Australian Weather News -- 06 AUG 2015

Thursday 06 AUG 2015

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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 1438 EST on 07/08/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Date

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Date

Years

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Eucla

011052

FORREST

107

05/08/2015

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 14:37EST, 07/08/2015.

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	20.1	+1.6	8.8	+0.8	6.2	0.0	4.0	4.0	478 (19.9)	46/06
BUNBURY	17.3	-0.2	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	22/14
MANDURAH	19.2	+1.3	10.4	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	26/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.9	-0.5	17.1	-3.3	15.1	0.0	8.4	11.1	421 (17.5)	43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.4	-4.2	-1.2	-7.2	-3.8	0.0	4.4	10.7	285 (11.9)	39/11
WHYALLA AERO	14.3	-4.2	7.9	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	397 (16.5)	30/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.3	-3.3	7.7	-0.5	--	1.2	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	26/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.5	-1.6	4.3	-1.2	1.4	2.0	1.0	6.2	406 (16.9)	41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.0	-5.3	10.5	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	459 (19.1)	41/08
CAIRNS AERO	25.2	-1.4	15.3	-2.1	13.8	0.0	5.0	10.9	422 (17.6)	37/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.0	0.0	9.5	-5.2	6.6	0.0	7.6	10.8	363 (15.1)	39/10
MACKAY M.O	19.5	-3.0	8.9	-5.1	--	0.0	--	10.9	373 (15.5)	44/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.6	-2.2	4.9	-5.8	0.9	0.0	6.0	--	233 ( 9.7)	37/12
BUNDABERG AERO	20.8	-2.5	5.3	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	46/09
COOLANGATTA	18.5	-2.9	4.6	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	28/00
BRISBANE AERO	20.3	-1.5	4.5	-5.1	-0.2	0.0	5.6	10.2	533 (22.2)	35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	13.6	-4.9	0.9	-6.6	--	0.0	--	--	486 (20.3)	52/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	13.9	-4.1	3.0	-2.8	--	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.0	-2.8	2.6	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.2	-3.0	-0.1	-6.8	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	35/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.4	-2.2	6.8	0.0	5.0	0.0	4.8	--	695 (29.0)	41/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	5.2	-5.8	0.5	-1.6	-1.3	6.6	0.2	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.0	-5.5	1.9	-1.5	--	0.6	--	--	373 (15.5)	39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.4	-2.9	6.9	-1.2	2.8	0.0	3.8	8.5	549 (22.9)	44/18
RICHMOND RAAF	17.3	-2.4	-0.2	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	41/13
BELLAMBI AWS	15.9	-2.1	8.1	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	46/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	8.9	-5.6	1.9	-1.6	-1.1	2.0	0.2	0.1	348 (14.5)	24/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	10.9	-4.1	2.0	-1.7	--	1.4	--	--	364 (15.2)	21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.1	-3.2	3.8	-1.5	--	0.6	1.6	4.4	349 (14.5)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.8	-0.9	2.1	-1.8	--	0.2	--	--	347 (14.5)	31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.2	-1.0	3.6	+1.0	--	0.8	--	--	400 (16.7)	37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.6	-1.8	3.0	-0.7	--	3.4	--	--	445 (18.5)	35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.4	-0.4	-2.7	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	174 ( 7.3)	13/11
HOBART AIRPORT	12.2	-1.3	0.1	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	412 (17.2)	34/13
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

32.2 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
31.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 28.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 27.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+2.2 : 20.9 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+2.0 : 31.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+1.8 : 20.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.3 : 15.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.0 : 19.1 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.0 : 9.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+3.5 : 9.0 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+3.5 : 10.6 MULLEWA Central West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 15.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.7 : 4.6 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.4 : 7.1 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.4 : 8.3 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.3 : 7.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.7 : 2.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.7 : 0.8 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.5 : -3.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.4 : 6.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
-8.3 : 2.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria 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.

51.6 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
38.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
26.8 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
22.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
21.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
51.6 BRIDGEWATER

VICTORIA
Lower NE
26.8 HUNTERS HILL
E Gippsland
21.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)
W Gippsland
38.6 MOUNT BAW BAW
W Coast
22.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

1360 (56.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1343 (56.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1299 (54.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1163 (48.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1098 (45.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1086 (45.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1040 (43.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1019 (42.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
953 (39.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
943 (39.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
886 (36.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
855 (35.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
834 (34.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
806 (33.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
794 (33.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
784 (32.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
763 (31.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
748 (31.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
720 (30.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
713 (29.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
701 (29.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
700 (29.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
695 (29.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
693 (28.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
684 (28.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
684 (28.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
675 (28.1) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
673 (28.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
669 (27.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
659 (27.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
655 (27.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
643 (26.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
628 (26.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
626 (26.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
624 (26.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
624 (26.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
615 (25.6) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
614 (25.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
608 (25.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
603 (25.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS

107/04 FORREST Eucla WA
96/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 Central West NORTH ISLAND 12.6mm in 8 min to 21:12 94.5mm/h 25.0mm in 48 min to 22:00 31.3mm/h 38.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 38.8mm/h TASMANIA Central Plateau BUTLERS GORGE 11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Eucla FORREST : 108( 80/106 ) at 05:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(230/ 63 ) at 08:59 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 70 ) at 02:00 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 96(220/ 39 ) at 00:58 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 78(250/ 63 ) at 13:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(240/ 63 ) at 06:30