 -3.9 3.4 -1.7 1.6 0.0 3.8 4.0 367 (15.3) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -3.1 6.1 +0.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 43/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 -0.8 6.0 -1.3 2.0 0.0 4.6 6.3 385 (16.0) 37/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 4.4 -1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.1 -1.7 7.2 +2.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 361 (15.0) 44/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 -3.3 5.3 +0.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 526 (21.9) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 +2.0 6.4 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.2 -1.1 6.7 +0.7 3.2 0.2 1.0 4.4 245 (10.2) 44/11
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 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+9.6 : 34.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 25.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+7.9 : 28.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+7.7 : 25.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+7.5 : 25.0 KARNET Lower West WA
+7.5 : 24.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+7.5 : 24.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.9 : 16.3 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.2 : 13.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.1 : 19.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.6 : 18.9 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+4.4 : 10.8 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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

0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : 13.4 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.0 : 10.7 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.8 : 13.8 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.7 : 10.2 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.7 : 2.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : -2.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.0 : 1.5 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-7.9 : 0.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.7 : 9.3 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 1.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling 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.
48.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
37.6 ASHTON Adelaide/Lofty SA
32.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
31.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
30.4 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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3.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1960 (81.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1356 (56.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1323 (55.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1131 (47.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1031 (43.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
981 (40.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
942 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
884 (36.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
810 (33.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
799 (33.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
787 (32.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
776 (32.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
761 (31.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
747 (31.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
740 (30.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
740 (30.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
733 (30.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
729 (30.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
725 (30.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
717 (29.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
702 (29.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
699 (29.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
686 (28.6) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
651 (27.1) TELFER AERO Interior WA
642 (26.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
640 (26.7) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
640 (26.7) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
640 (26.7) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
619 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
618 (25.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
609 (25.4) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
609 (25.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
607 (25.3) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
600 (25.0) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
102/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
78/19 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
76/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/04 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
6.4mm in 16 min to 15:30 24.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
7.4mm in 14 min to 09:00 31.7mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 10:00 22.8mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.8mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 22.8mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 22.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 14.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 80(300/ 63 ) at 00:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 72(210/ 63 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 100(270/ 87 ) at 00:00