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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 10/08/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032078

INGHAM COMPOSITE

0.0

17.0

06/08/1995

43

17.0

21/06/2007

47

1 N


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Data is as received at 14:00EST, 10/08/2016.

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 16.7 -1.8 6.0 -2.0 4.8 7.0 1.8 4.8 392 (16.3) 46/12
BUNBURY 15.0 -2.5 8.7 +1.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 44/03
MANDURAH 15.1 -2.8 10.2 -0.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 545 (22.7) 52/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.5 21.0 +0.6 19.8 0.0 5.2 10.2 287 (12.0) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 +6.7 9.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.3 +3.8 13.2 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 650 (27.1) 65/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 +2.1 13.2 +5.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 57/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 +1.7 8.9 +3.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 481 (20.0) 80/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 +3.2 10.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 24/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -0.6 18.5 +1.1 -- 9.6 -- -- 525 (21.9) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.1 14.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.2 13.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 -1.1 13.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 -0.6 11.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 26/11
COOLANGATTA -- -- 8.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) --
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.1 9.3 -0.3 7.7 0.0 2.8 9.8 280 (11.7) 26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.3 -0.2 8.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 28/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +0.1 4.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +0.4 7.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +1.9 4.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 21/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 2.7 +0.6 -5.8 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 +0.7 2.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 +1.6 8.4 +0.3 5.8 0.0 2.0 6.9 270 (11.3) 31/22
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 -0.3 2.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 48/10
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +1.1 11.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 50/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +2.6 5.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 43/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.2 +2.2 1.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 43/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.2 +2.9 9.1 +3.8 6.5 0.0 5.8 3.5 450 (18.8) 52/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 +2.0 4.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 48/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 +1.2 3.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 55/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 +1.3 5.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 819 (34.1) 65/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +0.5 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 74/23
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 +2.6 3.2 -1.5 -0.4 0.4 1.6 5.9 290 (12.1) 72/16
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

35.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 29.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 30.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.0 : 23.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+5.9 : 28.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 30.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.7 : 15.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.0 : 14.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 14.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 15.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 14.4 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

0.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-26.1 : 0.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-7.7 : 14.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 14.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 14.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.1 : 14.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-6.3 : 3.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-4.6 : 0.5 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-4.5 : -0.2 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 0.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.1 : 0.6 HYDEN 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.
36.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
31.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
24.6 SHANNON Lower West WA
22.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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4.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1381 (57.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1140 (47.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1130 (47.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1014 (42.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1003 (41.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
983 (41.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
981 (40.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
937 (39.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
907 (37.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
892 (37.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
858 (35.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
819 (34.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
778 (32.4) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
778 (32.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
763 (31.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
755 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
746 (31.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
720 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
715 (29.8) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
710 (29.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
710 (29.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
692 (28.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
687 (28.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
685 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
680 (28.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
676 (28.2) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
675 (28.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
659 (27.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
650 (27.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
642 (26.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
615 (25.6) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
612 (25.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
606 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
118/15 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
111/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
111/18 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
107/20 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
106/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/09 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
104/23 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
98/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/14 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
93/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
93/18 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
91/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/21 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
91/21 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BICKLEY
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
15.0mm in 22 min to 09:22 40.9mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h
MANJIMUP
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h
SHANNON
24.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.4mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
FRANKLAND
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.4mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Central Plateau
LIAWENEE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 14 min to 09:14 64.3mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h
16.4mm in 19 min to 12:00 51.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 16.6mm/h
9.0mm in 26 min to 16:30 20.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(250/ 72 ) at 02:17
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(280/ 61 ) at 21:30
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 76(350/ 65 ) at 11:00
Adelaide/Lofty
OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) : 96(280/ 58 ) at 14:47
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE : 95(290/ 72 ) at 15:19
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) : 85(290/ 67 ) at 19:33
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(330/ 89 ) at 20:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 98(350/ 61 ) at 16:30
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 111(360/ 76 ) at 23:00
FALLS CREEK : 100(330/ 74 ) at 23:30
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 87(360/ 65 ) at 02:00
FAWKNER BEACON : 89(360/ 70 ) at 12:00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT (NORTH ANEMOMETER) : 78(360/ 63 ) at 06:00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT (SOUTH ANEMOMETER) : 83(360/ 65 ) at 01:31
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 87( 10/ 63 ) at 15:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 80(360/ 69 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 76(340/ 67 ) at 22:36
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 85(280/ 67 ) at 22:30
CAPE GRIM : 93(360/ 61 ) at 19:00
BURNIE NTC AWS : 95(350/ 54 ) at 22:04
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 74( 10/ 63 ) at 18:00
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 108(350/ 70 ) at 15:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 98( 10/ 52 ) at 22:30
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 108(350/ 67 ) at 20:53
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(320/ 69 ) at 21:16
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(330/ 69 ) at 22:20
MOUNT READ : 111( 10/ 72 ) at 18:30
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(300/ 67 ) at 21:05