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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 18/09/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

ISL

Islands

200389

LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

86.0

85.8

26/09/2011

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

-4.5

-2.7

11/09/2004

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 24/09/2015.

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 25.8 +5.7 7.6 -1.3 5.1 0.0 4.0 11.0 326 (13.6) 35/06
BUNBURY 20.6 +2.2 4.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 18/07
MANDURAH 22.6 +3.7 9.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 22/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 23.0 0.0 22.4 0.0 7.8 10.1 297 (12.4) 41/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.2 -3.0 11.5 +1.2 9.3 0.0 9.8 10.0 353 (14.7) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -3.8 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 426 (17.8) 37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.4 -1.6 6.5 -3.2 -- 22.4 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -2.0 5.3 -1.0 2.5 13.6 27.0 2.1 247 (10.3) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +0.8 18.3 +4.1 16.2 0.0 11.8 -- 417 (17.4) 46/01
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +0.5 17.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 30/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 15.5 -1.9 14.1 0.0 7.0 10.4 258 (10.8) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 29.2 +4.0 15.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 248 (10.3) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +4.9 13.7 0.0 10.9 0.0 6.0 -- 196 ( 8.2) 37/21
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +2.6 14.6 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 340 (14.2) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 20.5 -2.7 16.2 +2.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 54/23
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -3.7 16.0 +3.3 13.8 17.0 6.6 0.2 354 (14.8) 30/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 -1.7 13.8 +3.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 349 (14.5) 31/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.1 +0.7 9.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 0.0 10.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 44/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -1.5 10.8 +1.8 9.2 0.0 4.2 -- 248 (10.3) 50/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.6 -2.5 1.0 -3.2 -7.6 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -1.9 2.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 46/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 -2.2 12.2 +1.8 9.0 0.0 4.2 8.2 329 (13.7) 54/12
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 -1.3 8.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 44/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.6 -3.5 11.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 54/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 -0.1 2.2 -2.9 0.5 0.0 3.0 9.9 187 ( 7.8) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -0.1 3.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 35/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +0.4 7.2 -0.1 6.0 3.4 4.2 9.5 314 (13.1) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 -0.7 5.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 39/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 1.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 39/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -2.7 4.0 -0.8 -- 5.4 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +3.0 2.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 26/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.3 +2.0 4.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 3.0 7.7 320 (13.3) 44/09
Max
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+/- 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

41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+11.8 : 21.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+10.2 : 34.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+9.7 : 33.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 34.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 32.5 KALBARRI Central West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 18.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.4 : 14.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.4 : 17.8 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.3 : 15.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0 : 14.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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

1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.4 : 18.7 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 19.3 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 19.9 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 19.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : 21.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.5 : -3.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : -0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.1 : -1.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 1.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 2.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West 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.
86.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
58.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
31.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.0 IPSWICH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.4 BURNSIDE Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
30.4 BURNSIDE

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
31.2 AMBERLEY AMO
31.0 IPSWICH ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
86.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)
58.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1407 (58.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
940 (39.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
724 (30.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
668 (27.8) TELFER AERO Interior WA
667 (27.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
643 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
632 (26.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
604 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
603 (25.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
106/10 FORREST Eucla WA
89/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/23 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast 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.
None reported None reported