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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 14:14EST, 06/09/2016.

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 6.2 -2.7 4.4 0.0 2.8 9.8 309 (12.9) 46/14
BUNBURY 19.3 +0.9 5.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 37/16
MANDURAH -- -- 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +2.4 23.4 +0.4 23.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 411 (17.1) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.6 -4.6 4.2 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 -1.0 4.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 +1.1 6.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +0.1 10.4 +4.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 427 (17.8) 35/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.6 -3.6 13.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 31/08
CAIRNS AERO 24.3 -3.8 21.4 +2.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 506 (21.1) 43/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 -0.6 16.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 24.0 -1.2 13.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 44/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 -2.1 12.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 44/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 -0.8 12.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 54/13
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.4 11.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 43/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 -1.6 11.5 -1.2 10.5 0.0 4.8 9.5 317 (13.2) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 8.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 -2.3 4.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -0.7 7.9 -1.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 -0.4 6.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 26/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.9 +0.8 2.4 -1.8 -5.9 45.6 3 6.3 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -3.0 1.6 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 22/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 +0.8 9.4 -1.0 6.1 0.0 3.4 11.1 361 (15.0) 34/08
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 -1.4 4.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.6 -1.5 9.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 21/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.4 -1.2 2.8 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 22/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -2.1 4.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +0.6 4.2 -3.1 1.0 0.0 3.4 9.9 152 ( 6.3) 24/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 9.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -0.7 8.6 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +0.8 7.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 34/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.4 +1.9 10.1 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 35/02
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 +3.5 9.5 +3.5 6.8 0.0 3.6 8.9 607 (25.3) 50/10
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

37.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
36.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.1 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 19.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+7.7 : 27.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 17.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.3 : 12.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+7.3 : 12.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+7.3 : 26.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 11.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.5 : 11.4 DOVER Southeast TAS
+6.3 : 13.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 11.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+5.6 : 6.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

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

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 27.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 22.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 21.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 21.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.4 : 23.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-3.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.7 : 3.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.2 : -3.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 4.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 0.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.9 : 4.8 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.9 : 4.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

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.
36.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
31.8 GUNDOWRING UPPER Lower NE VIC
31.0 NUNDLE POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
28.2 BARADINE POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
26.8 URANA POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW

Reports not yet available

1791 (74.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1550 (64.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1424 (59.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1261 (52.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1111 (46.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1037 (43.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1016 (42.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
994 (41.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
989 (41.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
922 (38.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
864 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
846 (35.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
845 (35.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
779 (32.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
779 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
766 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
748 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
723 (30.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
696 (29.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) WARRA W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
670 (27.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
636 (26.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
612 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
611 (25.5) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
607 (25.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
104/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
83/12 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
22.6mm in 9 min to 09:09 150.7mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.6mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.6mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 61 ) at 04:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 80 ) at 02:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 104(260/ 74 ) at 03:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 72 ) at 12:30