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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 19/09/2017. 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

South Coast

069148

MORUYA AIRPORT AWS

-2.0

-2.0

04/09/2003

14

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

26.2

26.5

03/09/2006

11

1 N


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.
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 22/09/2017.

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 26.0 +5.9 7.6 -1.3 5.8 0.0 4.0 10.4 315 (13.1) 37/07
BUNBURY 19.9 +1.5 9.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 24/15
MANDURAH 21.8 +2.9 11.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 21/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 21.4 -1.6 21.1 0.0 8.8 10.5 217 ( 9.0) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.8 +5.6 6.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/22
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 +1.7 16.5 +8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 641 (26.7) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -1.2 15.2 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 52/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 +1.1 10.7 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 705 (29.4) 76/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 +2.5 7.2 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -0.2 20.2 +1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 596 (24.8) 48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.1 16.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 48/11
MACKAY M.O 26.0 +0.8 21.4 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +0.3 16.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 +0.7 14.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 46/11
COOLANGATTA 23.3 +0.1 11.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -0.4 14.5 +1.8 12.5 0.0 6.2 10.1 310 (12.9) 34/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 +0.8 11.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 602 (25.1) 44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.2 +4.8 7.0 -1.6 1.1 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 +0.9 4.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 +5.3 3.5 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.5 +4.4 -2.5 -6.7 -10.0 0.2 7.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +5.4 1.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 50/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 +3.4 7.8 -2.6 5.4 0.0 5.6 10.7 345 (14.4) 43/17
RICHMOND RAAF 28.5 +5.8 0.9 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 43/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 -1.0 10.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 44/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.1 -- -5.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 54/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.0 +5.4 1.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 54/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +3.5 0.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 50/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.9 +7.5 8.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 8.0 5.5 436 (18.2) 61/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.0 +5.6 5.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 59/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.7 +4.9 2.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 54/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.6 +5.0 9.3 +2.3 6.1 0.0 8.8 5.2 898 (37.4) 94/04
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.1 +3.2 5.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 781 (32.5) 72/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.6 +2.1 5.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 50/11
HOBART AIRPORT 21.0 +5.7 8.9 +2.9 8.0 0.0 4.0 4.4 440 (18.3) 68/13
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

39.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+11.7 : 36.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+9.8 : 32.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.6 : 33.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+9.4 : 38.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.4 : 32.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 22.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.4 : 16.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 13.9 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.3 : 14.1 HAWKER Upper North SA
+7.2 : 14.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

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

4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.4 : 18.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 17.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 17.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
-3.1 : 26.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-3.0 : 13.2 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA

-7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-10.3 : -6.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.9 : 7.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-8.8 : -5.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-8.8 : 8.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 6.1 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

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.
10.6 WOODS POINT Upper NE VIC
7.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
7.0 MOUNT COMPASS Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.4 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
5.6 FRANKLAND Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1182 (49.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1115 (46.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1096 (45.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1044 (43.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1021 (42.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1014 (42.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
994 (41.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
936 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
932 (38.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
925 (38.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
904 (37.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
898 (37.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
887 (37.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
857 (35.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
854 (35.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
838 (34.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
824 (34.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
823 (34.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
795 (33.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
793 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
781 (32.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
777 (32.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
771 (32.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
766 (31.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
764 (31.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
747 (31.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
744 (31.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
716 (29.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
709 (29.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
707 (29.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
707 (29.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
703 (29.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
697 (29.0) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
693 (28.9) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
666 (27.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
661 (27.5) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
660 (27.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
655 (27.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
644 (26.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
627 (26.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
619 (25.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
617 (25.7) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
614 (25.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
611 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
609 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
602 (25.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
117/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
115/19 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/01 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/04 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
94/10 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/17 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
93/21 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/22 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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