Australian Rainfall and Temperature Extremes
September 1998

Data sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

01

79.0 Tully Qld
66.2 Lucinda PO Qld
66.0 Dingo PO Qld
61.6 South Mossman Qld
37.0 =Wyndham, Kununurra AP, Fitzroy Crossing AP WA, Timber Creek NT
5.0 Crackenback NSW
24.0 Coconut Is Qld
-4.0 Thredbo Village NSW
+14.0
34.5 Eyre WA
-6.3
17.0 Mullewa WA
+8.8
=16.2 Injune Qld
=16.0 Mitchell Qld
-5.7
0.7 Echuca AP Vic
02
39.0 Tully Qld
34.0 Dwellingup WA
34.0 Northcliffe WA
34.0 Innisfail Qld
38.0 =Wyndham, Warmun Halls Creek, WA
6.0 Crackenback NSW
25.3 Troughton Is WA
0.0 =Cooma Visitors Centre NSW, Mt Baw Baw Vic
+12.8
34.0 Ceduna AP SA
-7.5
26.0 Palmerville Qld
+10.0
19.0 Eucla AP WA
-4.7
16.3 Timber Creek WA
03
49.0 Ely Camp Weipa Qld
28.0 Walpole WA
27.0 Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
25.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
38.2 =Kidman Springs NT, Julia Creek Qld
5.0 Crackenback NSW
25.6 Troughton Is WA
-3.0 Thredbo Village NSW
+10.3
38.0 Birdsville Qld
-6.6
11.6 Bridgetown WA
+13.0
23.0 Alice Springs AP NT
-5.1
5.0 Casino AP NSW
04
71.2 Walpole WA
34.0 Mt Hotham Vic
32.0 Charlotte Pass NSW
31.0 Scaddan WA
39.0 Birdsville Qld
4.5 Mt Wellington Tas
26.2 Boulia Qld
-0.2 Jandakot AP WA
+11.3
39.0 Birdsville Qld
-9.2
=14.0 Cashmere Downs WA
=17.0 Wiluna WA
+13.0
26.2 Boulia Qld
-6.9
-0.1 Merredin WA
05
86.8 Woolbrook NSW
82.0 Walcha NSW
71.6 Brewarrina NSW
70.8 Somerton NSW
37.9 Elliott NT
-1.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
26.0 Argyle AP Kununurra WA
-3.2 Mt Wellington Tas
+5.2
30.4 Mitchell Qld
-8.1
24.6 Telfer AP WA
+12.8
20.0 Mitchell Qld
-7.9
=6.0 Carnarvon AP WA
=2.1 Jurien WA
06
41.4 Narrabri West NSW
41.2 Granite Heights Bundarra NSW
36.4 Barraba PO NSW
34.4 Rawdon Croppa Creek NSW
38.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
-1.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
25.0 Larrimah NT
-8.5 Perisher Valley NSW
+5.5
20.9 Bombala PO NSW
-8.1
16.8 Collarenebri NSW
+8.6
16.3 Kingaroy Qld
-7.8
2.7 Kulgera NT
07
32.0 Mt Read Tas
29.8 Cradle Valley Tas
28.6 Strathgordon Tas
19.2 Lake Margaret Tas
38.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
2.2 Mt Read Tas
26.6 Timber Creek NT
-6.0 Perisher Valley NSW
+5.0
31.8 Curtin Springs NT
-8.1
Warburton WA
+7.2
17.2 Gayndah Qld
-7.9
0.1 Eyre WA
08
35.6 Upper Stone Qld
33.6 Paluma Qld
29.8 Carmila Qld
29.0 Sandy Cape Qld
38.9 Curtin AP Derby WA
4.6 Mt Read Tas
26.0 Kununurra AP WA
-6.5 =Thredbo Village, Perisher Valley NSW
+10.2
34.0 Balgair WA
-8.5
26.0 Kowanyama AP Qld
+6.9
16.9 Gayndah Qld
-7.0
3.0 Alice Springs AP NT
09
116.0 Gairlock Herbert River Qld
99.8 Ingham Qld
94.0 Halifax Qld
93.6 Cardwell Qld
38.0 =Curtin AP Derby, Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
3.6 Mt Read Tas
25.0 Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
-4.1 Perisher Valley NSW
+7.0
26.0 Corrigin WA
-9.1
23.0 Richmond Qld
+7.3
20.2 Winton Qld
-8.0
-3.0 Ararat Vic
10
172.0 Tully Qld
77.6 Abergowrie Qld
63.0 Babinda Qld
61.0 Innisfail Qld
38.2 Curtin AP Derby WA
5.4 Mt Wellington Tas
25.0 =Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing, Warruwi WA
-3.1 Charlotte Pass NSW
+7.0
28.0 Eucla AP WA
-8.7
19.9 Clermont Qld
+7.8
15.2 Norseman WA
-6.7
1.0 Ceduna AP SA
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

