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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 21/09/2016. 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

014153

BLACK POINT

27.0

9.0

19/09/2016

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

23.0

2.0

05/09/2003

16

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014401

WARRUWI AIRPORT

26.6

15.8

15/09/1993

90

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

63.2

13.8

20/09/2010

15

1 N

NT

Victoria

014831

RIVEREN

40.0

26.0

25/09/1995

43

1 N

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

79.2

61.0

19/09/2016

40

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015559

MARQUA

66.4

29.0

03/09/2010

11

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

43.0

42.6

19/09/2010

48

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015653

GEMTREE PARK

55.0

36.0

10/09/2010

23

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

65.0

44.2

04/09/2010

69

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

1.8

1.8

23/09/1998

20

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

32.6

32.2

07/09/2000

46

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 21/09/2016.

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 19.3 -0.8 5.9 -3.0 4.0 0.0 2.6 10.4 339 (14.1) 26/15
BUNBURY 17.4 -1.0 9.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 21/15
MANDURAH 18.4 -0.5 9.3 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 18/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 23.8 +0.8 -- 0.4 3.0 9.3 281 (11.7) 30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 -3.3 14.7 +4.4 -- 19.2 -- -- 558 (23.3) 52/02
WHYALLA AERO 18.6 -2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 50/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.4 -0.6 11.2 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 31/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 +2.1 7.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.1 -8.1 17.3 +3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/21
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 20.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.8 21.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 29.1 +3.9 22.2 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 +0.6 19.2 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 26/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 +0.3 16.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.6 9.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 26/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 -0.9 10.2 -2.5 7.0 0.0 5.2 8.6 373 (15.5) 26/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 -0.1 8.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 35/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.3 -4.1 5.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -2.1 4.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 22/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF -- -- 7.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 0.5 -3.7 -8.5 0.2 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -3.3 2.9 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 251 (10.5) 24/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +1.0 9.6 -0.8 6.0 0.0 6.4 8.7 542 (22.6) 31/09
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 -2.8 3.7 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -2.0 10.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 41/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 -2.3 5.2 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -3.1 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 26/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 -0.4 7.5 +0.2 4.4 0.0 4.8 4.4 317 (13.2) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.8 -0.6 6.4 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 37/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.9 +0.1 5.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 43/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.9 +1.0 3.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.5 4.3 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 35/12
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +1.7 7.6 +1.6 5.9 0.0 2.0 6.9 299 (12.5) 28/14
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

38.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
38.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 17.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+4.1 : 32.6 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.1 : 19.2 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+3.9 : 29.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+3.6 : 17.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.7 : 21.3 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.8 : 21.4 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.8 : 18.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.3 : 17.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 15.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.1 : 19.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-10.7 : 19.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-10.4 : 21.1 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-9.3 : 20.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.3 : 18.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.6 : 1.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 1.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 4.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 5.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.2 : 10.5 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau 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.
91.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
79.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
66.4 MARQUA N Plateau NT
65.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
63.2 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
91.0 BULMAN
79.2 WAVE HILL
63.2 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
N Plateau
66.4 MARQUA
55.0 GEMTREE PARK

QUEENSLAND
Channel Country
65.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION
50.0 MONKIRA

Reports not yet available

907 (37.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
855 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
826 (34.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
817 (34.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
783 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
768 (32.0) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
739 (30.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
724 (30.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
715 (29.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
714 (29.8) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
704 (29.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
665 (27.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
659 (27.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) TELFER AERO Interior WA
645 (26.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
636 (26.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
630 (26.3) FORREST Eucla WA
628 (26.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
621 (25.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
607 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
601 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
80/04 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
72/06 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
72/08 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
68/06 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
68/12 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
68/04 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
68/01 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
68/02 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
68/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
9.2mm in 14 min to 09:14 39.4mm/h
HOPETOUN NORTH
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
COOMALBIDGUP AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
7.6mm in 21 min to 12:51 21.7mm/h
6.6mm in 9 min to 13:00 44.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
25.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.2mm/h
POINT STUART
13.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.6mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 20.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 24.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h
28.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 57.6mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.8mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
23.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.0mm/h
NGUKURR AIRPORT
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.4mm/h
21.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.4mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.0mm/h
40.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 80.0mm/h
40.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 40.0mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
26.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 53.2mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.6mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
18.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
18.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.4mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
63.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 126.4mm/h
63.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 63.2mm/h
BULMAN
91.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 182.0mm/h
91.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 91.0mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
19.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.2mm/h
JERVOIS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.0mm/h
43.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 86.0mm/h
43.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 43.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
4.6mm in 12 min to 05:20 23.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT
6.4mm in 9 min to 11:39 42.7mm/h
24.8mm in 21 min to 12:00 70.9mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 31.2mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 31.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 10.7mm/h
MOOMBA AIRPORT
6.0mm in 15 min to 15:46 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h
W Agricultural
PORT AUGUSTA AERO
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.0mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Northwest
CARTERS BORE
12.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 24.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
URANDANGI AERODROME
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME : 80(280/ 65 ) at 05:04