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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 30/09/2018. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-5.4

-3.6

07/09/2018

22

1 S C BoM do not appear to have accepted this ground minimum temperature, or those occcurring earlier this month, although they have accepted the record screen minimum of -2.1. This is curious, as a screen reading of -2.1 makes a surface reading of -5.4 plausible.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

17.3

17.1

29/09/2010

21

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

-1.8

-1.2

10/09/2006

19

1 N C

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-2.1

-1.0

01/09/2007

22

1 N C

SA

Lower SE

026100

PADTHAWAY SOUTH

-1.0

-0.6

25/09/2011

18

1 N C

VIC

Wimmera S

079100

HORSHAM AERODROME

-3.0

-3.0

25/09/2006

20

1 N C Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

65

59.0

01/09/2012

16

N C


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10am EST Minimum 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, 30/09/2018.

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 20.1 0.0 10.9 +2.0 10.3 3.8 8.2 2.5 791 (33.0) 68/06
BUNBURY 16.2 -2.2 10.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 46/18
MANDURAH 16.7 -2.2 13.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 37/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.3 23.7 +0.7 22.6 0.2 7.8 11.3 322 (13.4) 44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.0 +1.8 14.0 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) --
WHYALLA AERO 16.9 -4.6 9.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 -1.7 5.0 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 -1.7 0.5 -5.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 415 (17.3) 31/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.9 +4.7 15.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +2.1 20.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 50/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 16.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 26.5 +1.3 17.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 21/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +3.5 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +2.4 14.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/11
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +2.6 18.7 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 +2.1 15.4 +2.7 12.8 0.0 5.4 8.4 465 (19.4) 52/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.5 +5.3 13.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 43/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.5 +2.1 16.6 +8.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +0.1 13.8 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 43/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 +1.9 15.6 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 52/15
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -3.1 5.0 +1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 424 (17.7) 46/10
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.3 -3.5 4.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 44/09
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -1.7 10.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 563 (23.5) 50/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +0.1 14.0 +3.6 10.9 2.2 8.8 10.8 596 (24.8) 63/15
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 +0.7 11.4 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 320 (13.3) 44/11
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 -0.9 12.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 586 (24.4) 61/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.8 -- 5.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 41/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 -0.8 3.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 46/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -1.6 4.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 50/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 -2.0 2.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 9.2 11.0 366 (15.3) 35/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 2.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 -2.1 0.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 39/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.4 -2.2 3.1 -3.9 0.5 0.6 3.0 5.1 498 (20.8) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -4.2 -2.1 -6.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 338 (14.1) 35/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 +0.9 -0.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 3.5 -2.5 0.2 0.4 3.0 6.8 524 (21.8) 52/16
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

39.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
38.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
38.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 31.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+9.0 : 29.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+8.2 : 29.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.6 : 30.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.4 : 28.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+7.4 : 31.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
25.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 19.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.6 : 19.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+10.0 : 13.5 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+9.9 : 17.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+9.7 : 17.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+9.7 : 17.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

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

0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 9.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : 7.8 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.9 : 9.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.4 : 13.9 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

-6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.1 : -1.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.8 : -2.1 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.6 : -1.8 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-8.2 : -1.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.2 : -1.0 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower 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.
23.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
20.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
16.4 BAIRNSDALE (MITCHELL RIVER @ ROSEHILL) E Gippsland VIC
15.2 JINDIVICK W Gippsland VIC
15.0 MOUNT BEST (UPPER TOORA) W Gippsland VIC

Reports not yet available

1272 (53.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
999 (41.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
971 (40.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
954 (39.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
953 (39.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
910 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
868 (36.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
841 (35.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
809 (33.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
791 (33.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
791 (33.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
779 (32.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
776 (32.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
763 (31.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
759 (31.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
752 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
728 (30.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
719 (30.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
700 (29.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
698 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
695 (29.0) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
684 (28.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
671 (28.0) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
662 (27.6) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
656 (27.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
654 (27.3) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
653 (27.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
641 (26.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
638 (26.6) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
636 (26.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
620 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
613 (25.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
94/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/09 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
5.0mm in 15 min to 18:21 20.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
13.2mm in 20 min to 20:50 39.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
1.6mm in 1 min to 19:46 96.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(240/ 65 ) at 04:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(230/ 80 ) at 10:18
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 89(260/ 65 ) at 09:08
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(270/ 65 ) at 11:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(260/ 69 ) at 00:35