11

151.5 Peachester Qld
141.6 Six Mile Creek Cooran Qld
138.8 Baroon Pocket Dam Maleny Qld
134.0 Landsborough Qld
39.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
6.2 Mt Hotham Vic
25.0 =Coconut Is, Willis Is Qld
-4.0 Lake St Clair Tas
+7.2
11.8 Charlotte Pass NSW
-6.7
16.2 Mt Seaview Yarras NSW
+8.9
10.4 Woolbrook NSW
-5.1
1.7 Merredin WA
12
97.0 Coolangatta AP Qld
92.0 Port Macquarie AP NSW
91.0 Coffs Harbour AP NSW
90.0 Evans Head NSW
39.0 Rabbit Flat Comparison Station NT
5.0 Crackenback NSW
26.0 =Coconut Is, Croydon Qld
0.4 Southern Cross AP WA
+8.5
24.4 Pt Hicks Vic
-5.6
20.4 Kulgera NT
+10.1
11.0 Cooma Visitors Centre NSW
-5.3
15.7 Timber Ck NT
13
50.4 Maleny Qld
45.0 Mullaley NSW
44.4 Mt Tamborine Qld
43.0 Tewantin Qld
41.0 Rabbit Flat Comparison Station NT
1.0 Crackenback NSW
26.6 Croydon Qld
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
+8.1
41.0 Rabbit Flat Comparison Station NT
-6.5
13.0 Ravensthorpe WA
+9.4
19.4 Gayndah Qld
-5.7
2.0 Ceduna AP SA
14
35.0 Mt Buller Vic
30.0 Bright Vic
27.0 Lord Howe Is AP NSW
26.6 Cooroy Qld
40.0 Camooweal Qld
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
26.3 Warruwi NT
-3.0 Thredbo Village NSW
+8.4
39.0 Mt Isa AP Qld
-10.9
13.4 Tibooburra PO NSW
+10.0
25.0 Camooweal Qld
-5.3
2.0 Cunderdin WA
15
61.0 Woleebee Nevasa Wandoan Qld
56.0 Dogwood Creek Pine Hill Crossing Qld
48.0 Carnarvon Station Springsure Qld
45.0 Condamine Qld
39.0 =Wyndham PO, Fitzroy Crossing AP WA, Jabiru AP NT
-4.0 Crackenback NSW
27.7 Argyle AP Kununurra
-6.5 Mt Hotham Vic
+4.7
35.6 Coen AP Qld
-9.0
0.5 Thredbo Village NSW
+9.4
21.0 Baralaba Qld
-4.9
4.0 Swan Island Tas
16
28.0 Falls Creek Vic
28.0 Walker Creek NT
25.4 Strathgordon Tas
24.2 Brouin Vic
39.3 Derby AP WA
-3.0 Crackenback NSW
28.0 Wyndham PO WA
-7.0 Crackenback NSW
+6.3
39.0 Bidyadanga Broome WA
-8.2
16.7 Collarenebri NSW
+6.8
24.0 Bidyadanga Broome WA
-8.0
2.5 Kulgera NT
17
20.0 Walpole WA
16.0 Rosa Brook Margaret River WA
14.2 Margaret River WA
11.0 =Northcliffe PO, Shannon Northcliffe WA
39.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
26.3 Troughton Is WA
-6.0 Crackenback NSW
+10.0
31.0 Eucla AP WA
-5.7
19.0 Brewarrina NSW
+7.2
23.0 Musgrave Qld
-8.5
6.0 Mt Isa AP Qld
18
15.6 North Rockhampton Qld
14.0 Yeppoon AWS Qld
11.8 Mt Barker WA
11.8 Kojonup WA
39.0 =Warmun Halls Ck, Fitzroy Crossing WA
3.9 =Mt Buller, Mt Hotham Vic
27.1 Argyle AP Kununurra WA
-4.0 Crackenback NSW
+9.9
23.0 Bruny Is Tas
-5.9
20.0 Gympie Qld
+10.8
27.0 Brunette Downs NT
-6.5
8.0 Mt Isa AP Qld
19
27.0 Pacific Heights Yeppoon Qld
21.0 Byfield Qld
20.0 Yeppoon AWS Qld
19.0 Tully Qld
38.3 Kidman Springs NT
5.3 Mt Wellington Tas
26.3 Black Point NT
-3.4 Cunderdin AP WA
+8.9
27.5 Moruya Heads NSW
-4.9
24.2 Jervois NT
+9.5
14.2 Noojee Vic
-7.8
=-0.5 Cunderdin Town WA
=-2.0 Salmon Gums WA
20
61.0 Tully Qld
44.0 Charlotte Pass NSW
40.4 Thredbo Village NSW
31.0 Falls Creek Vic
39.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
5.0 Mt Wellington Tas
27.0 Wyndham WA
-5.2 Charlotte Pass NSW
+7.3
27.8 Eyre WA
-8.4
15.9 Tibooburra PO NSW
+9.0
17.1 Liverpool NSW
-6.3
0.2 Polda Basin SA
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

