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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 24/08/2016. 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

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

15.6

10.8

31/08/2004

13

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

-5.0

-1.2

23/08/2010

43

-2.5

03/07/2010

44

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

10.7

12.0

01/08/1998

17

1 N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

40.3

38.5

02/08/2007

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, 24/08/2016.

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 16.7 -1.8 1.8 -6.2 0.4 0.0 3.2 10.2 -- 34/12
BUNBURY 16.2 -1.3 2.9 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/14
MANDURAH 16.9 -1.0 7.6 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 24/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.3 21.6 +1.2 20.1 0.0 7.0 11.2 355 (14.8) 34/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.2 -6.4 12.6 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 37/18
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -1.8 3.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.7 +0.1 4.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 24/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 -0.1 0.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 26/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.9 -4.4 16.8 +6.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +0.7 17.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 21/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 +1.4 16.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 26.8 +4.3 17.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 +1.8 15.3 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +3.3 12.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 24.3 +2.9 16.6 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 30/08
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 +3.6 16.8 +7.2 15.7 0.0 3.6 9.1 348 (14.5) 50/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 +1.2 13.2 +5.7 -- 6.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 35/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.9 -2.1 1.8 -4.0 -- 20.8 1.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -2.5 9.0 +2.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 -1.1 8.4 +1.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -4.5 6.1 +2.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.1 -2.2 8.2 +0.1 6.1 2.0 0.6 6.8 385 (16.0) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -2.2 4.2 -0.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 26/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -2.1 9.7 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 323 (13.5) 44/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.9 -3.6 5.4 +1.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +0.7 4.2 +0.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -0.3 2.8 -2.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.0 173 ( 7.2) 17/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 +0.1 1.0 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 26/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 -0.3 3.1 +0.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 -0.4 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 300 (12.5) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +0.4 -1.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 9/10
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 0.0 3.4 -1.3 0.6 0.0 1.4 8.9 399 (16.6) 35/13
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

37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.5 BULMAN N Rivers NT
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 28.5 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9 : 26.8 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 26.6 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7 : 35.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.6 : 32.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.6 : 26.7 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL

+11.3 : 11.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.1 : 24.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+10.8 : 14.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+10.3 : 15.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+10.3 : 9.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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

-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.3 : 10.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.5 : 14.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 13.0 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.3 : 13.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-8.2 : 14.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-5.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-10.6 : -5.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 5.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-7.1 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.6 : 0.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

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.
45.0 BELLATA POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
44.0 MONKIRA Channel Country QLD
39.4 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
37.8 CARODA (PALEROO) NW Slopes N NSW
36.6 MULLA CROSSING (COCKBURN RIVER) NW Slopes S NSW

Reports not yet available

1184 (49.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
966 (40.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
883 (36.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
823 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
822 (34.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
768 (32.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
757 (31.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
754 (31.4) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
741 (30.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
722 (30.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
718 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
704 (29.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
680 (28.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
651 (27.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
67/06 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
67/01 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
67/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
63/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
33.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 67.6mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 33.8mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.2mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
BREMER BAY AG STATION
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
GAIRDNER AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
SCADDAN AG STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
JERVOIS
18.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
Northwest
URANDANGI AERODROME
13.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h
Channel Country
WINDORAH AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
13.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
None reported