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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 1500 EST on 28/09/2014. 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

Eucla

011019

EYRE

38.5

37.1

24/09/2007

27

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

34.0

33.7

17/09/2006

19

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

30.7

29.9

17/09/2006

18

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

85

85.0

21/09/2009

11

N Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

115

102.0

12/09/2006

24

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 15:00EST, 28/09/2014.

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 18.0 -2.1 14.2 +5.3 12.1 10.2 4.4 3.1 507 (21.1) 63/09
BUNBURY 18.0 -0.4 13.4 +5.0 -- 8.2 -- -- 599 (25.0) 63/02
MANDURAH 17.2 -1.7 14.7 +3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 837 (34.9) 76/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.5 23.8 +0.8 23.1 0.0 5.4 11.2 340 (14.2) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +4.8 8.3 -2.0 6.8 0.0 7.8 11.6 235 ( 9.8) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 32.9 +11.4 8.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.6 +11.6 11.8 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 48/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.1 +9.3 8.4 +2.1 6.4 0.0 2.2 10.3 405 (16.9) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.4 +2.2 11.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 55/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +1.6 19.0 +0.3 15.7 0.0 6.6 10.1 289 (12.0) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +1.9 19.8 +2.4 17.4 0.0 5.4 10.1 257 (10.7) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +0.5 18.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- 8.7 207 ( 8.6) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +3.1 14.1 +0.4 11.8 0.0 7.0 -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 +1.5 13.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.3 12.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 +0.3 14.0 +1.3 10.9 0.0 6.6 9.5 270 (11.3) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 +1.1 10.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 37/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.5 +1.1 8.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 95 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 -0.2 11.1 +0.1 8.4 0.0 3.3 -- 431 (18.0) 35/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -1.0 11.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 -0.8 11.2 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 333 (13.9) 39/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +1.3 3.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 -0.2 13.3 +2.9 10.6 0.0 5.0 11.1 456 (19.0) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 -0.2 12.0 +4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/11
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.5 11.7 -0.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 372 (15.5) 30/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 +3.2 3.2 -1.9 2.0 0.0 1.2 11.0 187 ( 7.8) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +2.6 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 +7.3 7.6 +0.3 5.0 0.0 3.6 12.0 186 ( 7.8) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.4 +4.0 2.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 +5.5 4.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.4 +6.2 8.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.0 +6.1 5.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 44/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.2 +2.7 4.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.1 +3.8 5.4 -0.6 1.2 0.0 2.8 6.9 296 (12.3) 43/23
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

40.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
39.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
39.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+17.3 : 38.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.1 : 37.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.2 : 34.0 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+14.3 : 32.1 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.3 : 35.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 16.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 18.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.0 : 17.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 12.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 14.0 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 12.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.1 : 15.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.5 : 14.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-3.3 : 14.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-3.2 : 15.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 14.3 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-3.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.1 : 11.9 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-4.9 : 18.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-4.8 : 10.6 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.7 : -1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.3 : -1.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

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.
120.0 COLDSTREAM COMPARISON E Central VIC
45.0 HUNTLY Lower West WA
28.8 KARNET Lower West WA
28.4 HUMMOCKY HILLS N Coast TAS
27.8 MOUNT WILLIAM

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
45.0 HUNTLY
28.8 KARNET

VICTORIA
E Central
120.0 COLDSTREAM COMPARISON

TASMANIA
N Coast
28.4 HUMMOCKY HILLS

ISLANDS

27.8 MOUNT WILLIAM

12.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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6.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1300 (54.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1062 (44.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1020 (42.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
837 (34.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
804 (33.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
761 (31.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
719 (30.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
717 (29.9) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
705 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
694 (28.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
659 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
634 (26.4) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
115/23 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
96/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/15 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
89/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/14 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
85/11 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
85/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
PERTH AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
DWELLINGUP
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
12.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 13.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
1.6mm in 1 min to 20:48 96.0mm/h
5.2mm in 2 min to 20:50 156.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h
15.2mm in 15 min to 23:20 60.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.4mm/h
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
5.4mm in 6 min to 23:48 54.0mm/h
5.2mm in 2 min to 23:50 156.0mm/h
3.6mm in 2 min to 23:52 108.0mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
4.6mm in 2 min to 18:23 138.0mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 18:25 84.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.8mm/h
BRISBANE
10.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
6.0mm in 18 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
OCEAN REEF : 80(250/ 65 ) at 10:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(270/ 63 ) at 12:14
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(250/ 69 ) at 13:35
BUSSELTON JETTY : 89(290/ 70 ) at 14:43
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 91(310/ 63 ) at 15:30
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(130/ 63 ) at 20:48
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 115(150/ 70 ) at 23:50