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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 14/08/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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, 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 17.3 -1.2 12.9 +4.9 12.3 0.0 2.0 0.6 268 (11.2) 18/12
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.4 11.7 +4.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 15/14
MANDURAH 16.5 -1.4 12.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 15/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +0.4 20.4 0.0 19.2 0.0 5.6 10.6 314 (13.1) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -3.2 -0.3 -6.3 -2.6 0.0 6.4 11.0 280 (11.7) 34/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.6 -0.9 4.4 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 465 (19.4) 31/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -0.9 10.5 +2.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.5 7.0 +1.5 3.3 1.0 1.2 6.6 409 (17.0) 31/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.3 -4.0 6.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +0.4 16.0 -1.4 13.2 0.0 4.0 -- 239 (10.0) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 14.7 0.0 11.6 0.0 6.0 10.8 378 (15.8) 46/08
MACKAY M.O 21.7 -0.8 14.1 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- 10.5 455 (19.0) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 -0.2 14.4 +3.7 7.5 0.0 8.0 -- 384 (16.0) 44/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 11.3 +0.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 610 (25.4) 46/12
COOLANGATTA 21.7 +0.3 5.5 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 415 (17.3) 52/00
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 +0.3 9.7 +0.1 5.8 1.6 7.0 10.5 552 (23.0) 55/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -2.3 4.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 712 (29.7) 59/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.4 -2.6 4.2 -1.6 -- 0.2 2.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +0.4 6.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 46/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +0.4 9.9 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 43/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 +0.8 8.5 +1.7 6.8 0.0 5.6 -- 725 (30.2) 59/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -3.0 3.2 -0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +1.4 8.2 +0.1 5.0 0.0 4.8 10.5 714 (29.8) 57/00
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 0.0 2.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 37/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 +0.4 9.4 -1.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 653 (27.2) 50/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.6 -2.9 4.4 +0.9 3.0 12.6 2.8 4.0 312 (13.0) 30/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.3 -2.7 1.7 -2.0 -- 5.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -1.3 4.3 -1.0 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.7 381 (15.9) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 -0.5 3.9 0.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 34/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -1.6 2.1 -0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 24/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -1.7 4.1 +0.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 361 (15.0) 34/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.2 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 24/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -0.5 2.2 -2.5 -1.3 0.0 1.4 7.7 310 (12.9) 39/00
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

35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+3.7 : 34.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+3.2 : 26.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+2.8 : 33.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+2.7 : 35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+2.3 : 22.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.2 : 15.3 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 10.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 10.2 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 10.9 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 10.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 10.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW

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

-1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.5 : 7.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.3 : 8.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 : 9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 : 19.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 22.1 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-4.8 : 0.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 : 9.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.9 : -1.9 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.3 : -0.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 1.2 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 1.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 0.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.1 : 3.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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.
49.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
37.2 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
30.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
27.0 COORAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
26.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL

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

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1.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1028 (42.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
990 (41.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
939 (39.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
922 (38.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
908 (37.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
831 (34.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
829 (34.5) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
818 (34.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
815 (34.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
814 (33.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
780 (32.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
779 (32.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
769 (32.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
764 (31.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
763 (31.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
753 (31.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
748 (31.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
744 (31.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
743 (31.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
743 (31.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
732 (30.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
725 (30.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
716 (29.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
714 (29.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
712 (29.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
698 (29.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
696 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
689 (28.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
687 (28.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
674 (28.1) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
662 (27.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
645 (26.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
643 (26.8) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
643 (26.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
637 (26.5) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
624 (26.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
612 (25.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
610 (25.4) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
610 (25.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
607 (25.3) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
603 (25.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
603 (25.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
106/07 FORREST Eucla WA
87/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/11 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
85/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

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
49.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 99.6mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 49.8mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 49.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106(330/ 48 ) at 14:26
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 15:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(230/ 72 ) at 07:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(220/ 69 ) at 01:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(300/ 65 ) at 02:04
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 74(250/ 63 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(260/ 65 ) at 21:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 85(270/ 72 ) at 11:05
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(270/ 74 ) at 22:13
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 74(250/ 65 ) at 05:34