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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 1438 EST on 07/09/2015. 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

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

15.2

15.2

04/09/2004

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

107

107

03/09/2015

11

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


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:38EST, 07/09/2015.

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 19.2 -0.9 4.3 -4.6 2.5 0.6 3.6 10.5 378 (15.8) 31/18
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.2 3.7 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 18/14
MANDURAH 18.1 -0.8 8.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 -1.1 21.6 -1.4 20.7 0.0 7.4 10.9 278 (11.6) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.5 +3.3 6.4 -3.9 4.7 0.0 5.8 11.2 209 ( 8.7) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 -0.5 11.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 65/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.8 -2.2 10.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 57/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.2 6.4 +0.1 3.8 0.0 1.0 0.4 308 (12.8) 61/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.3 -1.9 5.9 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 26/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 -0.8 17.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 6.8 4.0 276 (11.5) 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 -0.5 20.2 +2.8 18.6 0.0 9.0 10.5 472 (19.7) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 25.3 +0.1 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- 8.6 306 (12.8) 28/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 +0.6 16.0 +2.3 13.2 0.0 6.2 -- 254 (10.6) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +0.2 12.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 22.6 -0.6 11.1 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -0.4 12.1 -0.6 9.9 0.0 4.2 6.1 284 (11.8) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -1.6 10.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 31/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 -1.3 8.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -2.8 8.8 -0.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 22/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 -3.0 11.4 +2.4 -- 11.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 -1.6 2.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -2.0 2.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 28/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 -3.1 12.7 +2.3 11.0 2.2 5.4 1.0 410 (17.1) 30/05
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 -4.7 11.4 +3.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -3.3 12.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 37/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.5 -1.1 4.1 -1.0 2.7 0.2 2.6 3.5 152 ( 6.3) 31/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -1.6 5.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.4 +2.0 7.0 -0.3 3.0 0.0 3.4 5.1 171 ( 7.1) 54/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 -2.6 1.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 54/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.9 -1.9 4.0 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 57/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 -1.5 2.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 65/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 -1.9 4.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 31/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +0.1 2.1 -3.9 -0.9 0.0 2.4 4.5 264 (11.0) 43/14
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

38.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+3.7 : 31.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+3.3 : 30.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.0 : 23.4 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+2.9 : 15.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+2.9 : 34.6 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
23.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 12.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 20.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.8 : 16.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.6 : 3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+4.5 : 17.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.3 : 13.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.2 : 15.2 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
-6.1 : 22.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.8 : 15.9 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-5.6 : 16.4 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.6 : 17.0 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 16.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

-6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.3 : 5.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.8 : 9.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-6.7 : 15.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
-6.5 : 8.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.4 : 4.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.
28.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
23.8 GLENREAGH (CORAMBA STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
20.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
18.0 COOPLACURRIPA (HAWKINS RD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
17.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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1.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
1.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

853 (35.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
690 (28.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
648 (27.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
622 (25.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
611 (25.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
128/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/23 FORREST Eucla WA
98/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/18 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/21 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
93/10 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
93/20 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
91/12 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
91/19 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

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
Sydney--east
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
4.4mm in 11 min to 11:00 24.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 108(150/ 74 ) at 23:10
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(270/ 76 ) at 10:21
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA : 85(270/ 69 ) at 10:00
PARNDANA CFS AWS : 83(270/ 63 ) at 10:40
Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD : 91(310/ 61 ) at 12:28
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 119(330/102 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 83(270/ 65 ) at 16:42
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 89( 10/ 63 ) at 21:30
MOUNT HOTHAM : 95(310/ 70 ) at 22:30
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT : 91(330/ 69 ) at 19:32
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 98(320/ 63 ) at 18:30
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 93(270/ 65 ) at 22:00