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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 07/09/2017. 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

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

-1.0

0.4

09/09/2009

22

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

4.7

4.7

01/09/2012

15

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

0.7

1.6

29/09/2003

19

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

5.8

6.5

02/09/2003

13

1 N

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

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

46.8

43.6

28/09/2009

11

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070330

GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS

46.9

41.9

28/09/2009

11

1 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 14:02EST, 07/09/2017.

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 25.8 +5.7 11.0 +2.1 7.2 0.0 5.4 8.3 426 (17.8) 52/01
BUNBURY 23.3 +4.9 7.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 22/16
MANDURAH 24.6 +5.7 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 30/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +3.3 20.1 -2.9 19.2 0.0 7.4 10.9 256 (10.7) 46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.2 -2.0 3.6 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.6 -4.9 4.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 44/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -4.5 10.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 35/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -2.5 6.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 57/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 -3.9 11.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +2.2 15.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +2.6 15.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 25.5 +0.3 15.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 14.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) --
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +3.3 9.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +1.5 4.8 -8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +2.2 9.2 -3.5 3.3 0.0 9.6 10.8 400 (16.7) 55/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -1.9 7.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 52/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.6 -0.8 6.7 -1.9 0.3 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 +2.0 0.7 -8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 39/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 -0.3 12.2 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 924 (38.5) 74/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.1 -5.0 2.0 -2.2 1.0 0.6 3.7 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -3.1 4.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 50/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +0.1 12.2 +1.8 9.3 0.0 8.0 10.6 745 (31.0) 85/02
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 -3.4 11.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 609 (25.4) 65/02
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 -2.3 11.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 616 (25.7) 106/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 2.8 -- -- 767 (32.0) 44/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 -4.5 5.9 +0.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 657 (27.4) 46/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.3 -5.7 5.7 0.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 575 (24.0) 46/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -2.4 4.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 4.5 4.2 447 (18.6) 44/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.9 -2.5 4.2 -1.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 521 (21.7) 46/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 -1.6 4.0 -0.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 413 (17.2) 44/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.4 -1.2 4.2 -2.8 0.7 5.6 4.8 3.1 673 (28.0) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 -2.3 2.4 -2.4 -- 3.8 -- -- 693 (28.9) 50/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 -1.6 2.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 43/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.4 -1.9 4.1 -1.9 1.7 0.0 3.0 8.6 602 (25.1) 57/12
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

38.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.6 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
37.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 32.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.9 : 26.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+6.5 : 24.0 KARNET Lower West WA
+6.3 : 23.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.0 : 25.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+4.8 : 9.8 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+4.3 : 13.2 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
+4.1 : 17.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.1 : 12.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 0.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 4.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-7.7 : 7.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-7.6 : 9.5 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.4 : 2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.4 : -3.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.8 : 0.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-9.5 : 5.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.5 : -0.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.3 : 3.7 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
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.
40.6 CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) W Gippsland VIC
38.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
36.6 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY) W Coast VIC
31.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
29.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1759 (73.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1716 (71.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1545 (64.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1483 (61.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1236 (51.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1133 (47.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1125 (46.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1122 (46.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
1107 (46.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1092 (45.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1091 (45.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1064 (44.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
1062 (44.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1043 (43.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
997 (41.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
993 (41.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
974 (40.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
969 (40.4) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
968 (40.3) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
966 (40.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
945 (39.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
944 (39.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
924 (38.5) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
912 (38.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
908 (37.8) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
907 (37.8) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
891 (37.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
887 (37.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
886 (36.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
869 (36.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
844 (35.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
827 (34.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
825 (34.4) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
822 (34.3) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
818 (34.1) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
816 (34.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
806 (33.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
795 (33.1) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
785 (32.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
767 (32.0) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
761 (31.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
758 (31.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
756 (31.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
745 (31.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
745 (31.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
740 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
736 (30.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
735 (30.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
733 (30.5) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
729 (30.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
713 (29.7) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
712 (29.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
709 (29.5) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
703 (29.3) BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
693 (28.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
690 (28.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
686 (28.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
685 (28.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
683 (28.5) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
673 (28.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
668 (27.8) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
668 (27.8) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
665 (27.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
664 (27.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
657 (27.4) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
657 (27.4) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
655 (27.3) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
654 (27.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
652 (27.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
645 (26.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
643 (26.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
634 (26.4) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
624 (26.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
619 (25.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
619 (25.8) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
618 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
618 (25.8) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
617 (25.7) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
609 (25.4) RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
608 (25.3) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
608 (25.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
606 (25.3) CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
604 (25.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
 131/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
122/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
107/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/01 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
100/07 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
98/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/00 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
93/02 PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
91/02 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
91/06 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.
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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 100(250/ 54 ) at 07:07
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 85(290/ 63 ) at 03:00
KURNELL AWS : 82(290/ 63 ) at 02:32
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 106(300/ 72 ) at 02:00
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 96(280/ 56 ) at 00:50
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (EAST ANEMOMETER) : 98(290/ 65 ) at 01:14
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 100(270/ 82 ) at 03:25
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 108(310/ 83 ) at 01:31
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 122(260/ 76 ) at 02:52
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 93(261/ 76 ) at 12:50
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(260/ 70 ) at 00:17
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(250/ 76 ) at 00:30
CAPE GRIM : 87(230/ 72 ) at 03:56
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 76 ) at 04:08
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 87(270/ 69 ) at 06:46
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 82(240/ 69 ) at 06:32
LOW ROCKY POINT : 74(260/ 65 ) at 02:34
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 78(270/ 63 ) at 02:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 130(270/104 ) at 02:01