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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 1404 EST on 16/08/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 30/08/2016.

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 18.9 +0.4 7.5 -0.5 6.2 0.0 2.8 5.0 245 (10.2) 50/11
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.5 12.9 +5.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 347 (14.5) 46/07
MANDURAH 17.5 -0.4 12.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 54/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.7 19.7 -0.7 18.4 0.0 8.8 11.1 359 (15.0) 52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.3 +0.7 5.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.9 +4.4 2.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.8 +4.2 4.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 +3.5 6.6 +1.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 357 (14.9) 43/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.8 +0.5 12.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 39/23
CAIRNS AERO 24.4 -2.2 18.9 +1.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 604 (25.2) 48/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.5 -2.5 18.8 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 488 (20.3) 44/11
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.7 18.3 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 57/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.3 -0.5 14.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 50/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.7 +0.4 13.2 +2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 394 (16.4) 57/12
COOLANGATTA 22.3 +0.9 12.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.2 11.1 +1.5 10.2 0.8 5.6 8.6 363 (15.1) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.3 -0.2 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.6 +2.6 4.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +0.3 7.6 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 +1.5 6.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.6 +3.6 1.0 -1.1 -6.2 0.4 5.5 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +1.8 4.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 28/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 +3.1 8.9 +0.8 6.2 0.0 3.2 10.1 296 (12.3) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.1 +1.4 3.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 26/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.2 +2.2 10.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +2.6 0.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 18/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +1.8 2.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 +2.2 3.3 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 2.9 10.1 147 ( 6.1) 26/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 +1.5 0.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 18/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.8 +1.6 2.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 28/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.1 +2.7 4.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 43/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.2 +1.4 8.6 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 39/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 +2.3 9.8 +5.1 7.5 0.2 5.2 6.5 600 (25.0) 44/13
Max
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Min
° C
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° 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

36.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 30.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.0 : 28.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.9 : 28.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.3 : 29.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 28.7 FORREST Eucla WA

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.2 : 13.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.2 : 15.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 12.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.2 : 9.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.1 : 14.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.4 : 20.5 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.7 : 18.4 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-4.4 : 20.7 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.0 : 22.7 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.0 : 22.2 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD

-5.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.8 : 0.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-5.4 : -1.1 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.3 : -0.8 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-5.2 : 1.5 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.2 : 1.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt 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.
26.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
23.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
20.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
18.6 RINGAROOMA (MAIN STREET) N Coast TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.4 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA

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6.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
5.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1901 (79.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1633 (68.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1283 (53.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1277 (53.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1109 (46.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1042 (43.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1018 (42.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
970 (40.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
963 (40.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
961 (40.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
915 (38.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
896 (37.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
893 (37.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
881 (36.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
879 (36.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
867 (36.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
819 (34.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
806 (33.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
762 (31.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
759 (31.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
755 (31.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
750 (31.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
706 (29.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
706 (29.4) WARRA W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
683 (28.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
681 (28.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
671 (28.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
669 (27.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
649 (27.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
624 (26.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
610 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
604 (25.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/06 CAPE LEEUWIN 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.
None reported None reported