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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1802 EST on 15/08/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 18:00EST, 15/08/2010.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 19.4 -0.6 10.5 +1.6 6.5 0.0 3.8 -- 398 (16.6) 22/15
PERTH AIRPORT 18.4 0.0 7.1 -0.9 5.7 1.0 2.2 7.6 285 (11.9) 31/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.2 -1.9 9.8 +2.3 8.8 7.6 2.8 1.3 441 (18.4) 41/00
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.6 7.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 24/00
MANDURAH 16.9 -- 10.8 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 333 (13.9) 34/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -1.0 17.9 -2.5 16.8 0.0 5.8 11.1 248 (10.3) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 +1.3 12.4 +6.4 10.1 0.0 7.6 9.6 469 (19.5) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -0.3 7.2 +1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 738 (30.8) 70/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 -0.4 9.4 +1.2 -- 3.8 -- -- 429 (17.9) 59/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -2.0 7.8 +2.3 7.5 0.0 1.0 1.7 502 (20.9) 55/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 +2.3 0.9 -9.4 -1.0 0.0 6.0 10.6 179 ( 7.5) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 -0.3 11.2 -6.2 6.6 0.0 5.6 11.2 317 (13.2) 26/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.2 -1.8 9.8 -4.9 8.0 0.0 5.0 10.5 216 ( 9.0) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 22.6 +0.1 9.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 295 (12.3) 22/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.9 +0.1 4.8 -5.8 3.2 0.0 4.0 -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/16
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 -0.6 4.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 5.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -0.9 5.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 37/16
BRISBANE AERO 19.9 -1.9 5.3 -4.3 1.2 0.0 5.0 10.2 341 (14.2) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.8 -0.9 3.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 35/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +0.2 4.3 -1.5 1.3 0.0 2.2 -- 98 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.7 +1.9 5.0 -3.2 1.8 0.0 3.4 10.5 229 ( 9.5) 48/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 5.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 +2.0 5.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.9 +1.9 3.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.2 -0.8 -1.3 -3.4 -3.4 0.4 1.6 5.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -0.9 -0.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +3.2 8.1 0.0 3.2 0.0 4.2 10.7 529 (22.0) 37/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 +1.2 2.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) --
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 +1.6 9.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.8 -1.2 4.7 +3.7 1.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 0.0 2.9 -0.7 -0.2 0.0 2.0 4.3 188 ( 7.8) 44/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -2.0 3.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 +1.3 6.6 +1.4 2.0 0.0 2.4 3.4 390 (16.3) 63/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 -0.5 6.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 52/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -2.2 3.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 52/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.9 +0.9 10.2 +3.5 8.0 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.2 -0.8 6.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 61/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -0.7 6.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 87/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +0.5 7.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -0.2 5.2 +0.5 2.5 0.0 1.2 1.3 246 (10.3) 30/14
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

35.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 17.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.0 : 21.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+3.6 : 15.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.4 : 19.4 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+3.2 : 30.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+3.2 : 21.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.6 : 20.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.9 : 21.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.4 : 12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 20.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.9 : 11.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

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

-0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-6.0 : 14.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.1 : 12.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 9.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.7 : 11.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 12.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.4 : 0.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.2 : 3.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 2.9 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.1 : 5.9 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 9.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 5.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

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.
14.8 BURNERBINMAH E Gascoyne WA
13.4 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
12.4 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
12.0 BIRDWOOD Adelaide/Lofty SA

11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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1.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1160 (48.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1041 (43.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
975 (40.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
883 (36.8) FORREST Eucla WA
861 (35.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
834 (34.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
812 (33.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
808 (33.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
804 (33.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
780 (32.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
771 (32.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
764 (31.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
753 (31.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
750 (31.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
745 (31.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
738 (30.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
734 (30.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
722 (30.1) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
715 (29.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
706 (29.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
705 (29.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
703 (29.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
696 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
696 (29.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
676 (28.2) EUCLA Eucla WA
671 (28.0) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
662 (27.6) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
659 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
626 (26.1) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
621 (25.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
618 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
615 (25.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
614 (25.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
609 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
607 (25.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
603 (25.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
100/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/02 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/19 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
94/14 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
91/12 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
91/11 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
91/23 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : ***(230/184 ) at 03:06
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 82(260/ 63 ) at 16:30
NE Pastoral
MARREE AERO : 89(250/ 70 ) at 18:19
W Agricultural
NULLARBOR : 83(250/ 63 ) at 10:27
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(240/ 58 ) at 22:08
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 95(340/ 59 ) at 10:49
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 100(360/ 63 ) at 07:30
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 78( 20/ 65 ) at 12:22
N Central
KILMORE GAP : 95( 20/ 65 ) at 14:30
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(360/ 67 ) at 15:00
MOUNT READ : 100( 20/ 63 ) at 22:15