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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 1402 EST on 08/09/2017. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

12.0

11.2

04/09/1981

57

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006019

DOORAWARRAH

35.0

30.0

11/09/1986

103

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006102

STEEP POINT

24.0

9.8

05/09/1997

18

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

25.4

14.2

23/09/2004

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

4.7

5.0

11/09/2011

15

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085283

WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR)

-2.0

-0.5

23/09/1996

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

16.7

16.8

04/09/1998

24

1 N

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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

12.8

11.5

13/09/2004

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 17/09/2017.

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 25.1 +5.0 14.7 +5.8 12.4 0.0 6.0 3.6 354 (14.8) 54/17
BUNBURY 21.9 +3.5 12.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 26/20
MANDURAH 26.4 +7.5 16.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.4 +3.8 19.7 -3.3 18.2 0.0 8.4 10.9 331 (13.8) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.6 -1.6 4.2 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -4.5 6.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 37/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -3.2 10.7 +1.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 286 (11.9) 37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 -1.5 6.1 -0.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 484 (20.2) 54/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 -3.2 11.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +1.4 15.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 14.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 24.5 -0.7 15.3 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 273 (11.4) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 +2.0 11.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +2.8 6.4 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 23.3 +0.1 4.7 -8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 +2.6 8.1 -4.6 3.8 0.0 10.4 11.0 468 (19.5) 44/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -1.6 7.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 44/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 -1.3 3.5 -5.1 -1.4 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -0.6 1.3 -8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 +1.0 5.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 593 (24.7) 55/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.4 -3.7 3.3 -0.9 1.9 1.2 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.9 -2.4 4.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 50/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +1.3 10.5 +0.1 7.4 0.0 7.0 10.6 594 (24.8) 57/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.2 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 54/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.5 -0.6 11.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 54/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 0.6 -- -- 540 (22.5) 46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 -2.8 6.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 46/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -4.3 6.5 +0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 398 (16.6) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 -2.0 4.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 3.4 7.2 347 (14.5) 39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 -2.8 4.0 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 421 (17.5) 41/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 -1.5 5.0 +0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 339 (14.1) 41/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.0 -1.6 4.6 -2.4 1.7 1.4 1.8 6.3 504 (21.0) 54/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 -1.8 2.0 -2.8 -- 1.4 -- -- 514 (21.4) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 -0.1 4.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 52/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 -0.4 7.0 +1.0 3.3 0.2 3.0 5.9 532 (22.2) 76/12
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

37.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.5 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 26.4 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+6.9 : 25.7 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+6.7 : 26.4 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+6.6 : 27.1 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.5 : 26.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.1 : 16.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+7.7 : 12.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.5 : 14.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 14.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+6.8 : 21.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.4 : 16.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.1 : 0.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : 5.3 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-6.4 : 3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 : 5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 0.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-9.5 : 4.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.3 : -1.3 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.2 : -4.1 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.9 : 4.1 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.9 : -1.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E 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.
47.4 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
35.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
35.0 DOORAWARRAH W Gascoyne WA
31.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
31.4 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS

Reports not yet available

1586 (66.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1488 (62.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1299 (54.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1174 (48.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1144 (47.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1126 (46.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1015 (42.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1007 (42.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1001 (41.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
938 (39.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
910 (37.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
889 (37.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
880 (36.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
874 (36.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
873 (36.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
870 (36.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
857 (35.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
851 (35.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
824 (34.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
809 (33.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
787 (32.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
779 (32.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
779 (32.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
768 (32.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
764 (31.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
762 (31.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
737 (30.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
733 (30.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
709 (29.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
705 (29.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
662 (27.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
659 (27.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
653 (27.2) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
647 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
647 (27.0) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
638 (26.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
627 (26.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
616 (25.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
612 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
126/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
122/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
107/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
106/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
102/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/10 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast 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 None reported