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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 1401 EST on 10/09/2017. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

0.7

0.7

06/09/2017

19

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-3.6

-3.0

14/09/2012

16

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

-3.2

-2.6

02/09/2012

18

1 N

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

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

137.4

135.5

08/09/1996

25

1 N


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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, 10/09/2017.

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 23.1 +3.0 9.7 +0.8 7.7 0.0 5.6 8.1 273 (11.4) 37/18
BUNBURY 21.2 +2.8 8.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 24/14
MANDURAH 20.9 +2.0 12.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.3 19.3 -3.7 17.1 0.0 10.0 11.2 302 (12.6) 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.8 -1.4 11.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -4.0 3.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 26/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.7 -2.3 7.1 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -2.3 3.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.9 -2.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.0 19.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 48/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.1 15.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -0.3 12.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 +1.8 8.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 37/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 +1.9 6.2 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 31/08
COOLANGATTA 23.0 -0.2 4.8 -8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 -1.6 8.5 -4.2 1.0 0.0 8.8 10.0 400 (16.7) 35/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 -1.5 5.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 44/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.5 -1.9 5.4 -3.2 -0.4 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -3.1 0.7 -8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 41/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.9 -3.4 7.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 55/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.3 0.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.3 -3.2 8.5 -1.9 5.3 0.0 8.0 10.8 762 (31.8) 59/01
RICHMOND RAAF 19.6 -3.1 1.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 35/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -4.3 9.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 54/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.3 -1.3 2.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 37/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -2.1 2.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 -3.0 1.1 -6.2 -- 0.0 2.3 5.0 288 (12.0) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 -2.2 2.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 -1.5 3.8 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 34/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.3 -1.3 5.2 -1.8 2.4 0.4 2.6 8.4 570 (23.8) 37/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 -1.8 3.9 -0.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 439 (18.3) 28/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.6 +0.1 -1.2 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 -0.9 4.1 -1.9 -0.5 0.4 2.0 7.8 513 (21.4) 44/13
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

37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
36.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 26.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.0 : 25.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 27.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.6 : 23.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.9 : 15.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 14.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 12.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 12.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 14.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 16.5 WILUNA Interior WA

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

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 9.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : 21.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.5 : 22.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.9 : 19.8 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-5.9 : 11.1 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-5.9 : 21.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-4.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.7 : 0.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-9.4 : 3.6 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.3 : 4.9 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.1 : -1.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-9.0 : 0.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.0 : -0.2 DALBY AIRPORT 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.
32.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
27.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
21.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
19.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
18.0 BULLFINCH Goldfields WA

Reports not yet available

1454 (60.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1447 (60.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1442 (60.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1192 (49.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1181 (49.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1033 (43.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1022 (42.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1010 (42.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
993 (41.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
956 (39.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
940 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
919 (38.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
830 (34.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
806 (33.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
801 (33.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
789 (32.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
783 (32.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
777 (32.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
773 (32.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
762 (31.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
757 (31.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
748 (31.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
722 (30.1) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
718 (29.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
712 (29.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
701 (29.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
695 (29.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
676 (28.2) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
671 (28.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
668 (27.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
628 (26.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
624 (26.0) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
618 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
605 (25.2) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
91/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/15 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
81/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/04 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
80/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE
9.8mm in 23 min to 09:23 25.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
BREMER BAY AG STATION
17.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
BONNIE ROCK AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 63 ) at 10:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 69 ) at 00:39
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 82(230/ 67 ) at 00:40
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(310/ 65 ) at 17:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 76(250/ 65 ) at 15:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(220/ 54 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 72(220/ 65 ) at 00:06
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(230/ 63 ) at 00:00