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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 14:03EST, 12/09/2018.

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 17.3 -2.8 9.4 +0.5 8.9 1.8 3.6 7.1 476 (19.8) 39/15
BUNBURY 16.3 -2.1 3.4 -5.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 28/15
MANDURAH 16.7 -2.2 10.7 -1.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 418 (17.4) 35/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +0.6 22.4 -0.6 22.0 0.0 6.6 10.8 228 ( 9.5) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 +5.2 5.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 35/23
WHYALLA AERO 30.9 +9.4 13.7 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 81/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.4 +4.4 12.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 52/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.0 +8.2 10.4 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 459 (19.1) 70/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 +0.6 7.0 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +0.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.3 15.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 46/11
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -0.3 14.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 -0.1 15.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 44/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +0.5 12.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 41/12
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.3 15.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -1.0 12.1 -0.6 10.2 0.0 6.6 9.9 364 (15.2) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -1.6 10.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 563 (23.5) 43/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 +3.5 9.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -2.2 7.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 +1.0 6.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 35/17
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +5.0 3.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 34/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +3.3 3.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 54/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +4.6 6.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 43/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +2.5 13.4 +3.0 9.7 0.0 4.6 9.4 284 (11.8) 55/16
RICHMOND RAAF 26.7 +4.0 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 41/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -0.1 12.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 52/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 44/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.0 +6.4 6.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +4.6 4.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 39/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 +9.5 9.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 4.8 8.8 201 ( 8.4) 59/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.3 +7.9 5.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 44/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.7 +7.9 4.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 55/20
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.7 +7.1 9.5 +2.5 6.9 0.0 3.0 10.7 402 (16.8) 70/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +8.0 6.9 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 81/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 +1.4 3.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 44/23
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 +4.2 8.4 +2.4 2.7 0.0 4.6 10.1 413 (17.2) 50/13
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

39.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 27.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+9.9 : 29.4 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+9.9 : 28.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
+9.5 : 29.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+9.5 : 27.5 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+9.5 : 25.3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

26.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.3 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.7 : 15.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 15.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+7.0 : 15.6 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.0 : 16.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+6.8 : 13.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.8 : 16.0 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 13.9 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 14.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 16.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 15.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.0 : 15.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-0.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-11.0 : 6.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 9.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 11.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 9.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 3.9 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

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.
9.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
9.6 MOUNT WILLIAM
9.4 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
9.4 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
9.4 TELINA DOWNS Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1116 (46.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1044 (43.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1006 (41.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
978 (40.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
861 (35.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
850 (35.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
846 (35.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
827 (34.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
824 (34.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
789 (32.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
761 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
753 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
737 (30.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
734 (30.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
685 (28.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
679 (28.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
667 (27.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
664 (27.7) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
660 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
659 (27.5) FORREST Eucla WA
656 (27.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
634 (26.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
623 (26.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
608 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
602 (25.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
600 (25.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
118/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/21 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
107/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/20 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/10 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
98/21 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
98/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/19 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
96/20 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/08 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/21 AIREYS INLET W Coast 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 91(280/ 65 ) at 13:42
Lower North
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) : 98(340/ 58 ) at 10:34
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 76(260/ 63 ) at 15:31
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(350/ 76 ) at 07:00
PARNDANA CFS AWS : 78(260/ 63 ) at 14:26
Adelaide/Lofty
EDINBURGH RAAF : 83(330/ 69 ) at 11:23
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE : 82(300/ 65 ) at 14:07
Mallee/Upper SE
KEITH (MUNKORA) : 76(290/ 63 ) at 15:30
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME : 76(290/ 65 ) at 15:50
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 119(320/ 96 ) at 22:04
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(250/ 54 ) at 19:45
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96( 10/ 67 ) at 21:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 56 ) at 23:24
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 93(290/ 72 ) at 22:33
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT : 82(310/ 63 ) at 22:07
Western Plains
BALLARAT AERODROME : 82(300/ 63 ) at 21:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 91(310/ 70 ) at 21:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(270/ 76 ) at 22:17
CAPE GRIM : 80(310/ 65 ) at 22:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(***/ 65 ) at 22:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(350/ 58 ) at 20:07
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(360/ 63 ) at 21:30
LOW ROCKY POINT : 111(310/ 80 ) at 21:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(340/ 65 ) at 23:50
MOUNT READ : 106(350/ 56 ) at 23:41
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(310/ 63 ) at 21:30