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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 20/09/2015. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

28.8

27.3

18/09/2015

54

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

-32.9

-32.4

11/09/2012

25

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, 20/09/2015.

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 20.3 +0.2 12.4 +3.5 10.6 0.0 5.4 8.4 433 (18.0) 48/10
BUNBURY 17.6 -0.8 11.1 +2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 309 (12.9) 39/08
MANDURAH 18.5 -0.4 13.1 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 332 (13.8) 44/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 22.4 -0.6 21.9 0.0 7.4 11.0 298 (12.4) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 -0.5 5.0 -5.3 2.2 0.0 7.6 11.5 244 (10.2) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 23.1 +1.6 4.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 30/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.1 +2.1 5.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 +1.4 3.6 -2.7 1.9 0.0 0.8 4.4 149 ( 6.2) 30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.7 -1.5 13.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +0.8 14.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.2 15.3 -2.1 13.7 0.0 9.0 11.1 363 (15.1) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 24.4 -0.8 15.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 401 (16.7) 37/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.4 -2.9 13.0 -0.7 10.4 0.0 9.0 -- 256 (10.7) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +1.3 16.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 52/10
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.3 13.9 +0.6 -- 27.4 -- -- 545 (22.7) 44/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 -1.1 11.5 -1.2 10.5 0.6 4.4 9.0 394 (16.4) 37/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.2 -3.0 8.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.7 +0.3 4.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 -2.6 12.2 +2.8 -- 10.8 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 -1.7 11.7 +2.7 -- 6.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 41/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 -0.4 5.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 41/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +0.3 12.5 +2.1 12.0 15.4 5.4 7.3 539 (22.5) 39/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.1 -3.6 11.6 +3.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 276 (11.5) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -1.8 12.0 -0.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 571 (23.8) 34/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.3 4.5 -0.6 2.2 0.0 4.0 10.8 216 ( 9.0) 35/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +2.4 6.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.5 +1.1 4.8 -2.5 0.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 254 (10.6) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 +3.5 5.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 37/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.9 +3.1 5.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 +3.6 1.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 +1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.6 +4.3 5.0 -1.0 0.2 0.0 2.4 8.8 255 (10.6) 37/12
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

40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 30.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.7 : 15.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+6.6 : 18.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+6.6 : 38.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 39.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

28.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+11.2 : 28.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 19.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 22.4 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+6.7 : 16.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 14.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

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

6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 13.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 18.8 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.7 : 14.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.5 : 13.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.0 : 14.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-5.0 : 14.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 13.3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.3 : 8.1 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.1 : 7.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.6 : 7.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-6.3 : 8.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.3 : 2.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.3 : 1.8 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty 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.
44.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
30.8 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
30.4 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST) Illawarra NSW
28.4 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK) North Coast NSW
28.2 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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6.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
6.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1295 (54.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1167 (48.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
912 (38.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
829 (34.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
812 (33.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
811 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
808 (33.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
792 (33.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
695 (29.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
679 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
678 (28.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
675 (28.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
672 (28.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
670 (27.9) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
662 (27.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
653 (27.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
652 (27.2) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
623 (26.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
613 (25.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
87/01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/01 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
65/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
61/15 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
61/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
61/00 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
5.6mm in 33 min to 07:23 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(140/ 65 ) at 01:32
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(160/ 69 ) at 01:21