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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

No records known as at 1413 EST on 28/08/2018. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:12EST, 28/08/2018.

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 20.2 +1.7 5.6 -2.4 4.5 0.0 3.2 6.0 247 (10.3) 44/12
BUNBURY 18.7 +1.2 4.7 -2.7 -- 3.6 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 34/09
MANDURAH 17.4 -0.5 10.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 31/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.7 21.5 +1.1 20.5 0.0 5.6 9.5 240 (10.0) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.6 +3.0 3.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 -0.5 2.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -0.8 8.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 35/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.1 2.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.9 +0.6 10.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 +4.6 17.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +3.1 15.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +0.4 13.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 +2.3 10.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +2.7 11.8 +0.9 -- 13.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 34/08
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.2 7.7 -2.7 -- 5.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 43/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +1.9 10.0 +0.4 6.1 8.0 2.0 10.5 183 ( 7.6) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.0 -0.5 7.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 43/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.4 +0.4 8.9 +3.1 -- 6.4 1.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.5 8.6 +1.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 261 (10.9) 46/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.5 -2.1 9.9 +3.1 -- 11.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 55/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +1.4 2.5 +1.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 31/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.9 +0.6 2.2 +1.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 330 (13.8) 30/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.8 2.1 -1.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.8 -4.5 12.3 +4.2 11.6 1.2 1.6 0.2 438 (18.3) 65/11
RICHMOND RAAF 14.0 -5.7 10.3 +5.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 31/10
BELLAMBI AWS 13.4 -4.6 11.4 +0.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 61/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.7 +1.2 2.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 -0.7 1.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 -0.8 4.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 4.0 10.2 281 (11.7) 31/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 -1.7 3.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -1.3 -0.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 44/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.6 -1.8 2.9 -3.0 -0.6 1.6 3.0 10.3 346 (14.4) 50/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.3 -1.1 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 400 (16.7) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -1.4 -1.7 -5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 37/16
HOBART AIRPORT 9.4 -4.1 3.3 -1.4 -0.8 0.8 2.8 6.8 511 (21.3) 54/11
Max
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° 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

36.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 25.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 26.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.9 : 26.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 26.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 29.0 WILUNA Interior WA

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
24.5 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 22.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+7.3 : 6.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.9 : 10.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.3 : 6.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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

-5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 13.7 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.0 : -5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.9 : 13.3 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.9 : 7.6 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.9 : -3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : -1.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.4 : -0.5 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-6.1 : -1.8 HAWKER Upper North SA
-5.9 : -0.6 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-5.8 : -0.1 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
35.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
28.4 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
25.8 MT KANIGAN AL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.8 DRILLHAM Darling Downs W QLD
23.6 KINDEE BRIDGE (HASTINGS RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW

Reports not yet available

1287 (53.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1227 (51.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1140 (47.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1048 (43.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
882 (36.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
841 (35.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
830 (34.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
815 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
813 (33.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
779 (32.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
750 (31.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
734 (30.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
720 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
715 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
693 (28.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
643 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
113/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/03 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
80/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 76(170/ 63 ) at 13:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(230/ 65 ) at 03:35
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(230/104 ) at 01:35
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 69(190/ 65 ) at 00:58
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(***/ 67 ) at 08:07
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(220/ 67 ) at 02:39