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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 30/09/2017. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040043

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

21.6

21.0

28/09/2017

57

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

21.9

21.9

23/09/2009

15

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058216

BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)

20.7

19.8

26/09/2017

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

29.7

29.4

29/09/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

33.8

33.8

20/09/1989

54

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

33.7

33.2

30/09/1991

36

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

33.1

32.7

23/09/2009

19

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040093

GYMPIE

38.2

37.2

30/09/1988

48

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040126

MARYBOROUGH

34.7

34.1

29/09/1991

56

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

33.9

30.6

28/09/2017

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

34.9

33.4

27/09/2003

20

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

37.9

34.7

28/09/2017

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040913

BRISBANE

37.0

35.1

29/09/2008

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

72

70.0

09/09/2011

11

N

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

159

146.0

21/09/2006

11

156.0

05/02/2012

12

N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

29.8

27.6

28/09/1999

20

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

31.3

27.7

02/09/2017

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

44.9

41.4

30/09/2009

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 30/09/2017.

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 19.0 -1.1 3.8 -5.1 3.7 9.4 3.6 10.7 201 ( 8.4) 41/13
BUNBURY 18.1 -0.3 3.8 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/16
MANDURAH 18.3 -0.6 9.2 -2.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 30/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 24.4 +1.4 23.8 0.0 9.0 9.8 271 (11.3) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.7 +7.5 14.9 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 57/20
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 +2.2 4.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 -1.0 9.0 -0.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +0.7 5.8 -0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 462 (19.3) 70/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.8 +7.6 20.1 +5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.7 19.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.8 18.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +5.0 19.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.5 +9.2 18.8 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/15
BUNDABERG AERO 33.7 +8.3 17.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 672 (28.0) 43/18
COOLANGATTA 31.3 +8.1 14.8 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 34.9 +10.7 17.4 +4.7 13.9 0.0 6.4 11.2 392 (16.3) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.1 +8.9 18.6 +8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) 44/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.1 +6.7 12.4 +3.8 6.7 0.4 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +3.4 13.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.4 +5.1 8.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 44/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.5 +1.3 -3.5 0.6 2.7 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +3.4 3.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 37/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.6 +7.1 13.1 +2.7 8.4 0.0 6.8 11.1 498 (20.8) 55/10
RICHMOND RAAF 26.7 +4.0 6.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.7 +5.6 12.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 55/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -- 7.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 54/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.1 +3.5 4.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 44/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -0.2 6.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 48/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +2.3 4.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- 6.8 257 (10.7) 48/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 +0.4 4.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.1 +1.3 1.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 44/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.4 +1.8 7.4 +0.4 3.8 0.0 4.4 7.9 459 (19.1) 46/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.9 +1.0 2.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 -0.6 4.9 -0.3 -- -- -- -- 342 (14.3) 68/21
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 5.3 -0.7 1.4 0.2 3.8 10.0 512 (21.3) 70/11
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

41.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
40.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
40.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
39.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+12.8 : 37.9 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+12.2 : 38.2 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.9 : 37.0 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.8 : 38.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+11.5 : 37.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
26.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
26.1 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 19.1 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+11.1 : 15.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.6 : 13.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+10.4 : 16.2 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+9.8 : 20.2 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

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

0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.9 : 18.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.9 : 19.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.6 : 20.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-5.6 : 25.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.2 : 23.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

-2.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 YONGALA Upper North SA

-5.8 : 2.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.2 : -1.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
-5.1 : 3.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.1 : 2.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.8 : 1.4 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-4.8 : 3.7 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
20.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
20.2 MOUNT SOLUS Lower West WA
20.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
15.2 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1837 (76.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1412 (58.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1283 (53.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1210 (50.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1166 (48.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1103 (46.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
1066 (44.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1016 (42.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
996 (41.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
954 (39.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
939 (39.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
861 (35.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
860 (35.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
835 (34.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
795 (33.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
794 (33.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
783 (32.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
769 (32.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
751 (31.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
743 (31.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
721 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
717 (29.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
714 (29.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
714 (29.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
709 (29.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
703 (29.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
703 (29.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
700 (29.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
680 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
680 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
678 (28.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
672 (28.0) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
660 (27.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
654 (27.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
646 (26.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
640 (26.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
622 (25.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
619 (25.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
606 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
159/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
122/20 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
122/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/21 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
107/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
96/23 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
96/23 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
94/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/20 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
94/23 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
93/22 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
93/23 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
93/21 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
91/22 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
91/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/23 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
ENEABBA AG STATION
15.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.4mm/h
Lower West
GINGIN AERO
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
ROTTNEST ISLAND
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(320/ 67 ) at 10:44
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(270/ 54 ) at 13:30
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 93(280/ 74 ) at 22:07
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(290/ 45 ) at 22:31
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 93(320/ 74 ) at 23:18
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 159(280/102 ) at 21:45
SMITHTON AERODROME : 85(270/ 65 ) at 22:09
LOW HEAD : 96(310/ 78 ) at 23:25
CAPE GRIM : 122(300/ 56 ) at 20:14
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 96(310/ 52 ) at 23:12
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 72(300/ 63 ) at 14:22
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(320/ 95 ) at 22:18
TASMAN ISLAND : 78(320/ 63 ) at 20:22
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(310/ 54 ) at 19:30
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 85(300/ 65 ) at 21:46
STRAHAN AERODROME : 93(320/ 72 ) at 21:51
LOW ROCKY POINT : 108(300/ 87 ) at 21:53
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(310/ 67 ) at 22:43
MOUNT READ : 108(300/ 48 ) at 23:23
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(300/ 69 ) at 20:47
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(310/ 56 ) at 23:28
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(300/ 72 ) at 23:48