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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 1401 EST on 26/08/2016. 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

QLD

Gulf Country

029004

BURKETOWN POST OFFICE

28.2

22.1

29/08/1924

123

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

16.6

2.8

17/08/2007

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029148

MCALLISTER STATION

28.0

7.0

02/08/2005

19

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029154

YAPPAR RIVER

14.0

0.0

2011

19

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs E

041085

QUEEN MARY FALLS

43.6

41.9

26/08/1969

55

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061381

WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)

48.0

47.0

05/08/2006

13

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061384

WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))

39.0

35.0

23/08/2002

13

1 N

NSW

Sydney--east

066168

MILPERRA BRIDGE (GEORGES RIVER)

39.0

31.0

18/08/2004

12

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067109

BAULKHAM HILLS EUCALYPTUS CT

41.0

33.0

20/08/2011

13

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067110

SEVEN HILLS (RADIO FM 103.2)

33.0

25.0

05/08/2006

13

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067111

NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)

57.0

30.5

04/08/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Sydney--west

067112

NORTH ROCKS (MUIRFIELD GOLF CLUB)

36.5

32.5

20/08/2011

12

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

36.6

23.2

27/08/2001

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068088

SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)

42.2

39.8

30/08/2001

14

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068151

JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

85.4

62.0

29/08/2001

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068181

HAMPDEN BRIDGE (KANGAROO RIVER)

38.0

36.0

30/08/2001

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068213

NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

41.0

22.0

15/08/2007

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068215

GREENSTEAD (WINGECARRIBEE RIVER)

29.0

24.0

24/08/2003

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068233

GRASSY GULLY (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

34.0

12.0

06/08/2008

12

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068245

CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT

52.8

45.2

05/08/2006

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068246

BLACKBUTT (TAMMAR PLACE)

36.4

30.4

05/08/2006

12

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068248

FITZROY FALLS (RED HILLS)

49.0

32.0

20/08/2011

11

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068249

TOUGA

31.4

16.0

18/08/2011

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

25.6

25.5

20/08/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

31.0

30.0

24/08/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040082

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON

65

65.0

10/08/2012

11

N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:01EST, 26/08/2016.

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 18.8 +0.3 4.9 -3.1 3.0 0.0 3.4 9.6 466 (19.4) 43/03
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.6 3.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/09
MANDURAH 19.1 +1.2 8.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.8 22.5 +2.1 21.6 0.0 7.0 10.8 374 (15.6) 34/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.0 -1.6 1.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -3.0 6.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -1.1 3.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 31/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -0.5 2.9 -2.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 283 (11.8) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.9 -6.4 8.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +1.9 22.4 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 31/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.3 22.4 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 37/03
MACKAY M.O 21.2 -1.3 18.2 +4.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 24/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.4 -1.4 15.7 +5.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/07
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 -0.1 16.1 +5.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 385 (16.0) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 21.4 0.0 14.3 +3.9 -- 29.8 -- -- 300 (12.5) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -1.4 14.2 +4.6 13.1 6.8 2.4 9.9 439 (18.3) 57/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.6 -4.9 7.1 -0.4 -- 9.4 -- -- 590 (24.6) 52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.7 -3.3 8.3 +2.5 -- 12.6 0.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.6 -1.6 9.1 +2.4 -- 12.8 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 44/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.9 -1.7 8.9 +2.1 -- 8.4 -- -- 368 (15.3) 43/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.9 -0.2 -2.5 13.4 1.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -3.8 6.3 +2.9 -- 7.8 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -1.2 9.0 +0.9 8.3 52.6 5.2 6.7 630 (26.3) 48/21
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -1.8 8.5 +4.1 -- 31.6 -- -- 345 (14.4) 31/20
BELLAMBI AWS 16.4 -1.6 8.8 -1.7 -- 43.2 -- -- 523 (21.8) 41/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.3 -3.2 4.2 +0.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -0.9 3.3 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -1.9 0.4 -4.9 -1.0 0.4 3.1 9.9 227 ( 9.5) 39/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.6 -1.1 2.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 -1.1 2.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.2 -1.2 3.0 -0.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 0.0 -0.3 -4.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 22/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 -0.8 2.7 -2.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 5.5 349 (14.5) 39/14
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
37.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.4 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.4 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 35.4 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
+5.3 : 30.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.5 : 26.9 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.4 : 27.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 30.3 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL

+8.6 : 15.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.4 : 22.4 BULMAN N Rivers NT
+8.0 : 20.7 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+8.0 : 19.7 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+7.8 : 22.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
+7.8 : 22.1 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

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

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.6 : 19.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.5 : 18.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-7.5 : 20.1 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.4 : 6.4 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.3 : 20.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

-8.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 1.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 5.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.6 : 1.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.5 : -1.6 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.3 : 0.9 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-6.3 : -1.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West 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.
85.4 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
62.0 AUDLEY (ROYAL NATIONAL PARK) Sydney--east NSW
62.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE) Sydney--east NSW
61.6 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE) Sydney--east NSW
61.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
54.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
Sydney--east
62.0 AUDLEY (ROYAL NATIONAL PARK)
62.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
61.6 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE)
59.8 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
57.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB
56.4 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
56.4 CONCORD (BRAYS RD)
56.0 PEAKHURST GOLF CLUB
55.0 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB)
54.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD)
52.8 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
52.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
52.0 NORTH RYDE GOLF CLUB
51.6 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)
51.0 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE)
50.2 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST)
50.0 FRENCHS FOREST (FRENCHS FOREST RD)
Sydney--west
57.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)
Illawarra
85.4 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
61.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
53.0 BERRY MASONIC VILLAGE
52.8 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT

ISLANDS
Islands
56.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

Reports not yet available

735 (30.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
687 (28.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
676 (28.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
640 (26.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
640 (26.7) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
628 (26.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
614 (25.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
608 (25.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
76/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
70/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/13 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(310/ 65 ) at 22:30