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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, 22/09/2015.

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 22.7 +2.6 9.2 +0.3 6.0 0.0 5.0 11.1 457 (19.0) 52/07
BUNBURY 20.7 +2.3 4.1 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 28/08
MANDURAH 23.0 +4.1 9.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 22.0 -1.0 21.5 0.0 8.0 11.3 290 (12.1) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 -1.8 8.5 -1.8 5.5 0.0 9.6 11.4 279 (11.6) 44/08
WHYALLA AERO 16.9 -4.6 8.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 46/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.4 -2.6 9.8 +0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 293 (12.2) 39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -2.0 8.7 +2.4 8.5 1.8 3.8 4.7 467 (19.5) 52/04
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +0.8 14.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 42.2 11.4 335 (14.0) 44/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +1.6 18.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 20.1 +2.7 17.5 0.0 9.6 9.1 425 (17.7) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +0.2 16.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +2.7 14.7 +1.0 11.1 0.0 7.0 -- 282 (11.8) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -1.0 14.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.3 14.4 +1.1 -- 12.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 30/07
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -1.4 13.2 +0.5 12.3 1.6 5.2 10.8 376 (15.7) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 -0.8 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 44/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 +3.5 11.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -0.1 9.3 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.1 +2.8 8.5 -0.5 -- 2.0 13.0 10.0 247 (10.3) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.4 -0.8 -2.2 1.2 3 6.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +2.9 6.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 35/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +4.0 12.2 +1.8 10.1 0.4 1.6 10.4 300 (12.5) 43/20
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 +2.7 8.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 24/20
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 +0.4 13.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.7 +4.1 6.9 +1.8 5.0 0.0 4.0 9.1 223 ( 9.3) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.9 6.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 35/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.3 8.2 +0.9 5.0 0.0 5.2 9.7 273 (11.4) 46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.4 +3.0 9.6 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.6 +0.8 6.9 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 46/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 -1.3 7.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 44/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +1.6 7.8 +2.6 -- -- -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 50/12
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +5.9 8.2 +2.2 4.2 0.0 3.2 3.9 292 (12.2) 57/12
Max
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° 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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
39.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 34.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 39.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+7.3 : 23.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+7.2 : 31.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.1 : 14.6 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+7.0 : 13.6 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+6.5 : 19.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.2 : 9.9 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+6.1 : 23.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

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

3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 16.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 20.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.4 : 16.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : 20.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.3 : 14.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-1.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-7.8 : -2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.5 : 9.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-6.9 : -0.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : -1.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 9.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.1 : 7.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

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.
36.6 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
35.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
30.0 NOWENDOC (GREEN HILLS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
27.6 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
27.4 HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL) North Coast NSW

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1045 (43.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
966 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
909 (37.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
863 (36.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
812 (33.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
793 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
729 (30.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
718 (29.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
691 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
690 (28.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
686 (28.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
674 (28.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
665 (27.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
664 (27.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
662 (27.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
661 (27.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
643 (26.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
637 (26.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
637 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
627 (26.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
620 (25.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
107/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/10 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/11 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/15 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
8.8mm in 6 min to 15:06 88.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 85(300/ 65 ) at 11:24
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(210/ 63 ) at 23:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 108(250/ 87 ) at 10:30
CAPE GRIM : 95(230/ 74 ) at 10:36
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 65 ) at 18:14
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(280/ 78 ) at 12:30