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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 1407 EST on 07/08/2016. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

7.0

8.1

08/08/2006

16

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

10.9

11.0

08/08/2006

20

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

10.0

11.9

08/08/2006

15

1 P

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061054

NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

13.5

13.5

23/08/2010

17

1 N Equal to record.

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

19.9

19.1

28/08/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

18.5

17.5

23/08/2011

11

1 N


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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 14:06EST, 07/08/2016.

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 18.2 -0.3 9.6 +1.6 6.9 0.0 1.6 7.0 265 (11.0) 35/13
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.5 4.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 52/23
MANDURAH 17.2 -0.7 10.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 68/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.8 -1.6 14.8 -5.6 12.5 0.0 7.6 10.7 315 (13.1) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.3 -0.3 -1.4 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.6 +0.1 1.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 +0.6 3.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.1 3.4 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.5 -1.8 6.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 +0.1 18.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 569 (23.7) 54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +0.5 13.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/15
MACKAY M.O 21.6 -0.9 16.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 48/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.3 -1.5 12.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 43/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 11.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 43/16
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -1.6 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 426 (17.8) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 -0.9 9.3 -0.3 8.0 0.0 3.8 9.6 388 (16.2) 34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 -0.6 5.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 35/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 -0.6 6.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -1.8 8.8 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.6 -5.0 9.2 +2.4 -- 9.6 -- -- 317 (13.2) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.3 -0.2 5.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.4 -2.9 9.3 +1.2 3.6 3.4 2.6 2.2 424 (17.7) 37/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.4 -3.3 6.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 22/11
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -2.3 10.2 -0.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 30/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 -0.5 0.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 17/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -2.0 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 17/20
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 -0.1 5.1 -0.2 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.9 171 ( 7.1) 21/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 -0.8 0.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 15/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -1.2 2.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 18/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -0.2 1.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 31/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -1.8 0.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 15/11
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -1.2 2.4 -2.3 0.8 0.2 1.6 8.9 215 ( 9.0) 28/08
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

33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 26.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.3 : 26.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.1 : 23.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+3.9 : 25.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+3.7 : 24.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.3 : 10.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.0 : 9.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 10.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 10.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.3 : 14.4 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.3 : 9.5 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.4 : 13.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-5.0 : 13.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-4.8 : 14.6 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.4 : 14.6 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-4.3 : 13.7 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW

-7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 5.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 4.1 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 10.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-8.4 : 8.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-8.0 : -3.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau 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.
32.6 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
20.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
11.8 GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW) North Coast NSW
11.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
10.8 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW

Reports not yet available

1160 (48.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1023 (42.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1014 (42.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
942 (39.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
937 (39.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
905 (37.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
886 (36.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
873 (36.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
872 (36.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
827 (34.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
733 (30.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
731 (30.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
611 (25.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
96/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/21 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
74/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
72/22 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
72/20 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

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
BUSSELTON AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h
HARVEY
10.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h
WAROONA
12.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.6mm/h
Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
7.6mm in 9 min to 09:09 50.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
6.6mm in 17 min to 11:00 23.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(300/ 74 ) at 23:58