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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 10/08/2015. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

0.0

0.1

29/08/2004

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

-2.0

-1.2

23/08/2010

43

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

11.8

12.6

18/08/2010

18

11.8

21/06/2009

19

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 14:38EST, 10/08/2015.

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 14.7 -3.8 3.3 -4.7 2.1 7.0 1.6 6.5 412 (17.2) 30/17
BUNBURY 16.1 -1.4 0.0 -7.4 -- 4.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 41/23
MANDURAH 16.4 -1.5 6.1 -4.7 -- 5.8 -- -- 377 (15.7) 39/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 19.8 -0.6 19.0 0.0 7.0 11.1 369 (15.4) 46/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.5 +3.9 3.0 -3.0 0.3 0.0 4.2 10.8 179 ( 7.5) 28/09
WHYALLA AERO 22.6 +4.1 5.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 59/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.2 +2.6 8.8 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 44/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.4 +2.3 5.8 +0.3 3.3 0.0 1.2 5.6 302 (12.6) 48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 +1.0 1.8 -8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 18/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 -0.5 12.1 -5.3 7.7 0.0 4.8 10.6 -- 28/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.6 -0.4 9.6 -5.1 6.9 0.0 6.6 10.9 210 ( 8.8) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 21.2 -1.3 10.8 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 310 (12.9) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +0.6 5.1 -5.6 1.5 0.0 3.8 -- 108 ( 4.5) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 0.0 7.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 20.8 -0.6 7.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 30/06
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -1.6 7.4 -2.2 5.5 0.0 4.4 10.2 294 (12.3) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.5 -1.0 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +0.1 3.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -1.5 6.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.7 8.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 26/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 -0.8 4.5 -2.3 1.0 0.0 9.8 9.6 366 (15.3) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -1.2 1.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.8 -0.5 5.8 -2.3 3.0 0.0 1.8 9.5 443 (18.5) 26/15
RICHMOND RAAF 18.1 -1.6 -0.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -2.2 7.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 26/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.8 -1.7 0.6 -2.9 -0.6 0.2 1.0 2.2 159 ( 6.6) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.0 -4.0 0.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 13/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 7.7 +2.4 2.0 0.0 1.4 7.7 151 ( 6.3) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.9 -3.8 1.6 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -2.6 2.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 16 ( 0.7) 26/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -1.4 3.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 46/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -1.6 0.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 21/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 -1.0 -0.2 -4.9 -5.5 0.0 1.2 5.8 260 (10.8) 35/10
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

34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.8 : 27.8 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+5.2 : 26.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+5.2 : 27.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+4.8 : 26.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+4.6 : 27.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.7 : 11.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.1 : 17.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+4.9 : 10.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+4.6 : 10.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+4.0 : 9.9 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

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

-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.7 : 14.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 11.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.6 : 14.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 14.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 12.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-8.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.4 : 1.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.6 : -2.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.4 : 0.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.2 : -6.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : 6.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
-7.0 : -0.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.0 : -8.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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.
23.2 CHEYNE BEACH Lower West WA
21.8 BARRETT MEADOWS Lower West WA
21.5 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA
21.2 ALBANY Lower West WA
21.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1010 (42.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
915 (38.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
906 (37.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
886 (36.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
829 (34.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
797 (33.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
730 (30.4) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
711 (29.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
694 (28.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
651 (27.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
640 (26.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
93/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
81/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/13 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
74/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
72/17 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/18 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/21 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
9.2mm in 14 min to 09:14 39.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(300/ 63 ) at 22:23
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 91(310/ 72 ) at 20:32
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(350/ 72 ) at 14:00