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National Daily Weather Summary


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 1405 EST on 27/09/2018. 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 rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

43.4

12.6

29/09/2003

16

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

-3.0

-2.9

18/09/2001

27

1 N C


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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:04EST, 27/09/2018.

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 21.7 +1.6 5.7 -3.2 2.5 0.0 2.6 10.4 339 (14.1) 44/16
BUNBURY 18.4 0.0 4.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/14
MANDURAH 20.0 +1.1 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 23.5 +0.5 22.2 0.0 7.2 11.0 360 (15.0) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +2.8 7.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 29.4 +7.9 4.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 41/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.8 +6.8 9.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.5 +2.7 -1.4 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 28/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.0 +1.8 18.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.2 18.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 573 (23.9) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 26.1 +0.9 21.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 30/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 +1.0 16.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.0 14.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 46/19
COOLANGATTA 21.4 -1.8 13.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 44/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 -1.9 13.0 +0.3 12.1 12.4 2.6 9.3 268 (11.2) 37/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 +0.3 10.5 0.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 615 (25.6) 39/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 -2.3 9.8 +1.2 -- 13.4 0.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 -3.0 5.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.8 -2.5 6.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 44/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 12.4 -4.5 5.6 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/08
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.8 -4.0 3.3 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 31/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +1.3 8.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 39/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -3.4 12.2 +1.8 10.9 3.8 3.8 2.4 329 (13.7) 43/13
RICHMOND RAAF 17.8 -4.9 9.6 +1.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 41/15
BELLAMBI AWS 15.4 -4.7 13.0 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.3 -- 7.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 34/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 +3.3 8.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 34/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +2.1 7.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 39/02
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 +2.9 5.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 5.2 10.8 -- 22/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.4 +3.0 4.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.2 +3.4 4.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 30/01
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.0 +2.4 2.8 -4.2 -2.0 0.0 2.2 11.4 364 (15.2) 26/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.2 +3.3 3.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 43/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +0.4 3.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 28/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -0.3 0.5 -5.5 -2.2 0.0 2.4 10.8 296 (12.3) 30/14
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

40.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 30.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+9.0 : 28.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 30.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 27.6 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 26.8 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.7 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 19.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.1 : 20.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 18.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 16.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.6 : 18.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.7 : 12.7 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.3 : 13.7 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.6 : 9.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.4 : 17.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-6.3 : 16.3 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW

-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.8 : -3.0 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-8.2 : -0.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.7 : -1.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
-7.2 : -0.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-6.8 : 0.0 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.
43.4 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.0 BELGRAE PARK ALERT Darling Downs E QLD
28.4 MACALISTER Darling Downs E QLD
27.6 NOOSAVILLE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
24.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Reports not yet available

940 (39.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
805 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
782 (32.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
749 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
740 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
734 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
729 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
653 (27.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
648 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
641 (26.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
639 (26.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
631 (26.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
615 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
603 (25.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70/17 BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
57/14 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
57/14 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
57/17 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
3.0mm in 1 min to 17:00 180.0mm/h
21.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 43.2mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 27.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 22.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
7.2mm in 12 min to 18:30 36.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
93.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 31.0mm/h
95.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 15.8mm/h
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS
1.6mm in 1 min to 12:00 96.0mm/h
10.2mm in 12 min to 12:12 51.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h
None reported