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Provisional records set or equalled today

None known


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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 14:05EST, 10/09/2018.

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 22.4 +2.3 9.0 +0.1 7.0 0.0 2.4 10.5 314 (13.1) 30/11
BUNBURY 20.3 +1.9 14.4 +6.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 371 (15.5) 37/14
MANDURAH 18.9 0.0 14.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 30/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.4 23.0 0.0 22.5 0.0 6.0 10.7 243 (10.1) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.5 -0.7 6.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 44/12
WHYALLA AERO 25.2 +3.7 5.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 +1.2 8.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 28/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 +0.2 8.5 +2.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 506 (21.1) 54/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 -2.9 17.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +3.4 17.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.9 +6.2 17.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 26.4 +1.2 19.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +3.5 19.6 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 43/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +3.8 17.2 +3.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 39/09
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.5 13.1 -0.2 -- 7.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +0.5 12.6 -0.1 9.7 5.2 2.8 10.9 287 (12.0) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 -0.6 8.9 -1.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.1 -0.3 8.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +0.4 8.7 -0.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 280 (11.7) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +0.9 9.6 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 418 (17.4) 41/14
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -1.9 1.7 -2.1 -- 6.4 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 46/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.1 -1.7 2.3 -1.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 352 (14.7) 55/12
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.3 0.0 1.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +3.6 8.7 -1.7 4.9 0.6 1.6 10.1 437 (18.2) 48/11
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +1.5 3.3 -4.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 44/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +2.2 10.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 395 (16.5) 52/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.8 -- 0.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.9 +0.3 1.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -0.8 2.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.2 +2.8 6.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 4.1 8.5 256 (10.7) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 +1.3 5.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +0.7 6.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 39/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.4 +1.8 8.6 +1.6 5.9 0.2 3.0 3.4 409 (17.0) 55/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +0.8 7.3 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 44/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.4 7.1 +1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 283 (11.8) 44/12
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.8 6.1 +0.1 2.3 0.0 2.4 8.3 348 (14.5) 52/11
Max
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+/- 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 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
38.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+8.2 : 31.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 29.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.6 : 32.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 28.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.9 : 31.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

26.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.8 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.5 : 13.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.4 : 12.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+7.0 : 12.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+6.9 : 14.5 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+6.7 : 13.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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

5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.4 : 27.5 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-4.3 : 29.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-4.1 : 29.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-3.7 : 26.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-3.7 : 22.8 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD

-3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 YONGALA Upper North SA
-2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.3 : -0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.5 : 0.5 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.0 : 5.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-7.0 : 5.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.8 : -2.8 YONGALA Upper North 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.
27.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
26.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.0 ROMANI ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
19.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
18.4 YARRAHAPPINI ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Reports not yet available

1142 (47.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1114 (46.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
924 (38.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
918 (38.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
884 (36.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
867 (36.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
853 (35.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
849 (35.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
801 (33.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
777 (32.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
747 (31.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
729 (30.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
711 (29.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
679 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
679 (28.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
663 (27.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
639 (26.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
623 (26.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
622 (25.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
607 (25.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
606 (25.3) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
603 (25.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
107/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/10 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
96/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
1.6mm in 1 min to 23:57 96.0mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(310/ 67 ) at 08:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 63 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(270/ 67 ) at 07:49
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(***/ 82 ) at 09:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(290/ 70 ) at 09:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 78(270/ 65 ) at 05:03
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(310/ 65 ) at 09:25
MOUNT READ : 96(290/ 52 ) at 09:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(280/ 83 ) at 13:30