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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 23/08/2016. 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

7.8

1.6

17/08/2004

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

28.9

28.2

24/08/2009

53

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

10.7

12.2

09/08/2003

20

1 N

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

11.2

12.2

10/08/2003

14

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

9.8

10.3

27/08/2001

19

1 N


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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, 23/08/2016.

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 4.5 -3.5 3.2 2.6 2.2 9.6 343 (14.3) 46/13
BUNBURY 15.7 -1.8 4.1 -3.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 259 (10.8) 39/13
MANDURAH 15.0 -2.9 9.2 -1.6 -- 6.4 -- -- 390 (16.3) 37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 +0.1 22.7 +2.3 22.2 0.0 7.0 10.1 377 (15.7) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.4 -2.2 7.5 +1.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 421 (17.5) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.8 -0.7 2.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 18/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.0 4.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.1 7.0 +1.5 -- 6.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -0.4 15.9 +5.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 301 (12.5) 41/00
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +1.5 17.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +0.7 18.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +1.5 19.3 +5.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 21/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +1.6 16.6 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +1.8 13.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 34/12
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.8 10.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/17
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 +1.4 10.7 +1.1 9.4 0.0 3.4 9.7 270 (11.3) 37/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 +2.1 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 404 (16.8) 37/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -3.2 2.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 2.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.8 -4.8 3.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.5 -7.0 4.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 31/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.6 -2.7 9.5 +1.4 6.4 0.0 3.0 0.2 325 (13.5) 52/14
RICHMOND RAAF 12.7 -7.0 5.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 26/12
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -1.0 10.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 -1.8 5.7 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -1.1 8.4 +4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 -1.0 8.0 +2.7 5.2 0.0 1.6 7.3 273 (11.4) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.4 -0.3 7.7 +3.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 +0.6 4.8 +2.2 -- 8.8 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 +1.0 4.0 +0.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 -0.6 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.4 -0.1 3.6 -1.1 0.1 0.0 3.0 9.3 428 (17.8) 39/13
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

36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.1 BULMAN N Rivers NT
36.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
35.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 28.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.4 : 19.9 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.4 : 26.1 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+4.4 : 26.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.2 : 24.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+4.2 : 26.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+9.2 : 14.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.0 : 22.1 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 21.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+8.6 : 18.1 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

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

-0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-10.0 : 10.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-9.0 : 9.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.9 : 11.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-8.3 : 9.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 14.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-3.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-3.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.7 : -1.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : -1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.3 : -0.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.3 : 2.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 2.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

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.
42.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
34.2 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR (QUARTE E Central VIC
31.6 TALLANGATTA DCNR Lower NE VIC
31.2 PRINCETOWN W Coast VIC
29.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

Reports not yet available

1527 (63.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1083 (45.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
987 (41.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
962 (40.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
954 (39.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
880 (36.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
843 (35.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
829 (34.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
821 (34.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
809 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
777 (32.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
760 (31.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
724 (30.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
672 (28.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
645 (26.9) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
617 (25.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
85/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/02 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
72/06 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
WARRADARGE EAST AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
6.8mm in 10 min to 09:10 40.8mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h
ESPERANCE AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.6mm/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
ROCKY GULLY
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
SHANNON
20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.6mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.8mm in 24 min to 09:24 39.5mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
4.4mm in 2 min to 09:02 132.0mm/h
FRANKLAND
16.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
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
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
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
STIRLINGS SOUTH AG 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
COOMALBIDGUP AG STATION
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.2mm/h
17.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
GAIRDNER AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.4mm/h
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
15.0mm in 5 min to 09:05 180.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.2mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
ROBE AIRFIELD
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
4.2mm in 6 min to 09:06 42.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
3.8mm in 11 min to 15:41 20.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h

VICTORIA
Wimmera S
PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) : 106( 80/ 58 ) at 08:41
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 76 ) at 06:10
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 78(260/ 65 ) at 00:30