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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 1403 EST on 09/08/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

9.9

10.0

30/08/2005

15

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 09/08/2016.

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 14.4 -4.1 10.1 +2.1 7.8 6.8 1.6 4.3 565 (23.5) 63/12
BUNBURY 13.0 -4.5 8.8 +1.4 -- 14.2 -- -- 627 (26.1) 70/02
MANDURAH 14.3 -3.6 10.2 -0.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 839 (35.0) 67/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.8 18.7 -1.7 13.4 0.0 6.8 4.5 302 (12.6) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.1 +4.5 3.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 +5.7 11.6 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 55/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.0 +5.4 12.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 +3.7 8.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.1 +0.8 9.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 -0.1 18.1 +0.7 -- 3.6 -- -- 417 (17.4) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.2 15.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 22.1 -0.4 16.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 -0.1 11.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 11.1 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -1.1 9.9 -0.5 -- 4.8 -- -- 314 (13.1) 37/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.7 -1.1 11.9 +2.3 10.9 0.0 4.0 9.0 302 (12.6) 28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +0.3 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +0.2 5.8 0.0 -- 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -0.4 6.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -0.1 6.9 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 26/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.2 +1.2 0.5 -1.6 -6.5 0.2 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +0.6 4.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 22/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 -0.2 8.6 +0.5 6.1 0.0 2.6 10.8 302 (12.6) 24/08
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 -0.8 3.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 -0.4 9.0 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 22/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +1.5 2.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 18/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +0.1 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 13/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.8 +2.5 5.1 -0.2 2.0 0.0 2.7 7.2 275 (11.5) 34/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.5 -3.2 -0.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 52/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 -1.7 0.0 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -1.0 0.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 55/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 -0.3 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +0.4 3.8 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0.8 6.3 225 ( 9.4) 34/23
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

35.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
34.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 20.9 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.2 : 21.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.2 : 15.9 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.1 : 21.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.0 : 35.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+6.0 : 20.4 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.3 : 21.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+8.5 : 16.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 21.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 20.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 20.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

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

1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 9.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.5 : 8.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.5 : 10.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.2 : 10.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.9 : 10.0 KARNET Lower West WA

-7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.1 : -1.0 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 0.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.0 : -6.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 : 10.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 2.0 CERBERUS E Central VIC

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 HUNTLY Lower West WA
34.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
29.3 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
25.8 MOUNT WILLIAM
25.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

Reports not yet available

1501 (62.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1082 (45.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1072 (44.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
875 (36.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
864 (36.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
851 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
839 (35.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
824 (34.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
812 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
800 (33.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
781 (32.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
755 (31.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
732 (30.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
718 (29.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
705 (29.4) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
673 (28.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
666 (27.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
646 (26.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
638 (26.6) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
628 (26.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
627 (26.1) BUNBURY Lower West WA
623 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
620 (25.8) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
604 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
100/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/04 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/13 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
80/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/21 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
ALLANOOKA AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
Lower West
PEARCE RAAF
10.8mm in 10 min to 09:10 64.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
12.2mm in 10 min to 09:10 73.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
SWANBOURNE
7.4mm in 22 min to 09:22 20.2mm/h
PERTH METRO
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
BICKLEY
31.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 62.4mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 31.2mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.8mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
DWELLINGUP
25.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.0mm/h
MANJIMUP
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
BUNBURY
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
SHANNON
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
COLLIE EAST
24.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.2mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.2mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.2mm/h
HARVEY
17.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
WAROONA
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
JURIEN BAY AG STATION
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
WANDERING
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
QUALEUP AG STATION
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
OCEAN REEF : 93(290/ 69 ) at 01:00
SWANBOURNE : 85(300/ 65 ) at 00:19
CAPE LEEUWIN : 100(250/ 82 ) at 13:08
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(260/ 69 ) at 06:04
ISLANDS
Islands
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 70(110/ 63 ) at 17:00