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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 02/09/2017. 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085270

MITCHELL RIVER @ GLENALADALE

258.4

24.8

29/09/2011

13

139.6

24/04/2004

15

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

-11.7

-11.1

03/09/2012

16

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains S

050017

WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS

-2.4

-2.0

02/09/2012

15

1 N

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

-3.9

-3.0

02/09/2012

19

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070080

TARALGA POST OFFICE

-6.0

-6.0

13/09/1982

54

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

-1.7

-1.0

23/09/2007

19

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

-2.3

-2.0

12/09/2004

14

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

-4.8

-4.3

08/09/2003

16

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 02/09/2017.

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 16.7 -3.4 10.9 +2.0 9.6 10.4 6.4 8.7 303 (12.6) 55/15
BUNBURY 15.0 -3.4 5.4 -3.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 59/16
MANDURAH 16.8 -2.1 11.2 -0.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 285 (11.9) 55/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 19.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 255 (10.6) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.0 +1.8 4.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.9 +6.4 8.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 54/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.1 +4.1 13.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 +3.3 7.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 +1.0 13.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -0.2 19.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 -0.4 14.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 43/15
MACKAY M.O 24.7 -0.5 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 0.0 10.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 30/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 -0.4 12.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 21.4 -1.8 13.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 50/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -2.6 9.7 -3.0 8.1 0.0 6.6 10.4 336 (14.0) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 -0.9 7.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 44/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -2.0 2.7 -5.9 -3.1 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -3.3 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 35/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.2 -4.1 7.7 -1.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 540 (22.5) 39/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -1.1 -5.3 -7.3 0.2 2.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -1.2 0.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 31/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -3.9 7.7 -2.7 6.0 0.2 3.4 9.8 668 (27.8) 44/06
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -3.7 0.9 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -4.3 8.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 589 (24.5) 31/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 -- -4.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 -0.8 -0.4 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.7 -1.3 -0.5 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.0 +2.6 4.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 9.3 192 ( 8.0) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 -1.0 -2.2 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 -1.4 -5.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.9 +0.3 1.1 -5.9 -2.7 0.2 1.8 5.7 328 (13.7) 59/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.3 -0.6 -0.2 -5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 -1.7 2.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -0.3 0.1 -5.9 -2.5 0.2 1.4 8.5 258 (10.8) 31/13
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

37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 27.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.1 : 31.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 33.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.7 : 27.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+5.7 : 22.2 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.3 : 13.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 14.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.5 : 18.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.0 : 17.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.7 : 13.9 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA

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

2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.4 : 16.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-5.4 : 27.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-5.1 : 14.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.0 : 18.4 MULLEWA Central West WA
-4.9 : 17.1 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-4.9 : 12.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.9 : 17.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW

-9.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-10.1 : 0.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-10.0 : 8.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.9 : -0.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.9 : -3.9 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-9.4 : 7.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-9.4 : 9.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley 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.
258.4 MITCHELL RIVER @ GLENALADALE W Gippsland VIC
23.0 WANNEROO Lower West WA
20.0 NOBLE FALLS Lower West WA
19.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
19.0 MUCHEA Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
23.0 WANNEROO
20.0 NOBLE FALLS
19.4 GINGIN AERO
19.0 MUCHEA

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
258.4 MITCHELL RIVER @ GLENALADALE

Reports not yet available

948 (39.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
916 (38.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
867 (36.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
813 (33.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
786 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
779 (32.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
771 (32.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
762 (31.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
751 (31.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
730 (30.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
724 (30.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
717 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
696 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
681 (28.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
676 (28.2) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
676 (28.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
661 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
649 (27.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
617 (25.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
615 (25.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
78/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/15 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
74/22 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
68/13 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
68/11 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
PERTH AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
PEARCE RAAF
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
GINGIN AERO
19.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.4mm/h
BICKLEY
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h
MILLENDON (SWAN VALLEY)
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
7.0mm in 2 min to 09:02 210.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.8mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
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
NEW NORCIA AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(250/ 65 ) at 15:11