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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 25/09/2015. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014259

SHOAL BAY

49.0

20.2

30/09/2010

18

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014285

DARWIN HOSPITAL

41.0

32.0

30/09/2012

17

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084128

WEERAGUA (CANN RIVER (EAST BRANCH) AT CH

37.0

36.0

04/09/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008225

ENEABBA

18.5

18.3

15/09/1997

40

1 N

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

18.8

18.6

30/09/2010

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

18.0

18.0

10/09/2015

13

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

18.2

17.8

03/09/1959

107

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009519

CAPE NATURALISTE

17.5

16.7

15/09/1987

57

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

18.1

18.1

10/09/2015

12

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

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

-1.8

-1.4

23/09/2015

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

30.0

29.0

09/09/2015

13

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

29.4

28.7

23/09/2015

27

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

8.3

8.5

04/09/2005

13

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

20.5

19.8

17/09/2005

11

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

49.0

48.0

10/09/2011

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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 25/09/2015.

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 31.3 +11.2 16.9 +8.0 11.8 0.0 5.6 8.0 393 (16.4) 52/10
BUNBURY 27.0 +8.6 10.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/08
MANDURAH 24.7 +5.8 18.1 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 43/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.1 21.1 -1.9 21.1 1.4 6.0 10.2 314 (13.1) 39/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.7 -5.5 2.9 -7.4 0.3 0.0 11.0 11.5 472 (19.7) 46/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.1 -5.4 8.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 -2.9 7.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 -0.6 3.5 -2.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 7.2 284 (11.8) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.6 -2.6 14.9 +0.7 11.7 0.0 13.2 -- 563 (23.5) 39/00
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 +1.1 15.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 37/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 17.0 -0.4 15.9 0.0 7.2 6.2 329 (13.7) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 23.9 -1.3 15.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 48/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 -0.2 9.7 -4.0 5.4 0.0 11.4 -- 339 (14.1) 35/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 -1.2 11.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 41/15
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -2.2 12.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 52/04
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 -3.1 8.8 -3.9 6.1 0.0 5.4 11.2 360 (15.0) 37/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 -3.5 4.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 -3.5 5.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -4.6 9.5 +0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 671 (28.0) 55/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.2 -5.1 7.6 -1.4 5.7 14.0 4.4 -- 653 (27.2) 63/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.5 -2.6 -0.4 -4.6 -6.2 0.2 3.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -2.8 -0.3 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 43/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.5 -6.0 9.2 -1.2 6.8 5.4 4.0 6.1 1000 (41.7) 76/09
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -4.8 7.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 52/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.4 -5.7 8.9 -3.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 936 (39.0) 65/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 -0.5 -0.3 -5.4 -2.5 0.0 4.4 9.0 326 (13.6) 37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -1.1 1.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 -2.2 2.1 -5.2 -0.5 0.0 5.5 11.4 385 (16.0) 35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.3 -0.1 1.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -0.7 2.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 48/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 -1.7 2.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 551 (23.0) 46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 +2.6 2.7 -2.5 -- -- -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 26/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 0.0 5.2 -0.8 1.2 0.6 2.8 5.4 281 (11.7) 35/18
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

38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+13.7 : 32.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.3 : 29.6 ALBANY Lower West WA
+12.0 : 32.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.8 : 36.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+11.8 : 31.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+11.8 : 29.4 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+11.8 : 29.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
24.6 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 19.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+8.8 : 18.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
+8.8 : 15.8 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.0 : 16.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+8.0 : 18.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

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

-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 8.3 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-8.0 : 15.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-7.6 : 13.4 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.3 : 15.7 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-7.2 : 4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-7.2 : 20.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : -1.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.9 : -0.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.7 : -4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2 : 3.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.0 : -0.3 EYRE Eucla 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.
62.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
50.6 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
50.0 WOOTTON MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.0 SHOAL BAY N Rivers NT
45.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
49.0 SHOAL BAY

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
50.6 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
50.0 WOOTTON
45.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
Hunter Valley
62.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

5.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

 1300 (54.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1176 (49.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1160 (48.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1131 (47.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1123 (46.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1056 (44.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
1036 (43.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1000 (41.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
950 (39.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
936 (39.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
878 (36.6) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
855 (35.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
830 (34.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
830 (34.6) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
813 (33.9) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
799 (33.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
784 (32.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
778 (32.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
772 (32.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
759 (31.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
725 (30.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
710 (29.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
689 (28.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
686 (28.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
681 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
674 (28.1) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
673 (28.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
671 (28.0) PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
671 (28.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
670 (27.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
658 (27.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
656 (27.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
653 (27.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
651 (27.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
638 (26.6) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
634 (26.4) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
628 (26.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
625 (26.0) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
620 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
615 (25.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
608 (25.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
604 (25.2) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
603 (25.1) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
602 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/09 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
85/08 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
80/23 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/09 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
76/21 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD AWS
13.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 26.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(200/ 63 ) at 09:30
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 83(190/ 63 ) at 09:30
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 102(170/ 78 ) at 22:00
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 213(210/ 28 ) at 18:01
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(200/ 76 ) at 09:22