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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 1401 EST on 02/08/2016. 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

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022037

PETERSVILLE

36.4

33.3

27/08/1973

49

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

-2.7

-2.0

21/08/2000

27

-2.0

21/08/2000

30

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010111

NORTHAM

-1.7

-1.7

10/08/2010

46

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010614

NARROGIN

-1.0

-0.9

29/08/2004

46

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

31.7

24.7

16/08/2004

11

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 14:01EST, 02/08/2016.

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 15.7 -2.8 1.1 -6.9 0.9 0.8 3.4 9.6 418 (17.4) 28/11
BUNBURY 16.3 -1.2 0.7 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 17/11
MANDURAH 17.0 -0.9 5.8 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 21/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 0.0 17.6 -2.8 16.8 0.0 6.8 10.7 313 (13.0) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.0 -0.6 5.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 46/18
WHYALLA AERO 14.6 -3.9 12.0 +6.1 -- 7.8 -- -- 339 (14.1) 52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.9 -2.7 11.8 +3.6 -- 11.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 44/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -1.0 8.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 55/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.9 +3.6 6.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 41/23
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.0 20.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.1 15.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 30/13
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +0.3 13.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 12.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) --
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 +2.0 9.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 24/13
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +1.7 6.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 34/16
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +1.5 8.3 -1.3 4.3 0.0 2.6 10.0 234 ( 9.8) 22/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 +2.8 7.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 26/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 +1.1 5.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +1.6 4.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +1.2 7.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 18/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.4 -0.6 1.4 -0.7 -4.0 0.0 4.0 0.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -1.5 5.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 21/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 +0.3 9.9 +1.8 6.8 0.0 2.2 0.7 289 (12.0) 22/09
RICHMOND RAAF 15.5 -4.2 5.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 13/08
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -1.2 12.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 28/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.9 -2.6 7.8 +4.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 17/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.8 -3.2 9.6 +5.9 -- 3.8 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.1 -4.2 10.5 +5.2 10.5 3.2 1.4 1.5 267 (11.1) 31/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.4 -3.3 9.8 +5.9 -- 5.8 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.4 -2.8 10.1 +7.5 -- 10.4 -- -- 239 (10.0) 31/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.5 -0.9 7.3 +3.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 502 (20.9) 44/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -1.5 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +0.2 1.6 -3.1 -1.0 0.0 1.6 5.6 365 (15.2) 46/21
Max
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+/- 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

35.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 20.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.0 : 17.1 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
+4.9 : 25.5 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.6 : 18.4 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+4.4 : 5.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.4 : 12.4 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+7.7 : 13.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 10.1 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+7.2 : 10.4 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+7.0 : 14.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5 : 15.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.2 : 17.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.9 : 15.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.5 : 13.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : 15.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

-7.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-11.6 : -2.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-7.3 : -1.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : -2.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 0.9 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-7.0 : -2.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.0 : -1.6 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
36.4 PETERSVILLE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
29.0 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
28.2 MAITLAND (CARINYA) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
26.8 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
24.0 WILLIAMSTOWN Adelaide/Lofty SA

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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0.1 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1115 (46.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1006 (41.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
922 (38.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
864 (36.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
833 (34.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
832 (34.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
801 (33.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
769 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
760 (31.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
717 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
711 (29.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
690 (28.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
684 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
672 (28.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
671 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
661 (27.5) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
639 (26.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
626 (26.1) FORREST Eucla WA
608 (25.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
87/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
87/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/08 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
83/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
LEGENDRE ISLAND : 83(100/ 63 ) at 08:53
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 74(330/ 63 ) at 17:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(230/ 70 ) at 21:54
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(210/ 65 ) at 23:16
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 78 ) at 13:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 76(230/ 63 ) at 19:00