Australian Weather News -- 20 AUG 2016

Saturday 20 AUG 2016

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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 21/08/2016. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

11.6

4.6

05/08/2005

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MOUNT NOWA NOWA

926.8

127.6

11/08/2011

127.6

11/08/2011

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

25.5

19/08/2016

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

26/08/1998

1 P Equal to record.

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 14:03EST, 21/08/2016.

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	17.8	-0.7	8.8	+0.8	6.5	9.0	3.0	7.3	290 (12.1)	52/12
BUNBURY	17.3	-0.2	7.1	-0.3	--	9.6	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	30/15
MANDURAH	18.0	+0.1	11.7	+0.9	--	5.6	--	--	258 (10.8)	35/05
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+2.0	22.6	+2.2	21.8	0.0	4.8	10.8	365 (15.2)	43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.8	+0.2	1.4	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	44/10
WHYALLA AERO	17.8	-0.7	4.4	-1.5	--	0.8	--	--	436 (18.2)	30/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.6	-1.0	7.6	-0.6	--	7.0	--	--	266 (11.1)	41/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.7	-0.4	4.7	-0.8	--	11.4	--	--	511 (21.3)	55/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.0	+1.7	17.1	+6.9	--	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	39/00
CAIRNS AERO	26.9	+0.3	18.4	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	439 (18.3)	46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.3	+0.3	18.6	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	37/09
MACKAY M.O	23.2	+0.7	18.5	+4.5	--	0.6	--	--	322 (13.4)	24/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.7	+1.9	14.4	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	22/14
BUNDABERG AERO	25.1	+1.8	12.5	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	50/19
COOLANGATTA	25.7	+4.3	15.9	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	401 (16.7)	46/09
BRISBANE AERO	23.9	+2.1	12.7	+3.1	9.5	0.0	1.8	7.3	236 ( 9.8)	39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.5	+2.0	11.7	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	44/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.6	-1.4	9.0	+3.2	--	4.8	2.8	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.4	+1.2	12.9	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	401 (16.7)	35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.2	+0.6	12.2	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	54/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.4	-3.1	5.7	+2.3	--	10.2	--	--	564 (23.5)	43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.4	+0.1	10.0	+1.9	6.2	0.2	6.6	10.7	--	67/00
RICHMOND RAAF	18.0	-1.7	8.7	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	57/14
BELLAMBI AWS	16.7	-1.3	10.0	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	609 (25.4)	59/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.7	-3.8	5.6	+2.1	--	11.8	--	--	453 (18.9)	39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.0	-3.0	5.3	+1.6	--	11.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.2	-1.1	5.0	-0.3	3.0	3.2	1.4	8.7	366 (15.3)	39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.3	-2.4	2.9	-1.0	--	14.4	--	--	257 (10.7)	44/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.9	-2.3	1.9	-0.7	--	17.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.7	-1.7	2.1	-1.6	--	8.4	--	--	471 (19.6)	52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.5	-1.3	4.0	+0.3	--	9.2	--	--	271 (11.3)	35/13
HOBART AIRPORT	12.1	-1.4	5.7	+1.0	2.4	0.0	3.6	0.3	490 (20.4)	44/14
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 27.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.7 : 26.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.5 : 25.6 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+4.4 : 25.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+4.3 : 25.7 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.5 : 20.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+9.4 : 22.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.3 : 13.8 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.6 : 10.6 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.9 : 12.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.7 : 4.6 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.4 : 3.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.1 : 7.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 : 0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.9 : -2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : -2.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 2.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-5.4 : 0.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.3 : 3.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 2.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.3 : -1.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 1.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 2.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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.

926.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
41.0 KOETONG Lower NE VIC
36.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
36.0 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK) SW Slopes S NSW
30.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
36.0 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK)
30.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

VICTORIA
Lower NE
41.0 KOETONG
Upper NE
36.8 MOUNT BULLER
E Gippsland
926.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA

Reports not yet available

1331 (55.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1277 (53.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1275 (53.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1192 (49.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1143 (47.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
977 (40.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
948 (39.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
945 (39.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
927 (38.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
922 (38.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
842 (35.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
835 (34.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
824 (34.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
804 (33.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
781 (32.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
778 (32.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
778 (32.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
758 (31.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
740 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
732 (30.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
731 (30.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
730 (30.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
729 (30.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
720 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
719 (30.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
695 (29.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
687 (28.6) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
685 (28.5) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
683 (28.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
681 (28.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
679 (28.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
671 (28.0) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
665 (27.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
651 (27.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
643 (26.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
635 (26.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
623 (26.0) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
621 (25.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
613 (25.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
601 (25.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

115/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 Lower West JANDAKOT AERO 10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h SHANNON 11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h DARDANUP 17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h HARVEY 10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h MEDINA 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 PEMBERTON AG STATION 14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h SOUTH PERTH AG STATION 18.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.8mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.4mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT 11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT LOFTY 13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS 8.6mm in 8 min to 09:08 64.5mm/h Lower SE MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.0mm in 21 min to 09:21 31.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 25.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 50.8mm/h 25.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 25.8mm/h 13.2mm in 29 min to 20:00 27.3mm/h 39.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 39.2mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 23.4mm/h 49.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 6.4mm in 15 min to 22:54 25.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 100(310/ 72 ) at 15:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 43 ) at 15:50 W Coast CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(260/ 63 ) at 05:49 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 98(270/ 80 ) at 14:44 CAPE GRIM : 80(280/ 65 ) at 14:43 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 95 ) at 13:23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(280/ 63 ) at 04:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(280/ 93 ) at 20:19