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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 25/09/2014. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Roper-McArthur

014651

SNOWDROP CREEK

113.4

4.8

19/09/2010

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094155

TASMAN ISLAND

14.3

13.1

01/09/2006

12

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

13.5

13.5

09/09/2014

17

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum 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 15:00EST, 25/09/2014.

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 22.1 +2.0 7.6 -1.3 5.8 0.0 2.6 10.9 265 (11.0) 30/14
BUNBURY 20.1 +1.7 12.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 28/13
MANDURAH 20.0 +1.1 13.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 21/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.1 23.2 +0.2 22.9 0.0 8.0 8.7 419 (17.5) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.0 -2.2 8.8 -1.5 5.5 0.0 14.6 11.5 487 (20.3) 43/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 +1.3 12.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 44/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.1 +4.1 14.9 +5.2 -- 1.0 5.0 8.9 246 (10.3) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.2 +4.4 13.1 +6.8 12.1 1.6 3.8 1.5 289 (12.0) 31/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +4.8 10.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 46/22
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +2.2 22.0 +3.3 20.4 0.0 7.0 9.3 466 (19.4) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 +0.4 20.4 +3.0 19.2 0.2 7.4 8.9 568 (23.7) --
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +1.4 19.7 +3.1 -- 1.6 -- 8.1 411 (17.1) 35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 -2.2 16.1 +2.4 14.8 3.0 4.0 -- 396 (16.5) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 -2.2 13.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 34/10
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 13.2 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -0.8 13.6 +0.9 11.7 1.0 6.2 6.8 312 (13.0) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 -0.4 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 554 (23.1) 37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 +4.4 10.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 66 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 +1.5 9.9 -1.1 6.7 0.0 4.0 8.3 246 (10.3) 55/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +1.7 6.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 44/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 +4.0 6.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 286 (11.9) --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +3.8 8.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 59/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.7 +5.2 12.0 +1.6 8.0 0.0 5.4 10.7 396 (16.5) 43/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 +4.6 6.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.7 +0.6 13.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 +2.6 11.1 +6.0 8.4 0.0 5.4 1.4 261 (10.9) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.8 +1.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 -0.9 14.8 +7.5 11.8 0.6 7.0 0.6 436 (18.2) 39/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.7 +3.3 14.1 +8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 37/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.3 +3.5 14.4 +10.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 43/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.7 +6.5 15.2 +7.2 12.4 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.7 +5.8 10.8 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 +4.3 6.0 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 +4.4 10.0 +4.0 6.4 0.0 4.2 1.5 392 (16.3) 30/06
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

39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
37.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 26.4 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.7 : 25.6 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+8.6 : 24.6 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
+8.3 : 25.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+8.2 : 22.4 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+8.2 : 32.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

26.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.5 : 17.2 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+10.1 : 14.4 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+9.7 : 16.0 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+9.3 : 15.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+9.3 : 16.5 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

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

5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.3 : 18.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.7 : 18.8 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.3 : 20.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 17.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.9 : 26.7 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

-0.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.0 : 9.7 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 11.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-5.3 : 14.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.3 : 11.2 TELFER AERO Interior 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.
113.4 SNOWDROP CREEK N Rivers NT
27.2 HAWKER (WILSON) Upper North SA
27.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
25.8 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
25.4 HAWKER Upper North SA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
113.4 SNOWDROP CREEK

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Upper North
27.2 HAWKER (WILSON)
25.4 HAWKER

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
27.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT
25.8 FOWLERS GAP AWS

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

948 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
865 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
851 (35.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
783 (32.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
778 (32.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
732 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
729 (30.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
725 (30.2) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
718 (29.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
672 (28.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
669 (27.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
665 (27.7) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
664 (27.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
638 (26.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
636 (26.5) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
636 (26.5) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
632 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
624 (26.0) HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
624 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
623 (26.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
616 (25.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
615 (25.6) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
607 (25.3) FORREST Eucla WA
78/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/11 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
70/18 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
70/07 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
70/17 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PEMBERTON AG STATION
62.4mm in 5 hr 37 min to 09:37 11.1mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
MARREE AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT
11.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 23.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
4.2mm in 11 min to 10:00 22.9mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 25 min to 09:25 30.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
WALPEUP RESEARCH
15.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 30.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
Upper North
BENDIGO AIRPORT
9.0mm in 15 min to 21:30 36.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h
6.8mm in 19 min to 21:49 21.5mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.0mm/h
N Central
REDESDALE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h
MANGALORE AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.4mm/h
Western Plains
BALLARAT AERODROME
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 76(290/ 65 ) at 13:00