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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 1417 EST on 18/09/2017. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

-0.2

0.0

10/09/2012

14

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

-5.5

-5.4

28/09/2003

18

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

-4.0

-4.0

12/09/2002

13

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS

-3.5

-3.1

01/09/2012

18

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

-2.1

-1.6

01/09/2012

17

1 N

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

-2.2

-2.0

28/09/2003

40

1 N

VIC

Mallee S

077094

SWAN HILL AERODROME

-1.7

-1.6

12/09/2011

17

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

41.0

41.0

27/09/1980

57

1 P Equal to record.

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

40.7

39.8

27/09/2010

48

1 N


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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 14:16EST, 18/09/2017.

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 21.7 +1.6 14.6 +5.7 13.0 0.2 4.4 9.6 265 (11.0) 34/15
BUNBURY 19.8 +1.4 10.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 30/14
MANDURAH 20.4 +1.5 15.3 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.9 21.7 -1.3 20.8 0.0 7.8 10.3 282 (11.8) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +1.6 3.9 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 28.8 +7.3 3.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.6 +5.6 11.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 46/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.1 +2.3 0.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 55/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +0.9 13.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +1.5 18.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.8 14.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 46/14
MACKAY M.O 25.8 +0.6 15.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +1.6 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +2.3 10.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 11.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 46/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -1.0 12.6 -0.1 8.2 0.0 6.8 9.0 398 (16.6) 39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 0.0 11.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.3 +0.9 6.0 -2.6 0.0 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -2.5 9.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -2.8 6.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -0.1 1.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 28/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 -3.1 7.2 -3.2 4.3 0.0 4.6 10.8 614 (25.6) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -2.9 2.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -3.4 8.0 -4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 469 (19.5) 31/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.7 -- -6.1 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 326 (13.6) 28/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 -0.6 -2.0 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 17/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -2.2 -0.8 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.0 +1.6 1.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 288 (12.0) 39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 -1.2 -2.2 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 24/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 -0.6 -1.6 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.8 +1.2 1.8 -5.2 -0.8 0.2 3.4 10.9 463 (19.3) 83/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -0.1 -2.2 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 50/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 -1.9 -0.2 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.8 +2.5 3.5 -2.5 0.0 1.8 1.6 7.8 429 (17.9) 39/19
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

41.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+12.2 : 34.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 32.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.7 : 40.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.3 : 28.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.1 : 16.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.1 : 14.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.0 : 13.4 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.9 : 11.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 12.7 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 17.2 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-3.9 : 17.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 17.5 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-3.9 : 16.4 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

-7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : -7.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.9 : 0.9 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.5 : 7.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-9.3 : -4.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-9.1 : -3.5 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

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.
19.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
17.2 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
16.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
15.8 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
13.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC

Reports not yet available

1214 (50.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1159 (48.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1066 (44.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1039 (43.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1031 (43.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
880 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
842 (35.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
835 (34.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
821 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
757 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
751 (31.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
721 (30.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
685 (28.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
666 (27.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
666 (27.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
648 (27.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
629 (26.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
627 (26.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
619 (25.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
617 (25.7) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
614 (25.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
603 (25.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
601 (25.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
83/09 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/21 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
81/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
80/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(340/ 65 ) at 09:35
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 78(300/ 65 ) at 23:30