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National Daily Weather Summary


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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 08/08/2018. 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

3.2

2.0

18/08/2001

20

1 N C

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

6.0

4.0

18/08/2007

14

1 N C

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023748

ADELAIDE (TEA TREE GULLY COUNCIL)

75.0

39.1

22/08/1908

132

1 N C

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

24.7

24.1

19/08/1972

45

1 S C Suspect - gaps in record overnight.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

3.0

5.0

03/08/2018

17

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

5.1

5.2

04/08/2017

17

1 N C

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

0.5

0.6

29/08/2017

25

1 N C

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

23.6

23.3

24/08/2003

11

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:04EST, 08/08/2018.

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 19.4 +0.9 9.8 +1.8 11.4 0.2 1.0 7.6 300 (12.5) 41/05
BUNBURY 18.2 +0.7 10.6 +3.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 383 (16.0) 44/01
MANDURAH 18.1 +0.2 11.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 44/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.6 21.2 +0.8 19.7 0.0 10.4 11.0 358 (14.9) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -3.2 0.5 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -2.5 5.5 -0.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 500 (20.8) 41/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.8 -2.8 6.9 -1.3 -- 9.8 -- -- 274 (11.4) 50/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -0.3 4.0 -1.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 455 (19.0) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.5 -4.8 8.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +1.9 18.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +2.3 19.4 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +0.6 20.6 +6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.1 -1.7 17.5 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 43/08
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 17.4 +6.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 523 (21.8) 44/10
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.4 13.5 +3.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 379 (15.8) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.1 14.1 +4.5 10.1 0.0 3.6 4.1 449 (18.7) 52/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.4 -2.1 6.9 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 481 (20.0) 50/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.5 -1.5 5.1 -0.7 -- 6.8 0.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 0.2 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -0.4 7.8 +1.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 535 (22.3) 70/12
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 10.0 -3.0 3.8 +2.5 -1.6 3.2 1.2 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.1 -2.9 0.9 -1.2 -8.5 4.2 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -1.4 1.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 398 (16.6) 43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 -0.1 10.9 +2.8 7.2 2.2 6.4 10.0 620 (25.8) 76/12
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 -1.7 9.2 +4.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 59/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -2.1 11.0 +0.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 611 (25.5) 98/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 9.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 6.6 -- -- 662 (27.6) 61/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 -1.5 5.4 +1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 537 (22.4) 37/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -2.4 5.6 +1.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 443 (18.5) 39/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 -0.8 5.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 4.0 7.3 501 (20.9) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.4 -2.3 3.0 -0.9 -- 3.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -1.3 2.8 +0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 431 (18.0) 39/04
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.2 -0.2 5.3 -0.6 2.9 0.0 2.0 5.7 565 (23.5) 55/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -0.7 1.6 -2.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 585 (24.4) 48/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +0.1 3.5 -0.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 50/23
HOBART AIRPORT 12.8 -0.7 5.6 +0.9 0.8 0.2 1.4 7.6 381 (15.9) 50/14
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 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+4.6 : 34.4 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
+4.1 : 33.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+4.0 : 34.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+3.3 : 33.9 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 19.3 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+8.6 : 24.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+8.4 : 15.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.4 : 17.6 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.3 : 20.0 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 21.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.3 : 23.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 22.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.9 : 3.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.8 : 23.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.8 : 2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.0 : 3.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-9.1 : -2.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-9.0 : -4.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : -3.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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.
75.0 ADELAIDE (TEA TREE GULLY COUNCIL) Adelaide/Lofty SA
55.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
44.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
40.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
29.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
75.0 ADELAIDE (TEA TREE GULLY COUNCIL)

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
40.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
44.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE

TASMANIA
W Coast
55.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)
29.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

Reports not yet available

1639 (68.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1215 (50.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1155 (48.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1075 (44.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1041 (43.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
947 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
938 (39.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
934 (38.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
906 (37.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
885 (36.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
885 (36.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
878 (36.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
874 (36.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
824 (34.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
814 (33.9) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
796 (33.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
794 (33.1) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
794 (33.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
775 (32.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
772 (32.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
766 (31.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
759 (31.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
759 (31.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
758 (31.6) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
749 (31.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
747 (31.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
736 (30.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
729 (30.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
729 (30.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
712 (29.7) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
712 (29.7) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
710 (29.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
709 (29.5) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
707 (29.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
689 (28.7) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
683 (28.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
675 (28.1) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
667 (27.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
662 (27.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
660 (27.5) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
654 (27.3) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
652 (27.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
645 (26.9) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
639 (26.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
638 (26.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
635 (26.5) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
632 (26.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
630 (26.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
627 (26.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
620 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
615 (25.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
613 (25.5) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) OMEO Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
612 (25.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
611 (25.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
609 (25.4) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
608 (25.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
603 (25.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
602 (25.1) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
601 (25.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
106/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
106/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/13 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
98/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/11 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
91/21 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.2mm/h
 VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(310/ 65 ) at 21:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 80(260/ 63 ) at 13:00
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 98(290/ 52 ) at 13:00
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (NORTH ANEMOMETER): 87(280/ 65 ) at 11:34
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 91(270/ 61 ) at 12:00
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (EAST ANEMOMETER) : 93(300/ 67 ) at 11:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 67 ) at 08:06
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 82(340/ 67 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(260/ 87 ) at 03:45
CAPE GRIM : 85(330/ 65 ) at 22:46
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(***/ 76 ) at 16:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 72(300/ 63 ) at 16:22
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(330/ 65 ) at 23:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(260/ 63 ) at 04:02
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 106(280/ 83 ) at 16:30