Australian Weather News -- 29 AUG 2018

Wednesday 29 AUG 2018

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Minimum temperature anomalies on Wednesday 29 August show many areas in the SE Mainland 6 to 9° below the August average. The west and NW of TAS were not quite as cold relative to average, but records were still set at some coastal stations. BoM

Record cold in southeastern states
Wed 29 Aug 2018

The number of record cold temperatures on the morning of Wednesday 29^th was remarkable for so late in August. The area they covered was also exceptional, stretching from central NSW to western TAS. At the same time, record high minima were beginning to be recorded in SA, a trend that continued strongly into Thursday. Some of the highlights were:

Grenfell and Tatura (just outside Shepparton) had their lowest August minima in over half a century
In the VIC Alps, Falls Creek and Dinner Plain had all-time lowest minima, with histories of 27 and 19 years
It was especially cold in the Melbourne area, with Essendon AP to the NW setting a new August record of -2.4 and Scoresby in the SE suburbs equalling its previous -2.3 record. Both stations have been going for half a century. Viewbank in the NE knocked 1.1° off its previous August record in a 19 year history.
The airport on King Island at the western entrance to Bass Strait recorded its first sub-zero temperature in 23 years of observations with a minimum of -0.1. The post office in Currie, 6km SW of the airport, has been slightly colder twice at -0.5 in the 41 years before the airport took over the observations.
August records were set at weather stations literally within a stone's throw of the sea in three states: 5.3 at Bellambi NSW (21-year history), -2.5 at Cerberus VIC (27) and in TAS Smithton Airport -3.1 (22) and Strahan Airport -2.5 (27).

Surface chart for 4am EST 29 August 2018. BoM.

The surface chart gives clues as to why the night was so cold over such a wide area. The deep low in the central Tasman was very slow moving, and had time to draw over SE Australia a broad area of cold dry air on its western side from sub-polar regions well to the south.

As the low moved only slowly eastwards, high pressure formed over TAS, VIC and NSW bringing calm conditions and clear skies. These further boosted the drop in temperature provided by the cold, dry airmass.

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 1416 EST on 30/08/2018. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010041	DOONGIN PEAK	29.8	29.2	03/08/1932	111				1 N C
Lowest grass minimum temperature
VIC	E Central	086282	MELBOURNE AIRPORT	-4.2	-3.1	03/08/2014	18	-3.5	02/07/2017	18	1 N C
Highest minimum temperature
SA	NW Pastoral	016098	TARCOOLA AERO	17.6	17.6	20/08/2015	21				1 N C Equal to record.
SA	W Agricultural	018195	MINNIPA PIRSA	15.5	15.3	27/08/2007	22				1 N C
Lowest minimum temperature
NSW	Illawarra	068228	BELLAMBI AWS	5.3	5.7	19/08/2008	21				1 N C
NSW	SW Slopes N	073014	GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD)	-4.2	-3.6	28/08/2017	51				1 N C
NSW	SW Slopes N	073142	COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT	-6.5	-6.5	03/08/1999	23				1 N C Equal to record.
NSW	Riverina E	074148	NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS	-4.7	-4.7	03/08/2017	22				1 N C
VIC	Upper North	081049	TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	-4.1	-4.0	05/08/2014	54				1 N C
VIC	Upper NE	083055	DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT)	-9.0	-8.0	28/08/2018	19	-8.7	22/06/2007	19	1 P BoM does not keep records for this station.
VIC	Upper NE	083084	FALLS CREEK	-9.6	-9.3	11/08/2005	27	-9.3	11/08/2005	27	1 N C
VIC	E Central	086038	ESSENDON AIRPORT	-2.4	-2.2	20/08/2003	49				1 N C
VIC	E Central	086068	VIEWBANK	-2.7	-1.6	28/08/2018	19				1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.
VIC	E Central	086104	SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	-2.3	-2.3	04/08/1997	51				1 N C Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	086361	CERBERUS	-2.5	-2.4	20/08/2003	27				1 N C
VIC	N Central	088051	REDESDALE	-4.4	-3.9	04/08/2014	25				1 N C
TAS	N Coast	091292	SMITHTON AERODROME	-3.1	-2.2	07/08/2010	22				1 N C
TAS	W Coast	097072	STRAHAN AERODROME	-2.5	-2.3	28/08/2018	27				1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.
TAS	King Island	098017	KING ISLAND AIRPORT	-0.1	0.0	26/08/2006	23	0.0	26/08/2006	23	1 N C
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	Lower West	009204	GOOSEBERRY HILL	12.0	12.0	05/08/2018	17				1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month. BoM does not keep records for this station.
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
WA	Murchison	007600	MOUNT MAGNET AERO	31.2	30.7	13/08/2010	15				1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
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 14:15EST, 30/08/2018.

