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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 1445 EST on 03/08/2015. 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

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070308

TORRENS (DARKE ST)

40.4

39.8

18/08/2011

29

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074127

WAGGA WAGGA (GURWOOD STREET)

28.0

26.4

24/08/2003

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

100

98.0

31/08/2009

18

N


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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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 14:44EST, 03/08/2015.

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 16.7 -1.8 4.1 -3.9 2.7 0.0 2.2 7.1 369 (15.4) 35/12
BUNBURY 15.9 -1.6 3.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 22/12
MANDURAH 17.9 0.0 7.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.8 17.9 -2.5 17.7 0.0 6.6 11.0 301 (12.5) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.0 +0.4 8.0 +2.0 4.4 0.0 7.6 10.6 385 (16.0) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -2.3 6.9 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 465 (19.4) 48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -2.2 8.1 -0.1 -- 7.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.2 -0.9 5.3 -0.2 3.9 1.0 1.6 6.3 360 (15.0) 74/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +4.3 7.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 35/23
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +0.8 20.1 +2.7 18.2 0.2 6.0 8.7 517 (21.5) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 14.6 -0.1 12.1 0.0 6.6 10.1 349 (14.5) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 23.4 +0.9 13.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.1 306 (12.8) 26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +1.7 11.1 +0.4 8.6 0.0 3.4 -- 187 ( 7.8) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 +2.4 8.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.8 13.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 +1.4 8.7 -0.9 5.5 0.0 4.0 10.1 215 ( 9.0) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 +4.6 7.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.4 +5.4 9.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.8 +7.0 10.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 37/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.7 +8.5 8.2 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.7 +9.1 7.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 55/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.2 +4.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +4.8 9.0 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 44/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.2 +6.9 11.2 +3.1 7.0 0.0 5.4 7.8 381 (15.9) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 +5.8 5.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 50/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 +4.9 13.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 83/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.2 -2.3 8.6 +5.1 7.0 29.2 2.6 4.5 215 ( 9.0) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -3.1 7.2 +3.5 -- 27.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -2.3 6.0 +0.7 4.0 2.8 1.0 8.2 258 (10.8) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.5 -2.2 6.3 +2.4 -- 6.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -1.9 4.3 +1.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 50/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -0.2 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 57/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.8 -3.0 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 70/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 -0.3 6.0 +1.3 3.3 0.0 4.0 5.4 671 (28.0) 70/12
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

35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 27.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+9.0 : 27.8 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.7 : 26.7 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.5 : 28.7 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+8.5 : 27.9 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.1 : 12.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+9.0 : 12.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+7.9 : 10.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+7.5 : 11.7 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.1 : 7.9 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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

-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.3 : 13.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-7.8 : 12.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 14.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 14.3 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.5 : 12.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

-4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.8 : 2.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-4.4 : 2.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-4.1 : 2.2 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-3.9 : 1.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-3.9 : 4.1 PERTH AIRPORT 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.
55.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
51.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
48.0 BRINDABELLA (KOOLAMI) Snowy Mtns NSW
43.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
41.0 FAIRLIGHT STATION Goulburn/Monaro NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
41.0 FAIRLIGHT STATION
Snowy Mtns
51.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS
48.0 BRINDABELLA (KOOLAMI)
43.8 THREDBO VILLAGE
SW Slopes S
55.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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4.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
4.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1435 (59.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1306 (54.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1280 (53.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1220 (50.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1206 (50.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1162 (48.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1012 (42.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
972 (40.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
949 (39.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
933 (38.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
901 (37.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
890 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
881 (36.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
855 (35.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
838 (34.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
838 (34.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
827 (34.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
790 (32.9) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
784 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
776 (32.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
742 (30.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
738 (30.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
690 (28.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
682 (28.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
662 (27.6) WARRA W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
653 (27.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
633 (26.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
632 (26.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
629 (26.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
621 (25.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
617 (25.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
617 (25.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
616 (25.7) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
615 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
137/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
137/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
135/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
111/07 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
107/11 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
107/15 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
106/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/13 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
100/13 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
98/19 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
98/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/23 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/23 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/12 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
94/11 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
94/12 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
94/15 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
93/11 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
91/09 STRAHAN AERODROME W 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
PERISHER VALLEY AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) : 72(250/ 63 ) at 22:54
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(330/ 74 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(260/ 54 ) at 18:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 137(270/ 91 ) at 21:58
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 76(269/ 63 ) at 23:30
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(270/ 67 ) at 19:27
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 91(290/ 69 ) at 12:49
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 58 ) at 23:37
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 100(310/ 82 ) at 13:15
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 135(270/104 ) at 19:52
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 91(300/ 69 ) at 11:30
SMITHTON AERODROME : 95(300/ 52 ) at 12:06
LOW HEAD : 100(310/ 65 ) at 13:35
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT : 74(310/ 63 ) at 13:09
CAPE GRIM : 108(290/ 70 ) at 11:58
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 85(290/ 63 ) at 22:54
SWAN ISLAND : 108(310/ 69 ) at 15:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(320/ 65 ) at 12:30
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 85(300/ 63 ) at 12:28
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(330/ 74 ) at 07:55
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(300/ 65 ) at 02:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(310/ 43 ) at 11:02
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 76(260/ 65 ) at 14:11
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 89(310/ 70 ) at 09:50
LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(320/ 69 ) at 07:08
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(330/ 72 ) at 04:18
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(260/ 67 ) at 16:22
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(290/ 72 ) at 15:23
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 137(280/119 ) at 22:30