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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 1401 EST on 18/08/2016. 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 wind gust (km/h)

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

83

83.0

12/08/2010

11

N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

22.8

21.0

16/08/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

25.3

25.3

18/08/2005

11

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 14:00EST, 18/08/2016.

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 15.6 -2.9 11.1 +3.1 10.4 1.8 3.0 0.1 419 (17.5) 80/17
BUNBURY 15.9 -1.6 12.4 +5.0 -- 11.4 -- -- 420 (17.5) 74/09
MANDURAH 17.3 -0.6 13.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 557 (23.2) 70/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.5 18.1 -2.3 17.0 0.0 10.4 11.2 308 (12.8) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.4 +3.8 6.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 46/15
WHYALLA AERO 20.4 +1.9 5.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 24/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.8 +5.2 7.8 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 26/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +2.4 4.6 -0.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 420 (17.5) 26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.9 +1.6 15.8 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 37/23
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -0.6 19.0 +1.6 -- 9.2 -- -- 538 (22.4) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 18.1 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 421 (17.5) 46/10
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -0.1 17.2 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 570 (23.8) 48/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 -0.9 14.3 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 44/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +0.2 12.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 43/14
COOLANGATTA 22.3 +0.9 9.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.1 10.1 +0.5 9.0 0.2 6.0 9.2 355 (14.8) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +0.1 6.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 39/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.3 +1.3 5.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +1.4 5.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 +5.0 7.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.8 +3.8 3.1 +1.0 -4.2 0.2 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +2.7 3.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 26/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +5.8 10.9 +2.8 7.5 0.0 3.8 10.2 356 (14.8) 30/10
RICHMOND RAAF 24.3 +4.6 4.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 18/19
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +4.8 13.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 35/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +3.0 9.3 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +3.0 6.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.7 +7.4 10.7 +5.4 6.0 0.0 4.0 9.8 332 (13.8) 35/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.4 +3.7 8.9 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 39/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 +4.1 8.0 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 21/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 +2.9 8.1 +4.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 560 (23.3) 52/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 +1.1 9.8 +6.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 352 (14.7) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -1.2 8.6 +3.9 6.7 0.8 1.6 4.7 368 (15.3) 44/12
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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+13.2 : 32.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.0 : 30.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 31.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.8 : 29.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.4 : 29.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 16.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 16.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 9.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.3 : 12.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 11.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

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

2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.5 : 14.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.5 : 12.1 SHANNON Lower West WA
-3.1 : 12.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.9 : 11.8 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
-2.9 : 15.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

-3.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.7 : 0.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : -2.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 : -1.3 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E 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.
140.6 LAKE LEAKE (FWS) E Coast TAS
56.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
52.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
56.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
53.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
52.0 CENTRAL MILL TM

TASMANIA
E Coast
140.6 LAKE LEAKE (FWS)

Reports not yet available

1192 (49.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1152 (48.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1137 (47.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
980 (40.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
946 (39.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
944 (39.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
940 (39.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
937 (39.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
904 (37.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
897 (37.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
894 (37.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
892 (37.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
870 (36.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
862 (35.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
852 (35.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
808 (33.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
784 (32.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
783 (32.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
771 (32.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
765 (31.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
740 (30.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
728 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
706 (29.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
697 (29.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
691 (28.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
671 (28.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
652 (27.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
633 (26.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
630 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
608 (25.3) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
98/13 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
96/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
96/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/07 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
94/16 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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
ROTTNEST ISLAND
9.4mm in 7 min to 09:07 80.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
SWANBOURNE
9.4mm in 27 min to 10:57 20.9mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
6.8mm in 18 min to 09:18 22.7mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h
BUNBURY
10.2mm in 10 min to 09:10 61.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
19.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
MOUNT MAGNET AERO : 76(290/ 65 ) at 19:13
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 95(330/ 72 ) at 09:30
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 91(240/ 69 ) at 18:46
OCEAN REEF : 89(250/ 69 ) at 19:30
SWANBOURNE : 95(250/ 59 ) at 18:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(300/ 76 ) at 10:30
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 98(330/ 58 ) at 15:51
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(330/ 78 ) at 02:01
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 83( 10/ 65 ) at 03:01