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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 1505 EST on 28/08/2015. 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

QLD

Central Highlands

035040

WESTGROVE TM

27.8

23.8

25/08/2002

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

23.1

21.9

15/08/2015

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

26.7

25.2

15/08/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

25.6

25.4

04/08/2004

17

1 N


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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 15:04EST, 28/08/2015.

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 25.5 +7.0 11.6 +3.6 9.9 0.0 3.6 10.2 446 (18.6) 39/06
BUNBURY 23.4 +5.9 6.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 18/08
MANDURAH 26.7 +8.8 10.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +0.3 20.6 +0.2 20.0 0.0 7.2 9.7 333 (13.9) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -2.9 11.7 +5.7 11.4 0.0 3.2 9.5 448 (18.7) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 14.5 -4.0 2.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.3 -2.3 4.6 -3.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.5 4.8 -0.7 2.4 0.0 1.8 5.2 239 (10.0) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.9 -1.4 16.1 +5.9 15.6 0.0 9.0 -- 454 (18.9) 34/07
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +2.3 18.9 +1.5 17.3 0.0 6.6 10.3 432 (18.0) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +1.9 18.7 +4.0 16.6 0.0 6.4 9.9 370 (15.4) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +2.5 15.9 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 239 (10.0) 22/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 +3.9 16.2 +5.5 13.4 0.0 6.2 -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/17
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +3.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/13
COOLANGATTA 21.4 0.0 13.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 21/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 +1.7 15.1 +5.5 11.7 0.0 4.0 0.3 226 ( 9.4) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.0 -4.5 11.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 24/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.2 -3.8 9.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.8 12.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -0.9 9.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 15/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 -0.3 12.3 +5.5 9.3 0.0 3.4 -- 419 (17.5) 52/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.4 -0.6 7.5 +5.4 -5.0 9.6 5.1 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -0.1 8.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 43/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 +4.4 11.9 +3.8 10.3 0.2 3.0 4.3 330 (13.8) 52/18
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 +1.8 8.9 +4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 50/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +0.9 11.3 +0.8 -- 14.8 -- -- 277 (11.5) 35/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.2 -1.3 9.7 +6.2 8.9 9.0 2.2 0.8 236 ( 9.8) 59/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +0.8 9.8 +6.1 -- 10.6 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 44/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +0.6 7.6 +2.3 4.0 0.0 2.4 8.4 184 ( 7.7) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.8 -0.9 7.2 +3.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 +1.4 5.5 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 39/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 +0.6 0.5 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 39/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 +2.9 4.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 26/16
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 -1.0 2.7 -2.0 -1.5 0.0 1.4 0.8 207 ( 8.6) 28/15
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

36.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
36.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 26.7 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+7.8 : 23.4 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+7.7 : 23.6 KARNET Lower West WA
+7.6 : 26.3 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+7.5 : 26.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+7.5 : 25.5 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 11.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.5 : 17.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.3 : 19.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+10.0 : 17.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.6 : 16.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 13.3 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.0 : 13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-6.8 : 15.3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.5 : 14.6 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-6.2 : 15.5 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-2.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.6 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-1.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-6.1 : -0.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.0 : 0.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : -0.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.5 : 0.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 1.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 2.5 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.
56.0 CRAIGMORE AL Central Highlands QLD
48.2 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
37.0 BROGO (BLANCHARDS ROAD) South Coast NSW
33.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT Central Highlands QLD
32.4 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD) Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
56.0 CRAIGMORE AL
33.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
48.2 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
32.4 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD)
South Coast
37.0 BROGO (BLANCHARDS ROAD)

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

788 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
778 (32.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
716 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
76/16 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
76/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/13 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
65/23 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
61/17 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
61/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
12.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
WANGARATTA AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
MALLACOOTA
27.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 54.0mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 31.8mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 29.4mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
E Central
FERNY CREEK
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
COLDSTREAM COMPARISON
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
COLDSTREAM
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(160/ 63 ) at 22:30