Thursday 21 SEP 2017
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2017

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28          

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather

 

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available, with some not available until the next day. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 20 and 50 minutes past the hour.

For weather news as it breaks that is tagged and organised, use the links on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page.


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 22/09/2017. 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

SW & S Coast

009642

WOKALUP

53.0

49.8

10/09/1996

62

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009997

RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT

32.2

28.2

06/09/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040762

YARRAHAPPINI TM

40.0

27.0

06/09/2010

13

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

16.7

15.8

30/09/2010

22

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010622

ONGERUP

14.6

13.8

11/09/2006

47

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010647

WAGIN

13.6

12.7

11/09/2006

34

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

17.4

16.7

28/09/1998

19

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

14.8

14.4

18/09/2012

15

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

15.4

15.3

10/09/2006

18

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

15.7

15.5

30/09/2010

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010536

CORRIGIN

14.9

14.7

11/09/2006

57

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

14.7

13.9

18/09/2012

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

13.4

13.0

11/09/2006

15

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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

See actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
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 14:02EST, 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 21.5 +1.4 16.8 +7.9 16.5 5.8 5.0 3.4 550 (22.9) 81/10
BUNBURY 19.6 +1.2 15.4 +7.0 -- 11.8 -- -- 461 (19.2) 70/10
MANDURAH 19.3 +0.4 16.6 +4.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 769 (32.0) 78/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 24.1 +1.1 23.5 0.0 6.6 10.6 234 ( 9.8) 43/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- 12.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) --
WHYALLA AERO 28.0 +6.5 15.0 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.3 +2.3 14.8 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 28/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +1.2 11.4 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 44/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +5.6 10.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +1.5 18.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.8 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 27.1 +1.9 16.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 +3.7 16.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +2.8 17.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 37/11
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.7 12.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +0.5 14.2 +1.5 10.6 0.0 7.4 9.8 286 (11.9) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.4 +5.2 12.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 39/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.5 +5.1 7.5 -1.1 2.3 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 +1.4 5.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 +5.7 7.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 30/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.1 +6.0 2.1 -2.1 -4.0 0.0 3.3 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +5.2 1.7 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +4.0 10.4 0.0 7.8 0.0 3.8 10.1 308 (12.8) 39/18
RICHMOND RAAF 28.7 +6.0 3.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 22/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +2.7 11.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 28/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.6 -- -1.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.5 +5.9 3.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 24/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +3.2 2.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.5 +10.1 9.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 5.2 9.7 367 (15.3) 37/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.6 +6.2 4.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 37/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.2 +7.4 3.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 50/02
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22.8 +6.2 11.3 +4.3 7.5 0.0 8.0 4.4 783 (32.6) 74/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.7 +6.8 7.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 718 (29.9) 63/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 5.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 54/13
HOBART AIRPORT 22.2 +6.9 9.1 +3.1 8.2 0.0 2.6 5.5 315 (13.1) 54/14
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

39.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
39.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.1 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+12.4 : 39.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.5 : 31.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.5 : 30.9 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.1 : 30.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+9.5 : 29.0 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+9.5 : 24.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.6 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+11.0 : 15.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 17.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 15.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 16.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+9.3 : 17.4 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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

5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-1.4 : 18.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-1.4 : 30.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-1.2 : 26.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-1.1 : 18.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-1.0 : 17.6 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

-2.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-1.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.0 : 3.1 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-5.8 : 7.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.7 : 3.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-5.6 : 2.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-5.6 : -0.2 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 : -2.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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.
88.4 MOUNT WILLIAM
53.0 WOKALUP Lower West WA
42.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
40.0 YARRAHAPPINI TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.2 WILLIAMS Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
53.0 WOKALUP
42.0 DWELLINGUP
Cent Wheatbelt
35.2 WILLIAMS

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
40.0 YARRAHAPPINI TM

ISLANDS

88.4 MOUNT WILLIAM

Reports not yet available

1029 (42.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
966 (40.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
946 (39.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
867 (36.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
851 (35.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
847 (35.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
844 (35.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
832 (34.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
769 (32.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
754 (31.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
734 (30.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
725 (30.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
722 (30.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
718 (29.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
697 (29.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
693 (28.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
685 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
670 (27.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
669 (27.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
662 (27.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
660 (27.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
647 (27.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
641 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
632 (26.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
613 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
612 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
603 (25.1) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
139/12 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
98/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/11 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
91/12 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
91/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/13 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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
BICKLEY
16.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.2mm/h
DWELLINGUP
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
38.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 77.6mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.8mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 39.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
STYLES TOWER
5.1mm in 11 min to 09:11 27.8mm/h
6.5mm in 11 min to 12:28 35.5mm/h
COLLIE EAST
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
24.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.2mm/h
DARDANUP
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
36.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 73.6mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 36.8mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 38.0mm/h
5.8mm in 31 min to 12:56 11.2mm/h
WAROONA
10.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.4mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 22.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.8mm/h
56.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 112.8mm/h
56.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 56.4mm/h
59.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 59.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(330/ 63 ) at 12:31
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 85(260/ 63 ) at 14:59
OCEAN REEF : 83(330/ 67 ) at 14:00
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 72(280/ 63 ) at 14:14
CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(300/ 76 ) at 13:30
CAPE NATURALISTE : 85(270/ 65 ) at 13:30
ESPERANCE : 82(310/ 63 ) at 15:54
BUSSELTON JETTY : 95(300/ 80 ) at 12:29
ALBANY AIRPORT : 139(320/ 76 ) at 14:13
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(320/ 72 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89( 10/ 67 ) at 22:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(260/ 63 ) at 17:13
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 70 ) at 15:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 91(330/ 63 ) at 13:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(320/ 65 ) at 14:30