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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 19/09/2016. 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

SA

NE Pastoral

017130

MARREE (CALLANNA)

18.0

15.2

17/09/2009

16

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029126

MOUNT ISA MINE

61.8

42.6

24/09/1998

81

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

61.0

40.2

24/09/1998

46

1 N

QLD

Central West

036022

EVESHAM STATION

51.3

46.2

04/09/1943

97

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

43.6

21.2

16/09/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

50.0

12.2

04/09/2008

13

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037039

WINTON AIRPORT

42.0

25.4

03/09/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043056

FAIRFIELD

70.0

68.0

05/09/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043099

SPRINGFIELD

34.6

34.0

10/09/2010

21

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043102

MITCHELL TM

61.0

42.0

10/09/2010

13

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043112

DALMALLY

61.2

49.2

05/09/2008

16

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044056

MUNGALLALA

74.2

51.1

24/09/1917

94

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044057

NIVE DOWNS

56.0

53.0

19/09/2010

102

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044138

WARIDA

56.6

44.5

13/09/1970

32

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044200

BIDDENHAM TM

86.4

39.8

10/09/2010

13

1 N

NSW

Southwest Plains

049092

BOOLIGAL (YAMBA)

19.0

17.4

23/09/2008

12

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

-4.4

-3.9

01/09/1989

45

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

25.1

24.8

04/09/2010

13

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

27.2

27.0

10/09/2000

13

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

24.4

24.3

12/09/2005

15

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

25.9

25.1

16/09/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

27.0

26.9

22/09/1998

25

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033045

MACKAY AERO

22.6

22.5

25/09/2010

28

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039066

GAYNDAH AIRPORT

19.3

19.3

05/09/2010

11

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

-0.4

0.4

11/09/2004

19

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

96

96.0

10/09/2009

11

N Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

115

111.0

23/09/2009

11

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 22/09/2016.

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 18.9 -1.2 3.1 -5.8 1.5 0.0 3.0 2.7 236 ( 9.8) 81/20
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.2 7.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 63/18
MANDURAH 16.6 -2.3 8.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 68/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.1 -2.5 25.2 +2.2 25.1 7.2 6.4 0.5 359 (15.0) 54/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -7.8 7.5 -2.8 -- 12.4 -- -- 383 (16.0) 35/08
WHYALLA AERO 14.8 -6.7 10.2 +2.1 -- 11.0 -- -- 595 (24.8) 50/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.8 -5.2 7.8 -1.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 34/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.2 6.0 -0.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 460 (19.2) 44/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.8 -9.4 18.1 +3.9 -- 61.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 43/07
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +1.4 20.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +1.4 22.0 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 29.3 +4.1 22.1 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 -0.2 19.7 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 -0.5 20.0 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 44/15
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 18.7 +5.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 392 (16.3) 54/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -1.5 19.1 +6.4 18.3 1.4 6.0 0.0 307 (12.8) 54/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 -3.8 14.3 +3.8 -- 17.4 -- -- 430 (17.9) 50/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 -0.7 12.3 +3.7 -- 1.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -2.1 13.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 43/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 -3.6 13.5 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 74/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.1 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 6.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -3.2 10.6 +4.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 61/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 -2.4 14.1 +3.7 10.3 0.0 6.6 0.0 366 (15.3) 28/18
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -5.2 10.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 22/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -3.0 12.8 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 24/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 -4.0 9.4 +4.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 305 (12.7) 35/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -4.2 7.1 +1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.9 -4.5 9.2 +1.9 8.0 2.4 5.5 8.7 415 (17.3) 46/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -4.5 10.9 +5.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -4.4 9.3 +5.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 -3.8 5.9 +1.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 43/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 -1.8 8.5 +3.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 30/11
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 -1.3 9.6 +3.6 7.7 1.0 3.2 0.3 314 (13.1) 22/00
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

39.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
38.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+4.1 : 29.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+3.9 : 37.5 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
+3.9 : 35.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+3.5 : 29.2 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+3.4 : 38.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

32.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+16.0 : 32.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+8.7 : 15.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+8.6 : 18.1 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.2 : 25.9 BULMAN N Rivers NT
+8.0 : 22.6 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+8.0 : 16.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.0 : 15.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-13.6 : 17.9 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-12.3 : 20.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-11.5 : 22.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-11.1 : 20.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-10.6 : 19.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-1.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.7 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-12.2 : -4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.6 : -0.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-8.5 : -3.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 0.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.2 : -2.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 5.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior 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.
86.4 BIDDENHAM TM Warrego QLD
74.2 MUNGALLALA Warrego QLD
73.0 GARRABARRA Maranoa QLD
70.0 FAIRFIELD Maranoa QLD
64.0 TODS CORNER Central Plateau TAS

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
61.8 MOUNT ISA MINE
61.0 MOUNT ISA AERO
Central West
52.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE
51.3 EVESHAM STATION
Northwest
61.6 NEW MAY DOWNS
50.0 TREPELL AIRPORT
Maranoa
73.0 GARRABARRA
70.0 FAIRFIELD
61.2 DALMALLY
61.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE
61.0 MITCHELL TM
60.8 ROMA AIRPORT
51.8 MUNNAWEENA
Warrego
86.4 BIDDENHAM TM
74.2 MUNGALLALA
56.6 WARIDA
56.0 NIVE DOWNS

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
64.0 TODS CORNER

Reports not yet available

1003 (41.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
905 (37.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
792 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
776 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
730 (30.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
708 (29.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
687 (28.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
673 (28.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
666 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
665 (27.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
639 (26.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
637 (26.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
632 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
115/17 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
96/20 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
93/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
93/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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