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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1406 EST on 08/09/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

18.0

17.9

08/09/1985

27

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

107

107.0

27/09/2012

11

N Equal to record.


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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 14:05EST, 08/09/2016.

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 17.0 -3.1 12.5 +3.6 11.0 7.4 3.0 7.9 550 (22.9) 70/02
BUNBURY 16.9 -1.5 10.9 +2.5 -- 9.6 -- -- 578 (24.1) 68/00
MANDURAH 16.8 -2.1 12.6 +0.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 790 (32.9) 85/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.4 22.8 -0.2 22.5 0.0 8.6 11.2 328 (13.7) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.4 +3.2 8.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/08
WHYALLA AERO 27.7 +6.2 5.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.0 +6.0 11.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 46/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 +4.9 7.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 50/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.7 +0.5 17.5 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 70/19
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 -0.3 20.1 +1.4 -- 8.4 -- -- 586 (24.4) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 -0.1 17.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 50/13
MACKAY M.O 23.0 -2.2 17.8 +1.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 535 (22.3) 50/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 -1.2 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 46/22
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 -0.2 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 48/16
COOLANGATTA 23.2 0.0 12.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 48/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 -1.6 16.1 +3.4 14.7 1.0 4.0 7.4 277 (11.5) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.2 -3.0 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 50/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +0.2 9.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -0.4 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 +1.4 7.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 41/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.4 +3.3 5.7 +1.5 -3.5 0.0 3.7 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +0.7 5.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 +1.2 14.1 +3.7 11.5 0.0 3.2 8.2 339 (14.1) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 -0.2 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.5 13.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 28/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 +2.4 5.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 28/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +2.5 5.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.8 +5.4 8.7 +1.4 5.0 0.0 4.0 10.3 236 ( 9.8) 37/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.7 +2.3 4.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.6 +2.8 5.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.3 +2.4 6.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 52/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 +3.2 4.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 24/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +2.4 3.2 -2.8 1.0 0.0 4.0 9.8 443 (18.5) 37/20
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

38.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
38.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
37.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 32.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 31.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.8 : 28.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 29.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 26.1 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+10.3 : 18.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.7 : 17.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.6 : 16.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.3 : 18.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 15.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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

5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.0 : 26.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.5 : 26.7 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.1 : 17.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.9 : 18.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-4.9 : 15.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-5.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 4.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-5.2 : -5.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.7 : 0.6 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : -0.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.1 : -0.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.1 : 12.9 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

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.
80.2 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
68.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
25.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
25.0 SWEERS ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
26.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
80.2 RUSSELL RIVER
Brisbane/SE Coast
68.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
30.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

Reports not yet available

1182 (49.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1061 (44.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1024 (42.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
971 (40.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
952 (39.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
936 (39.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
874 (36.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
871 (36.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
869 (36.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
839 (35.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
816 (34.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
811 (33.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
793 (33.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
790 (32.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
749 (31.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
747 (31.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
718 (29.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
670 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
651 (27.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
649 (27.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
648 (27.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
638 (26.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
638 (26.6) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
631 (26.3) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
627 (26.1) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) FORREST Eucla WA
615 (25.6) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
605 (25.2) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
603 (25.1) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
111/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
107/01 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
102/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
102/00 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
98/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/22 MOUNT READ W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
7.2mm in 13 min to 09:13 33.2mm/h
PEARCE RAAF
5.6mm in 14 min to 09:14 24.0mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
6.4mm in 2 min to 09:02 192.0mm/h
GINGIN AERO
5.6mm in 4 min to 09:04 84.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
3.0mm in 2 min to 03:32 90.0mm/h
9.4mm in 5 min to 09:05 112.8mm/h
BICKLEY
16.2mm in 14 min to 09:14 69.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.2mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
10.0mm in 27 min to 09:27 22.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
MANJIMUP
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
BUNBURY
4.6mm in 11 min to 02:41 25.1mm/h
9.6mm in 3 min to 09:03 192.0mm/h
SHANNON
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
COLLIE EAST
14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
DARDANUP
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h
FRANKLAND
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
26.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 52.4mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.2mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.6mm/h
WAROONA
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
21.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 42.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.8mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.6mm/h
4.8mm in 12 min to 23:00 24.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 102(330/ 69 ) at 03:05
OCEAN REEF : 87(270/ 69 ) at 03:42
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 108(270/ 58 ) at 03:17
CAPE LEEUWIN : 111(290/ 91 ) at 15:35
CAPE NATURALISTE : 100(280/ 69 ) at 02:00
BUSSELTON AERO : 102(330/ 46 ) at 02:02
BUSSELTON JETTY : 104(260/ 80 ) at 09:44
MANDURAH : 85(300/ 65 ) at 03:03
TASMANIA
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 87( 20/ 69 ) at 21:00
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 93( 20/ 65 ) at 23:00