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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 11/08/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012239

BULGA DOWNS

-0.8

-0.4

10/08/2010

11

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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 14:37EST, 11/08/2015.

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 7.6 -0.4 6.2 3.6 1.8 5.0 250 (10.4) 54/14
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.4 6.9 -0.5 -- 4.8 -- -- 362 (15.1) 63/16
MANDURAH 18.6 +0.7 9.0 -1.8 -- 6.4 -- -- 479 (20.0) 68/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.0 19.3 -1.1 18.3 0.0 6.4 11.0 427 (17.8) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.9 +3.3 6.5 +0.5 3.3 0.0 6.2 10.8 266 (11.1) 31/04
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 -0.1 8.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -0.9 10.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 44/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.5 8.3 +2.8 6.5 7.2 3.4 6.7 549 (22.9) 67/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.8 +3.5 3.3 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -0.2 13.0 -4.4 10.2 0.0 4.4 9.4 273 (11.4) 26/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 12.2 -2.5 10.2 0.0 5.2 9.9 226 ( 9.4) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 24.8 +2.3 12.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 308 (12.8) 21/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +1.7 8.1 -2.6 5.5 0.0 3.8 -- 113 ( 4.7) 30/18
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 +1.6 6.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 22.1 +0.7 8.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.2 8.1 -1.5 5.3 0.0 2.8 10.0 249 (10.4) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +1.9 7.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 44/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 +0.9 2.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.9 +2.1 10.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 26/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +0.5 4.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +1.4 6.2 -0.6 1.3 0.0 1.4 10.3 212 ( 8.8) 52/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +0.6 -1.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 +3.0 8.5 +0.4 4.3 0.0 2.6 10.2 313 (13.0) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 +1.8 1.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.6 +2.6 9.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 +1.4 3.3 -0.2 1.0 0.0 0.8 7.2 110 ( 4.6) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +0.1 3.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 6.4 +1.1 2.0 0.0 3.0 7.9 383 (16.0) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +0.5 6.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 41/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.1 -0.1 3.6 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 39/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 +0.6 3.9 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 616 (25.7) 61/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -1.7 5.0 +1.3 -- 8.8 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 43/23
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 +1.6 4.3 -0.4 2.3 0.2 2.0 2.3 282 (11.8) 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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+4.9 : 27.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+4.7 : 29.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+4.4 : 29.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+4.4 : 28.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 33.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+4.5 : 10.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.2 : 11.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.0 : 9.0 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
+3.9 : 9.2 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+3.9 : 12.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

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

-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 16.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 8.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.9 : 17.3 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 17.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 16.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.8 : -0.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.4 : 0.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 3.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.9 : -2.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.7 : -0.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields 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.
12.8 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
12.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
12.1 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
12.0 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
12.0 KARNET Lower West WA

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1312 (54.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1074 (44.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1053 (43.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
979 (40.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
922 (38.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
903 (37.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
883 (36.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
832 (34.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
793 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
792 (33.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
779 (32.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
764 (31.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
759 (31.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
759 (31.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
727 (30.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
723 (30.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
715 (29.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
711 (29.6) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
688 (28.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
664 (27.7) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
646 (26.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
639 (26.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
635 (26.5) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
610 (25.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
89/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/03 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
3.8mm in 11 min to 13:30 20.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(290/ 65 ) at 04:19
CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(300/ 63 ) at 01:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(280/ 65 ) at 04:02
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 104(330/ 80 ) at 22:30
VICTORIA
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 72(310/ 63 ) at 16:26
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 74(300/ 63 ) at 17:16
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 93(270/ 74 ) at 23:41
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(300/ 69 ) at 20:00