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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 1439 EST on 21/08/2015. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

20.6

19.0

30/08/1999

23

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

17.6

17.2

15/08/2009

16

1 N


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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 14:38EST, 21/08/2015.

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 18.6 +0.1 11.6 +3.6 10.7 25.6 4.4 8.9 434 (18.1) 55/02
BUNBURY 17.3 -0.2 10.7 +3.3 -- 8.8 -- -- 284 (11.8) 37/09
MANDURAH 17.9 0.0 12.9 +2.1 -- 18.2 -- -- 503 (21.0) 50/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.8 -0.6 17.2 -3.2 16.9 0.0 7.4 9.2 311 (13.0) 39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.9 +6.3 10.3 +4.3 7.2 0.0 4.8 9.4 232 ( 9.7) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 24.9 +6.4 13.8 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 670 (27.9) 78/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.9 +6.3 12.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 50/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.8 +6.7 8.3 +2.8 6.3 0.0 3.2 9.0 524 (21.8) 68/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.7 +3.4 5.2 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +0.9 16.4 -1.0 14.9 0.0 7.8 11.1 496 (20.7) 44/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +0.9 12.6 -2.1 10.8 0.0 5.6 10.5 306 (12.8) 43/12
MACKAY M.O 22.6 +0.1 12.9 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 307 (12.8) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 +1.9 14.1 +3.4 11.1 0.0 4.6 -- 288 (12.0) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +1.1 12.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 46/15
COOLANGATTA 22.2 +0.8 12.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 -0.1 9.6 0.0 8.3 0.0 4.4 6.3 305 (12.7) 31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 +0.8 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 43/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.2 +2.2 3.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.7 -0.1 9.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.5 4.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +3.6 5.2 -1.6 1.6 0.0 2.6 -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.2 +1.2 0.1 -2.0 -8.5 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +1.9 -0.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 26/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +2.6 8.4 +0.3 6.2 0.0 2.6 9.8 301 (12.5) 31/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 +1.3 2.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +0.7 10.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 37/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +2.6 1.0 -2.5 -2.4 0.0 1.4 10.4 176 ( 7.3) 21/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +1.8 0.4 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 +6.8 8.5 +3.2 7.0 0.0 2.6 7.1 361 (15.0) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.8 +1.1 2.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 31/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.8 +1.6 2.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 37/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +2.6 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 57/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.2 -2.6 -0.7 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 11/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.6 -0.9 0.8 -3.9 -2.2 0.0 2.4 9.6 289 (12.0) 26/23
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

34.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
34.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
34.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+7.8 : 30.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.4 : 29.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 24.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+7.4 : 23.8 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.2 : 25.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+13.5 : 20.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+12.0 : 17.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 18.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+10.2 : 15.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 18.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

-0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.3 : 14.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.3 : 22.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
-3.7 : 12.1 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-3.6 : 23.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : 8.2 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS

-7.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : -7.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.8 : -0.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.5 : 6.4 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-6.3 : -0.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.3 : -4.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.3 : -6.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

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.
39.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
30.6 GIDGEGANNUP Lower West WA
30.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
29.4 NOBLE FALLS Lower West WA
29.2 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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4.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

966 (40.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
912 (38.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
888 (37.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
886 (36.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
838 (34.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
795 (33.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
779 (32.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
776 (32.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
732 (30.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
725 (30.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
724 (30.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
713 (29.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
701 (29.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
689 (28.7) FORREST Eucla WA
680 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
676 (28.2) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
638 (26.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
637 (26.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
637 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
636 (26.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
634 (26.4) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
627 (26.1) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
602 (25.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
106/00 FORREST Eucla WA
106/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/09 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
81/11 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106( 50/ 9 ) at 00:45
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 106(360/ 87 ) at 20:27