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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 1403 EST on 07/09/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

23.0

22.2

02/09/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:03EST, 07/09/2016.

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 19.4 -0.7 6.8 -2.1 4.8 0.0 2.6 8.6 318 (13.3) 44/17
BUNBURY 17.5 -0.9 8.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 57/20
MANDURAH 17.9 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 78/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +2.6 24.0 +1.0 23.3 0.0 8.0 10.7 389 (16.2) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.0 -2.2 5.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 26/09
WHYALLA AERO 22.0 +0.5 6.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 50/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 +3.6 8.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 22/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 +3.2 4.8 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.1 -0.1 14.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 28/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -0.2 20.9 +2.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 -0.8 16.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) 44/15
MACKAY M.O 23.6 -1.6 18.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 44/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 -2.5 14.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 46/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 -1.1 14.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 52/12
COOLANGATTA 23.1 -0.1 11.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 -2.4 12.5 -0.2 10.7 0.0 5.4 3.9 339 (14.1) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 -2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.3 -0.1 6.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.2 -0.3 6.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +1.6 6.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.5 +1.4 2.8 -1.4 -5.4 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -0.9 3.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 24/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 +2.2 10.4 0.0 8.3 0.0 5.0 10.8 299 (12.5) 31/15
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +1.5 5.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 22/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.8 12.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.8 +1.2 4.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 17/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +0.1 4.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 15/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.9 +1.5 7.1 -0.2 3.0 0.0 4.0 8.7 205 ( 8.5) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.8 -0.6 3.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 -0.8 3.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 13/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.8 +1.9 4.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 37/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +3.0 9.2 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.2 +3.9 9.5 +3.5 5.4 0.0 4.2 7.8 442 (18.4) 78/11
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

38.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.5 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+11.9 : 31.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+11.8 : 33.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.2 : 31.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 30.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.2 : 32.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 13.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 21.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+6.7 : 5.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+6.7 : 15.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+6.5 : 5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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

7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : 17.1 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : 24.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-5.2 : 24.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-4.8 : 20.9 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.7 : 29.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW

-7.0 : 3.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 5.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.3 : 4.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.0 : 3.0 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-4.8 : 5.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 11.0 NORTH ISLAND Central 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.
18.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
8.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
8.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

Reports not yet available

1525 (63.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1141 (47.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1063 (44.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1052 (43.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
964 (40.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
946 (39.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
915 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
907 (37.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
896 (37.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
861 (35.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
852 (35.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
843 (35.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
808 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
800 (33.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
799 (33.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
792 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
748 (31.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
744 (31.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
709 (29.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
697 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
695 (29.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
680 (28.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
662 (27.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
621 (25.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
120/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
109/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL AERODROME
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.0mm in 19 min to 09:19 25.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 85(340/ 63 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 91 ) at 10:51
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 117(260/ 87 ) at 08:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(260/ 50 ) at 14:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(300/ 67 ) at 09:30