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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 1404 EST on 22/09/2016. 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

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

10.6

10.6

23/09/2010

13

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Central Highlands

035015

THE SANDSTONE

42.0

38.4

06/09/2010

15

1 N

QLD

Central Highlands

035271

TARANA CROSSING

38.0

35.2

11/09/1998

17

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038016

MOOTHANDELLA STATION

25.0

24.1

13/09/1970

63

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047013

POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION)

51.8

44.7

02/09/1947

120

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047019

MENINDEE POST OFFICE

63.0

47.0

19/09/1932

134

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047056

BROKEN HILL (LANGWELL)

29.5

26.0

01/09/2004

13

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047106

POONCARIE (HARCOURT)

37.5

23.6

04/09/2005

16

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047107

PARINGI(KERRIBEE)

31.8

19.0

02/09/2000

16

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074261

BECKOM (WALLEROOBIE (GOLDEN VALLEY))

21.0

20.6

11/09/2005

11

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

18.0

18.0

22/09/2010

38

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 22/09/2016.

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 23.4 +3.3 5.0 -3.9 3.2 0.0 2.2 10.9 226 ( 9.4) 34/14
BUNBURY 19.1 +0.7 6.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/13
MANDURAH 18.8 -0.1 8.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 18/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.7 25.1 +2.1 24.3 0.0 5.8 10.6 265 (11.0) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.1 -6.1 6.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/09
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -7.2 8.1 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 473 (19.7) 46/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -5.0 10.8 +1.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 242 (10.1) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.7 -3.1 9.3 +3.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 52/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.5 -6.7 17.3 +3.1 -- 10.6 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 41/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.0 18.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 22.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 30/10
MACKAY M.O 29.1 +3.9 19.7 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 -0.1 19.9 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/09
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 +1.4 18.0 +4.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 37/12
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -2.8 16.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 21/16
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 -3.1 17.2 +4.5 16.1 1.4 4.4 0.1 149 ( 6.2) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 -2.3 12.6 +2.1 -- 15.6 -- -- 357 (14.9) 34/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.0 -3.4 10.6 +2.0 -- 2.8 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -0.1 11.8 +2.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.8 -1.3 6.9 +2.7 3.0 4.2 1.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.1 11.3 +5.1 -- 8.8 -- -- 251 (10.5) 55/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 +1.8 14.3 +3.9 13.6 0.0 4.8 2.9 333 (13.9) 35/12
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 -3.0 11.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 30/10
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 -1.4 14.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 26/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 -2.3 10.0 +4.9 -- 21.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 43/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -1.8 9.8 +4.1 -- 12.8 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 -4.1 11.5 +4.2 9.9 24.8 5.8 2.7 423 (17.6) 46/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 -2.8 9.7 +4.3 -- 9.8 -- -- 321 (13.4) 37/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -0.3 9.7 +5.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 412 (17.2) 37/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.6 +0.7 6.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 46/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +1.6 7.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 13/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 +0.5 9.3 +3.3 6.9 0.2 1.8 1.3 177 ( 7.4) 22/15
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

38.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 20.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+6.3 : 18.6 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
+6.0 : 14.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+6.0 : 11.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+5.5 : 28.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.7 : 19.5 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.6 : 18.1 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.0 : 15.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.8 : 15.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2 : 8.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

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

3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : 20.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-10.2 : 21.7 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-9.6 : 21.9 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-9.2 : 19.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-8.7 : 21.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 2.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 0.8 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-7.2 : 4.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 6.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 2.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral 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.
63.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
55.6 SPRING CREEK STATION Central Highlands QLD
51.8 GINNINDERRA (CHARNWOOD (ACT)) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
51.8 POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION) Lower Darling NSW
49.8 WYSEBY Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
55.6 SPRING CREEK STATION
49.8 WYSEBY

NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
63.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE
51.8 POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION)
Goulburn/Monaro
51.8 GINNINDERRA (CHARNWOOD (ACT))

Reports not yet available

984 (41.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
812 (33.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
738 (30.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
702 (29.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
698 (29.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
652 (27.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
627 (26.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
620 (25.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
610 (25.4) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
606 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
76/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
74/19 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/03 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/03 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
68/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
17.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.2mm/h
24.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 49.6mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 26.0mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT
34.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 68.0mm/h
34.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.0mm/h
MOOMBA AIRPORT
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
Northeast
YUNTA AIRSTRIP
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
Lower North
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
20.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.6mm/h
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME)
11.4mm in 27 min to 09:27 25.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
15.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
14.0mm in 30 min to 03:00 28.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 21.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 20.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
36.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 72.8mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 36.4mm/h
SW Slopes N
TEMORA AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Riverina W
HAY AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS
3.8mm in 11 min to 03:30 20.7mm/h
4.8mm in 13 min to 03:43 22.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
WALPEUP RESEARCH
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 76(180/ 65 ) at 23:30