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NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-48.0

-3.6

09/09/2017

24

-6.6

15/07/2018

25

1 S C Suspect - removed from observations by BoM.


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Data is as received at 13:04EST, 05/09/2024.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 04 SEP 2024
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 21.9 -1.2 11.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 48/23
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +0.2 12.4 +3.5 10.8 2.0 2.8 6.1 425 (17.7) 63/16
PERTH METRO 20.7 +0.4 14.5 +4.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 259 (10.8) 48/23
BUSSELTON AERO 17.2 -1.1 10.6 +2.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 399 (16.6) 52/13
BUNBURY 17.8 -0.7 13.4 +4.7 -- 6.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 50/23
MANDURAH 18.9 -0.2 15.0 +3.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 506 (21.1) 59/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.8 -- 11.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 57/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 24.1 +1.7 12.6 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 52/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +2.0 24.9 +1.9 24.0 0.0 7.8 11.0 315 (13.1) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.5 +5.0 7.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 31/14
WHYALLA AERO 27.9 +6.3 6.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 76/10
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 25.6 +6.5 10.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 50/10
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 24.3 +6.0 11.3 +2.3 6.1 0.0 5.4 6.3 474 (19.8) 59/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 6.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.5 +2.6 10.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 52/22
CAIRNS AERO -- -- 21.4 +2.7 -- 5.6 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 -1.1 19.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 54/12
MACKAY AERO 26.1 +0.1 20.8 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 840 (35.0) 59/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 -2.9 16.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 46/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 -1.8 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 52/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.5 -1.7 16.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 549 (22.9) 54/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.4 -1.5 18.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 44/08
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.6 13.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 35/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 -2.2 11.3 -1.4 7.8 0.0 8.0 10.3 430 (17.9) 31/07
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.3 -0.9 14.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 640 (26.7) 46/00
BRISBANE 22.9 -2.8 11.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -3.4 8.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 644 (26.8) 55/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -0.2 1.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 28/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.9 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 34/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +1.5 2.8 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 35/11
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -0.7 1.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +0.9 -0.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 +1.6 8.7 -1.9 4.8 0.0 6.0 10.5 354 (14.8) 54/16
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.0 +0.3 2.3 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 34/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 22.8 +1.4 3.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 39/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.1 +2.3 -2.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 44/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 +2.2 1.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +1.4 2.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 28/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.9 +5.2 6.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 52/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 +2.1 1.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 43/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.4 +1.0 3.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 39/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.2 +3.2 0.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 15/23
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.8 +1.0 7.2 +0.1 5.2 0.0 3.4 5.9 393 (16.4) 67/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.6 -- 9.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 57/09
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.8 +2.9 6.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 46/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.1 4.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 59/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.8 +1.4 4.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 41/23
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.9 +0.6 7.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 28/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 -0.6 7.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 50/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) -- -- 9.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 641 (26.7) --
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 for Wednesday 04 SEP 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

40.3 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.5 : 34.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.0 : 35.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.9 : 37.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.1 : 37.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.9 : 30.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 35.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.9 : 25.1 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

26.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.3 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+12.6 : 20.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+12.0 : 23.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+11.2 : 20.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.0 : 22.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.3 : 20.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

Coldest for Wednesday 04 SEP 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
6.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 24.3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.0 : 21.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.6 : 22.3 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.6 : 22.0 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.4 : 18.9 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-4.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.8 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.0 : -2.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5 : -0.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.8 : -2.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.4 : -3.2 BARRABA (CLIFTON LANE) NW 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.
26.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA
22.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.4 MOUNT WILLIAM Lower West & Perth WA
16.6 KARNET Lower West & Perth WA
14.8 BUNGENDORE Lower West & Perth WA

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
6.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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6.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
5.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1522 (63.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1353 (56.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1316 (54.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1208 (50.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1190 (49.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1163 (48.5) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1140 (47.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1126 (46.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1093 (45.5) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1056 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1027 (42.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
979 (40.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
965 (40.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
965 (40.2) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
931 (38.8) MARION REEF Islands ISL
921 (38.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
916 (38.2) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
906 (37.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
881 (36.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
868 (36.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
840 (35.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
825 (34.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
819 (34.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
817 (34.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
805 (33.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
784 (32.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
781 (32.5) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
776 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
728 (30.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
719 (30.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
719 (30.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
711 (29.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
711 (29.6) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
709 (29.5) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
704 (29.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
704 (29.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
696 (29.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
688 (28.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
674 (28.1) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
671 (28.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
667 (27.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
657 (27.4) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
644 (26.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
641 (26.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
640 (26.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
635 (26.5) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
619 (25.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
615 (25.6) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
613 (25.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
612 (25.5) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
610 (25.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
609 (25.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
120/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/10 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA

High realtime reports for Wednesday 04 SEP 2024
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. 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 & Perth
BICKLEY
6.8mm in 13 min to 09:13 31.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 21.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(270/ 59 ) at 23:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(350/ 67 ) at 09:22
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(330/ 96 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(350/ 67 ) at 22:31
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(330/ 41 ) at 23:52
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(340/ 85 ) at 14:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 95(310/ 74 ) at 10:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(290/ 56 ) at 14:39
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 98(330/ 63 ) at 10:47
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(330/ 65 ) at 13:30
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 76(130/ 67 ) at 05:30