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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 30/08/2015. 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

TAS

Southeast

094179

JUDBURY (HUON RIVER)

50.4

30.6

25/08/2003

18

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

25.3

24.8

29/08/2009

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

72

70.0

23/08/2010

12

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, 30/08/2015.

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 21.9 +3.4 11.1 +3.1 9.6 1.2 3.2 7.4 322 (13.4) 55/12
BUNBURY 19.5 +2.0 10.4 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 55/11
MANDURAH 19.1 +1.2 15.3 +4.5 -- 16.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 59/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +1.3 21.7 +1.3 21.0 0.0 7.4 11.0 329 (13.7) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.5 +0.9 4.1 -1.9 2.1 0.0 5.6 11.4 276 (11.5) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -3.1 2.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 26/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -2.1 4.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 21/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -1.3 2.4 -3.1 -2.3 0.2 3.0 5.3 328 (13.7) 35/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.9 +2.6 14.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.2 18.7 +1.3 17.7 0.0 7.2 10.6 429 (17.9) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +1.9 18.7 +4.0 18.5 0.0 5.6 10.5 379 (15.8) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 25.3 +2.8 16.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 9.9 287 (12.0) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +2.2 15.8 +5.1 15.4 0.8 4.0 -- 157 ( 6.5) 39/21
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +2.1 16.6 +5.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 31/19
COOLANGATTA 22.8 +1.4 10.3 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 +1.1 11.0 +1.4 9.0 0.2 4.0 5.2 302 (12.6) 24/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.0 -0.5 6.1 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 371 (15.5) 28/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 -0.6 3.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +0.7 4.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 +1.8 7.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 44/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -1.5 1.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 35/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +2.6 9.0 +0.9 8.5 0.0 4.2 10.8 428 (17.8) 35/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 +0.8 3.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 -0.1 10.0 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 374 (15.6) 30/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -2.1 3.8 +0.3 2.0 0.2 2.2 8.0 232 ( 9.7) 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.3 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 30/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 -0.9 1.4 -3.9 -1.0 0.0 2.6 9.0 226 ( 9.4) 30/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.9 -2.8 2.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -2.3 1.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 34/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.3 -3.1 -0.2 -3.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 403 (16.8) 41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -1.6 0.7 -3.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/12
HOBART AIRPORT 9.1 -4.4 3.5 -1.2 2.6 19.6 4.2 0.4 665 (27.7) 68/10
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 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.5 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 27.6 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+9.5 : 30.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 26.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.8 : 30.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

25.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 25.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
+8.9 : 16.5 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.9 : 16.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.6 : 13.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.5 : 18.5 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.0 : 15.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.6 : 15.8 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.3 : 8.1 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : 6.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : 25.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

-7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.2 : -1.8 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.7 : -3.2 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-6.6 : -1.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-6.4 : -1.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-6.3 : -1.0 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
78.6 WALHALLA W Gippsland VIC
50.4 JUDBURY (HUON RIVER) Southeast TAS
50.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
44.4 NIERINNA (CUTHBERTS ROAD) Southeast TAS
43.0 LUCASTON (BAKERS CREEK ROAD) Southeast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
50.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
78.6 WALHALLA

TASMANIA
Southeast
50.4 JUDBURY (HUON RIVER)
44.4 NIERINNA (CUTHBERTS ROAD)
43.0 LUCASTON (BAKERS CREEK ROAD)

11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

2.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1611 (67.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1328 (55.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1107 (46.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1082 (45.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
934 (38.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
873 (36.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
853 (35.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
790 (32.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
756 (31.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
749 (31.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
710 (29.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
694 (28.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
685 (28.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
665 (27.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
639 (26.6) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
638 (26.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
629 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
619 (25.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
609 (25.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
135/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
98/06 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/07 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
89/06 CAPE GRIM N 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PERTH METRO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
SHANNON
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h
MANDURAH
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
8.0mm in 16 min to 16:00 30.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
THANGOOL AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
11.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 23.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
8.6mm in 4 min to 18:55 129.0mm/h
15.2mm in 5 min to 19:00 182.4mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.6mm/h
23.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 46.4mm/h
50.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 50.6mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.4mm/h
60.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 20.0mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.6mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
6.8mm in 16 min to 04:22 25.5mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
W Coast
WARRA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 63 ) at 23:49
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 102(190/ 83 ) at 06:31
CAPE GRIM : 87(200/ 65 ) at 06:30
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 80(190/ 63 ) at 21:30
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(180/ 67 ) at 08:34
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 130(160/113 ) at 01:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(250/ 80 ) at 06:46