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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 28/09/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

27.4

27.3

22/09/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

41.3

40.8

26/09/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

38.1

38.1

27/09/1997

21

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.1

34.9

04/09/2010

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

89

87.0

21/09/2003

11

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 14:03EST, 28/09/2016.

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 11.2 +2.3 9.3 2.4 2.8 5.9 357 (14.9) 72/13
BUNBURY 17.4 -1.0 12.6 +4.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 363 (15.1) 65/11
MANDURAH 17.3 -1.6 13.1 +1.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 419 (17.5) 76/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.8 26.4 +3.4 25.6 0.0 6.8 9.9 319 (13.3) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.6 -2.6 14.8 +4.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 302 (12.6) 52/22
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 -3.5 4.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.3 -0.7 7.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 +0.5 4.9 -1.4 -- 5.4 -- -- 436 (18.2) 44/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.7 -0.5 21.4 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 48/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +3.3 21.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +4.4 22.8 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 27.9 +2.7 17.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +2.6 13.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +2.3 15.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 39/09
COOLANGATTA 24.6 +1.4 12.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 +0.6 14.3 +1.6 10.7 0.0 6.8 7.9 382 (15.9) 37/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 -1.7 8.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 5.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +3.2 6.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.1 +3.8 9.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 68/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.7 -0.5 -6.2 0.2 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -2.8 4.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 54/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.3 +2.8 10.6 +0.2 7.5 0.0 6.2 9.7 427 (17.8) 65/13
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +0.1 7.6 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 292 (12.2) 70/11
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +0.9 11.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 63/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 -3.1 5.7 +0.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 270 (11.3) 44/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -2.8 7.1 +1.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 273 (11.4) 37/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -2.4 5.2 -2.1 3.0 0.0 5.0 9.4 334 (13.9) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 3.2 -2.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -0.7 3.3 -1.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 273 (11.4) 35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 -1.3 1.7 -3.1 -- 7.8 -- -- 349 (14.5) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.0 +1.5 4.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 4.3 -1.7 1.9 3.0 2.8 10.9 289 (12.0) 26/14
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

41.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 36.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+7.2 : 15.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+5.7 : 17.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+5.4 : 40.1 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 26.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.1 : 41.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

28.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
27.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.8 : 27.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.4 : 14.5 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+9.3 : 23.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+8.4 : 26.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.0 : 24.8 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.9 : 23.2 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.2 : 21.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 23.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-7.2 : 23.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-7.0 : 23.2 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.0 : 3.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 0.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.7 : 1.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
117.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
27.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
23.8 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
23.6 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA
20.4 FERNY CREEK E Central VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
23.8 WALPOLE FORESTRY
23.6 JARRAHDALE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
27.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
E Central
20.4 FERNY CREEK

ISLANDS
Islands
117.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1048 (43.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
927 (38.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
924 (38.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
791 (33.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
770 (32.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
755 (31.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
699 (29.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
678 (28.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
675 (28.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
633 (26.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
621 (25.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
106/12 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
94/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
89/22 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
89/17 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD 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
DWELLINGUP
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
13.2mm in 22 min to 18:22 36.0mm/h
11.8mm in 8 min to 18:30 88.5mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 21.2mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 35.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
9.0mm in 10 min to 16:30 54.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
N Plateau
JERVOIS
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
FERNY CREEK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
10.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 20.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 17.6mm/h
112.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 224.4mm/h
112.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 112.2mm/h
113.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 113.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(210/ 65 ) at 23:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(280/ 70 ) at 12:05
CAPE NATURALISTE : 83(230/ 69 ) at 13:35
BUSSELTON JETTY : 87(260/ 76 ) at 13:17
Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 82(250/ 65 ) at 16:30
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 85(260/ 67 ) at 21:07
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 89(250/ 69 ) at 19:10
NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 98(270/ 70 ) at 12:21