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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 1439 EST on 08/08/2015. 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

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

30.8

25.8

31/08/2010

14

1 N

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

47.2

32.4

15/08/2004

13

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 08/08/2015.

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 18.6 +0.1 11.9 +3.9 11.3 1.0 1.4 2.7 359 (15.0) 30/06
BUNBURY 17.3 -0.2 11.3 +3.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 28/23
MANDURAH 18.8 +0.9 12.3 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 31/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +0.3 17.5 -2.9 16.2 0.0 7.4 10.2 327 (13.6) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.3 -2.3 -0.8 -6.8 -3.4 0.0 4.6 10.8 276 (11.5) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.3 -5.2 9.2 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 21/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 11.4 -5.2 9.3 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 17/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -0.6 8.5 +3.0 6.4 1.4 1.0 2.1 313 (13.0) 24/13
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 348 (14.5) --
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -1.6 9.6 -7.8 6.1 0.0 7.6 10.9 366 (15.3) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.9 -2.1 7.2 -7.5 3.2 0.0 7.4 10.7 244 (10.2) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 18.6 -3.9 9.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 372 (15.5) 46/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.2 -2.6 6.5 -4.2 2.0 0.0 6.0 -- 275 (11.5) 31/08
BUNDABERG AERO 21.3 -2.0 7.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 26/13
COOLANGATTA 20.2 -1.2 7.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 19.7 -2.1 6.9 -2.7 3.8 0.0 3.2 9.7 383 (16.0) 35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.5 -3.0 1.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.7 -2.3 0.9 -4.9 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.7 3.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -1.4 2.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 -1.2 5.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.5 -0.6 -0.5 0.6 0.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 -0.2 6.1 -2.0 3.5 0.0 2.8 10.1 452 (18.8) 35/21
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -1.8 -0.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 21/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.3 -1.7 7.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 28/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.5 -2.0 4.4 +0.9 4.3 0.2 0.4 2.2 161 ( 6.7) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -2.4 5.0 +1.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 52/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.6 -2.7 6.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 1.3 4.9 217 ( 9.0) 22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 -1.5 2.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 26/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -2.6 2.6 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 257 (10.7) 22/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.3 -1.1 5.8 +2.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 351 (14.6) 26/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +0.5 -2.2 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 13/17
HOBART AIRPORT 11.3 -2.2 1.6 -3.1 -3.9 0.0 3.0 8.7 258 (10.8) 34/11
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

33.3 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT
33.1 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
32.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+3.9 : 25.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+3.8 : 25.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+3.3 : 18.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+3.2 : 22.5 EYRE Eucla WA

24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.6 : 10.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 10.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 12.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 9.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 11.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

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

-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.1 : 16.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.8 : 13.2 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-5.6 : 11.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-5.5 : 17.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.5 : 12.2 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

-7.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-9.0 : 2.7 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.4 : 6.9 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-8.4 : -3.6 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.9 : -4.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.9 : -6.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.9 : 7.0 WARMUN E Kimberley 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.
47.2 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
35.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
35.0 STEEP POINT W Gascoyne WA
30.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
24.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1228 (51.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1110 (46.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
956 (39.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
948 (39.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
927 (38.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
852 (35.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
847 (35.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
845 (35.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
833 (34.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
828 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
795 (33.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
726 (30.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
714 (29.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
102/19 FORREST Eucla WA
70/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/12 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
67/04 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
W Gascoyne
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
11.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
46.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.3mm/h
Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE
14.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 28.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 102( 60/ 48 ) at 19:40