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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 1404 EST on 18/09/2016. 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014259

SHOAL BAY

27.0

20.2

30/09/2010

18

1 N

NT

Barkly

015131

ELLIOTT

75.0

36.1

22/09/1973

49

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

-1.8

-1.2

01/09/1995

34

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

0.9

0.9

22/09/2008

16

1 N Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

-1.9

-1.9

12/09/2004

16

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010524

BROOKTON

-4.0

-2.0

01/09/2005

45

-3.0

12/07/1997

48

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, 18/09/2016.

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 18.4 -1.7 7.0 -1.9 5.1 0.0 3.6 0.0 401 (16.7) 43/06
BUNBURY 16.3 -2.1 0.3 -8.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/14
MANDURAH 17.1 -1.8 7.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 21/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 23.5 +0.5 24.0 7.2 7.6 9.5 296 (12.3) 41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 -1.0 15.0 +4.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 327 (13.6) 44/17
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 +2.7 12.3 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 46/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.9 +1.9 12.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 +3.2 6.8 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 416 (17.3) 50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.9 +4.7 18.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 68/18
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +1.4 22.3 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 376 (15.7) 35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.1 22.1 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 26.8 +1.6 19.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 21/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +1.1 17.9 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 14.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 23.6 +0.4 12.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 34/23
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -1.0 12.4 -0.3 10.7 0.0 5.8 10.1 460 (19.2) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 -0.6 5.6 -4.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 408 (17.0) 39/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -2.0 7.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -0.4 8.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 +0.5 9.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -2.5 5.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 24/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 +2.1 11.1 +0.7 7.8 0.0 5.4 8.8 433 (18.0) 37/13
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.2 5.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 -1.0 11.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 -0.2 3.6 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.2 +0.2 4.4 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 +1.8 7.4 +0.1 6.0 0.0 4.0 7.0 287 (12.0) 43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.6 +1.2 5.9 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.9 +2.1 5.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 +1.7 6.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 478 (19.9) 46/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.7 5.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 +3.5 6.4 +0.4 2.7 0.0 2.0 8.5 306 (12.8) 39/10
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

39.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
39.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
38.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 18.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+5.5 : 20.6 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+5.0 : 20.1 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.7 : 35.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+4.5 : 36.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.5 : 20.7 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

27.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 27.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+8.2 : 22.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.9 : 26.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+6.9 : 20.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.8 : 21.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : 20.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-9.9 : 20.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.6 : 18.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-9.3 : 18.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.1 : 14.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -4.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.5 : -2.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.2 : -0.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 0.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.0 : -2.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields 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.
75.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
53.5 CONISTON N Plateau NT
39.4 MOUNT SKINNER N Plateau NT
37.0 GILLESPIE Central Highlands QLD
28.4 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
28.4 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
N Plateau
75.0 ELLIOTT
53.5 CONISTON
39.4 MOUNT SKINNER

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
37.0 GILLESPIE

Reports not yet available

1020 (42.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
862 (35.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
843 (35.1) FORREST Eucla WA
843 (35.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
772 (32.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
727 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
715 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
709 (29.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
679 (28.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
666 (27.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
656 (27.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
651 (27.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
638 (26.6) TELFER AERO Interior WA
619 (25.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
604 (25.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) EUCLA Eucla WA
81/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
78/02 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
72/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/07 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
11.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 22.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
17.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.2mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
28.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 56.8mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.4mm/h
NGAYAWILI
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
BULMAN
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
4.6mm in 11 min to 12:00 25.1mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.4mm/h
JERVOIS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NULLARBOR
8.6mm in 15 min to 09:15 34.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
5.6mm in 16 min to 21:57 21.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h
CARTERS BORE
2.8mm in 2 min to 16:57 84.0mm/h
Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
16.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 33.6mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 23.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 22.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(350/ 67 ) at 03:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(260/ 67 ) at 07:30