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	14.8	-3.7	7.4	-0.6	6.1	21.4	1.0	2.5	423 (17.6)	74/17
BUNBURY	13.6	-3.9	5.1	-2.3	--	23.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	68/15
MANDURAH	14.9	-3.0	8.2	-2.6	--	10.6	--	--	522 (21.8)	76/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+0.9	20.0	-0.4	18.8	0.0	5.4	11.1	231 ( 9.6)	30/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.7	+8.1	15.3	+9.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	55/10
WHYALLA AERO	25.2	+6.7	15.5	+9.6	--	0.0	--	--	449 (18.7)	72/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	25.9	+9.3	13.8	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	43/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.8	+2.7	1.5	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.0	+3.7	4.8	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	28/10
CAIRNS AERO	27.1	+0.5	16.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.2	+0.2	13.4	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	345 (14.4)	34/15
MACKAY M.O	24.0	+1.5	13.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	+3.5	9.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	133 ( 5.5)	43/14
BUNDABERG AERO	26.3	+3.0	9.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	177 ( 7.4)	34/13
COOLANGATTA	21.4	0.0	7.3	-3.1	--	2.4	--	--	268 (11.2)	26/11
BRISBANE AERO	24.6	+2.8	8.0	-1.6	4.7	0.0	4.4	11.1	251 (10.5)	37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	19.3	+0.8	6.9	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	46/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.5	+1.5	2.5	-3.3	--	0.0	3.4	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.5	-1.7	4.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.1	-2.5	3.6	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	35/08
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	12.0	-1.5	-2.7	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	31/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	9.6	-1.7	-4.5	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	35/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.6	-0.9	-1.0	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	14.9	-3.4	4.6	-3.5	2.6	0.0	4.0	10.6	405 (16.9)	35/11
RICHMOND RAAF	18.0	-1.7	-1.8	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	24/11
BELLAMBI AWS	14.1	-3.9	5.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	370 (15.4)	37/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	13.0	--	-5.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	35/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.3	-0.2	-3.9	-7.4	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.6	-0.4	-1.9	-5.6	--	0.0	--	--	124 ( 5.2)	21/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.4	+5.1	3.2	-2.1	--	0.0	4.0	10.3	210 ( 8.8)	35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.5	-0.2	-4.1	-8.0	--	0.0	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	18/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.0	+0.8	-1.5	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	22/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	13.8	-0.6	-2.0	-7.9	-4.2	0.0	1.2	10.8	251 (10.5)	28/23
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	+0.6	-3.8	-7.5	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	31/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.8	-1.0	-0.6	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	30/10
HOBART AIRPORT	10.7	-2.8	4.9	+0.2	0.3	2.0	1.2	3.0	361 (15.0)	34/11
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 30.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.0 : 30.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.4 : 26.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.0 : 26.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.6 : 26.1 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.6 : 25.5 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+12.0 : 17.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 15.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 16.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.4 : 15.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 15.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 10.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 12.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.2 : 7.6 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-4.8 : 22.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.7 : 12.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-4.7 : 14.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-14.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-9.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : -2.5 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-9.0 : -2.7 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-8.9 : -5.2 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-8.7 : -2.3 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
-8.6 : -4.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-8.6 : -4.9 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

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.

42.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
40.0 COWARAMUP Lower West WA
37.0 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
34.4 BOLGART Cent Wheatbelt WA

Reports not yet available

1098 (45.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
976 (40.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
953 (39.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
899 (37.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
886 (36.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
864 (36.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
806 (33.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
805 (33.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
774 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
766 (31.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
765 (31.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
754 (31.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
751 (31.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
728 (30.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
727 (30.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
726 (30.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
712 (29.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
699 (29.1) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
697 (29.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
677 (28.2) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
673 (28.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
673 (28.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
637 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
632 (26.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
627 (26.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
626 (26.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
624 (26.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

106/13 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
104/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
102/15 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
96/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/17 GARDEN ISLAND HSF 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 Central West CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION 10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h Lower West WITCHCLIFFE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h WILYABRUP AG STATION 11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.8mm/h 15.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 30.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.4mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.6mm/h Goldfields SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h SALMON GUMS AG STATION 11.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.4mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Central West NORTH ISLAND : 83(280/ 63 ) at 02:12 Lower West INNER DOLPHIN PYLON : 83(220/ 63 ) at 15:47 ROTTNEST ISLAND : 106(220/ 72 ) at 14:30 OCEAN REEF : 93(210/ 80 ) at 15:22 GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 85(210/ 63 ) at 15:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(210/ 69 ) at 14:00 CAPE NATURALISTE : 102(210/ 67 ) at 13:49 Goldfields LEONORA AERO : 102(280/ 76 ) at 15:38 SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83( 40/ 72 ) at 22:02