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Provisional records set or equalled today

No records known as at 1437 EST on 20/09/2018. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:36EST, 20/09/2018.

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 20.3 +0.2 5.7 -3.2 3.7 0.0 4.6 10.5 352 (14.7) 31/16
BUNBURY 17.0 -1.4 7.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/15
MANDURAH 17.3 -1.6 9.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 22.0 -1.0 21.2 0.0 8.4 10.7 246 (10.3) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.5 -8.7 12.9 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 557 (23.2) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.6 -4.9 3.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 35/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 -3.4 8.4 -1.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -2.0 3.2 -3.1 -- 5.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.6 9.3 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 44/21
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.7 19.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 -0.3 21.7 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 459 (19.1) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +0.5 19.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 24/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 +1.9 14.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 10.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 37/15
COOLANGATTA 24.4 +1.2 12.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 48/16
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -0.4 11.6 -1.1 7.8 0.0 5.2 10.8 285 (11.9) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.3 +5.1 10.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 37/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.4 +6.0 13.5 +4.9 -- 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +3.9 9.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 50/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.6 +8.3 11.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 57/14
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +2.4 4.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 41/09
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +0.1 5.1 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/07
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +1.0 7.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.9 +9.4 12.7 +2.3 8.6 0.0 8.6 10.1 491 (20.5) 72/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +6.9 5.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 65/14
BELLAMBI AWS 28.2 +8.1 14.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 67/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.4 -- 4.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 57/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 -0.9 9.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 50/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -2.0 9.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -2.5 4.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 4.1 8.6 398 (16.6) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 -1.9 5.0 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 419 (17.5) 31/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 -1.4 2.9 -1.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 377 (15.7) 35/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.4 -1.2 4.9 -2.1 0.5 0.6 4.6 8.6 536 (22.3) 59/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.5 1.0 -3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 505 (21.0) 44/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.5 4.8 -0.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 -2.2 5.1 -0.9 1.2 0.4 5.2 5.7 607 (25.3) 46/12
Max
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° 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

39.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
39.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
38.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
38.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 29.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.7 : 28.2 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
+8.6 : 28.6 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+8.3 : 29.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+8.1 : 28.2 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

26.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.2 : 17.4 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+9.0 : 18.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.5 : 13.5 MURRURUNDI (HAYDON STREET) Hunter Valley NSW
+7.2 : 15.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2 : 16.6 SURAT Maranoa QLD

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

-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.0 : 17.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.7 : 18.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 21.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-7.9 : 2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 : 22.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 4.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-6.2 : 4.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.0 : 5.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.7 : 11.8 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
-5.6 : 1.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast 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.
24.6 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
23.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
22.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
21.0 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
17.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1162 (48.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1135 (47.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1052 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
968 (40.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
952 (39.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
902 (37.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
846 (35.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
839 (35.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
832 (34.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
792 (33.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
781 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
771 (32.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
765 (31.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
760 (31.7) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
745 (31.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
735 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
725 (30.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
716 (29.8) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
715 (29.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) TELFER AERO Interior WA
700 (29.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
676 (28.2) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
667 (27.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
666 (27.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
665 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
661 (27.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
656 (27.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
656 (27.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
638 (26.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
634 (26.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
630 (26.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
620 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
616 (25.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
614 (25.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
607 (25.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
85/13 PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
80/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
78/11 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/12 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
76/12 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
76/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE)
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 15:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 67 ) at 11:20