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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 1414 EST on 07/09/2018. 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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Maranoa

043033

TINDARRA TM

71.2

52.6

05/09/2008

19

1 N C

Lowest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

23.0

23.0

14/09/1975

38

1 N C Equal to record.


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 14:13EST, 07/09/2018.

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 15.9 -4.2 7.0 -1.9 6.6 1.0 3.0 5.2 374 (15.6) 28/17
BUNBURY 15.9 -2.5 2.7 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 39/23
MANDURAH 16.5 -2.4 8.7 -3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.8 21.7 -1.3 19.9 0.0 9.4 11.0 212 ( 8.8) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.6 +0.4 15.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) 41/00
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 -2.8 7.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.8 -2.2 11.2 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 266 (11.1) 39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.6 11.2 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 57/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.6 8.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 16.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.8 20.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 25.6 +0.4 19.1 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 348 (14.5) 30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 -0.6 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 -0.1 13.0 -0.7 -- 3.4 -- -- 393 (16.4) 44/12
COOLANGATTA 21.9 -1.3 12.6 -0.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 308 (12.8) 35/19
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 -2.5 11.5 -1.2 10.7 0.0 3.6 4.9 279 (11.6) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 -1.0 10.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 712 (29.7) 43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 -1.5 11.6 +3.0 -- 0.2 3.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -1.5 9.1 -0.3 -- 8.2 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 39/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.1 +1.8 7.7 -1.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 35/11
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +1.1 6.8 +3.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 309 (12.9) 37/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -0.1 6.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 46/20
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 -0.4 11.3 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 54/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +0.4 9.8 -0.6 7.6 0.2 3.4 4.7 266 (11.1) 52/19
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.2 8.5 +0.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -1.1 11.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 41/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.4 -- 2.9 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 35/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.9 -0.7 10.3 +5.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 409 (17.0) 43/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -1.1 6.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 37/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.4 +3.0 14.3 +7.0 -- 0.0 10.2 7.0 536 (22.3) 41/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 +1.7 10.5 +5.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 447 (18.6) 46/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.9 +3.1 9.7 +5.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 448 (18.7) 68/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.5 +2.9 9.0 +2.0 5.2 0.0 6.4 5.9 679 (28.3) 70/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.0 +2.1 8.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 773 (32.2) 65/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 -0.7 9.1 +3.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 46/18
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 +3.1 4.5 -1.5 2.4 0.0 1.2 1.7 199 ( 8.3) 48/15
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

38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
37.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
37.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 36.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.2 : 25.4 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+5.1 : 24.2 KERANG Lower North VIC
+5.0 : 21.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
+4.9 : 22.5 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+4.9 : 36.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

25.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.2 : 14.1 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+8.2 : 14.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+8.0 : 17.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.5 : 13.5 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+7.5 : 11.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

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

2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.5 : 17.0 FORREST Eucla WA
-7.5 : 18.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 17.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 15.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.6 : 15.1 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA

-2.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-0.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-8.4 : -2.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 7.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-6.7 : 13.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.6 : 10.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.5 : 0.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
71.2 TINDARRA TM Maranoa QLD
45.1 LORINNA N Coast TAS
31.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
20.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
19.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Maranoa
71.2 TINDARRA TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
31.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
20.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
19.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS

TASMANIA
N Coast
45.1 LORINNA

Reports not yet available

1266 (52.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1105 (46.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1083 (45.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1083 (45.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1072 (44.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1019 (42.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
984 (41.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
971 (40.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
903 (37.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
894 (37.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
887 (37.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
882 (36.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
846 (35.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
824 (34.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
824 (34.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
808 (33.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
808 (33.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
790 (32.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
786 (32.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
785 (32.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
773 (32.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
759 (31.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
753 (31.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
734 (30.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
715 (29.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
691 (28.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
683 (28.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
679 (28.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
679 (28.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
676 (28.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
666 (27.8) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
640 (26.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) FORREST Eucla WA
627 (26.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
603 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
109/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
100/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
87/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
5.0mm in 14 min to 20:14 21.4mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH
10.4mm in 25 min to 16:55 25.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
E Central
SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS
7.0mm in 10 min to 18:10 42.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
LOW HEAD
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Central Plateau
LIAWENEE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 109(360/ 54 ) at 00:08
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 76(360/ 65 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(***/ 72 ) at 18:51
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 95(350/ 67 ) at 19:30
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 82( 20/ 63 ) at 12:09
MOUNT READ : 100( 30/ 67 ) at 00:30