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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 2102 EST on 02/09/2014. 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 minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

13.5

13.5

13/09/2011

45

1 N Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

0.7

1.0

05/09/2006

17

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029167

CENTURY MINE

9.6

11.0

17/09/2012

11

1 N


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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 21:01EST, 02/09/2014.

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 18.8 -1.3 7.1 -1.8 6.0 0.0 2.6 9.4 358 (14.9) 43/07
BUNBURY 19.1 +0.7 3.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 22/10
MANDURAH 20.2 +1.3 8.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.6 18.6 -4.4 17.7 0.0 7.2 11.0 293 (12.2) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 +4.4 6.8 -3.5 3.9 0.0 5.4 11.4 170 ( 7.1) 43/16
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -5.8 12.1 +4.0 -- 8.2 -- -- 484 (20.2) 44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -3.2 11.3 +1.6 -- 6.6 3.0 5.4 244 (10.2) 44/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 -2.1 9.7 +3.4 7.6 4.4 2.8 3.9 -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +1.2 5.5 -8.7 4.3 0.0 7.4 11.1 159 ( 6.6) 28/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 -0.6 15.6 -3.1 14.1 0.0 6.2 11.1 -- 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.6 -2.1 12.9 -4.5 8.7 0.0 7.6 11.0 280 (11.7) 30/15
MACKAY M.O 22.5 -2.7 11.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 266 (11.1) 22/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +0.2 8.2 -5.5 5.6 0.0 7.6 -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +0.5 9.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/12
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 13.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -1.2 13.3 +0.6 9.9 0.0 4.6 10.3 195 ( 8.1) 41/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 +0.2 9.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.9 +0.5 7.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.9 +1.9 12.8 +1.8 9.7 0.0 4.6 9.7 297 (12.4) 48/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -0.5 8.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +2.6 6.4 -2.6 4.5 0.2 3.8 8.6 235 ( 9.8) 41/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +0.8 3.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 46/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.2 +4.7 10.7 +0.3 8.8 0.0 3.2 8.7 303 (12.6) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 +1.4 6.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.6 +2.5 11.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.5 +3.9 4.9 -0.2 2.6 0.0 2.4 5.1 238 ( 9.9) 41/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +2.5 4.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 43/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.0 -6.4 13.4 +6.1 11.7 0.0 6.2 0.7 375 (15.6) 28/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.7 -1.7 10.5 +5.1 9.2 0.0 -- -- -- 35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 -4.0 9.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 -1.8 15.0 +7.0 8.2 0.0 8.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -3.2 7.3 +2.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 640 (26.7) 46/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 -1.7 8.3 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 50/19
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +1.3 11.4 +5.4 11.5 0.0 2.8 0.5 449 (18.7) 54/13
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

36.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 31.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.7 : 29.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 31.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.7 : 25.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+4.5 : 22.1 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC

24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.5 : 16.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 13.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+7.8 : 15.3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+7.8 : 15.5 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC
+7.2 : 15.2 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC

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

2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.6 : 16.2 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 15.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
-6.6 : 18.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-6.6 : 16.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.4 : 15.6 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-6.4 : 14.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

-3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.1 : 4.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-10.1 : 10.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-9.9 : 9.5 WARMUN E Kimberley 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.
32.8 LAWRENCE ROAD (PRINGLES WAY) North Coast NSW
15.2 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
14.6 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
13.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.2 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1020 (42.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
897 (37.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
884 (36.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
852 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
831 (34.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
829 (34.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
826 (34.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
749 (31.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
739 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
733 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
729 (30.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
727 (30.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
714 (29.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
713 (29.7) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
698 (29.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
667 (27.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
655 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
623 (26.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
117/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
117/13 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/14 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
83/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
26.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 53.6mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 26.8mm/h
23.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 47.6mm/h
50.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 50.6mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 20:00 22.4mm/h
35.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 35.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.4mm/h
62.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 20.7mm/h
62.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
VICTORIA
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT
4.0mm in 12 min to 17:29 20.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(220/ 69 ) at 15:43
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 117(290/ 89 ) at 15:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 106(330/ 74 ) at 13:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 63 ) at 04:30