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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Weather, Climate and Site News

Australia Warm weather spreads south in WA. The hot weather that usually develops in spring in the far north of WA has started early this season, with the 40° mark being reached three times already - 40.2 at Fitzroy Crossing on the 4th, 40.0 at Wyndham on the 7th and 40.0 again at Kalumburu on the 23rd, all in the Kimberley. While these are September sizzlers, they're not that far above the September average, just 2 or 3°, but unusual for so early in the month.

However, that heat is being drawn south, and Sunday 23rd saw overnight minimum temperatures 6 to 9° above the September average through central and central southern WA while daytime maxima built to 8 to nearly 13 above the norm across most of the southern third of the state away from the coast. Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport had the warmest night relative to average - 17.6° or 9.6 above, while Munglinup West, also in the Goldfields, sweated in a top of 32.5°, 12.7 above their September mean. Temperatures in parts of the state's SE rose into the mid 30s.

Australia Snow season second best in 14 years. Barring an unlikely late-season dump, the greatest depth of snow this winter measured by the Snowy Hydro at Spencer Creek, between Perisher Valley and Charlotte Pass, was 224.6cm on 22 August. in the past 14 seasons, only last year has seen a greater depth when a half-metre September snowfall gave an unusually late peak of 240.9cm on 20 September. The average greatest depth over the seasons from 1954 to 2017 is 197cm while the median is 186cm. Snowy Hydro measures the snow course every Thursday, and updates its full set of graphs promptly - rest your cursor on the trace for each weekly reading.


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 1432 EST on 24/09/2018. 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

20.1

20.0

12/09/2018

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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.
Data is as received at 14:31EST, 24/09/2018.

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 27.5 +7.4 10.1 +1.2 8.1 0.0 6.8 11.0 291 (12.1) 30/12
BUNBURY 24.4 +6.0 6.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 18/15
MANDURAH 23.1 +4.2 12.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 22/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.0 +3.4 22.9 -0.1 22.2 0.0 6.8 10.6 258 (10.8) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 +2.1 6.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 19.9 -1.6 9.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 +1.1 8.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 26/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 -1.5 6.7 +0.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 +1.0 14.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 -1.3 19.2 +0.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 610 (25.4) 54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 15.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 25.2 0.0 19.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 44/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 +0.7 14.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.0 12.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.6 11.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -0.1 12.0 -0.7 9.8 0.0 6.4 10.9 275 (11.5) 30/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 +2.9 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 44/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.7 +5.3 9.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.1 +0.6 7.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 44/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 -0.1 9.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 48/13
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +4.2 0.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 39/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +3.7 2.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 44/10
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +5.3 4.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 48/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 -1.1 14.2 +3.8 8.3 0.0 4.0 9.6 463 (19.3) 65/22
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 +1.4 4.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -2.7 11.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 57/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.2 -- -0.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 52/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.2 +5.6 2.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +3.7 3.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 34/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 +1.7 8.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 8.0 9.3 322 (13.4) 35/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -0.4 5.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 48/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.9 -0.9 2.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 46/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.9 -3.7 8.8 +1.8 5.2 1.0 3.8 1.5 339 (14.1) 48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.1 -2.8 5.5 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 352 (14.7) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 -1.0 1.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -3.3 5.4 -0.6 0.1 0.0 2.6 4.2 443 (18.5) 52/10
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 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
39.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
39.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.7 : 32.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+12.6 : 33.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.0 : 31.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.7 : 32.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.9 : 33.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

26.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.6 : 17.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 16.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.1 : 19.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.8 : 12.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 13.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 9.1 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : 2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.8 : 12.4 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-5.4 : 10.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.4 : 0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-5.4 : 4.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-2.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-2.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.0 : 15.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-5.9 : -2.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : 10.1 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-5.1 : 13.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-4.9 : 0.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-4.9 : -0.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
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.
20.0 HOWARD ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
16.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
10.2 WARRA W Coast TAS
10.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1487 (62.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1079 (45.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1069 (44.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1054 (43.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1047 (43.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1005 (41.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
954 (39.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
915 (38.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
885 (36.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
851 (35.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
805 (33.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
782 (32.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
773 (32.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
765 (31.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
725 (30.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
710 (29.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
661 (27.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
660 (27.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
640 (26.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
623 (26.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
618 (25.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
605 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
603 (25.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
 93/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/05 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
85/21 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
83/12 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 78(170/ 63 ) at 23:00
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(200/ 76 ) at 21:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(230/ 63 ) at 06:29
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(200/ 65 ) at 13:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(***/ 67 ) at 04:43
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 58 ) at 09:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(230/ 69 ) at 07:46