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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 1402 EST on 06/08/2016. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

7.4

8.9

12/08/2012

13

1 N

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

7.3

7.3

14/08/2012

27

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP

11.9

12.7

06/08/2006

15

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA AIRPORT

5.6

5.7

13/08/2010

19

1 N


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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 14:02EST, 06/08/2016.

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 16.5 -2.0 7.8 -0.2 6.0 3.4 0.8 1.2 244 (10.2) 28/12
BUNBURY 16.3 -1.2 6.8 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 21/15
MANDURAH 16.2 -1.7 11.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 18/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -2.0 13.3 -7.1 11.2 0.0 7.2 10.9 349 (14.5) 44/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.9 -3.7 -2.1 -8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -2.8 1.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 34/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.7 -1.9 3.7 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 24/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.7 -1.4 4.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 24/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.2 -3.1 8.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -0.6 13.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 -0.3 11.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 37/19
MACKAY M.O 21.4 -1.1 12.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.1 -1.7 14.6 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/09
BUNDABERG AERO 22.0 -1.3 10.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 50/15
COOLANGATTA 19.4 -2.0 11.6 +1.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 603 (25.1) 48/00
BRISBANE AERO 21.2 -0.6 10.6 +1.0 9.3 0.2 4.0 9.1 450 (18.8) 39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -2.0 4.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 43/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.5 -1.5 4.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -2.0 10.2 +3.5 -- 12.2 -- -- 415 (17.3) 35/03
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 14.3 -4.3 9.8 +3.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 617 (25.7) 52/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 2.5 +0.4 -4.0 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -1.2 0.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.5 -3.8 10.1 +2.0 8.6 7.2 3.2 2.7 685 (28.5) 46/13
RICHMOND RAAF 15.8 -3.9 8.0 +3.6 -- 6.8 -- -- 357 (14.9) 26/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.1 -2.9 9.9 -0.6 -- 18.6 -- -- 555 (23.1) 43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.5 +1.0 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 17/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.3 0.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 -0.4 0.1 -5.2 -1.5 0.0 2.4 6.6 186 ( 7.8) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.9 +0.2 0.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 15/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -0.8 -0.6 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 21/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 -0.8 -1.7 -5.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -1.7 5.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 17/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.6 -1.9 3.3 -1.4 2.1 0.0 1.0 5.0 190 ( 7.9) 18/05
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

32.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
31.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+3.6 : 15.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+3.1 : 22.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+2.8 : 16.2 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
+1.9 : 23.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+1.7 : 25.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.1 : 14.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 11.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 9.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 11.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 9.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-0.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 23.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 25.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 14.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 16.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-9.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.4 : 5.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
-9.0 : 4.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 6.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-8.7 : 7.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-8.6 : 7.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
46.6 WYEE (WYEE FARMS RD) Hunter Valley NSW
40.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON) Hunter Valley NSW
36.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
35.0 WARRA JARRA Lower West WA
30.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW

Reports not yet available

1525 (63.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1016 (42.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
980 (40.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
947 (39.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
927 (38.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
915 (38.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
895 (37.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
877 (36.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
874 (36.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
818 (34.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
781 (32.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
776 (32.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
723 (30.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
691 (28.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
683 (28.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
683 (28.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
669 (27.9) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
659 (27.5) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
642 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
627 (26.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
609 (25.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
85/01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/03 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/01 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
65/07 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
65/19 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/13 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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
LATHAM AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
4.0mm in 1 min to 09:01 240.0mm/h
HOPETOUN NORTH
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
COOMALBIDGUP AG STATION
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
JACUP
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
LAKE GRACE
15.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.4mm/h
KATANNING
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
MAGENTA AG STATION
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
WICKEPIN EAST AG STATION
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
HOLT ROCK AG STATION
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h
JERRAMUNGUP AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
KATANNING 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
LAKE KING AG STATION
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
NEWDEGATE AG STATION
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
15.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.4mm/h
WICKEPIN AG STATION
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
DRAGON ROCKS AG STATION
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
HYDEN AG STATION
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
18.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
SCADDAN 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

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(160/ 67 ) at 01:36