21

80.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
77.4 Bellingen NSW
64.0 Babinda Qld
63.4 Coolah NSW
39.4 Elliott NT
6.4 Mt Hotham Vic
27.1 =Troughton Is, Argyle AP Kununurra WA, Timber Creek NT
-4.6 Liawenee Tas
+8.0
29.0 Eucla AP WA
-8.1
14.0 Kalgoorlie AP WA
+10.4
14.4 Barraba NSW
-6.4
=-1.4 Ararat Vic
=1.0 Flinders Is AP Tas
22
101.6 Babinda Qld
51.0 Innisfail Qld
50.0 Mt Sophia Gordonvale Qld
49.0 Mt Buffalo Vic
38.8 Flying Fox NT
6.0 Crackenback NSW
27.6 Argyle AP Kununurra WA
1.0 Lake St Clair Tas
+10.3
38.0 Birdsville Qld
-9.3
15.4 Leonora WA
+13.4
20.8 Wyalla AP SA
-5.8
1.4 Karnet WA
23
195.0 Mt Buffalo Vic
114.6 Quamby Bluff Tas
110.4 Whitlands Vic
103.0 Falls Ck Vic
37.5 Oenpelli NT
7.0 Crackenback NSW
27.0 =Kuri Bay, Wyndham WA
-3.1 Southern Cross AP WA
+7.6
25.2 Orbost
-10.3
25.5 Katherine AP NT
+12.8
15.0 Bombala PO NSW
-8.7
-2.0 Lake Grace WA
24
101.6 Thredbo Village NSW
89.0 Mt Hotham Vic
86.0 Mt Buffalo Vic
76.0 Elsey Station NT
38.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
-0.2 Mt Wellington Tas
25.4 Troughton Is WA
-3.9 Mt Hotham Vic
+4.5
26.6 Double Is Pt Qld
-12.6
15.3 Windorah Qld
+12.4
16.4 Barraba NSW
-11.3
-3.3 Eyre WA
25
92.2 Newlands Dawson River Qld
86.4 Moura PO Qld
79.0 Banana Qld
68.4 Macleans Bridge Logan River Qld
37.0 Palmerville Qld
1.8 Mt Hotham Vic
27.0 Kuri Bay WA
-7.2 Mt Hotham Vic
+10.0
31.0 Eucla AP WA
-7.9
14.9 Jerrys Plains NSW
+8.9
19.0 Gympie Qld
-8.0
-3.1 Ballarat AP Vic
26
66.5 Tiaro Qld
28.0 Innisfail Qld
26.0 Tully Qld
26.0 Maryborough Qld
38.2 Croydon Qld
3.2 Mt Hotham Vic
27.0 Kuri Bay WA
-2.2 Charlotte Pass NSW
+8.3
=29.0 Whyalla Town SA
=29.3 Whyalla AP SA
-3.7
21.0 Brewarrina NSW
+8.4
21.0 Giles Met Office WA
-6.7
1.3 Eyre WA
27
27.0 Sandy Cape Qld
24.0 Lady Elliot Is Qld
21.2 Northcliffe PO WA
21.2 Dardanup WA
40.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
7.7 Mt Hotham Vic
27.0 Bowen AP Qld
-3.3 Liawenee Tas
+11.3
32.0 Whyalla Town SA
-3.9
