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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 1354 EST on 31/08/2013. 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

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

12.0

12.0

30/08/2005

22

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

34.2

34.0

29/08/2009

13

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

35.5

35.2

29/08/2009

22

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

38.2

37.8

19/08/2013

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

32.4

31.9

28/08/2009

17

1 N


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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 13:54EST, 31/08/2013.

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 COMPARISON 22.1 +2.0 11.7 +2.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 52/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +1.6 11.3 +3.3 9.5 5.8 1.4 5.9 440 (18.3) 59/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.2 +4.1 11.5 +4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 448 (18.7) 68/15
BUNBURY 19.2 +1.7 12.8 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 68/12
MANDURAH 18.8 +0.9 14.1 +3.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 700 (29.2) 78/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.8 23.2 +2.8 22.7 0.0 6.4 10.8 358 (14.9) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.1 +12.5 9.7 +3.7 7.9 0.0 7.8 11.2 209 ( 8.7) 52/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.7 +6.2 6.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 41/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.7 +4.1 12.0 +3.8 -- 2.8 1.0 -- 397 (16.5) 37/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 +3.5 11.7 +6.2 10.6 5.8 2.2 5.7 493 (20.5) 72/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.7 +7.4 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +2.0 18.8 +1.4 17.2 0.0 6.6 8.8 481 (20.0) 52/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +1.1 15.8 +1.1 12.0 0.0 7.4 11.2 437 (18.2) 46/14
MACKAY M.O 24.5 +2.0 14.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 303 (12.6) 30/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +2.7 12.9 +2.2 11.0 0.0 4.6 -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 +2.6 12.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +2.3 11.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 41/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +2.1 12.2 +2.6 10.1 0.0 4.8 10.3 259 (10.8) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 +4.8 11.8 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 534 (22.3) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.5 +8.5 12.7 +6.9 -- 1.8 3.4 -- 75 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 +4.5 -- -- 11.0 0.0 1.0 -- 397 (16.5) 57/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +5.3 12.8 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 44/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.2 +10.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 46/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.5 +6.5 9.4 +7.3 5.5 1.6 3.8 4.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.5 +7.0 12.3 +8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 39/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.4 +9.1 15.3 +7.2 14.3 0.0 5.2 10.2 571 (23.8) 43/09
RICHMOND RAAF 29.3 +9.6 9.4 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 39/09
BELLAMBI AWS 20.6 +2.6 15.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 39/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.0 +4.5 9.4 +5.9 6.2 1.0 3.2 10.3 366 (15.3) 28/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +3.5 10.2 +6.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.0 +5.7 9.1 +3.8 4.0 0.0 8.0 10.4 518 (21.6) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.9 +3.2 10.0 +6.1 -- 0.4 2.6 -- 504 (21.0) 35/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.1 +2.9 10.1 +7.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 430 (17.9) 54/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 +4.3 14.6 +7.9 12.3 3.4 4.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +4.0 9.0 +5.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 705 (29.4) 52/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +2.1 8.6 +4.9 -- 10.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 46/11
HOBART AIRPORT 18.6 +5.1 9.5 +4.8 7.7 0.2 1.8 3.1 339 (14.1) 48/13
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

38.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
37.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
37.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+12.5 : 35.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+12.1 : 34.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+12.0 : 34.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 34.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+11.4 : 32.4 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+11.2 : 16.0 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+11.1 : 16.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+11.1 : 16.4 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+10.9 : 16.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.5 : 14.6 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.3 : 29.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-3.3 : 27.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-2.8 : 27.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-2.8 : 26.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-2.5 : 28.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.6 : 0.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-3.1 : 2.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-2.6 : 3.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-2.5 : 3.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-1.9 : 3.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-1.9 : 9.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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.
34.8 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS
33.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
30.4 KARNET Lower West WA
29.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
28.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1549 (64.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1533 (63.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1350 (56.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1251 (52.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1209 (50.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1201 (50.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1185 (49.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1120 (46.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1111 (46.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1076 (44.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1065 (44.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
984 (41.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
949 (39.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
946 (39.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
937 (39.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
899 (37.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
886 (36.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
843 (35.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
827 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
823 (34.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
812 (33.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
772 (32.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
771 (32.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
771 (32.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
769 (32.0) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
762 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
762 (31.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
715 (29.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
700 (29.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
695 (29.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
688 (28.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
687 (28.6) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
686 (28.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
683 (28.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
681 (28.4) MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
666 (27.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
666 (27.8) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
666 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
666 (27.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
664 (27.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
659 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
644 (26.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
631 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
623 (26.0) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
621 (25.9) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
621 (25.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
618 (25.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
600 (25.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
 120/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
115/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/10 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
96/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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
DWELLINGUP
7.4mm in 18 min to 00:18 24.7mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
 VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
4.6mm in 6 min to 23:06 46.0mm/h
3.2mm in 2 min to 23:08 96.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h
 TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(300/ 85 ) at 12:16
MANDURAH : 78(290/ 65 ) at 20:14
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 72( 20/ 63 ) at 02:43
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(290/ 87 ) at 04:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(260/ 61 ) at 00:00
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 85(340/ 72 ) at 02:35
FALLS CREEK : 93(350/ 41 ) at 00:57
MOUNT HOTHAM : 98(340/ 65 ) at 03:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 121(290/ 82 ) at 10:06
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(270/ 74 ) at 12:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(320/ 95 ) at 18:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(270/ 69 ) at 22:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(300/ 78 ) at 16:51
MOUNT READ : 74(290/ 63 ) at 13:26
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(300/ 80 ) at 11:02