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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 09/09/2017. 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

E Gascoyne

007177

MININER

15.2

12.4

29/09/1986

50

1 N

WA

Murchison

007195

BYRO

21.2

17.0

27/09/1984

85

1 N

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

25.6

23.0

09/09/2006

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094155

TASMAN ISLAND

6.8

6.8

12/09/2005

12

1 N Equal to record.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:01EST, 09/09/2017.

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 15.5 +6.6 13.4 0.0 5.6 8.7 471 (19.6) 34/07
BUNBURY 22.3 +3.9 12.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 24/12
MANDURAH 21.9 +3.0 15.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.3 17.0 -6.0 15.2 0.0 10.4 10.7 320 (13.3) 46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.6 -3.6 5.7 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -4.0 2.3 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 -3.1 10.3 +0.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -3.0 6.3 0.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 490 (20.4) 43/10
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- 14.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) --
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.2 18.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.1 16.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 25.1 -0.1 16.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 +2.0 9.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +2.8 8.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 23.6 +0.4 5.4 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +2.2 8.2 -4.5 2.3 0.0 8.0 11.1 333 (13.9) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.8 -2.4 7.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 52/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.3 -2.1 3.0 -5.6 -1.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.2 +0.7 0.8 -8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 41/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +0.6 7.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 55/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.4 +0.2 0.1 1.0 3.7 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.3 2.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 50/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 +0.6 10.8 +0.4 7.6 0.0 5.6 10.8 647 (27.0) 63/08
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 -1.8 7.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 50/09
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 -0.4 12.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 588 (24.5) 67/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.8 -- 5.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 44/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 -3.8 5.5 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 52/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -4.4 6.0 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 344 (14.3) 44/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -2.5 5.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.5 9.6 357 (14.9) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 -4.0 5.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 48/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -3.4 3.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 43/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.9 -2.7 6.4 -0.6 4.9 3.8 2.6 7.9 546 (22.8) 57/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 -3.8 3.7 -1.1 -- 5.6 -- -- 453 (18.9) 46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -3.0 0.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 10.7 -4.6 2.8 -3.2 0.2 2.4 2.6 7.3 558 (23.3) 48/13
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

37.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+7.9 : 24.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.7 : 22.9 SHANNON Lower West WA
+6.2 : 22.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+6.1 : 23.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
25.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 13.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 16.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+7.2 : 14.4 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.1 : 13.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 12.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-3.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 0.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.0 : 0.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : 7.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.8 : 0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.7 : 6.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC

-6.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.5 : 0.7 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-9.4 : -4.3 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.9 : -0.1 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-8.6 : 0.8 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-8.3 : 1.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa 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.
28.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
26.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
25.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
25.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
25.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1490 (62.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1487 (62.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1321 (55.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1318 (54.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1182 (49.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1160 (48.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1141 (47.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1127 (47.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1103 (46.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1039 (43.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1014 (42.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
969 (40.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
916 (38.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
880 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
848 (35.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
823 (34.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
818 (34.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
810 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
806 (33.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
805 (33.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
777 (32.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
777 (32.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
770 (32.1) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
755 (31.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
740 (30.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
738 (30.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
731 (30.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
725 (30.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
706 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
705 (29.4) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
692 (28.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
684 (28.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
668 (27.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
652 (27.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
647 (27.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
645 (26.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
644 (26.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
643 (26.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
642 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
632 (26.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
629 (26.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
617 (25.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
612 (25.5) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
612 (25.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
122/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
111/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
109/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
107/10 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/06 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
96/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland 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
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
25.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 51.2mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.6mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION : 100( 70/ 7 ) at 10:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(250/ 65 ) at 23:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 122(250/100 ) at 19:05
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 128(248/ 76 ) at 10:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(230/ 70 ) at 07:14
CAPE GRIM : 98(230/ 65 ) at 18:12
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 82(220/ 63 ) at 19:18
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(280/ 65 ) at 04:01
TASMAN ISLAND : 111(210/ 41 ) at 20:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(250/ 72 ) at 00:21
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 76(230/ 69 ) at 03:33
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(250/ 76 ) at 18:05