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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 1439 EST on 15/09/2015. 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
Highest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

17.7

17.0

30/09/2001

18

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

15.0

15.0

01/09/2006

17

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

Southeast

094087

MOUNT WELLINGTON

8.6

8.4

29/09/1999

32

1 N

TAS

Central Plateau

096033

LIAWENEE

9.1

8.2

15/09/2002

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

22.0

22.0

15/09/2002

15

1 P Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

21.2

20.4

30/09/2001

24

1 N

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

22.4

22.2

18/09/2006

20

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

27.1

25.0

15/09/2002

16

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

26.9

26.7

15/09/2002

21

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

25.2

24.0

15/09/2002

15

1 N

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

23.3

22.6

23/09/2001

19

1 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 14:38EST, 15/09/2015.

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 19.1 -1.0 6.3 -2.6 5.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 313 (13.0) 37/15
BUNBURY 18.2 -0.2 8.4 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 35/12
MANDURAH 18.8 -0.1 10.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.3 22.3 -0.7 21.9 0.0 8.6 8.6 343 (14.3) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +6.1 11.5 +1.2 10.5 0.0 9.8 11.4 315 (13.1) 39/08
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 -1.0 11.6 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 613 (25.5) 48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.9 +0.9 14.7 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.2 +4.4 14.7 +8.4 10.4 0.0 7.2 5.1 523 (21.8) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +1.2 11.4 -2.8 9.7 0.0 8.2 11.3 243 (10.1) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +0.1 20.0 +1.3 -- 7.6 -- -- 569 (23.7) 50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.8 19.9 +2.5 17.2 0.0 10.8 10.8 609 (25.4) 50/14
MACKAY M.O 24.8 -0.4 19.0 +2.4 -- 6.0 -- 7.4 449 (18.7) 43/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 -0.1 16.5 +2.8 14.6 0.0 7.2 -- 406 (16.9) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 +1.1 12.8 -0.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 39/09
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +0.9 12.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 30/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -0.8 11.7 -1.0 10.3 0.0 5.2 8.3 293 (12.2) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 -0.7 10.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 41/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.8 +3.4 9.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 0.0 5.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 +3.9 7.7 -1.3 4.7 0.0 4.4 10.9 258 (10.8) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.8 -0.4 -2.9 0.0 8.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.6 +3.3 7.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 +3.4 14.0 +3.6 9.1 0.0 5.0 10.7 373 (15.5) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.2 +4.5 7.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 30/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +2.2 13.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 50/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.5 +6.9 8.6 +3.5 6.2 0.0 3.2 10.6 277 (11.5) 43/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +6.1 7.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.3 +11.9 13.8 +6.5 10.0 0.0 9.0 9.9 451 (18.8) 55/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.4 +9.0 12.0 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 44/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.5 +10.7 8.8 +4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 55/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.0 +10.1 11.7 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 669 (27.9) 67/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.6 +8.1 7.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 44/12
HOBART AIRPORT 26.9 +11.6 11.5 +5.5 8.6 0.0 3.8 7.0 314 (13.1) 57/13
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

37.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.1 BULMAN N Rivers NT
37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
37.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+14.2 : 22.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+13.3 : 26.9 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+13.1 : 25.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+13.0 : 24.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+12.9 : 31.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC

25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.4 : 19.9 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.0 : 19.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.7 : 8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+9.7 : 9.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+9.6 : 15.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 23.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.3 : 19.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-4.7 : 17.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 19.8 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.7 : 21.6 WILUNA Interior WA

-0.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-6.9 : -0.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 4.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.3 : 1.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 2.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.8 : 1.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
32.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
26.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
20.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
20.0 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron QLD
19.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

6.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1022 (42.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
969 (40.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
901 (37.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
850 (35.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
847 (35.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
828 (34.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
815 (34.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
784 (32.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
766 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
763 (31.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
761 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
728 (30.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
697 (29.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
695 (29.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
687 (28.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
686 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
679 (28.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
654 (27.3) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
642 (26.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
632 (26.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
609 (25.4) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
607 (25.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
605 (25.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
87/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(240/ 65 ) at 16:59
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 69 ) at 13:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(350/ 63 ) at 05:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 85(350/ 63 ) at 11:17
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 80 ) at 16:36
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(330/ 67 ) at 02:47