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Bureau issues Special Climate Statement on a record wet September and winter

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued one of its detailed Special Climate Statements on the record rainfall of September with additional sections on the wet period that extended from May to September, the flooding that resulted and the broadscale causes of this rare event.

Seven separate rain events led to the wettest September on record in NSW and the NT, and the second to fourth wettest in VIC, QLD and SA respectively. The last of these events caused a total blackout in SA as storm-force winds brought down electricity pilons and produced the lowest pressure ever recorded in the state at a standard observation time of 972.7hPa at Neptune Island at 3am on 29 September. An earlier event gave Uraidla 101.4mm to 9am on 15 September, the highest September daily rainfall on record in the Adelaide region.

A record negative Indian Ocean Dipole caused by unusually warm waters between WA and Indonesia produced Australia's wettest May to September period in the 117-year history of reliable records. The national 5-month average of 213.24mm easily trumped the previous record of 191.87 set in 1978. It was also the wettest May to September period on record for QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS and SA. The heavy September rain on already sodden catchments produced moderate to major flooding in parts of all five states.

You can get the Special Climate Statement here.


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 1425 EST on 14/10/2016. 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 daily rainfall

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

195.8

187.2

12/10/2016

41

187.2

12/10/2016

42

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

3.9

3.9

07/10/2012

16

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

54

52

12/10/2016

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:24EST, 14/10/2016.

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 24.9 +2.3 9.3 -0.9 7.6 0.0 7.0 11.7 328 (13.7) 44/15
BUNBURY 20.1 -0.8 8.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/09
MANDURAH 22.1 +0.4 14.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 0.0 23.5 -1.4 23.0 2.0 8.8 9.0 311 (13.0) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.6 -4.3 6.5 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 -4.1 7.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.6 -2.3 6.4 -5.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 -1.6 4.5 -2.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 26/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -4.6 10.7 -7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 41/08
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 -0.3 20.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +1.7 24.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 26.4 -1.1 19.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +0.3 16.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 41/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +1.8 15.8 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 362 (15.1) 54/22
COOLANGATTA 24.1 -0.3 14.9 -1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 54/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -0.5 13.9 -1.7 10.5 0.2 -- 8.9 366 (15.3) 54/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 -2.9 7.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 55/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.8 -5.3 7.3 -4.9 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -5.4 9.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 46/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -7.6 11.8 -0.1 -- 13.4 -- -- 411 (17.1) 48/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -4.9 3.7 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 34/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.2 -5.3 12.3 -0.9 11.9 6.2 7.4 7.9 585 (24.4) 65/02
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -5.0 10.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 44/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -5.6 10.2 -3.7 -- 3.4 -- -- 467 (19.5) 65/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.0 -3.4 5.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -3.0 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 363 (15.1) 34/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.2 -3.7 6.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 0.8 10.8 295 (12.3) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 -4.2 3.6 -3.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 306 (12.8) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -4.0 2.3 -4.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 325 (13.5) 35/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 -3.2 1.7 -4.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 466 (19.4) 35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 -2.0 0.3 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 -2.2 3.5 -4.0 -0.5 2.4 4.0 7.3 486 (20.3) 30/09
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

41.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+14.9 : 36.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+14.5 : 35.6 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.0 : 36.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.6 : 35.7 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+12.0 : 33.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 18.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 18.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 16.2 BICKLEY Lower West WA
+6.0 : 27.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+5.9 : 26.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

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

1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.3 : 10.0 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-9.0 : 15.5 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-8.3 : 17.1 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-8.0 : 17.0 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-8.0 : 16.4 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW

-9.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 8.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.6 : 7.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-9.0 : -0.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.9 : -9.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.6 : 4.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E 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.
195.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
81.2 YORKRAKINE TBRG Cent Wheatbelt WA
24.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
24.0 EMU CREEK ALERT Central Coast E QLD
16.5 LABELLE DOWNS N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
81.2 YORKRAKINE TBRG

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
24.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
16.5 LABELLE DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
24.0 EMU CREEK ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
195.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

955 (39.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
948 (39.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
942 (39.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
939 (39.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
911 (38.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
862 (35.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
862 (35.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
739 (30.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
696 (29.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
695 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
639 (26.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
626 (26.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
605 (25.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
602 (25.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
91/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
74/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/13 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
72/17 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
24.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
8.0mm in 4 min to 15:51 120.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
12.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 24.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.4mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
10.4mm in 23 min to 00:00 27.1mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.6mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
92.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 30.7mm/h
94.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 94.0mm/h
9.0mm in 25 min to 10:00 21.6mm/h
103.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 103.8mm/h
16.2mm in 29 min to 10:30 33.5mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.4mm/h
8.2mm in 13 min to 10:43 37.8mm/h
12.4mm in 16 min to 11:00 46.5mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 37.8mm/h
11.8mm in 26 min to 11:30 27.2mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 34.6mm/h
6.6mm in 9 min to 11:51 44.0mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 29.6mm/h
77.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 25.7mm/h
6.0mm in 17 min to 12:17 21.2mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 26.6mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 28.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 24.6mm/h
10.0mm in 9 min to 13:27 66.7mm/h
24.6mm in 15 min to 13:45 98.4mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 36.6mm/h
7.8mm in 15 min to 14:45 31.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.2mm/h
88.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 14.7mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 74 ) at 19:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(140/ 63 ) at 21:40
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 76(200/ 69 ) at 19:36
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 91(180/ 70 ) at 02:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(320/ 63 ) at 22:00
ISLANDS
Islands
TIMOR SEA 487KM WNW DARWIN : 85(100/ 70 ) at 17:40