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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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Provisional records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has not been validated, but obvious errors have been corrected. The records are based on data received as at 1405 EST on 04/09/2018. 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

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022031

MINLATON AERO

0.2

0.5

01/09/2003

17

1 N C

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

2.4

2.5

01/09/2012

18

1 N C

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

-2.6

-2.1

26/09/2006

34

1 N C

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Sydney--west

067108

BADGERYS CREEK AWS

13.5

13.9

04/09/2005

23

1 N C


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:04EST, 04/09/2018.

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 20.5 +0.4 4.9 -4.0 3.6 0.0 3.0 8.8 259 (10.8) 35/13
BUNBURY 18.8 +0.4 4.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 43/14
MANDURAH 18.8 -0.1 8.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.9 22.8 -0.2 21.4 0.0 6.6 10.5 196 ( 8.2) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 -1.2 8.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 44/09
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -5.8 1.4 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 -2.9 4.8 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -2.7 1.7 -4.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 -1.6 16.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 39/02
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +3.8 16.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +3.7 13.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 25.3 +0.1 13.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 0.0 15.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +0.4 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/16
COOLANGATTA 18.1 -5.1 14.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -4.1 11.3 -1.4 9.6 0.0 7.4 3.0 370 (15.4) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 -2.1 7.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 46/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.6 -2.8 9.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -5.4 8.1 -1.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 43/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -4.7 8.8 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 449 (18.7) 35/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 12.3 -4.6 5.2 +1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.5 -3.3 2.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 44/19
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -3.8 5.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 54/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.3 -5.2 7.8 -2.6 4.2 0.8 3.6 0.0 593 (24.7) 43/18
RICHMOND RAAF 15.9 -6.8 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS -- -- 9.0 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 510 (21.3) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 37/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.1 -1.5 2.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 39/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -1.7 4.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.8 -3.6 6.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 3.8 8.5 281 (11.7) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.4 3.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 26/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 -2.0 2.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.9 -2.7 2.7 -4.3 -1.4 0.4 2.6 9.2 304 (12.7) 30/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 -1.5 2.3 -2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.7 -0.8 3.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 22/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -1.8 2.3 -3.7 -0.9 0.2 1.6 7.8 314 (13.1) 26/09
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

39.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.0 : 28.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 25.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+5.8 : 30.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 30.3 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+4.7 : 30.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

25.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.1 : 23.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+4.3 : 21.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+3.7 : 6.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+3.7 : 7.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

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

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.1 : 13.5 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.0 : 13.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-8.0 : 11.3 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-7.9 : 15.3 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-7.9 : 14.4 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-7.9 : 13.6 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

-8.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : -2.6 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-8.0 : -1.6 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.8 : -0.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.8 : 0.1 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA

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.
28.0 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
28.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW
26.4 WOODBURN (CEDAR ST) North Coast NSW
23.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
19.8 WOOLI BEACH North Coast NSW

Reports not yet available

766 (31.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
723 (30.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
701 (29.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
700 (29.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
688 (28.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
72/17 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/10 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
63/13 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 16.2mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 24.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 20.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
8.6mm in 25 min to 09:30 20.6mm/h
8.2mm in 13 min to 09:43 37.8mm/h
14.2mm in 10 min to 09:53 85.2mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.2mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.3mm/h
10.2mm in 27 min to 14:00 22.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
13.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 26.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
14.4mm in 23 min to 16:30 37.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
5.0mm in 15 min to 17:25 20.0mm/h
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
8.4mm in 16 min to 15:30 31.5mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
None reported