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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 21/09/2015. 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

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

23.7

22.5

29/09/2010

18

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071041

THREDBO VILLAGE

20.0

19.6

29/09/1980

34

1 N


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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 14:38EST, 21/09/2015.

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 20.6 +0.5 7.4 -1.5 4.6 0.0 5.2 11.1 445 (18.5) 41/10
BUNBURY 18.4 0.0 1.6 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 30/13
MANDURAH 18.5 -0.4 7.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.8 23.4 +0.4 22.4 0.0 7.0 10.6 290 (12.1) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.6 +1.4 5.4 -4.9 2.6 0.0 8.0 11.5 249 (10.4) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 28.3 +6.8 6.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.3 +6.3 8.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 48/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 +6.3 5.2 -1.1 1.4 0.0 2.6 9.6 243 (10.1) 37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.7 -0.5 9.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +0.7 19.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.2 18.6 +1.2 15.4 0.0 9.2 11.2 453 (18.9) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 25.2 0.0 17.5 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- 8.9 397 (16.5) 37/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +0.8 16.3 +2.6 14.8 0.0 5.0 -- 309 (12.9) 41/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +0.5 15.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -0.8 14.5 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 452 (18.8) 44/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -1.4 12.3 -0.4 11.3 0.0 5.6 9.0 402 (16.8) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 -1.8 9.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 585 (24.4) 39/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +1.5 12.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -3.4 11.4 +2.0 -- 9.6 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 26/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -1.3 13.4 +4.4 -- 36.8 -- -- 286 (11.9) 31/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.7 +1.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +0.2 8.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 -2.1 12.0 +1.6 7.8 0.0 4.0 3.4 401 (16.7) 30/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -2.9 11.3 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 242 (10.1) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.3 10.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.5 +2.9 7.3 +2.2 5.0 0.0 3.8 9.2 311 (13.0) 28/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +3.5 5.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.1 +5.7 5.0 -2.3 1.0 0.0 4.0 10.8 106 ( 4.4) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.5 +5.1 8.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.7 +5.9 5.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.9 +5.0 2.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +3.0 7.3 +2.1 -- -- -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/16
HOBART AIRPORT 20.9 +5.6 1.9 -4.1 -1.1 0.0 3.8 6.8 214 ( 8.9) 37/13
Max
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+/- 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
39.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 20.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.7 : 37.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 24.1 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.3 : 23.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 25.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+8.3 : 20.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.9 : 10.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.3 : 12.2 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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

5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.0 : 17.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.9 : 18.2 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-5.9 : 19.8 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.9 : 18.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.8 : 13.5 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 1.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-6.5 : -1.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 4.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 0.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 9.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.8 : 0.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
58.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
36.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
29.0 MINNIE WATER (PUMP SHED) North Coast NSW
28.6 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
27.0 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
29.0 MINNIE WATER (PUMP SHED)
MidNorth Coast S
27.0 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
Hunter Valley
58.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
36.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
28.6 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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4.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1157 (48.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
930 (38.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
894 (37.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
883 (36.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
870 (36.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
837 (34.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
779 (32.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
684 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
679 (28.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
656 (27.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
655 (27.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
645 (26.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
644 (26.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
614 (25.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
612 (25.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
80/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/18 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
65/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/17 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
6.6mm in 8 min to 17:30 49.5mm/h
7.4mm in 15 min to 18:00 29.6mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(110/ 69 ) at 21:00