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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 1438 EST on 08/02/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:37EST, 08/02/2016.

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 40.1 +8.2 19.9 +2.4 18.5 0.0 12.0 -- 461 (19.2) 48/06
BUNBURY 34.3 +4.3 16.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 34/00
MANDURAH 33.6 +3.8 20.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 34/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.5 26.5 +1.8 25.9 0.2 7.0 8.5 302 (12.6) 37/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.8 +0.7 19.0 -1.7 17.5 0.0 14.2 11.3 380 (15.8) 52/17
WHYALLA AERO 28.7 -0.9 18.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 548 (22.8) 48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.3 +1.9 17.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 28/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.4 +2.2 13.5 +1.8 10.3 0.0 6.6 12.5 346 (14.4) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +3.0 20.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 34.0 +2.8 26.0 +2.2 26.0 3.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.0 +2.9 28.0 +3.9 27.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 26.9 -2.7 25.2 +1.8 -- 58.4 -- 0.0 323 (13.5) 55/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 -1.3 23.1 +1.0 22.5 2.8 3.4 -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 30.3 +0.4 22.5 +1.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 44/13
COOLANGATTA 27.4 -0.9 20.9 +0.1 -- 5.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 -0.9 21.7 +0.6 21.1 0.2 7.4 3.8 405 (16.9) 44/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.2 -1.9 17.3 -0.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 601 (25.0) 39/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.8 -1.2 17.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 7.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -1.5 17.5 -0.9 -- 8.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 -1.3 17.8 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.5 -2.2 15.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 544 (22.7) 37/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +0.1 20.4 +1.4 16.0 0.4 7.2 10.1 443 (18.5) 41/09
RICHMOND RAAF 28.2 -0.7 16.3 -1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 0.0 19.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 22/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.2 +0.4 17.1 +0.7 13.5 0.0 9.6 13.2 350 (14.6) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.8 +1.7 15.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.1 +5.5 16.8 +0.3 13.0 0.0 8.0 12.7 299 (12.5) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.9 +3.4 15.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 26/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.2 +5.9 15.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 44/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.1 +8.1 14.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 44/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.8 +3.3 18.8 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 23.7 +1.4 14.5 +2.5 12.2 0.0 5.8 5.8 338 (14.1) 31/13
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

44.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
42.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
42.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+10.6 : 43.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.6 : 42.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+9.5 : 30.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.9 : 38.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.8 : 40.4 PERTH METRO Lower West WA

28.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.0 CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
28.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 17.2 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+6.6 : 18.8 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.4 : 17.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+6.1 : 17.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+6.0 : 12.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

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

16.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
19.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
19.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.3 : 25.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.6 : 24.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.2 : 28.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-6.9 : 26.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-5.2 : 29.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

4.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
7.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9 : 10.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.1 : 18.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 9.4 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 : 7.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.5 : 16.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields 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.
86.0 CLARE ALERT Central Coast E QLD
77.0 GARGETT ALERT Central Coast E QLD
70.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
59.4 BLACKALL TOWNSHIP Central West QLD
58.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
86.0 CLARE ALERT
77.0 GARGETT ALERT
70.0 MACKAY ALERT
58.4 MACKAY M.O
50.0 POWERLINE TM
50.0 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
Central West
59.4 BLACKALL TOWNSHIP
56.0 BLACKALL AIRPORT
Maranoa
54.8 ROMA AIRPORT
52.2 TINDARRA TM
Warrego
58.0 NIVE DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
52.2 GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)

13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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8.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
8.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1089 (45.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1082 (45.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1031 (43.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
922 (38.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
870 (36.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
849 (35.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
844 (35.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
800 (33.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
790 (32.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
790 (32.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
771 (32.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
730 (30.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
725 (30.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
708 (29.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
697 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
685 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
684 (28.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
650 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
620 (25.8) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
72/11 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/22 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/16 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
61/02 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
61/22 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
15.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
12.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 25.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.4mm/h
MACKAY M.O
9.0mm in 20 min to 05:50 27.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
WOOLSHED
6.8mm in 6 min to 14:00 68.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.2mm/h
20.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 40.0mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 33.0mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 24.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.7mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h
15.6mm in 27 min to 13:00 34.7mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.2mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 33.2mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 32.4mm/h
8.4mm in 21 min to 13:51 24.0mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 27.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.0mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.7mm/h
77.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h
None reported