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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 22/08/2015. 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

018083

WUDINNA AERO

17.0

17.0

25/08/2001

15

1 N Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA PIRSA

27.2

26.0

20/08/1998

18

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

SA

Upper North

019062

YONGALA

10.0

9.5

18/08/1979

56

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Murray Mallee

025006

KAROONDA

13.1

13.0

26/08/2004

12

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

12.0

12.0

09/08/1997

13

1 P Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 22/08/2015.

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 16.2 -2.3 10.0 +2.0 8.6 3.0 1.6 3.0 405 (16.9) 52/15
BUNBURY 15.6 -1.9 9.7 +2.3 -- 8.8 -- -- 268 (11.2) 44/12
MANDURAH 16.2 -1.7 12.4 +1.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 412 (17.2) 52/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 20.4 0.0 19.6 0.0 6.0 9.3 325 (13.5) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.3 +9.7 19.7 +13.7 17.1 0.0 9.4 9.4 355 (14.8) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 +6.1 14.6 +8.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 625 (26.0) 54/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.8 +4.2 12.7 +4.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 37/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.4 +3.3 11.0 +5.5 9.4 2.8 5.0 3.1 701 (29.2) 55/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 +4.5 10.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +0.5 16.3 -1.1 15.1 0.0 7.8 7.2 517 (21.5) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 14.8 +0.1 12.0 0.0 7.8 10.2 415 (17.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +1.2 15.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 8.5 351 (14.6) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +0.6 15.1 +4.4 12.6 0.0 6.4 -- 337 (14.0) 43/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 +1.9 15.5 +4.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +2.0 12.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/21
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -0.4 15.9 +6.3 15.4 1.8 3.0 2.6 260 (10.8) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.5 -1.0 11.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 668 (27.8) 54/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.8 +4.8 6.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 +2.9 10.2 +1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +2.1 5.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.3 +4.7 5.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.0 +2.9 -6.6 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +3.6 2.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 44/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 +5.6 9.7 +1.6 7.4 0.0 3.8 9.4 355 (14.8) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 +4.3 2.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +3.0 13.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 +2.5 5.4 +1.9 3.1 0.0 2.4 4.6 319 (13.3) 28/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.4 2.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 37/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +5.4 13.1 +7.8 11.5 0.0 10.6 2.8 592 (24.7) 50/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 +1.5 7.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 44/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 +0.6 8.2 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 43/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 +3.0 6.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 861 (35.9) 65/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +0.4 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 41/21
HOBART AIRPORT 19.4 +5.9 2.7 -2.0 -- 0.4 1.6 3.9 287 (12.0) 54/13
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

35.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
34.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
34.2 BULMAN N Rivers NT
34.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+9.7 : 32.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 31.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 26.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+8.4 : 33.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.2 : 29.1 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+13.7 : 19.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+12.8 : 17.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+12.1 : 16.4 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+11.7 : 16.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+11.5 : 17.6 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 12.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-4.2 : 11.7 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.4 : 14.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-3.2 : 13.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-3.2 : 16.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-4.8 : -3.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 : -3.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.7 : -1.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.6 : -2.8 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 : 0.6 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley 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.
37.2 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.8 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
33.2 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
32.0 WIRRULLA W Agricultural SA
28.4 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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2.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1287 (53.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1237 (51.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1078 (44.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1020 (42.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
975 (40.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
954 (39.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
942 (39.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
885 (36.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
873 (36.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
865 (36.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
861 (35.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
853 (35.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
841 (35.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
833 (34.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
811 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
794 (33.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
793 (33.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
784 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
776 (32.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
771 (32.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
764 (31.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
761 (31.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
751 (31.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
745 (31.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
744 (31.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
743 (31.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
743 (31.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
740 (30.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
734 (30.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
731 (30.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
730 (30.4) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
726 (30.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
722 (30.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
714 (29.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
709 (29.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
704 (29.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
702 (29.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
701 (29.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
688 (28.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
676 (28.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
664 (27.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
657 (27.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
652 (27.2) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
649 (27.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
632 (26.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
631 (26.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
614 (25.6) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
610 (25.4) FORREST Eucla WA
609 (25.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
605 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
109/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
107/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
107/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/20 FORREST Eucla WA
100/16 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/21 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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
PERTH AIRPORT
7.0mm in 19 min to 10:57 22.1mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h
PERTH METRO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.4mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h
HARVEY
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 10:00 28.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.0mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
 Cent Wheatbelt
EAST BEVERLEY AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CUMMINS AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 21.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.3mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
28.0mm in 18 min to 10:00 93.3mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.0mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 37.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 104(250/ 7 ) at 20:24
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 95(350/ 74 ) at 01:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(320/ 82 ) at 16:13
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 109(360/ 65 ) at 07:00
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(360/ 63 ) at 21:28
MOUNT HOTHAM : 106(300/ 74 ) at 21:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(330/ 83 ) at 18:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(350/ 54 ) at 23:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 87( 10/ 65 ) at 11:02
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(350/ 65 ) at 18:52
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(310/ 63 ) at 20:57