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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 1404 EST on 02/09/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

11.1

10.9

21/09/1998

16

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

24.6

24.5

08/09/1998

38

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.
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 07/09/2016.

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 17.5 -2.6 3.5 -5.4 1.6 0.8 2.8 10.4 375 (15.6) 31/15
BUNBURY 15.8 -2.6 4.2 -4.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 258 (10.8) 28/12
MANDURAH 15.9 -3.0 7.2 -4.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 345 (14.4) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -0.9 23.8 +0.8 23.5 0.0 9.2 8.3 359 (15.0) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.8 +0.6 15.0 +4.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 287 (12.0) 70/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.3 -1.2 9.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.4 +0.4 9.2 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.7 -0.1 9.6 +3.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 341 (14.2) 28/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 +2.4 17.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 +1.1 21.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 39/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 -0.5 21.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +0.2 17.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 30/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 -1.3 14.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 34/17
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 -0.7 15.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/15
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.7 16.1 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 +0.2 13.4 +0.7 11.0 0.0 1.8 7.5 226 ( 9.4) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -1.3 11.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 30/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 -1.5 12.3 +3.7 -- 5.6 0.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +0.4 9.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 +1.3 11.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.3 +0.2 5.7 +1.5 -3.9 16.2 2.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -0.8 9.8 +3.6 -- 16.4 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 +2.7 12.1 +1.7 7.9 0.0 4.6 9.2 484 (20.2) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 -0.2 6.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 +1.1 11.9 -0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 304 (12.7) 30/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 -0.2 7.6 +2.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 18/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.7 -1.3 8.5 +2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 17/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 -0.9 11.7 +4.4 9.5 0.0 2.4 3.8 221 ( 9.2) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 9.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 -1.8 5.5 +1.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 17/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 -0.3 8.4 +3.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 317 (13.2) 28/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.4 4.3 -0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +1.1 9.2 +3.2 6.3 3.6 1.8 9.8 330 (13.8) 50/12
Max
° C
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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

37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.9 BULMAN N Rivers NT
36.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+3.7 : 25.7 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+3.5 : 23.7 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+3.2 : 27.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+3.2 : 19.1 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
+2.9 : 36.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+2.9 : 19.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

26.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 13.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+8.8 : 11.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.7 : 10.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.3 : 16.1 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.3 : 12.2 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

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

1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.7 : 16.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-9.3 : 16.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-9.1 : 18.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 20.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.7 : 20.2 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

-6.5 : 2.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.4 : 3.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.6 : 2.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.5 : 3.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-5.4 : 3.5 PERTH AIRPORT 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.
70.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
46.0 MERRIWA (BOWGLEN) Hunter Valley NSW
32.6 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
29.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
28.6 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK) NW Slopes N NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
28.6 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK)
Hunter Valley
46.0 MERRIWA (BOWGLEN)
CW Slopes S
32.6 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL)
Snowy Mtns
70.1 THREDBO VILLAGE

TASMANIA
W Coast
29.8 MOUNT READ

Reports not yet available

1086 (45.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1004 (41.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
940 (39.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
930 (38.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
879 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
861 (35.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
844 (35.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
800 (33.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
780 (32.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
766 (31.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
682 (28.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
678 (28.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
666 (27.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
653 (27.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
646 (26.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
646 (26.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
645 (26.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
635 (26.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
628 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
610 (25.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
606 (25.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
601 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
87/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/14 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
70/05 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
70/03 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.
None reported None reported