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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 16/08/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

9.5

9.5

12/08/2015

20

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009111

KARNET

25.0

25.0

26/08/1998

42

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

27.0

27.0

26/08/1998

22

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

25.3

23.0

26/08/1998

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

28.0

26.2

26/08/1998

19

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

25.9

24.1

21/08/2011

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

21.9

21.7

29/08/2011

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

24.1

24.0

26/08/1998

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

24.4

24.0

26/08/1998

37

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

24.0

24.0

26/08/1998

18

1 N Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

25.2

23.6

29/08/2011

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

24.7

24.2

21/08/2011

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 15:18EST, 01/09/2015.

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 27.4 +8.9 12.7 +4.7 9.9 0.0 4.6 9.9 295 (12.3) 37/06
BUNBURY 24.0 +6.5 5.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 15/11
MANDURAH 25.2 +7.3 11.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 17/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +2.1 17.9 -2.5 17.1 0.0 5.6 11.0 374 (15.6) 44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 -1.8 1.7 -4.3 -1.1 0.0 4.4 10.9 261 (10.9) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -1.7 8.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -2.1 10.9 +2.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 15/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +0.7 2.2 -3.3 -0.1 0.6 0.4 6.6 221 ( 9.2) 22/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.5 -0.8 7.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 -0.1 14.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 15.0 10.8 504 (21.0) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 11.2 -3.5 9.9 0.0 9.2 10.8 406 (16.9) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 22.5 0.0 9.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 353 (14.7) 37/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 +0.3 5.9 -4.8 2.8 0.0 4.4 -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +0.2 6.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/12
COOLANGATTA 22.5 +1.1 7.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.2 -0.6 7.0 -2.6 3.6 0.0 4.0 9.1 256 (10.7) 28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.3 -0.2 3.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 30/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 +2.1 2.3 -3.5 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 +0.7 5.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 0.0 5.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 -0.2 3.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.8 6.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 28/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.8 -1.5 8.2 +0.1 5.9 0.0 3.0 7.3 322 (13.4) 37/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 -0.3 1.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.2 -1.8 8.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 30/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +1.3 2.0 -1.5 0.6 0.0 0.6 10.1 101 ( 4.2) 13/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 +2.0 2.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 -0.4 7.5 +2.2 3.0 0.0 1.6 1.9 167 ( 7.0) 17/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 +1.7 5.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 21/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 +2.3 4.5 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 28/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 +0.7 6.9 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 21/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 -0.6 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +1.5 1.3 -3.4 -0.6 0.0 1.6 9.1 422 (17.6) 35/14
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

35.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 28.0 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+9.1 : 25.0 KARNET Lower West WA
+9.1 : 28.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+9.0 : 24.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+8.9 : 27.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.8 : 22.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 9.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 10.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+5.8 : 18.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+5.5 : 9.5 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC

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

-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.5 : 25.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-3.3 : 18.8 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-3.2 : 23.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
-3.1 : 8.6 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
-2.8 : 16.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW

-7.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.6 : -3.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-6.6 : -1.8 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.6 : 5.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-6.5 : -7.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.4 : 0.1 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.6 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
7.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
7.4 MYPONGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

.....

3.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

882 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
814 (33.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
792 (33.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
772 (32.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
731 (30.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
712 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
711 (29.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
708 (29.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
661 (27.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
638 (26.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
602 (25.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
67/10 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
65/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
63/21 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
63/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
None reported None reported