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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Provisional records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has not been validated, but obvious errors have been corrected. The records are based on data received as at 1404 EST on 05/08/2018. 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

WA

Lower West

009066

GIDGEGANNUP

58.4

54.6

18/08/1989

58

1 N C

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010308

TOODYAY EAST

32.2

28.8

22/08/2003

18

1 N C

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010310

WERRIBEE

46.0

35.8

22/08/2011

17

1 N C

SA

W Agricultural

018110

COOK

51.0

34.5

26/08/1996

93

1 N C Almost certainly a two-day accumulation

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

-3.9

-3.3

05/08/1993

25

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

3.3

3.9

02/08/2012

16

1 N C

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

9.8

9.9

08/08/2016

19

1 N C


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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, 05/08/2018.

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 14.6 -3.9 9.6 +1.6 9.5 30.2 58.8 5.6 590 (24.6) 76/15
BUNBURY 13.7 -3.8 8.4 +1.0 -- 12.2 -- -- 539 (22.5) 68/13
MANDURAH 14.0 -3.9 9.6 -1.2 -- 17.8 -- -- 672 (28.0) 67/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +1.2 22.1 +1.7 20.6 0.0 6.2 10.9 261 (10.9) 28/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.2 +2.6 0.7 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 44/15
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 +2.3 9.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 67/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 +1.5 9.2 +1.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 333 (13.9) 44/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 0.0 5.7 +0.2 -- 8.4 -- -- 480 (20.0) 43/06
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.9 +0.6 7.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +2.0 18.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 18.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 +3.4 10.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 30/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 +4.0 9.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +5.1 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 41/04
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 +1.7 11.6 +2.0 7.1 0.0 2.8 9.8 254 (10.6) 31/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 +2.8 11.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 39/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 +0.9 6.9 +1.1 -- 0.8 3.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +1.5 6.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 +1.0 10.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 59/09
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 12.0 -1.0 5.0 +3.7 1.2 7.2 3.2 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -0.9 2.7 -0.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 540 (22.5) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +2.4 11.3 +3.2 6.5 0.0 5.2 8.6 569 (23.7) 54/09
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 +1.5 7.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 +1.8 11.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 705 (29.4) 100/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.8 -- 3.7 -- -- 13.8 -- -- 640 (26.7) 54/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 -0.5 4.1 +0.6 -- 4.8 -- -- 480 (20.0) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 -1.8 7.0 +3.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 472 (19.7) 39/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.1 +1.8 6.3 +1.0 -- 3.8 -- -- 371 (15.5) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.1 +1.4 3.6 -0.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 507 (21.1) 39/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +0.2 5.2 +2.6 -- 10.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 41/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.5 +0.1 4.9 -1.0 2.5 2.4 3.2 5.2 592 (24.7) 54/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +0.9 2.2 -1.5 -- 14.0 -- -- 638 (26.6) 54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 +0.6 4.1 +0.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.2 +1.7 5.6 +0.9 2.9 0.0 1.2 8.6 237 ( 9.9) 37/14
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

35.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
34.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.8 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 26.5 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.0 : 25.6 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9 : 27.6 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.6 : 27.1 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.4 : 13.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.8 : 10.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+6.7 : 11.5 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+6.3 : 9.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+6.1 : 12.2 EYRE Eucla WA

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

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 10.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 11.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-6.2 : 21.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 9.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-6.0 : 13.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 3.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-9.2 : 5.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-9.0 : 3.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.0 : 0.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 8.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley 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.
60.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
60.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
58.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
58.4 GIDGEGANNUP Lower West WA
53.2 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
60.6 DWELLINGUP
58.8 BICKLEY
58.4 GIDGEGANNUP
53.2 JARRAHDALE
51.2 KARRAGULLEN NORTH
51.0 KARNET
50.0 MUNDARING

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
51.0 COOK

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
60.0 THREDBO VILLAGE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
50.0 MOUNT BULLER

Reports not yet available

1403 (58.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1194 (49.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1176 (49.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1107 (46.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1103 (46.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1091 (45.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1082 (45.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1063 (44.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
941 (39.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
857 (35.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
842 (35.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
839 (35.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
834 (34.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
825 (34.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
823 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
820 (34.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
818 (34.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
814 (33.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
803 (33.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
772 (32.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
770 (32.1) FORREST Eucla WA
764 (31.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
764 (31.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
736 (30.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
732 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
731 (30.5) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
722 (30.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
714 (29.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
713 (29.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
713 (29.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
706 (29.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
703 (29.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
702 (29.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
691 (28.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
685 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
684 (28.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
680 (28.3) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
674 (28.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
672 (28.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
670 (27.9) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
665 (27.7) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
660 (27.5) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
654 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
652 (27.2) BICKLEY Lower West WA
652 (27.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
639 (26.6) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
637 (26.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
636 (26.5) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
635 (26.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
634 (26.4) NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
631 (26.3) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
629 (26.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
628 (26.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
627 (26.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
625 (26.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
618 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
615 (25.6) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
611 (25.5) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
608 (25.3) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
600 (25.0) FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
 106/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/06 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
93/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/09 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
89/22 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
89/05 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

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
Central West
MINGENEW
5.4mm in 32 min to 06:30 10.1mm/h
MOORA AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
BINDI BINDI AG STATION
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
 Lower West
BICKLEY
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
7.6mm in 32 min to 01:30 14.2mm/h
 VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
INNER DOLPHIN PYLON : 72(210/ 63 ) at 15:13
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 85(210/ 72 ) at 15:07
OCEAN REEF : 74(220/ 67 ) at 14:39
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 83(210/ 65 ) at 16:33
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(220/ 50 ) at 15:40
CAPE NATURALISTE : 89(230/ 70 ) at 09:01
BUSSELTON JETTY : 93(230/ 76 ) at 14:05
SHANNON : 87(230/ 65 ) at 12:43
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(330/ 67 ) at 02:53
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(340/ 67 ) at 22:31
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 96(300/ 69 ) at 07:00
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (EAST ANEMOMETER) : 89(300/ 69 ) at 05:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(290/ 41 ) at 22:26
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(280/ 78 ) at 04:30