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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 16:33EST, 02/08/2014.

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 19.8 +1.9 6.9 -1.1 3.9 0.0 2.2 9.4 394 (16.4) 34/06
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 1.9 -5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 22/13
MANDURAH 19.0 +1.6 9.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +1.7 20.6 +1.3 19.4 0.0 9.2 9.3 488 (20.3) 52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.3 -3.4 1.7 -2.3 0.4 0.0 3.2 8.5 210 ( 8.8) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.5 -3.4 2.7 -2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.5 -1.8 2.3 -5.2 -- 8.0 2.0 1.8 215 ( 9.0) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -1.2 4.6 -0.6 2.8 5.2 0.0 7.4 482 (20.1) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.6 -2.1 9.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 52/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +1.5 15.5 -1.6 13.6 0.0 5.8 10.9 285 (11.9) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +1.2 14.6 +1.0 10.4 0.0 6.0 10.9 266 (11.1) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 20.9 -0.4 12.2 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- 10.4 251 (10.5) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.0 -0.1 7.8 -1.7 3.6 0.0 3.8 -- 153 ( 6.4) 46/15
BUNDABERG AERO 21.0 -1.0 6.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 57/12
COOLANGATTA 18.8 -1.7 4.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 61/11
BRISBANE AERO 18.5 -2.3 7.9 -1.1 2.8 0.0 6.6 9.9 440 (18.3) 80/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.0 -4.5 3.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 573 (23.9) 68/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 11.1 -5.0 5.5 +0.8 -- 0.6 1.0 -- 216 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.2 -1.5 3.2 -4.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 -- 256 (10.7) 61/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -2.2 -0.7 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 57/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.4 -0.6 4.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 616 (25.7) 55/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 3.5 -5.9 -2.1 -3.6 -2.2 9.6 1.6 1.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.5 -4.8 4.2 +1.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 67/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.8 -1.2 8.4 +1.2 3.7 0.0 4.0 7.9 553 (23.0) 65/16
RICHMOND RAAF 16.5 -0.9 2.3 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 50/15
BELLAMBI AWS 15.3 -1.5 8.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 67/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -0.9 3.2 +0.5 3.0 3.8 2.6 6.2 479 (20.0) 54/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 +0.1 3.4 +0.3 -- 6.6 -- -- 454 (18.9) 39/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.8 -1.6 1.4 -2.9 -0.6 1.8 1.8 7.9 397 (16.5) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.7 -1.3 1.3 -1.6 -- 0.8 1.4 -- 459 (19.1) 57/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -0.9 2.4 -0.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 343 (14.3) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.3 +0.8 5.9 -0.1 4.1 3.0 1.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -0.8 2.1 -1.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 513 (21.4) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 0.0 4.0 +1.7 -- 7.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 43/05
HOBART AIRPORT 11.3 -1.2 6.5 +2.4 4.8 15.4 3.6 5.9 616 (25.7) 65/00
Max
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+/- 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

32.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.6 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
32.4 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+3.1 : 21.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+2.9 : 19.4 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+2.7 : 21.0 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+2.6 : 21.3 MULLEWA Central West WA
+2.6 : 18.0 KARNET Lower West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.3 : 20.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.9 : 22.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
+5.7 : 20.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+5.4 : 20.7 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+5.4 : 19.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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

-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.9 : 13.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-11.2 : 17.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-10.7 : 16.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-9.5 : 18.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-9.2 : 12.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-7.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.2 : -0.7 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.8 : 1.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.5 : 3.1 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 2.2 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.2 : 2.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.2 : 3.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
56.0 DE GREY E Pilbara WA
51.6 KETTERING (DRAGONFLY FARM) Southeast TAS
51.0 HASTINGS CHALET Southeast TAS
50.6 DOVER Southeast TAS
46.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
56.0 DE GREY
46.8 MARBLE BAR

TASMANIA
Southeast
51.6 KETTERING (DRAGONFLY FARM)
51.0 HASTINGS CHALET
50.6 DOVER

10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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1.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.8 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1913 (79.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1846 (76.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1569 (65.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1369 (57.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1233 (51.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1191 (49.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1061 (44.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
997 (41.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
962 (40.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
952 (39.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
947 (39.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
916 (38.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
906 (37.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
895 (37.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
883 (36.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
875 (36.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
862 (35.9) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
857 (35.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
846 (35.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
838 (34.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
829 (34.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
827 (34.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
822 (34.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
814 (33.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
781 (32.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
773 (32.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
773 (32.2) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
771 (32.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
764 (31.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
764 (31.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
756 (31.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
749 (31.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
744 (31.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
743 (31.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
736 (30.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
722 (30.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
717 (29.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
716 (29.8) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
709 (29.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
702 (29.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
698 (29.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
694 (28.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
680 (28.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
673 (28.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
651 (27.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
645 (26.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
636 (26.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
625 (26.0) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
624 (26.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
617 (25.7) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
616 (25.7) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
616 (25.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
607 (25.3) CERBERUS E Central VIC
141/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
117/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
115/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/08 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
102/00 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
102/08 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
100/10 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
100/01 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
94/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
93/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/04 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS

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