22.0 Gympie Qld
+12.4
25.0 Giles Met Office WA
-4.5
4.7 Robe PO SA
28
82.0 Norfolk Is AP
66.0 Lady Elliot Is Qld
32.2 Rockley Bajool Qld
23.6 Biggenden PO Qld
41.0 =Fitzroy Crossing AP, Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
7.7 Mt Hotham Vic
27.1 Troughton Is WA
1.0 =Bombala PO NSW, Edi Upper Vic
+14.5
35.5 Whyalla AP SA
-2.1
25.0 Rockhampton AP Qld
+14.1
22.0 Arkaroola SA
-2.2
4.0 Struan SA
29
15.0 Tully Qld
13.0 Norfolk Island
10.4 Karnet Serpentine WA
9.6 Lake St Clair Tas
42.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
5.5 Mt Wellington Tas
28.0 Wyndham PO WA
0.8 Mt Wellington Tas
+14.2
32.3 Merimbula AP NSW
-0.8
31.0 Broome AP WA
+13.0
20.9 Arkaroola SA
-2.0
7.2 Elliston SA
30
29.0 Lake St Clair Tas
26.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
24.8 Babinda PO Qld
23.4 Forest Grove Margaret River WA
42.0 =Fitzroy Crossing AP, Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
6.1 Mt Wellington Tas
27.6 Troughton Is WA
-4.0 Charlotte Pass NSW
+16.0
37.0 Eucla AP WA
-4.3
13.4 Katanning PO WA
+11.0
22.0 Warburton WA
-2.8
5.7 Mullewa WA
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

Monthly totals and averages

654.0 Tully Qld
483.5 Mt Buffalo Chalet Vic
416.2 Babinda PO Qld
369.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
38.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
4.8 Crackenback NSW
25.7 Troughton Is WA
-1.3 Crackenback NSW
+3.3
22.5 Cheetham Salt Works Price SA
-2.4
22.5 Collarenebri NSW
+5.2
15.2 Gayndah PO Qld
-1.8
6.7 Mullewa WA
Monthly extremes
195.0 (23) Mt Buffalo Chalet Vic
172.0 (10) Tully Qld
151.5 (11) Peachester Qld
141.6 (11) Six Mile Creek Cooran Qld
42.0 =(29) Fitzroy Crossing AP WA, (30) Fitzroy Crossing AP, Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
-4.0 (15) Crackenback NSW
28.0 (16) Wyndham PO WA
-8.5 (6) Perisher Valley NSW
+16.0
37.0 (30) Eucla AP WA
-12.6
15.3 (24) Windorah Qld
 
+14.1
22.0 (28) Arkaroola SA
-11.3
-3.3 (24) Eyre WA