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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 12/08/2015. 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 wind gust (km/h)

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

83

81.0

26/08/2004

14

N

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

83

83.0

14/08/2010

11

N Equal to record.

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

93

89.0

14/08/2010

11

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 14:38EST, 12/08/2015.

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 18.2 -0.3 9.6 +1.6 8.0 3.8 2.0 7.1 379 (15.8) 37/12
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.7 6.7 -0.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 313 (13.0) 24/11
MANDURAH 17.4 -0.5 10.0 -0.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -0.5 19.5 -0.9 18.4 0.0 6.0 10.9 405 (16.9) 34/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.4 +3.8 5.5 -0.5 3.2 0.0 5.4 10.8 244 (10.2) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 20.6 +2.1 5.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 78/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 -0.4 7.4 -0.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 50/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -0.5 5.3 -0.2 3.4 3.0 2.0 3.5 581 (24.2) 54/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +5.2 4.5 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 -0.5 13.6 -3.8 9.9 0.0 4.0 11.0 183 ( 7.6) 22/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +0.5 13.2 -1.5 11.0 0.0 5.4 9.7 189 ( 7.9) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 26.9 +4.4 14.0 0.0 -- 0.2 -- 10.7 219 ( 9.1) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 +3.1 9.2 -1.5 6.4 0.0 4.0 -- 146 ( 6.1) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +2.1 9.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 48/06
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +2.6 7.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +0.4 8.1 -1.5 2.6 0.0 2.4 10.1 307 (12.8) 41/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 +4.5 8.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 34/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.0 +3.0 5.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 +5.7 5.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +4.8 2.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +3.6 3.3 -3.5 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.7 303 (12.6) 39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -0.1 1.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +3.5 9.5 +1.4 5.6 0.0 5.0 10.5 360 (15.0) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 +1.0 2.5 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +1.1 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 39/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 0.0 2.9 -0.6 1.0 0.0 1.8 9.4 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.2 -0.8 3.0 -0.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.1 +1.8 2.6 -2.7 -2.0 0.0 3.7 9.9 326 (13.6) 54/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -0.6 3.2 -0.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 39/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.7 -0.5 2.4 -0.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +0.3 3.6 -0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 596 (24.8) 57/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 -0.6 6.3 +2.6 -- 6.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 41/11
HOBART AIRPORT 12.9 -0.6 4.9 +0.2 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.2 291 (12.1) 43/12
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
35.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
35.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 32.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.2 : 31.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.2 : 29.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.2 : 28.5 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.1 : 27.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL

+4.6 : 10.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.2 : 11.5 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
+3.7 : 16.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+3.6 : 7.3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+3.6 : 18.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+3.6 : 11.6 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

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

-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.3 : 15.6 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.1 : 14.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.7 : 14.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.7 : 13.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 12.4 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
-4.4 : 14.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 17.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-5.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-6.3 : -0.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-6.2 : 0.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.1 : -4.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 : 0.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 4.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country 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.
32.6 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
32.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
30.2 LORINNA N Coast TAS
29.4 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS
29.4 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

3.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1387 (57.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1174 (48.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1104 (46.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1063 (44.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1052 (43.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
1010 (42.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1001 (41.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
954 (39.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
939 (39.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
917 (38.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
914 (38.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
911 (38.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
907 (37.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
899 (37.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
887 (37.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
856 (35.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
856 (35.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
836 (34.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
820 (34.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
812 (33.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
806 (33.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
797 (33.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
774 (32.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
771 (32.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
764 (31.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
764 (31.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
734 (30.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
730 (30.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
708 (29.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
692 (28.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
684 (28.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
666 (27.8) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
652 (27.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
647 (27.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
642 (26.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
639 (26.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
635 (26.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
632 (26.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
619 (25.8) FORREST Eucla WA
618 (25.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
614 (25.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
604 (25.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
602 (25.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
100/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/13 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
94/14 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
94/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/20 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
91/18 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.0mm in 22 min to 09:22 30.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
8.0mm in 12 min to 10:00 40.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT : 83(270/ 63 ) at 19:04
MARREE AERO : 93(220/ 74 ) at 20:16
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO : 87(250/ 63 ) at 16:36
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(240/ 69 ) at 19:43
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 95(290/ 63 ) at 14:28
PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 87(240/ 63 ) at 16:09
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 93(350/ 72 ) at 08:57
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) : 82(290/ 65 ) at 15:02
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 96(310/ 61 ) at 13:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(330/ 76 ) at 23:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(270/ 67 ) at 00:13
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 63 ) at 09:00
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 80(320/ 69 ) at 03:50
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(300/ 63 ) at 06:30