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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 1500 EST on 03/09/2017. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

-12.1

-11.7

01/09/2017

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

-6.2

-6.0

03/09/2012

17

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

-2.5

-1.9

08/09/1995

21

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

4.2

4.4

01/09/2012

15

1 N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

27.7

27.3

30/09/2009

11

1 N


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4pm EST Maximum 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 14:59EST, 03/09/2017.

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 16.0 -4.1 3.7 -5.2 3.0 5.2 5.8 10.3 429 (17.9) 39/13
BUNBURY 15.9 -2.5 1.5 -6.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 301 (12.5) 30/16
MANDURAH 15.2 -3.7 6.9 -4.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 404 (16.8) 26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.1 20.4 -2.6 19.8 0.0 14.6 10.9 206 ( 8.6) 28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 +4.4 6.0 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.5 +8.0 12.9 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 449 (18.7) 50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 +2.7 13.0 +3.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 30/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 +1.0 7.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 48/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +0.4 9.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.2 20.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 0.0 15.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 26.2 +1.0 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +1.7 12.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +0.4 11.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 22.0 -1.2 7.9 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -1.4 11.5 -1.2 8.4 0.0 5.4 9.9 282 (11.8) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 +0.6 8.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +1.5 3.0 -5.6 -2.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -2.0 5.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +1.6 4.2 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 30/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +2.0 -1.2 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 21/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 +0.5 7.4 -3.0 4.7 0.0 4.8 10.8 356 (14.8) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 +0.7 1.5 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 18/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.5 9.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 31/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.0 -- -3.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.1 +1.5 3.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 21/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -1.2 2.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 17/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.3 +3.9 11.0 +3.7 -- 0.0 5.8 3.3 297 (12.4) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 -1.8 3.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 37/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 -1.6 4.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 24/19
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.1 -0.5 9.6 +2.6 6.1 0.0 5.2 0.4 730 (30.4) 67/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +0.8 7.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 638 (26.6) 57/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 -0.1 4.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.3 +3.0 5.9 -0.1 4.8 0.0 3.8 7.4 404 (16.8) 43/16
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

37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 34.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 30.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 20.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.0 : 29.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 32.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.8 : 16.1 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 15.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 13.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 14.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.7 : 13.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.8 : 16.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-8.6 : 16.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 16.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.3 : 12.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 17.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

-7.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.8 : 0.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : -7.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.4 : -2.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.0 : -5.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 : -6.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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.
34.0 LUMEAH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
19.8 BARRETT MEADOWS Lower West WA
18.4 CHEYNE BEACH Lower West WA
17.8 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1049 (43.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
946 (39.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
942 (39.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
934 (38.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
917 (38.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
885 (36.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
846 (35.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
822 (34.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
806 (33.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
773 (32.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
756 (31.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
750 (31.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
748 (31.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
730 (30.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
700 (29.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
694 (28.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
687 (28.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
680 (28.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
670 (27.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
669 (27.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
646 (26.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
638 (26.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
622 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
620 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
617 (25.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
96/11 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
89/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
NORTH WALPOLE
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
GAIRDNER AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
Eucla
RED ROCKS POINT
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CUMMINS AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID)
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
PARNDANA CFS AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(220/ 65 ) at 00:18
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 72(230/ 63 ) at 20:58
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 91(290/ 70 ) at 21:46
THEVENARD WIND : 83(230/ 65 ) at 22:26
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 96(340/ 67 ) at 12:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(330/ 78 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(360/ 67 ) at 22:30