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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:37EST, 15/08/2014.

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 22.9 +4.4 14.0 +6.0 13.2 0.0 4.0 8.4 562 (23.4) --
BUNBURY 22.0 +4.5 9.2 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 43/23
MANDURAH 24.7 +6.8 13.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +1.3 18.1 -2.3 17.6 0.0 8.0 10.9 313 (13.0) 48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.8 -0.8 3.9 -2.1 1.7 0.0 6.4 10.9 281 (11.7) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 13.0 -5.5 4.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 30/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.7 -3.9 5.1 -3.1 -- 0.2 4.0 4.3 150 ( 6.3) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -2.1 1.0 -4.5 -0.6 2.0 1.6 6.3 365 (15.2) 26/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 0.0 12.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 28.0 10.8 338 (14.1) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +0.7 19.0 +1.6 17.8 1.4 5.4 10.4 497 (20.7) 50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +0.3 14.1 -0.6 10.4 0.0 6.8 10.7 379 (15.8) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +0.4 13.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 351 (14.6) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 +1.8 12.3 +1.6 9.9 0.0 4.0 -- 207 ( 8.6) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +1.5 9.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 23.6 +2.2 9.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +2.9 9.4 -0.2 6.4 0.0 4.6 9.9 291 (12.1) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +1.9 9.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 -0.9 3.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 71 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 -0.6 6.6 -1.7 3.6 0.2 1.8 -- 257 (10.7) 41/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -2.1 4.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 46/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.3 -3.3 4.6 -2.2 0.1 0.0 11.4 -- 411 (17.1) 50/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.4 -2.6 -2.5 -4.6 -10.5 0.0 2.0 8.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -3.9 -1.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.1 -5.2 7.8 -0.3 3.2 0.8 3.4 4.5 441 (18.4) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 15.3 -4.4 -0.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 12.5 -5.5 8.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 55/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.9 -2.6 -1.5 -5.0 -4.2 0.0 1.2 8.8 314 (13.1) 35/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -3.0 -1.3 -5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 298 (12.4) 21/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.8 -3.5 -0.3 -5.6 -2.5 0.0 2.8 7.7 330 (13.8) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.1 -3.6 1.3 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 325 (13.5) 35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.4 -3.8 0.3 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 308 (12.8) 41/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.6 -1.4 5.8 -0.9 3.0 6.4 6.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.9 -3.5 0.5 -3.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 273 (11.4) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.9 -1.9 -1.4 -5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 10.5 -3.0 3.0 -1.7 0.9 5.6 1.8 6.4 566 (23.6) 55/06
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

33.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.7 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 31.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.9 : 30.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+10.5 : 30.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+9.6 : 32.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 26.4 DALWALLINU Central West WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.3 : 16.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.8 : 17.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 15.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.1 : 16.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 14.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 4.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-6.9 : 6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : 6.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 7.6 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : 6.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.1 : -5.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.7 : -7.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : -2.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.4 : -1.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : -5.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.3 : -3.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.3 : -1.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE 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.
26.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
24.6 PORT ARTHUR (STEWARTS BAY) Southeast TAS
20.0 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
19.6 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
19.0 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK) E Gippsland VIC

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
4.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1322 (55.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1312 (54.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1273 (53.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1158 (48.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1100 (45.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1052 (43.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1042 (43.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1027 (42.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1027 (42.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1013 (42.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1005 (41.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
904 (37.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
900 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
897 (37.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
863 (36.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
862 (35.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
831 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
793 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
781 (32.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
759 (31.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
725 (30.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
706 (29.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
705 (29.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
704 (29.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
687 (28.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
678 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
677 (28.2) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
672 (28.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
661 (27.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
642 (26.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
620 (25.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
616 (25.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
89/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/03 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
81/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
80/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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