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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 12/09/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:38EST, 12/09/2015.

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 21.2 +1.1 9.3 +0.4 7.8 8.8 1.6 10.1 367 (15.3) 63/16
BUNBURY 20.2 +1.8 13.5 +5.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 538 (22.4) 50/15
MANDURAH 19.3 +0.4 14.6 +2.9 -- 7.6 -- -- 715 (29.8) 65/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +2.4 18.7 -4.3 17.5 0.0 11.6 10.8 367 (15.3) 52/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 +0.1 5.9 -4.4 2.4 0.0 7.6 11.4 295 (12.3) 28/13
WHYALLA AERO 28.2 +6.7 8.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 55/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 +5.8 10.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.9 +5.1 5.5 -0.8 1.6 0.0 2.8 10.7 276 (11.5) 46/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.6 -0.6 8.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 20.0 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 512 (21.3) 57/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.8 16.4 -1.0 13.8 0.0 11.0 10.2 558 (23.3) 57/14
MACKAY M.O 24.4 -0.8 18.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 5.4 520 (21.7) 52/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.9 -0.4 15.2 +1.5 12.9 0.0 6.8 -- 347 (14.5) 50/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 0.0 13.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 54/14
COOLANGATTA 22.1 -1.1 14.4 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 420 (17.5) 43/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -2.9 11.9 -0.8 11.2 0.0 6.2 1.9 412 (17.2) 37/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 -2.7 9.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.3 +0.9 8.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -1.3 12.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 -0.1 8.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +1.1 6.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 +2.4 14.4 +4.0 13.1 0.0 4.0 9.1 335 (14.0) 44/16
RICHMOND RAAF 23.1 +0.4 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 46/09
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 +1.0 12.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.3 4.4 -0.7 3.0 0.0 2.4 11.1 200 ( 8.3) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +1.4 3.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.9 +2.5 5.0 -2.3 0.0 0.0 3.8 10.5 211 ( 8.8) 39/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.4 +1.0 0.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 +1.2 1.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.7 +1.8 0.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 52/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 -1.7 2.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.1 +3.8 8.6 +2.6 5.0 0.0 5.6 8.2 579 (24.1) 48/09
Max
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° 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

37.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
36.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+10.3 : 36.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+9.8 : 32.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 30.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 27.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 32.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.2 : 17.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 15.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.0 : 20.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 17.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.6 : 14.8 FORREST Eucla WA

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

5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : 16.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.1 : 19.8 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 20.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 17.3 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.0 : 20.1 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.0 : 21.6 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-4.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 5.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.4 : 8.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-9.3 : 8.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-9.2 : 10.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.6 : 9.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers 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.
24.4 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
23.6 HUNTLY Lower West WA
21.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
19.2 THOMSON BROOK Lower West WA
19.0 BALINGUP Lower West WA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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7.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
5.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
5.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1372 (57.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1230 (51.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1130 (47.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1085 (45.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1066 (44.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
989 (41.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
983 (41.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
959 (40.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
903 (37.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
882 (36.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
878 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
868 (36.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
866 (36.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
757 (31.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
704 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
701 (29.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
700 (29.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
672 (28.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
668 (27.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
653 (27.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
643 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
638 (26.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
624 (26.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
610 (25.4) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
602 (25.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
106/12 FORREST Eucla WA
100/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(310/ 67 ) at 09:30
Eucla
FORREST : 106(120/ 63 ) at 13:56
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 65 ) at 05:53
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 76 ) at 23:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(290/ 63 ) at 22:31
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 46 ) at 21:09