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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 1403 EST on 25/09/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

27.1

27.0

18/09/2016

25

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

24.3

24.2

23/09/2010

17

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

0.6

0.8

04/09/2009

17

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

1.3

1.9

11/09/2004

12

1.3

26/07/2009

13

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 14:03EST, 25/09/2016.

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 17.4 -2.7 4.2 -4.7 2.9 0.2 3.0 7.1 399 (16.6) 41/12
BUNBURY 16.0 -2.4 1.8 -6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 31/15
MANDURAH 15.5 -3.4 7.0 -4.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 282 (11.8) 39/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.4 24.5 +1.5 24.1 8.6 5.2 10.6 279 (11.6) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 -2.3 19.8 +9.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 48/02
WHYALLA AERO 20.6 -0.9 12.4 +4.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 475 (19.8) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -2.4 12.5 +2.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 -1.5 7.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 48/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.9 +3.7 10.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 30/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.7 21.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +2.6 24.0 +6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +4.5 19.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 46/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +3.1 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +2.4 11.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/16
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.8 11.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 0.0 11.4 -1.3 7.8 0.0 5.8 11.3 289 (12.0) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 -0.9 7.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 8.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +1.2 10.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 +1.0 11.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 -0.4 5.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 +1.7 12.5 +2.1 10.6 0.2 4.8 10.1 611 (25.5) 28/08
RICHMOND RAAF 24.7 +2.0 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 28/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 -0.3 12.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 21/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 +2.6 6.6 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +2.5 8.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.6 -2.8 6.9 -0.4 3.0 0.0 5.6 2.5 282 (11.8) 34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.1 +0.7 5.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.8 +1.0 3.8 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 +1.2 4.8 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 52/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 +2.9 6.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 +3.4 5.1 -0.9 3.4 0.0 2.4 7.8 185 ( 7.7) 39/16
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

40.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.5 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 20.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+6.3 : 20.6 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+6.1 : 14.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+5.8 : 35.9 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+5.2 : 18.4 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
26.7 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.4 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+9.5 : 19.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 21.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+7.4 : 27.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 24.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
+6.2 : 24.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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

5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : 13.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.6 : 17.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.4 : 17.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : 20.4 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-5.3 : 20.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 15.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.1 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-1.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-7.9 : -2.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-7.5 : -1.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 0.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : 0.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-7.0 : -0.7 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt 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.
87.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
36.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
13.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
12.6 DALYUP PARK Lower West WA
10.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
12.6 DALYUP PARK
10.4 ESPERANCE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
36.0 WAVE HILL
13.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
87.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

814 (33.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
803 (33.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
793 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
764 (31.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
747 (31.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
717 (29.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
693 (28.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
683 (28.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
624 (26.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
603 (25.1) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
601 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/18 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
80/10 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
74/16 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
70/14 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
68/11 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
68/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
68/19 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
15.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
46.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 15.3mm/h
32.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 65.2mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 37.6mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 35.8mm/h
86.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 173.2mm/h
86.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 86.6mm/h
86.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 86.6mm/h
None reported