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Provisional records set or equalled today

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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 22:07EST, 09/12/2019.

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 18.8 +0.9 5.9 -2.1 4.5 0.0 1.4 4.9 260 (10.8) 21/15
BUNBURY 18.3 +1.0 10.4 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 22/12
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.2 11.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 17/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.7 16.8 -2.5 15.6 0.0 5.0 10.3 200 ( 8.3) 46/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.6 +5.8 3.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 19.9 +2.9 8.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 543 (22.6) 54/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 +0.7 10.4 +2.8 -- 4.8 -- -- 332 (13.8) 48/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.9 -2.3 7.0 +1.8 -- 13.4 -- -- 591 (24.6) 52/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.9 +3.0 6.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 46/14
CAIRNS AERO 23.7 -2.1 20.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +2.4 19.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 321 (13.4) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.7 16.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +4.0 9.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +4.2 8.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +2.6 11.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 28/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 +2.1 10.5 +1.3 6.9 0.0 4.8 10.0 245 (10.2) 28/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 +5.7 7.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +6.0 5.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 24/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +6.7 4.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 44/13
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 16.6 +4.9 -2.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 41/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +3.6 0.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 41/14
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +4.5 -0.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 +7.1 9.4 +2.1 4.0 0.0 5.2 9.9 255 (10.6) 43/14
RICHMOND RAAF 24.4 +6.7 1.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +5.1 11.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 39/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.0 -- -2.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 59/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +2.3 0.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 118 ( 4.9) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 +2.3 -0.4 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 44/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 +3.3 8.0 +3.7 -- 0.0 7.0 8.5 397 (16.5) 50/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +2.2 3.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 48/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 +0.5 4.5 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 446 (18.6) 52/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.0 +1.9 8.3 +2.9 6.1 0.4 5.0 4.2 874 (36.4) 80/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 +0.6 5.9 +2.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 844 (35.2) 72/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.2 -2.5 8.7 +6.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 46/19
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 8.7 +4.6 6.2 0.0 3.2 4.1 622 (25.9) 59/00
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

35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
34.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 26.7 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+7.6 : 27.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.3 : 25.9 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+7.2 : 23.6 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+7.1 : 24.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.8 : 10.4 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+6.6 : 8.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
+6.4 : 8.7 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.3 : 6.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.8 : 19.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.6 : 0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.5 : 20.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-3.0 : 10.7 DARTMOOR W Coast VIC
-3.0 : 2.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-2.8 : 9.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS

-4.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-3.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-5.2 : 8.8 BULMAN N Rivers NT
**S** -5.0 : 3.1 ROBE Lower SE SA
-4.6 : -3.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.6 : -2.5 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 : 14.2 JABIRU AIRPORT 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.
32.2 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS
30.0 JACKEYS MARSH N Coast TAS
28.6 WOODS POINT Upper NE VIC
28.4 SOUTH RIANA (JANSENS ROAD) N Coast TAS

10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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4.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

 1769 (73.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1432 (59.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1384 (57.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1279 (53.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1160 (48.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1102 (45.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1087 (45.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1082 (45.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1073 (44.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1064 (44.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1047 (43.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1046 (43.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1038 (43.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1028 (42.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1007 (42.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
996 (41.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
963 (40.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
963 (40.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
949 (39.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
918 (38.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
889 (37.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
874 (36.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
870 (36.3) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
868 (36.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
867 (36.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
866 (36.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
851 (35.5) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
848 (35.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
846 (35.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
844 (35.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
841 (35.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
836 (34.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
835 (34.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
832 (34.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
830 (34.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
806 (33.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
803 (33.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
794 (33.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
771 (32.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
768 (32.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
750 (31.3) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
749 (31.2) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
742 (30.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
736 (30.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
733 (30.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
721 (30.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
721 (30.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
720 (30.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
717 (29.9) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
708 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
701 (29.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
694 (28.9) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
683 (28.5) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
679 (28.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
677 (28.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
676 (28.2) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
674 (28.1) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
663 (27.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
662 (27.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
658 (27.4) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
653 (27.2) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
645 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
631 (26.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
625 (26.0) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
622 (25.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
615 (25.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
609 (25.4) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
120/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/15 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
111/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
109/16 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
109/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
107/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/01 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/06 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/12 CAPE GRIM N 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h
 VICTORIA
E Central
FERNY CREEK
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
 W Coast
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE
6.4mm in 16 min to 05:46 24.0mm/h
DARTMOOR
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
CAPE SORELL
4.8mm in 11 min to 06:30 26.2mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
5.0mm in 3 min to 09:03 100.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(270/ 74 ) at 01:30
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS : 113(280/ 63 ) at 15:13
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 109(320/ 91 ) at 01:35
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(320/ 54 ) at 14:53
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(350/ 56 ) at 06:35
MOUNT HOTHAM : 111(340/ 63 ) at 22:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 108(260/ 69 ) at 21:00
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 89(291/ 72 ) at 20:10
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76(360/ 63 ) at 00:30
FAWKNER BEACON : 85(310/ 67 ) at 18:29
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 70(300/ 63 ) at 12:11
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(270/ 89 ) at 12:58
LOW HEAD : 83(280/ 63 ) at 12:30
CAPE GRIM : 91(280/ 61 ) at 13:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 52 ) at 02:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 87(310/ 67 ) at 01:35
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(320/ 69 ) at 05:37
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 121(260/ 87 ) at 22:38