Australian Weather News -- 15 SEP 2015

Tuesday 15 SEP 2015

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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 16/09/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Highest daily rainfall

VIC

E Central

086373

RHYLL

25.0

21.8

11/09/2004

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The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 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	18.2	-1.9	9.0	+0.1	7.0	0.0	3.8	9.5	411 (17.1)	37/12
BUNBURY	15.9	-2.5	5.1	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	28/11
MANDURAH	16.4	-2.5	7.4	-4.3	--	0.8	--	--	311 (13.0)	28/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	-0.1	23.2	+0.2	22.7	0.0	6.0	10.2	278 (11.6)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.9	+1.7	11.1	+0.8	7.9	0.0	11.8	10.7	338 (14.1)	37/17
WHYALLA AERO	17.5	-4.0	4.4	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	30/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.1	-1.9	9.4	-0.3	--	1.4	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	26/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.6	-1.2	8.6	+2.3	6.4	1.8	2.2	6.1	417 (17.4)	37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.0	+2.8	12.3	-1.9	10.9	0.0	7.8	11.3	220 ( 9.2)	48/14
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+1.0	19.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	511 (21.3)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.9	+0.2	20.2	+2.8	--	0.0	8.2	8.6	543 (22.6)	44/09
MACKAY M.O	24.9	-0.3	20.3	+3.7	--	0.8	--	10.8	397 (16.5)	26/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.1	+0.8	15.4	+1.7	11.7	0.0	7.4	--	335 (14.0)	28/10
BUNDABERG AERO	25.8	+0.4	13.9	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	30/16
COOLANGATTA	23.6	+0.4	11.6	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	41/16
BRISBANE AERO	24.5	+0.3	12.9	+0.2	10.4	0.0	4.6	10.8	245 (10.2)	37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.8	+1.6	11.6	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	457 (19.0)	31/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.1	+4.7	2.1	-6.5	--	0.0	4.2	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+4.5	9.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.4	+7.1	9.0	0.0	4.7	0.0	5.0	10.6	254 (10.6)	59/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	7.7	+3.5	-0.1	0.0	3.8	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.5	+4.2	10.4	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	52/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.5	+10.0	14.1	+3.7	10.4	0.0	6.4	11.0	474 (19.8)	67/11
RICHMOND RAAF	29.6	+6.9	7.7	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	67/16
BELLAMBI AWS	28.6	+8.5	14.8	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	68/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.8	+0.2	13.4	+8.3	11.6	0.0	5.6	7.8	468 (19.5)	48/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.0	0.0	13.3	+7.6	--	0.0	--	--	352 (14.7)	54/09
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.0	-0.4	8.9	+1.6	7.0	0.8	10.4	11.4	511 (21.3)	35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.6	+0.2	11.0	+5.6	--	0.4	--	--	414 (17.3)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.7	-1.1	9.7	+5.4	--	5.4	--	--	422 (17.6)	48/09
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.4	-1.5	7.0	+2.2	--	13.8	--	--	576 (24.0)	44/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.4	+1.9	11.4	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	35/16
HOBART AIRPORT	18.0	+2.7	14.0	+8.0	10.4	0.0	7.6	1.3	503 (21.0)	52/15
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

38.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 30.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+9.8 : 29.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+9.4 : 28.9 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
+8.5 : 28.6 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+8.1 : 29.5 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+8.1 : 29.5 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 15.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+8.8 : 14.8 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+8.6 : 15.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+8.3 : 13.6 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+8.3 : 13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 15.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 14.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 13.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 11.6 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 14.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

-0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
1.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.5 : 2.1 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.0 : 3.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 1.0 HAWKER Upper North 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.

37.0 MAIN RIDGE E Central VIC
36.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
27.4 MORNINGTON E Central VIC
27.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
26.8 FERNY CREEK E Central VIC

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1269 (52.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
915 (38.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
899 (37.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
896 (37.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
813 (33.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
794 (33.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
792 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
768 (32.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
759 (31.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
755 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
750 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
707 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
703 (29.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
701 (29.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
693 (28.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
687 (28.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
675 (28.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
671 (28.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
662 (27.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
662 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
648 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
636 (26.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
633 (26.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
621 (25.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
613 (25.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
611 (25.5) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
607 (25.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

93/10 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/06 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/10 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
83/12 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
83/10 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
83/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
QUEENSLAND Central Coast E ALVA BEACH 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.2mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland MOUNT NOWA NOWA 11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h W Gippsland CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) 6.2mm in 11 min to 05:17 33.8mm/h E Central MOORABBIN AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h FERNY CREEK 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h RHYLL 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra MOSS VALE AWS : 83(310/ 65 ) at 10:47 South Coast NERRIGA AWS : 91(320/ 61 ) at 11:00 Goulburn/Monaro GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS : 87(320/ 65 ) at 11:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 119(330/ 95 ) at 04:09 PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(270/ 43 ) at 10:51 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 93(360/ 54 ) at 05:12 MOUNT HOTHAM : 111(300/ 78 ) at 07:51 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(330/ 63 ) at 03:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(310/ 63 ) at 04:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(270/ 70 ) at 06:09