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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 1404 EST on 12/09/2016. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040334

BIGGENDEN TM

29.6

29.2

25/09/2012

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040778

ZACHARIAH TM

46.0

30.0

06/09/2010

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040801

KANDANGA TM

54.2

40.6

06/09/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040811

KILKIVAN TM

44.0

27.0

30/09/2007

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040825

MARODIAN TM

34.0

25.0

30/09/2007

12

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

40.4

37.0

27/09/2000

20

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:02EST, 12/09/2016.

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 15.5 -4.6 11.5 +2.6 10.0 0.0 4.2 8.7 387 (16.1) 52/10
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.6 7.8 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 352 (14.7) 39/22
MANDURAH 16.1 -2.8 10.3 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 365 (15.2) 44/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 23.8 +0.8 23.2 0.0 7.0 10.7 292 (12.2) 44/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 +5.2 9.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 39/18
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 -2.2 4.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 -1.0 6.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 -0.3 8.4 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 401 (16.7) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.5 +0.3 9.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 24/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +2.0 21.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 21.2 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 24.8 -0.4 19.7 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 290 (12.1) 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +1.1 18.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 24/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +0.1 16.9 +3.2 -- 12.8 -- -- 378 (15.8) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 23.6 +0.4 13.2 -0.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 389 (16.2) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 -2.2 12.0 -0.7 9.0 34.6 7.2 11.0 409 (17.0) 24/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -1.9 7.2 -3.3 -- 8.6 -- -- 406 (16.9) 50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.7 -1.7 6.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -1.2 8.2 -1.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 320 (13.3) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +0.6 10.4 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 664 (27.7) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -3.5 4.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.5 -1.0 11.9 +1.5 8.3 0.0 6.2 8.7 540 (22.5) 28/12
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 -1.7 6.1 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 315 (13.1) 22/17
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 -2.3 12.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 34/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 -2.4 3.9 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 345 (14.4) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -3.1 3.7 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 327 (13.6) 22/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.3 -1.1 4.2 -3.1 1.0 0.0 2.2 10.0 198 ( 8.3) 26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.7 -2.7 3.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -3.9 4.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 28/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -1.4 2.3 -2.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.6 +0.1 7.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 +1.2 6.6 +0.6 3.4 0.0 3.8 1.5 316 (13.2) 34/12
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

39.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
39.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+5.2 : 32.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 38.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.1 : 35.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+3.8 : 34.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
26.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 26.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 16.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.6 : 26.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+6.1 : 20.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 10.5 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.8 : 14.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.2 : 15.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 13.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 13.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 13.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.9 : -0.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : 1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 3.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-6.0 : 8.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.8 : 2.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA

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.
83.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
65.0 HOME PARK TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54.6 ALDERLEY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54.2 KANDANGA TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
52.5 PEACHESTER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
65.0 HOME PARK TM
54.6 ALDERLEY
54.2 KANDANGA TM
52.5 PEACHESTER

ISLANDS
Islands
83.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

Reports not yet available

1350 (56.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1148 (47.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1077 (44.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1009 (42.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
999 (41.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
899 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
765 (31.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
757 (31.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
698 (29.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
698 (29.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
690 (28.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
680 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
676 (28.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
674 (28.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
664 (27.7) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
623 (26.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
616 (25.7) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
614 (25.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
611 (25.5) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
605 (25.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
83/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/09 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
68/22 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
68/22 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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
HARVEY
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
JACUP
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
11.2mm in 30 min to 07:00 22.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 17.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
5.8mm in 13 min to 03:13 26.8mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.8mm/h
5.4mm in 12 min to 03:42 27.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 11.7mm/h
14.4mm in 23 min to 05:53 37.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.6mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 27.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.8mm/h
63.4mm in 15 min to 09:15 253.6mm/h
63.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 63.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.0mm/h
65.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 65.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.0mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
5.8mm in 8 min to 22:27 43.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 76 ) at 06:34