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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 1405 EST on 08/09/2018. 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

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

-0.3

0.4

09/09/2009

26

1 N C

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-3.6

-3.5

04/09/2018

20

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

80

80.0

28/09/2005

15

N C Equal to record.


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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 14:05EST, 08/09/2018.

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 18.8 -1.3 8.2 -0.7 7.5 4.0 1.4 5.0 266 (11.1) 43/14
BUNBURY 18.0 -0.4 10.5 +2.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 356 (14.8) 46/05
MANDURAH 18.0 -0.9 10.9 -0.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 402 (16.8) 48/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.8 22.6 -0.4 21.7 0.0 10.2 10.7 255 (10.6) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 -2.3 8.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 39/08
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -5.2 2.1 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 30/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -2.5 4.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 -1.5 2.8 -3.5 -- 6.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.5 +4.3 12.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 44/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +1.9 19.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.1 20.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 26.3 +1.1 17.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.6 +1.3 16.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 13.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/12
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +1.3 14.2 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 325 (13.5) 48/16
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 -0.2 12.7 0.0 10.5 0.0 2.8 10.0 218 ( 9.1) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 +2.1 11.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 34/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.9 +0.5 11.5 +2.9 -- 4.6 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.2 +0.7 13.9 +4.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 28/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 -2.2 14.3 +5.3 -- 7.2 -- -- 363 (15.1) 24/02
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 17.1 +0.2 8.0 +4.2 -- 13.4 -- -- 378 (15.8) 35/04
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 12.4 -2.4 8.6 +5.3 -- 19.4 -- -- 466 (19.4) 35/22
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.4 11.0 +4.8 -- 5.4 -- -- 396 (16.5) 35/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 +3.7 13.9 +3.5 12.8 3.8 3.0 6.4 574 (23.9) 44/15
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 +1.3 10.8 +2.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 -0.4 13.7 +1.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 457 (19.0) 50/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.6 -- 9.4 -- -- 24.6 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 -0.1 9.2 +4.1 -- 26.2 -- -- 313 (13.0) 24/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -0.4 8.6 +2.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 41/04
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -2.4 3.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 4.0 9.5 357 (14.9) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 -2.2 5.0 -0.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 412 (17.2) 31/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.8 -1.0 1.8 -2.5 -- 5.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 28/16
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.4 -2.2 5.8 -1.2 3.1 4.2 0.4 6.5 564 (23.5) 30/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 -1.2 3.6 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 485 (20.2) 31/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.7 5.8 +0.6 -- 16.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 -1.2 6.4 +0.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 8.5 340 (14.2) 30/16
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

40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
38.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
38.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 31.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.4 : 30.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+5.1 : 28.7 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+4.8 : 35.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

25.7 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.0 : 18.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.4 : 18.3 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.4 : 17.7 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.9 : 13.7 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN 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

1.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 20.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.2 : 19.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 16.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 24.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.8 : 19.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 20.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

-4.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.0 YONGALA Upper North SA

-12.3 : -4.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.7 : 1.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
-7.7 : 0.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-7.6 : 0.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-7.5 : 3.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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.
53.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
47.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
40.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
40.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
38.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
53.6 THREDBO VILLAGE
38.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS
SW Slopes S
47.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

VICTORIA
Upper NE
40.4 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
40.4 LIAWENEE

Reports not yet available

1052 (43.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1049 (43.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
941 (39.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
885 (36.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
849 (35.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
849 (35.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
813 (33.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
804 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
801 (33.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
782 (32.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
741 (30.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
739 (30.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
680 (28.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
672 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
667 (27.8) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
656 (27.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
647 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
622 (25.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
608 (25.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
602 (25.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
80/16 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
78/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/06 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
72/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
7.0mm in 10 min to 18:00 42.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.8mm/h
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
19.4mm in 12 min to 17:30 97.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.0mm/h
30.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 60.0mm/h
53.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 53.4mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.7mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 38.2mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
14.8mm in 22 min to 17:52 40.4mm/h
6.0mm in 8 min to 18:00 45.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 28.4mm/h
Sydney--west
BADGERYS CREEK AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 22.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 19.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
16.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 32.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
23.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 46.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.2mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
4.8mm in 11 min to 06:41 26.2mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
CORNER INLET (YANAKIE)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(280/ 63 ) at 06:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(250/ 65 ) at 09:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(***/ 63 ) at 08:00