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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 1417 EST on 25/09/2018. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

24.5

23.5

27/09/1998

58

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:16EST, 25/09/2018.

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 21.9 +1.8 12.4 +3.5 9.8 0.0 5.2 8.2 257 (10.7) 31/14
BUNBURY 19.6 +1.2 9.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 30/16
MANDURAH 20.6 +1.7 14.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 26/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.7 23.8 +0.8 23.4 0.0 8.0 10.4 267 (11.1) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +2.8 8.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 43/14
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 -2.8 6.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -2.0 7.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.5 -3.3 5.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 +2.0 12.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 68/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 -0.3 19.3 +0.6 -- 4.4 -- -- 531 (22.1) 52/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 +0.9 15.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 50/16
MACKAY M.O 26.1 +0.9 15.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 41/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +0.2 15.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.0 12.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 46/14
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +0.7 11.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 +0.4 13.1 +0.4 10.9 0.0 5.8 7.8 298 (12.4) 46/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 +0.6 11.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 57/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.2 +2.8 13.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -3.7 13.8 +4.4 -- 24.4 -- -- 389 (16.2) 39/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -4.7 12.7 +3.7 -- 10.8 -- -- 590 (24.6) 44/01
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -2.0 5.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 35/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -0.1 4.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 35/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +1.6 11.7 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 48/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.7 -3.8 12.2 +1.8 12.1 0.0 8.2 3.4 807 (33.6) 59/00
RICHMOND RAAF 16.2 -6.5 11.5 +3.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 397 (16.5) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 14.2 -5.9 11.1 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 748 (31.2) 55/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.9 -- 3.7 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 347 (14.5) 39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.3 5.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 35/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +1.3 6.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 28/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.3 -1.1 3.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 5.7 10.9 369 (15.4) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +0.3 3.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 31/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +0.2 -0.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 41/01
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.3 -1.3 3.4 -3.6 3.1 0.0 3.4 11.0 468 (19.5) 37/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -1.4 3.8 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 604 (25.2) 46/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 -1.7 -0.4 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 35/09
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 -1.6 5.3 -0.7 2.1 1.2 2.6 8.1 440 (18.3) 34/19
Max
° C
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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

40.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
40.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.9 : 36.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.5 : 32.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.1 : 34.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+11.5 : 33.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+11.4 : 30.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.2 : 19.7 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW
+8.6 : 19.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 15.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.0 : 12.9 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
+6.5 : 10.0 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+6.5 : 15.7 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 15.1 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.9 : 15.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-6.7 : 16.5 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.5 : 16.2 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-6.4 : 15.6 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-6.4 : 15.2 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW

-9.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.7 : -3.3 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.5 : -3.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.5 : -0.3 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.4 : -6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.4 : -0.4 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE 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.
45.8 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW
24.4 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
17.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
17.4 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP Hunter Valley NSW

Reports not yet available

953 (39.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
941 (39.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
930 (38.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
879 (36.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
860 (35.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
852 (35.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
838 (34.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
830 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
822 (34.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
812 (33.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
807 (33.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
799 (33.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
793 (33.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
789 (32.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
759 (31.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
748 (31.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
737 (30.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
731 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
702 (29.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
660 (27.5) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
649 (27.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
639 (26.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
625 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
604 (25.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
602 (25.1) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
76/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/11 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 28.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 15.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
5.4mm in 16 min to 01:19 20.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 78(170/ 65 ) at 00:30