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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 1404 EST on 14/08/2016. 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

9.8

7.6

31/08/2010

19

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015131

ELLIOTT

21.0

19.1

31/08/2008

11

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

-1.5

-1.0

07/08/2008

23

1 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 14:03EST, 14/08/2016.

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 19.1 +0.6 6.3 -1.7 4.6 0.0 2.0 6.9 246 (10.3) 24/16
BUNBURY 16.1 -1.4 7.8 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 18/15
MANDURAH 17.2 -0.7 10.3 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 15/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +2.9 19.8 -0.6 18.8 0.0 7.4 10.9 355 (14.8) 44/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.4 +1.8 10.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -2.5 3.9 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 357 (14.9) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -0.8 7.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 +1.3 5.0 -0.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 450 (18.8) 52/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.1 +1.8 12.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +0.8 17.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 15.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.2 14.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 +1.2 11.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 18/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +0.6 10.9 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 22/07
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.8 10.5 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 +1.2 9.9 +0.3 8.5 0.0 4.0 10.2 265 (11.0) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.6 -0.9 6.6 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 50/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +0.2 3.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +0.2 4.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.5 +0.9 5.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 43/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -0.1 -0.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +2.3 8.0 -0.1 3.3 0.0 3.2 10.6 427 (17.8) 50/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 +0.6 2.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 21/06
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +2.1 10.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 44/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +1.3 3.3 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 24/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 +0.4 4.7 +1.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +0.6 3.1 -2.2 0.0 0.0 4.0 10.0 239 (10.0) 30/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +0.5 4.4 +0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -0.8 2.8 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.1 0.9 -2.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 462 (19.3) 35/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.2 5.9 +2.2 -- 11.8 -- -- 401 (16.7) 54/23
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.0 7.0 +2.3 3.5 0.0 2.8 7.4 414 (17.3) 70/22
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

36.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+4.9 : 25.5 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7 : 35.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+4.5 : 34.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.1 : 20.0 KARNET Lower West WA
+4.0 : 33.7 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.0 : 35.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.7 : 20.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+9.9 : 22.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+9.5 : 22.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.9 : 19.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+8.5 : 23.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.3 : 6.0 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.3 : 16.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.1 : 19.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-3.0 : 17.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-2.9 : 18.8 SURAT Maranoa QLD

-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 EYRE Eucla WA

-10.1 : -4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.4 : -2.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 1.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.6 : -0.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : -1.0 HAWKER Upper North 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.
38.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.6 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
29.8 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
27.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
20.6 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1530 (63.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1354 (56.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1212 (50.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1159 (48.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1079 (45.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1002 (41.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
982 (40.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
968 (40.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
941 (39.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
928 (38.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
904 (37.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
904 (37.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
868 (36.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
789 (32.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
771 (32.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
758 (31.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
757 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
736 (30.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
729 (30.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
722 (30.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
711 (29.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
710 (29.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
704 (29.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
699 (29.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
698 (29.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
698 (29.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
687 (28.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
682 (28.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
670 (27.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
660 (27.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
633 (26.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
620 (25.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
144/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
126/20 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
117/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
117/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
111/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/17 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
109/18 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
107/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/21 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
93/23 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(290/ 56 ) at 17:52
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 117(270/ 95 ) at 19:30
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(250/ 67 ) at 22:58
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 87(280/ 65 ) at 21:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 145(320/ 95 ) at 18:07
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 126(250/ 95 ) at 20:50
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(180/ 33 ) at 23:45
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 111(260/ 70 ) at 19:31
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 111(270/ 95 ) at 22:59
DENNES POINT : 98(250/ 67 ) at 20:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 91(270/ 58 ) at 18:30
LOW ROCKY POINT : 109(310/ 69 ) at 17:59
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 117(300/ 82 ) at 18:30
MOUNT READ : 100(290/ 54 ) at 18:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(240/ 63 ) at 23:38
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 108(280/ 93 ) at 22:30