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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1406 EST on 22/09/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

26.8

26.0

20/09/2008

17

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

39.5

38.6

26/09/2012

12

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 14:04EST, 22/09/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 22.9 +0.8 13.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 41/14
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 +1.8 8.9 0.0 7.3 1.6 2.4 11.0 356 (14.8) 55/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.3 +3.0 6.2 -1.8 -- 9.2 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 59/15
BUNBURY 20.1 +1.7 8.6 +0.2 -- 4.6 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 46/21
MANDURAH 19.3 +0.4 12.7 +1.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 385 (16.0) 55/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.8 23.9 +0.9 23.4 0.0 6.4 8.7 332 (13.8) 34/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.9 +7.7 9.1 -1.2 7.3 0.0 8.0 11.4 264 (11.0) 46/13
WHYALLA AERO 31.7 +10.2 7.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 55/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.4 +6.4 9.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 50/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 +3.3 6.0 -0.3 4.3 0.0 3.2 5.4 377 (15.7) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.8 +4.6 8.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 54/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.0 17.9 -0.8 12.9 0.0 5.4 10.2 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +2.5 17.4 0.0 15.0 0.0 7.4 10.2 211 ( 8.8) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +1.4 18.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 9.7 230 ( 9.6) 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +4.2 13.6 -0.1 11.4 0.0 9.0 -- 210 ( 8.8) 37/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +4.6 9.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 23.3 +0.1 9.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 -1.1 10.7 -2.0 5.0 0.0 11.4 11.0 378 (15.8) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 +0.4 8.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.4 0.0 4.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 174 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 -1.2 7.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 35/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -0.7 4.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 31/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 -0.4 9.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 648 (27.0) 35/06
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.7 -0.4 3.5 -0.7 -0.3 2.2 3.6 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -1.1 1.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 -0.1 10.6 +0.2 7.8 0.0 7.0 11.0 623 (26.0) 39/08
RICHMOND RAAF 22.6 -0.1 3.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.3 12.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 35/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 -0.3 1.8 -3.3 0.8 0.8 2.4 8.1 328 (13.7) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -0.4 5.2 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +4.2 5.0 -2.3 1.0 0.0 5.6 10.4 265 (11.0) 48/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.9 +0.5 0.9 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 18/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 +1.2 0.4 -3.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 +2.1 6.4 -1.6 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.0 +2.1 -0.6 -5.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 41/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +1.6 5.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 +4.0 5.1 -0.9 2.5 0.0 3.0 6.3 370 (15.4) 39/12
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

41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
40.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
40.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 38.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+10.2 : 31.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 31.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 31.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.1 : 28.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

27.0 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT
26.8 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
26.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 25.8 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+7.9 : 25.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+7.1 : 15.5 HARVEY Lower West WA
+6.8 : 26.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 16.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

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

2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-2.9 : 20.7 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-2.9 : 17.4 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-2.7 : 29.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-2.5 : 21.5 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-2.4 : 17.9 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW

-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-7.2 : 8.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.1 : -1.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-6.4 : 3.8 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-6.3 : -3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 : -1.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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.
20.0 MOUNT WILLIAM
17.0 HARVEY Lower West WA
16.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
15.0 KINGLAKE WEST (WALLABY CREEK) N Central VIC
12.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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6.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1191 (49.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1116 (46.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1075 (44.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
959 (40.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
931 (38.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
902 (37.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
834 (34.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
750 (31.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
734 (30.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
708 (29.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
692 (28.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
651 (27.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
647 (27.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
642 (26.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
623 (26.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
621 (25.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
621 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
620 (25.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
610 (25.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
606 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/15 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
74/23 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
74/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(320/ 65 ) at 23:05