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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, 17/09/2015.

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 20.9 +0.8 6.1 -2.8 3.6 0.0 4.0 10.9 408 (17.0) 52/07
BUNBURY 16.5 -1.9 5.2 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 21/13
MANDURAH 18.1 -0.8 6.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.1 24.8 +1.8 25.1 0.0 6.0 9.9 326 (13.6) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 +0.8 12.2 +1.9 10.5 0.0 9.2 11.1 379 (15.8) 37/22
WHYALLA AERO 20.3 -1.2 4.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.2 +0.2 7.2 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 31/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 -1.0 3.0 -3.3 0.0 0.2 1.4 4.0 236 ( 9.8) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.4 +4.2 12.2 -2.0 11.0 0.0 9.0 11.4 168 ( 7.0) 39/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 18.8 +0.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 433 (18.0) 34/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.2 19.4 +2.0 17.2 0.0 9.8 10.3 453 (18.9) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 25.2 0.0 16.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 308 (12.8) 22/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +3.1 13.8 +0.1 12.5 0.0 5.8 -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +2.5 12.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +1.8 16.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 57/18
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +0.8 12.7 0.0 8.9 0.0 5.0 10.4 353 (14.7) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.9 +3.7 11.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 46/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.7 +4.3 13.5 +4.9 -- 1.8 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +1.0 12.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 -1.1 9.6 +0.6 6.3 0.0 8.0 11.1 396 (16.5) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.3 0.0 3.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.2 -0.3 12.2 +1.8 7.8 0.0 10.2 10.2 636 (26.5) 35/00
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -0.6 5.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -1.8 12.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 35/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.6 -1.0 3.2 -1.9 2.4 0.0 3.6 9.2 266 (11.1) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.7 -1.3 2.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 +1.8 2.9 -4.4 1.0 0.0 4.0 7.7 260 (10.8) 31/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.7 -1.7 0.8 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 -1.5 1.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 -1.5 2.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 28/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.6 +0.1 2.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 26/16
HOBART AIRPORT 12.6 -2.7 3.9 -2.1 0.1 0.4 3.0 10.1 472 (19.7) 26/02
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
38.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 32.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.4 : 32.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.2 : 30.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.8 : 32.3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.8 : 31.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD

25.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.1 : 25.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+6.7 : 14.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+6.3 : 15.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+6.2 : 17.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 14.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

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

1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 14.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.9 : 16.8 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-4.8 : 14.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.7 : 15.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 19.9 FORREST Eucla WA

-4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.9 : -2.2 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : -2.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 0.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
-6.3 : 1.6 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-6.3 : -1.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

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.
53.4 CHARLES POINT N Rivers NT
28.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
27.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
27.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
24.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.4 CHARLES POINT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
27.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
24.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
28.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

TASMANIA
W Coast
27.2 MOUNT READ

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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5.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

1287 (53.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1159 (48.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
955 (39.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
939 (39.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
905 (37.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
861 (35.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
847 (35.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
838 (34.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
814 (33.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
794 (33.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
746 (31.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
711 (29.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
672 (28.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
651 (27.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
634 (26.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
627 (26.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
627 (26.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
626 (26.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
610 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
610 (25.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
602 (25.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
87/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
81/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/17 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
68/17 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
14.2mm in 30 min to 02:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.2mm/h
20.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 40.4mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 34.4mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 29.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
11.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
Murray Valley
LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE
4.2mm in 11 min to 16:00 22.9mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
12.2mm in 24 min to 18:00 30.5mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
6.8mm in 17 min to 20:17 24.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
5.2mm in 11 min to 14:47 28.4mm/h
12.8mm in 13 min to 15:00 59.1mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 25.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 9.3mm/h
13.0mm in 22 min to 22:30 35.5mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 65 ) at 17:30