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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 13/09/2015. 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
Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

107

107

06/09/2015

11

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


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 16/09/2015.

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 17.3 -2.8 13.7 +4.8 12.8 12.2 3.2 5.4 554 (23.1) 61/10
BUNBURY 15.5 -2.9 11.9 +3.5 -- 14.6 -- -- 423 (17.6) 48/08
MANDURAH 16.1 -2.8 13.4 +1.7 -- 12.0 -- -- 720 (30.0) 63/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.9 19.3 -3.7 18.7 0.0 10.2 11.1 320 (13.3) 50/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.4 +2.2 6.2 -4.1 3.4 0.0 5.0 11.4 194 ( 8.1) 28/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.5 +8.0 12.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.1 +8.1 15.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.6 +7.8 10.8 +4.5 6.0 0.0 4.0 9.9 440 (18.3) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 -0.7 8.8 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +0.4 19.7 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 574 (23.9) 55/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.1 15.5 -1.9 13.1 0.0 13.0 10.3 550 (22.9) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 24.5 -0.7 17.1 +0.5 -- 8.0 -- 10.2 538 (22.4) 48/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 -0.7 17.4 +3.7 15.9 0.0 7.8 -- 479 (20.0) 41/07
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +0.1 15.2 +1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 476 (19.8) 44/13
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.5 15.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 31/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -1.4 15.1 +2.4 13.8 1.4 3.4 7.1 353 (14.7) 31/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -1.6 9.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 41/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.7 +1.3 7.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +0.2 5.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 +4.8 6.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +2.0 4.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 24/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +5.6 11.2 +0.8 8.9 0.0 7.4 10.4 427 (17.8) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 +2.4 5.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +2.9 12.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 26/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.9 +4.3 6.5 +1.4 5.0 0.0 3.2 10.1 242 (10.1) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +3.1 6.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.5 +6.1 7.5 +0.2 2.0 0.0 5.0 10.7 285 (11.9) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 +3.5 3.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 22/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.3 +2.5 4.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 22/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 +3.6 7.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 642 (26.8) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 +3.7 5.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 +3.1 10.4 +4.4 6.4 0.0 4.6 7.8 385 (16.0) 39/13
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

36.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
36.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.0 : 35.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.2 : 32.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.7 : 32.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 34.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.4 : 29.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.4 : 18.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.1 : 17.7 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.1 : 15.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 14.7 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 15.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 15.5 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 15.1 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 15.2 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 17.9 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.8 : 15.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.8 : 9.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.0 : 6.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 11.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-7.3 : 12.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.1 : 9.7 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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.
86.0 TODS CORNER Central Plateau TAS
38.0 BUREKUP Lower West WA
37.0 KARNET Lower West WA
36.5 NAMBUNG STATION Lower West WA
35.6 SERPENTINE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
38.0 BUREKUP
37.0 KARNET
36.5 NAMBUNG STATION
35.6 SERPENTINE

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
86.0 TODS CORNER

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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4.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
3.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1261 (52.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1070 (44.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1058 (44.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1047 (43.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1017 (42.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
968 (40.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
957 (39.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
950 (39.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
934 (38.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
920 (38.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
913 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
903 (37.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
873 (36.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
806 (33.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
803 (33.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
800 (33.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
779 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
756 (31.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
720 (30.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
715 (29.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
708 (29.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
690 (28.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
690 (28.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
678 (28.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
666 (27.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
654 (27.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
647 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
643 (26.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
642 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
640 (26.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
634 (26.4) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
632 (26.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
625 (26.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
615 (25.6) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
609 (25.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
107/23 FORREST Eucla WA
83/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
74/15 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
72/07 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.
None reported None reported