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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 1446 EST on 20/08/2015. 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 maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

36.4

35.9

21/08/2012

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

107

107

18/08/2015

11

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:45EST, 20/08/2015.

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 20.1 +1.6 10.1 +2.1 8.9 2.4 3.8 5.8 339 (14.1) 65/17
BUNBURY 17.3 -0.2 13.8 +6.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 54/15
MANDURAH 18.7 +0.8 15.3 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 59/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -1.1 16.2 -4.2 15.4 0.0 6.2 11.0 308 (12.8) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 +4.6 5.2 -0.8 3.1 0.0 5.4 10.8 218 ( 9.1) 34/16
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 +6.1 8.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.1 +2.5 8.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 30/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -0.6 2.5 -3.0 -1.4 0.0 0.6 7.8 162 ( 6.8) 35/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +1.2 14.9 -2.5 11.8 0.0 4.0 10.8 220 ( 9.2) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 11.7 -3.0 10.7 0.0 5.0 10.2 236 ( 9.8) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +0.6 11.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 261 (10.9) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +1.7 8.3 -2.4 5.3 0.0 4.6 -- 172 ( 7.2) 43/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.5 +1.2 11.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 44/16
COOLANGATTA 22.6 +1.2 9.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.2 9.1 -0.5 6.9 0.0 4.8 10.0 297 (12.4) 30/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 -0.4 6.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 41/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 +0.9 2.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -2.8 11.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 26/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -0.4 7.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 +0.3 4.2 -2.6 1.3 0.0 3.0 10.6 241 (10.0) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -1.5 -1.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 21/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.6 -0.7 8.9 +0.8 7.2 0.0 3.6 6.6 385 (16.0) 28/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 -1.5 5.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 22/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.1 -1.9 9.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 18/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 -1.8 -0.9 -4.4 -2.4 0.0 2.0 10.4 159 ( 6.6) 17/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -2.0 -0.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.3 +1.0 1.4 -3.9 1.0 0.0 2.2 -- 181 ( 7.5) 28/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 -1.6 -1.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -1.6 0.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 21/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -1.5 3.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 28/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -0.4 -2.3 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 17/17
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +0.4 2.4 -2.3 -2.2 0.0 2.2 9.1 337 (14.0) 26/09
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 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
35.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
34.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
33.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+8.5 : 29.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 27.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 25.3 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 28.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 29.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.4 : 17.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+10.1 : 17.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.4 : 8.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.3 : 17.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.2 : 15.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.4 : 14.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 14.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.8 : 11.7 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
-3.4 : 14.8 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-3.3 : 13.1 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.1 : -5.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-8.1 : -6.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-7.4 : -2.5 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.3 : 7.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-7.2 : -1.8 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.2 : 5.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

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.
30.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
12.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
12.2 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
11.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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5.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
4.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1105 (46.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1035 (43.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
739 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
677 (28.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
610 (25.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
603 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
107/20 FORREST Eucla WA
74/15 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
68/21 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
67/15 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
67/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/13 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
67/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

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
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 14:58 108.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
DWELLINGUP
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 21.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 108(210/106 ) at 09:30