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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 1658 EST on 04/09/2014. 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

10.9

12.4

02/09/2014

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

10.9

12.3

10/09/2006

14

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

15.1

17.2

06/09/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039314

SEVENTEEN SEVENTY

9.4

9.9

07/09/1995

26

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

60.7

48.0

10/09/2011

11

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

27.8

25.9

28/09/2009

11

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 16:58EST, 04/09/2014.

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 20.0 -0.1 11.5 +2.6 9.9 0.0 2.2 -- 234 ( 9.8) --
BUNBURY 19.3 +0.9 5.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/09
MANDURAH 21.5 +2.6 13.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 28/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 18.5 -4.5 17.1 0.0 6.2 8.6 284 (11.8) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 -1.8 2.7 -7.6 1.7 0.0 6.2 11.2 305 (12.7) 28/08
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 -3.6 4.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.7 -4.3 5.6 -4.1 -- 0.4 2.4 1.9 159 ( 6.6) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -2.3 3.5 -2.8 1.3 1.4 1.8 3.4 303 (12.6) 18/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.5 -4.7 8.1 -6.1 4.3 0.0 11.0 11.2 575 (24.0) 35/00
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +1.6 12.2 -6.5 7.8 0.0 7.0 11.2 228 ( 9.5) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 +1.5 14.1 -3.3 9.2 0.0 6.0 11.2 298 (12.4) 39/07
MACKAY M.O 21.6 -3.6 14.2 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- 11.2 399 (16.6) 48/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.4 -2.9 13.0 -0.7 11.1 0.0 8.6 -- 406 (16.9) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.9 -2.5 11.6 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 522 (21.8) 46/09
COOLANGATTA 23.0 -0.2 6.6 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 46/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 -1.6 11.3 -1.4 7.9 0.0 10.8 10.9 583 (24.3) 59/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -6.0 4.9 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 700 (29.2) 59/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 -4.3 5.8 -2.8 -- 1.6 3.0 -- 203 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.9 10.3 -0.7 6.1 0.0 2.2 10.2 441 (18.4) 61/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -4.7 9.9 +0.5 -- 6.6 -- -- 471 (19.6) 81/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 -3.7 9.5 +0.5 7.4 3.2 3.2 4.6 574 (23.9) 70/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -5.7 1.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 43/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.1 -5.4 8.7 -1.7 7.7 5.4 4.2 7.7 833 (34.7) 83/11
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -4.1 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 513 (21.4) 55/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.1 -5.0 8.4 -4.0 -- 14.2 -- -- 737 (30.7) 81/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 -2.8 0.8 -4.3 -2.7 0.8 3.2 11.0 397 (16.5) 37/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.6 -0.6 -6.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -4.2 1.3 -6.0 -2.0 0.0 3.4 5.9 297 (12.4) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.7 -2.7 4.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 39/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.7 -3.1 2.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 35/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 -1.8 7.8 -0.2 4.6 0.4 2.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 3.3 -1.5 -- -- -- -- 422 (17.6) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 +1.2 0.5 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 18/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -1.8 3.4 -2.6 1.4 0.6 1.8 7.2 389 (16.2) 30/16
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

38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
37.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.7 : 33.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9 : 33.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.4 : 37.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+4.3 : 38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+4.2 : 35.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+4.2 : 35.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 30.5 WILUNA Interior WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
22.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.2 : 16.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 15.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 12.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 18.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.8 : 14.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.8 : 17.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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

-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 7.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.1 : 22.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.0 : 21.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-7.9 : 7.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : 17.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

-8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : 0.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-10.0 : 10.9 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-9.4 : 6.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.9 : 3.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-8.5 : 11.6 KUNUNURRA AERO 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.
46.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
42.0 BONANG E Gippsland VIC
38.8 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC
35.8 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
34.0 TUBBUT E Gippsland VIC

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1457 (60.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1234 (51.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
904 (37.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
894 (37.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
878 (36.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
876 (36.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
864 (36.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
857 (35.7) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
855 (35.6) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
833 (34.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
814 (33.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
799 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
768 (32.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
742 (30.9) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
737 (30.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
723 (30.1) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
713 (29.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
709 (29.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
707 (29.5) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
705 (29.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
700 (29.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
693 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
668 (27.8) COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
667 (27.8) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
660 (27.5) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
654 (27.3) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
652 (27.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
635 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
635 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
631 (26.3) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
625 (26.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
612 (25.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
604 (25.2) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
603 (25.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
 96/01 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
89/13 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
89/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
87/12 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
85/02 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(210/ 63 ) at 12:30
LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) : 93(210/ 45 ) at 03:20
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 93(200/ 72 ) at 06:16
SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 85(210/ 65 ) at 14:00
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 115(190/ 96 ) at 03:12
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) : 96(200/ 46 ) at 01:33
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(190/ 65 ) at 12:23
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(230/ 76 ) at 03:30
GREEN CAPE AWS : 89(360/ 69 ) at 00:52
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 80(180/ 63 ) at 07:00
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(220/ 65 ) at 01:59