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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 1455 EST on 13/08/2015. 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

SA

W Agricultural

018040

KIMBA

38.0

28.6

23/08/2000

92

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

31.6

27.6

24/08/2003

16

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

9.5

9.7

14/08/2004

20

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040082

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON

68

65.0

10/08/2012

11

N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

83

76.0

28/08/2000

14

N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040922

KINGAROY AIRPORT

70

67.0

14/08/2004

11

N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

76

76.0

24/08/2003

11

N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SA

NW Pastoral

016001

WOOMERA AERODROME

40.6

39.4

23/08/2000

21

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 14/08/2015.

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 18.3 -0.2 4.7 -3.3 3.4 0.0 2.6 5.6 275 (11.5) 35/12
BUNBURY 16.1 -1.4 6.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 17/15
MANDURAH 17.4 -0.5 9.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 13/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +0.3 18.9 -1.5 18.1 0.0 5.6 10.9 313 (13.0) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.6 -5.0 6.2 +0.2 1.1 0.0 8.0 10.9 375 (15.6) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -2.3 5.9 0.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 729 (30.4) 67/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -2.1 7.0 -1.2 -- 5.8 -- -- 242 (10.1) 59/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 -0.4 6.6 +1.1 5.7 8.8 2.2 8.2 491 (20.5) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.5 -2.8 8.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 55/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.2 -0.4 14.4 -3.0 11.7 0.0 4.4 10.9 129 ( 5.4) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.1 14.6 -0.1 12.2 0.0 5.6 10.0 198 ( 8.3) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 26.9 +4.4 14.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 226 ( 9.4) 46/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +4.7 11.0 +0.3 8.5 0.0 4.0 -- 192 ( 8.0) 41/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +2.3 13.7 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 486 (20.3) 65/16
COOLANGATTA 23.3 +1.9 14.2 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 50/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +2.5 12.3 +2.7 9.1 0.2 4.0 7.8 389 (16.2) 83/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 +5.6 13.2 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 74/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 +1.1 2.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.7 +5.9 7.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 61/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +2.5 2.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 54/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 +1.7 1.4 -5.4 -2.0 0.0 2.6 7.1 172 ( 7.2) 63/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -3.6 0.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 57/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +0.8 6.8 -1.3 2.7 0.0 3.8 8.7 307 (12.8) 80/12
RICHMOND RAAF 17.4 -2.3 0.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 61/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 +0.3 8.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 76/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.1 -6.4 4.5 +1.0 1.8 0.0 2.0 0.4 276 (11.5) 43/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.0 -6.0 1.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -3.0 5.8 +0.5 4.0 0.0 5.0 7.8 526 (21.9) 50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.2 -3.5 6.2 +2.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 44/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -3.0 4.4 +1.8 -- 5.2 -- -- 361 (15.0) 34/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 -1.3 5.2 +1.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 675 (28.1) 43/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +0.5 5.9 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +1.9 4.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1.4 4.3 313 (13.0) 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

35.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.2 BULMAN N Rivers NT
35.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 28.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.0 : 30.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.7 : 29.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.7 : 29.2 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.3 : 26.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
23.0 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
23.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.0 : 14.6 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
+6.8 : 12.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+6.5 : 17.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.2 : 12.7 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.7 : 13.2 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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

-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 6.3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 6.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.7 : 9.7 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-6.4 : 8.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 9.7 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-6.4 : 8.3 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.4 : 7.0 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC

-5.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

-6.9 : -2.9 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-6.4 : -5.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : -1.7 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.3 : 0.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-5.8 : -1.9 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.8 : -4.6 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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 MELROSE Upper North SA
38.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
35.6 LAURA Lower North SA
35.2 MEADOWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
32.7 WILPENA (ORAPARINNA) Upper North SA

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

3.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
2.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1332 (55.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1248 (52.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1000 (41.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
975 (40.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
937 (39.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
893 (37.2) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
880 (36.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
878 (36.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
859 (35.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
837 (34.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
820 (34.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
802 (33.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
796 (33.2) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
788 (32.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
782 (32.6) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
779 (32.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
771 (32.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
770 (32.1) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
763 (31.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
761 (31.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
760 (31.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
759 (31.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
754 (31.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
752 (31.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
736 (30.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
733 (30.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
722 (30.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
710 (29.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
686 (28.6) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
681 (28.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
675 (28.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
673 (28.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
672 (28.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
666 (27.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) FORREST Eucla WA
657 (27.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
650 (27.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
627 (26.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
624 (26.0) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
623 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
622 (25.9) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
616 (25.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
611 (25.5) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
610 (25.4) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
607 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
603 (25.1) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
102/04 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
87/01 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
85/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
83/07 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/15 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
None reported None reported