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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1419 EST on 05/09/2018. 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 grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023343

ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)

-4.2

-3.5

14/09/1989

36

1 N C

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-3.5

-2.6

01/09/2007

20

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

-3.2

-2.2

11/09/2002

19

1 N C


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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 14:18EST, 05/09/2018.

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 18.3 -1.8 11.0 +2.1 8.8 4.0 3.2 5.7 281 (11.7) 63/23
BUNBURY 17.8 -0.6 12.4 +4.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 331 (13.8) 55/20
MANDURAH 17.5 -1.4 13.5 +1.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 358 (14.9) 61/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.1 21.9 -1.1 20.6 0.0 6.6 11.0 276 (11.5) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 0.0 9.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.2 -1.3 0.6 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 43/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 -1.0 3.8 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.4 +1.6 0.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.1 -3.1 13.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +0.3 14.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.1 14.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 28.7 +3.5 17.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 41/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 -1.2 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 -1.5 14.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 44/14
COOLANGATTA 20.0 -3.2 12.9 -0.4 -- 12.8 -- -- 436 (18.2) 57/08
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 -3.3 12.0 -0.7 11.3 0.0 4.0 2.0 356 (14.8) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 -2.7 8.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 670 (27.9) 55/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 -4.3 9.0 +0.4 -- 6.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -4.1 6.8 -2.6 -- 31.8 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 -3.8 10.7 +1.7 -- 34.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 39/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -3.1 6.9 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 39/08
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -1.9 4.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 46/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -1.7 9.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 52/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 -2.2 10.4 0.0 6.6 7.8 1.0 8.3 491 (20.5) 39/08
RICHMOND RAAF 20.1 -2.6 9.7 +1.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 255 (10.6) 35/11
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -3.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.9 -- 1.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +0.8 1.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 50/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +1.0 1.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.9 +0.5 2.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 4.0 11.0 256 (10.7) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.0 +1.6 0.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 39/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.6 +0.8 3.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 41/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.7 +2.1 1.7 -5.3 -0.4 0.0 2.2 10.7 315 (13.1) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 +1.2 1.7 -3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 455 (19.0) 46/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.6 +0.1 2.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +0.1 3.7 -2.3 0.8 0.0 2.2 7.0 239 (10.0) 31/14
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

40.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
38.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 32.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.8 : 33.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.0 : 28.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.8 : 29.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.2 : 33.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA

26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 17.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.9 : 15.8 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.2 : 12.1 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+5.1 : 17.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.1 : 10.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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

0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.4 : 17.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.3 : 10.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-9.1 : 18.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-9.0 : 16.6 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-8.9 : 16.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

-10.0 : -3.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-9.1 : -2.4 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-8.7 : -0.7 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-8.1 : -1.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.9 : -2.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.9 : 0.6 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling 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.
83.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
79.4 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
64.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
57.8 BLACKDOWN TABLELAND AL Central Highlands QLD
54.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
83.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
Central Highlands
57.8 BLACKDOWN TABLELAND AL

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
79.4 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
64.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION
MidNorth Coast S
54.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

Reports not yet available

1202 (50.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1108 (46.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1104 (46.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
779 (32.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
736 (30.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
720 (30.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
716 (29.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
692 (28.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
671 (28.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
670 (27.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
661 (27.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
639 (26.6) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
626 (26.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
602 (25.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/06 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/20 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
72/22 BICKLEY Lower West WA
72/23 MOUNT READ W Coast 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
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
4.8mm in 6 min to 12:42 48.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
8.0mm in 13 min to 17:30 36.9mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h
12.4mm in 12 min to 17:42 62.0mm/h
23.2mm in 18 min to 18:00 77.3mm/h
45.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 45.2mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.7mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 43.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
77.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
4.6mm in 13 min to 19:30 21.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
GOSFORD AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS

REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
OCEAN REEF : 76(250/ 65 ) at 23:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 100(270/ 89 ) at 19:46
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 89(120/ 70 ) at 06:41