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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 13/09/2016. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

10.0

10.1

19/09/1992

47

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022018

WAROOKA

11.2

11.2

26/09/1970

47

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022031

MINLATON AERO

11.6

12.7

11/09/2004

13

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

11.4

12.0

11/09/2004

18

1 N

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

11.2

12.3

28/09/1996

19

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

11.1

12.1

11/09/2004

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

8.3

8.3

05/09/1995

19

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

11.3

11.6

11/09/2004

11

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

11.2

11.2

26/09/1970

48

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Upper SE

025557

KEITH (MUNKORA)

11.6

12.0

11/09/2004

13

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 16/09/2016.

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 17.4 -2.7 8.6 -0.3 5.8 0.0 2.0 9.3 457 (19.0) 63/09
BUNBURY 17.4 -1.0 7.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 48/07
MANDURAH 18.7 -0.2 8.9 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 450 (18.8) 48/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.0 26.0 +3.0 24.7 0.0 8.0 10.6 395 (16.5) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.3 +3.1 14.7 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 43/17
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -4.8 5.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.9 -6.1 10.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 26/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.6 5.2 -1.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 266 (11.1) 30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.6 +3.4 9.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 -0.7 21.3 +2.6 -- 13.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 -0.1 21.5 +4.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 490 (20.4) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +0.5 20.0 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 +0.7 17.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 26/17
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +1.2 14.3 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/06
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 13.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 24/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -0.4 13.0 +0.3 11.8 0.0 4.0 10.9 215 ( 9.0) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 +0.2 9.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 39/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.8 +0.4 7.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -0.2 9.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 -0.9 7.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.7 +0.6 2.9 -1.3 -6.0 0.2 3.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.3 4.9 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 +0.9 12.3 +1.9 7.5 0.0 4.2 9.7 286 (11.9) 30/13
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 -1.3 7.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -1.2 11.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.9 +0.3 6.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -0.2 5.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.3 +1.9 7.3 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.2 9.8 177 ( 7.4) 63/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.8 5.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 -2.2 6.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 -1.5 6.6 +1.8 -- 4.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 34/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 -0.6 2.5 -2.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/16
HOBART AIRPORT 12.4 -2.9 3.7 -2.3 -1.3 0.0 1.4 6.9 315 (13.1) 35/14
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

40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
38.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 37.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+4.2 : 31.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 38.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.0 : 37.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+3.9 : 38.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+3.9 : 35.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.9 : 40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

27.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
27.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 27.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.9 : 22.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 22.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 26.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+7.0 : 20.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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

1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.6 : 10.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-9.3 : 11.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 14.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 12.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-7.7 : 11.0 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
-7.7 : 12.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

-4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-3.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-6.1 : 1.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.6 : -2.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-5.1 : 9.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.7 : 1.5 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-4.5 : 2.3 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS

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.
55.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
49.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
30.2 MT SHERIDAN N Coast--Barron QLD
30.0 MUTARNEE STORE N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.2 TOOMS LAKE (TOOMS RIVER) E Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
30.2 MT SHERIDAN
N Coast--Herbert
30.0 MUTARNEE STORE

TASMANIA
E Coast
28.2 TOOMS LAKE (TOOMS RIVER)

ISLANDS
Islands
55.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
49.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

10.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
10.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1119 (46.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1089 (45.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
873 (36.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
782 (32.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
762 (31.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
755 (31.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
731 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
730 (30.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
701 (29.2) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
698 (29.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
692 (28.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
674 (28.1) BICKLEY Lower West WA
661 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
645 (26.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
633 (26.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
631 (26.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
623 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
606 (25.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
78/09 BICKLEY Lower West WA
76/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/09 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
72/16 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
70/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/08 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

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.
None reported None reported