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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:00EST, 12/08/2016.

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 19.3 +0.8 11.1 +3.1 9.5 0.4 1.2 5.3 285 (11.9) 44/13
BUNBURY 18.2 +0.7 11.0 +3.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 65/07
MANDURAH 17.8 -0.1 11.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 55/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.7 20.9 +0.5 20.0 0.0 10.8 10.8 361 (15.0) 39/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 -1.8 5.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.1 -2.4 5.3 -0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 455 (19.0) 28/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 -0.6 6.2 -2.0 -- 8.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -0.8 4.1 -1.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 41/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +1.2 11.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 37/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +0.5 16.9 -0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.2 14.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/16
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +0.4 15.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 21/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +1.5 11.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 31/21
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +2.3 10.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +3.1 14.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +2.2 9.7 +0.1 7.7 0.0 3.6 7.8 314 (13.1) 41/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 -0.3 9.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.5 -0.5 10.6 +4.8 -- 1.8 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +2.0 11.8 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.7 +2.1 10.3 +3.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 39/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.0 +1.9 -3.9 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -1.3 1.3 -2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 258 (10.8) 35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 +2.0 12.1 +4.0 5.6 0.0 6.2 10.6 426 (17.8) 55/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 +1.2 8.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 41/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +0.7 10.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 55/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -2.1 5.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 37/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -1.6 4.7 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 315 (13.1) 37/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -1.3 6.1 +0.8 3.0 0.4 3.5 7.6 378 (15.8) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 -1.5 3.7 -0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -1.2 1.8 -0.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 347 (14.5) 34/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 -0.4 1.4 -2.3 -- 5.6 -- -- 616 (25.7) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 0.0 3.6 -0.1 -- 9.4 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -1.4 5.7 +1.0 2.2 0.0 2.8 5.7 451 (18.8) 44/11
Max
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° 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

36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+6.3 : 26.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.8 : 35.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+4.7 : 35.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.3 : 26.2 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.2 : 33.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.5 : 8.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.4 : 14.3 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.4 : 10.9 MURRURUNDI (HAYDON STREET) Hunter Valley NSW
+8.2 : 13.8 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+7.9 : 10.8 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
+7.9 : 13.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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

-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 15.6 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.6 : 16.8 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.3 : 15.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-5.2 : 20.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.0 : 16.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-5.0 : 14.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW

-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.3 : -2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.2 : -1.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 12.9 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 0.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 0.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne 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.
31.6 CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY King Island TAS
28.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
27.0 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
26.0 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA

Reports not yet available

1374 (57.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1317 (54.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1175 (49.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1170 (48.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1160 (48.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1110 (46.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1076 (44.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1031 (43.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
961 (40.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
930 (38.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
924 (38.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
891 (37.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
882 (36.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
872 (36.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
830 (34.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
814 (33.9) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
805 (33.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
798 (33.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
771 (32.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
767 (32.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
766 (31.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
760 (31.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
758 (31.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
729 (30.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
713 (29.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
712 (29.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
700 (29.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
698 (29.1) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
690 (28.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
672 (28.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
670 (27.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
662 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
657 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
644 (26.8) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
644 (26.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
630 (26.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
622 (25.9) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
617 (25.7) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
616 (25.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
615 (25.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
611 (25.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
611 (25.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
607 (25.3) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
111/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/00 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/07 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast 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
ROTTNEST ISLAND
3.8mm in 11 min to 18:30 20.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT
4.4mm in 3 min to 09:03 88.0mm/h
EDINBURGH RAAF
4.2mm in 1 min to 09:01 252.0mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
20.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.0mm/h
NOARLUNGA
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
6.4mm in 8 min to 18:30 48.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS

REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)
14.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(310/ 65 ) at 08:40
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(280/ 61 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(270/ 76 ) at 01:49
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 108(270/ 85 ) at 04:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 67 ) at 23:31
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 85(260/ 63 ) at 06:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(260/ 72 ) at 07:15
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87(260/ 70 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 82(260/ 76 ) at 17:33
HOGAN ISLAND : 111(280/ 67 ) at 02:00
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 76(260/ 65 ) at 17:34