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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 1403 EST on 26/09/2016. 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 daily rainfall

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

23.8

21.2

04/09/2012

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

23.8

23.3

20/09/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

22.4

22.1

28/09/1997

54

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

22.5

22.1

29/09/2010

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

32.6

32.6

20/09/2016

46

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

32.9

32.7

23/09/2009

19

1 N


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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 14:03EST, 26/09/2016.

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 17.6 -2.5 8.8 -0.1 6.5 9.8 2.4 8.0 289 (12.0) 41/16
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.6 7.3 -1.1 -- 4.6 -- -- 268 (11.2) 50/14
MANDURAH 16.0 -2.9 10.4 -1.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 325 (13.5) 41/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.7 26.5 +3.5 26.0 0.0 8.0 9.3 323 (13.5) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.3 -1.9 11.2 +0.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/08
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -4.5 4.1 -4.0 -- 9.6 -- -- 337 (14.0) 28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -2.0 8.2 -1.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 34/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -1.1 3.6 -2.7 -- 11.8 -- -- 410 (17.1) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 -0.7 18.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 48/00
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +1.3 21.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 +2.8 23.4 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 29.9 +4.7 22.7 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 50/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.5 +7.2 21.7 +8.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 44/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +4.0 19.7 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +4.2 11.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 46/16
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 +4.4 13.3 +0.6 11.0 0.0 5.8 8.6 259 (10.8) 59/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 +0.2 10.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 63/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 12.5 +3.9 -- 3.6 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +2.2 12.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 41/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.4 +1.1 13.5 +4.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 298 (12.4) 46/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -3.0 11.2 +5.0 -- 14.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 46/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +0.3 14.2 +3.8 13.0 4.2 5.2 2.1 334 (13.9) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +0.1 12.6 +4.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 +0.2 15.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 44/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 -0.4 11.3 +6.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 43/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -0.5 11.0 +5.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 39/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 -2.9 5.4 -1.9 3.0 2.8 1.0 8.0 290 (12.1) 48/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 -1.5 8.4 +3.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 -1.6 7.3 +3.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 43/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -1.9 4.0 -0.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 535 (22.3) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 10.2 +5.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +1.3 8.8 +2.8 7.1 0.0 3.0 6.4 376 (15.7) 35/12
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

40.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.7 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 34.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.0 : 32.9 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.8 : 31.2 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
+6.3 : 36.4 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

27.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT
26.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
26.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 19.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.6 : 20.7 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+8.3 : 25.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 21.7 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.9 : 11.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

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

0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 13.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 19.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-6.1 : 18.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-6.1 : 24.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-5.9 : 21.5 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-6.9 : 2.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-6.7 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : -0.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 1.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.6 : 2.6 EUCLA Eucla 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.
47.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
26.6 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD) E Coast TAS
26.4 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
26.4 ELIZABETH VALLEY N Rivers NT
24.6 ANKETELL Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

988 (41.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
895 (37.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
874 (36.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
873 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
865 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
854 (35.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
825 (34.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
676 (28.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
653 (27.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
640 (26.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
633 (26.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
628 (26.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
621 (25.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
620 (25.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
611 (25.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
87/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
74/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
74/08 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
9.4mm in 16 min to 09:16 35.2mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
20.8mm in 2 min to 09:02 624.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.8mm/h
ROTTNEST ISLAND
11.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 23.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.4mm/h
18.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.6mm/h
SWANBOURNE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.4mm/h
22.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.2mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 22.2mm/h
PERTH METRO
15.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
23.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.8mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
16.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.2mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.2mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.8mm/h
HARVEY
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
26.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 53.2mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.6mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 26.6mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
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
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
WAROONA
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CLEVE AERODROME
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
Mallee/Upper SE
LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS)
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
BUNDABERG AERO
6.4mm in 13 min to 12:30 29.5mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
6.2mm in 14 min to 08:00 26.6mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 08:30 20.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
35.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 70.4mm/h
35.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 35.2mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
27.4mm in 25 min to 20:00 65.8mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 29.6mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 30.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(170/ 63 ) at 08:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(240/ 67 ) at 14:51
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(300/ 63 ) at 05:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(260/ 67 ) at 20:05
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 65 ) at 07:00