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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 1501 EST on 21/09/2014. 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
Highest maximum temperature

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

35.6

35.6

29/09/2006

19

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

34.5

31.6

26/09/1961

70

1 N

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

33.0

31.4

29/09/2006

56

1 N

WA

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

34.8

31.3

29/09/2006

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009111

KARNET

30.6

28.9

30/09/1967

42

1 N

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

34.2

30.0

28/09/1990

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

34.8

33.0

29/09/2006

18

1 N

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

30.8

27.0

28/09/1990

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

32.0

29.0

29/09/2010

13

1 P

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

34.2

29.8

29/09/2010

19

1 N

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

34.2

30.7

20/09/1994

20

1 N

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

30.5

29.0

29/09/2006

20

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

32.9

28.0

30/09/2010

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

29.7

27.8

22/09/1961

107

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009534

DONNYBROOK

31.6

30.0

22/09/1961

54

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

30.4

29.4

22/09/1961

55

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009573

MANJIMUP

28.5

28.2

29/09/2006

55

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009592

PEMBERTON

28.4

28.3

22/09/1961

56

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

28.1

27.9

30/09/2010

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

28.0

27.1

29/09/2006

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

26.8

25.0

23/09/2010

15

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

30.0

28.0

25/09/1999

37

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

29.4

26.8

14/09/1990

27

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

30.4

27.3

30/09/2010

18

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

30.2

29.1

29/09/2006

11

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

41.5

39.0

28/09/2000

49

1 N


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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 15:00EST, 21/09/2014.

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 34.5 +14.4 10.7 +1.8 8.0 0.0 5.0 11.1 376 (15.7) 63/14
BUNBURY 30.4 +12.0 8.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 39/15
MANDURAH 28.1 +9.2 14.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 50/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.3 21.2 -1.8 20.5 0.0 10.4 10.8 238 ( 9.9) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.6 +1.4 14.9 +4.6 13.1 0.0 11.0 11.2 382 (15.9) 52/07
WHYALLA AERO 25.0 +3.5 6.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 +4.2 11.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 35/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 +1.1 -1.0 -7.3 -3.5 0.2 1.4 9.6 138 ( 5.8) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.2 +3.0 11.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 52/22
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +2.7 17.6 -1.1 14.2 0.0 6.6 10.3 326 (13.6) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.3 15.9 -1.5 14.4 0.0 7.2 9.1 272 (11.3) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 27.8 +2.6 16.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 9.1 250 (10.4) 31/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +1.7 13.8 +0.1 11.6 0.0 6.0 -- 257 (10.7) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +2.1 11.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 22.2 -1.0 13.9 +0.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 44/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 -2.3 12.8 +0.1 9.6 0.0 5.6 6.9 380 (15.8) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 +0.3 9.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 52/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.0 +0.6 3.7 -4.9 -- 0.0 4.4 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.4 -1.6 9.8 -1.2 7.0 0.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 28/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -1.3 4.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 37/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -1.2 4.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 39/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.4 -0.5 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 -2.6 8.7 -1.7 5.4 0.0 4.2 11.0 305 (12.7) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -2.0 3.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -3.4 8.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 43/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.6 +2.0 -0.5 -5.6 -2.6 0.0 2.8 10.9 173 ( 7.2) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.9 +0.9 2.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 26/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.1 +0.7 2.1 -5.2 -1.5 0.0 4.8 11.2 203 ( 8.5) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.5 +0.1 5.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +0.2 0.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.5 +0.3 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 -0.3 3.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 41/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 +4.5 5.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 34/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +2.4 8.2 +2.2 4.3 0.2 3.4 8.9 498 (20.8) 44/05
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

41.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
39.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+14.5 : 34.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+14.4 : 34.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+14.3 : 34.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+14.3 : 34.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+14.2 : 34.8 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.5 : 13.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 14.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 15.9 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.3 : 16.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 18.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 18.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.2 : 18.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-6.0 : 22.2 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-5.2 : 22.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 25.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.6 : 23.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-3.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-8.0 : -1.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.9 : -1.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.8 : 0.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.8 : -1.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.4 : -3.0 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N 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.
34.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.6 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
20.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
17.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
16.6 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

5.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1353 (56.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1304 (54.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1165 (48.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1099 (45.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1099 (45.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1090 (45.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1080 (45.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
987 (41.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
951 (39.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
928 (38.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
910 (37.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
857 (35.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
812 (33.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
809 (33.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
804 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
781 (32.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
705 (29.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
686 (28.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
659 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
611 (25.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
91/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/14 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
6.8mm in 4 min to 15:47 102.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 15:48 120.0mm/h
9.8mm in 12 min to 16:00 49.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
9.4mm in 26 min to 22:27 21.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(170/ 33 ) at 18:37
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(240/ 65 ) at 01:50
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 67 ) at 23:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(230/ 63 ) at 01:14
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(260/ 70 ) at 16:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(250/ 63 ) at 00:00