Tuesday 02 AUG 2016
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2016

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29            

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

If you are looking for weather news as it happens, use the links on the Severe weather real-time news reports page.


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 03/08/2016. 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
Highest daily rainfall

VIC

Lower NE

082084

BOHO (HONEYSUCKLE CK U/S VIOLET TOWN)

41.0

38.6

24/08/2003

13

1 N

VIC

Lower NE

082128

HURDLE CK AT BOBINAWARRAH

43.4

28.8

24/08/2003

13

1 N

VIC

Lower NE

082166

BLOOMFIELD PARK (EVERTON)

33.4

31.2

31/08/2005

11

1 N

VIC

E Central

086347

YARRA RIVER @ WARRANDYTE

21.6

20.4

22/08/2001

13

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

-4.2

-3.6

04/08/1975

34

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009131

JURIEN BAY

0.2

1.3

27/08/1981

44

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010073

KELLERBERRIN

-2.5

-2.5

20/08/2010

55

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010536

CORRIGIN

-2.9

-2.6

13/08/1975

57

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

12.9

13.3

23/08/2010

22

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

32.4

29.8

22/08/2003

11

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

30.5

26.9

22/08/2008

11

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

26.6

24.9

22/08/2008

11

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017043

OODNADATTA AIRPORT

30.6

29.4

22/08/2008

11

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 14:02EST, 03/08/2016.

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 17.3 -1.2 4.8 -3.2 1.8 0.0 2.0 9.7 317 (13.2) 44/10
BUNBURY 16.1 -1.4 1.0 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 34/12
MANDURAH 16.3 -1.6 6.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +1.2 18.7 -1.7 17.1 0.0 4.6 10.8 269 (11.2) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.9 -6.7 2.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) 55/13
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -4.2 9.9 +4.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 588 (24.5) 46/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.9 -1.7 4.8 -3.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -0.8 5.7 +0.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 457 (19.0) 48/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.0 -6.3 12.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 54/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.1 18.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 24/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +1.1 17.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 28/13
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +4.1 16.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 +0.7 16.3 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.8 11.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 37/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +0.5 11.9 +2.3 11.9 0.0 4.0 2.3 179 ( 7.5) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 +1.2 10.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 39/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 +2.9 5.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +1.0 8.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 +1.0 9.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 59/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.6 -2.4 4.5 +2.4 -1.6 0.6 1.8 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 11.5 -6.0 6.3 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 50/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.2 -3.1 11.5 +3.4 10.2 0.6 1.0 0.9 257 (10.7) 57/12
RICHMOND RAAF 15.5 -4.2 7.9 +3.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 34/13
BELLAMBI AWS 14.1 -3.9 12.8 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 48/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.2 -2.3 8.2 +4.7 -- 17.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 59/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.3 8.3 +4.6 -- 21.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.0 -3.3 5.4 +0.1 3.4 5.6 0.8 8.9 361 (15.0) 52/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.7 -2.0 6.3 +2.4 -- 20.8 -- -- 286 (11.9) 52/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 -1.7 3.2 +0.6 -- 14.4 -- -- 250 (10.4) 44/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -1.6 3.3 -0.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 484 (20.2) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 -0.3 0.4 -3.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 22/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +0.4 4.1 -0.6 0.9 0.2 0.6 8.8 328 (13.7) 50/12
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

35.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 26.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.2 : 25.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7 : 24.5 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.4 : 25.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+4.4 : 25.5 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

25.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.7 : 8.2 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+6.1 : 13.7 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.0 : 9.1 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
+6.0 : 7.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.9 : 14.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 12.8 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.4 : 12.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-8.3 : 19.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.2 : 17.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 0.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-7.9 : -2.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : -2.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : -1.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.9 : -2.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -2.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -1.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne 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.
49.2 LAKE BUFFALO Upper NE VIC
44.6 EUROBIN Upper NE VIC
43.8 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC
43.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
43.4 HURDLE CK AT BOBINAWARRAH Lower NE VIC

Reports not yet available

1217 (50.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1184 (49.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1142 (47.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1079 (45.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1061 (44.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1023 (42.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
953 (39.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
935 (39.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
885 (36.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
882 (36.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
878 (36.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
874 (36.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
845 (35.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
836 (34.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
833 (34.7) TELFER AERO Interior WA
815 (34.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
780 (32.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
778 (32.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
770 (32.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
735 (30.6) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
734 (30.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
731 (30.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
717 (29.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
686 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
682 (28.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
670 (27.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
667 (27.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
663 (27.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
639 (26.6) PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
637 (26.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
631 (26.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
615 (25.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
96/12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
87/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
83/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/07 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
80/21 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
KINGAROY AIRPORT
4.2mm in 11 min to 23:30 22.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
23.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.4mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.2mm/h
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 70(170/ 63 ) at 00:37
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 82(160/ 63 ) at 21:04
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 78(170/ 63 ) at 09:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(230/ 65 ) at 00:33
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 74(230/ 63 ) at 02:19
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 96(230/ 76 ) at 12:05
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(230/ 65 ) at 03:00