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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 1404 EST on 13/08/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-12.5

-11.0

02/08/2012

38

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 13/08/2016.

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 17.7 -0.8 4.9 -3.1 3.4 4.4 3.0 9.2 314 (13.1) 31/16
BUNBURY 16.6 -0.9 3.1 -4.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/15
MANDURAH 17.7 -0.2 7.1 -3.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 288 (12.0) 15/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +3.2 20.1 -0.3 19.0 0.0 6.2 10.8 353 (14.7) 48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.6 +6.0 2.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 +2.3 2.9 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 +1.4 8.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 48/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.5 7.5 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 414 (17.3) 68/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +1.2 12.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +0.9 18.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +0.7 15.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 22.2 -0.3 15.4 +1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 273 (11.4) 31/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 +0.9 12.3 +1.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +0.3 13.3 +2.4 -- 5.8 -- -- 261 (10.9) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -0.3 12.6 +2.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 37/08
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 -0.3 11.7 +2.1 10.6 2.2 3.4 10.0 327 (13.6) 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +0.1 6.1 -1.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 358 (14.9) 30/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.2 -1.8 3.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -2.1 4.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 22/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.8 +0.2 3.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -3.6 -5.7 -12.5 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -3.6 -0.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +1.5 7.4 -0.7 4.1 0.0 6.4 8.6 608 (25.3) 39/01
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -1.1 -0.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +0.2 7.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 54/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.7 -2.8 -0.7 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.6 -3.4 0.7 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.9 +1.6 3.6 -1.7 1.0 0.0 1.8 9.7 221 ( 9.2) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.4 -3.3 0.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.2 -2.0 2.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 -1.3 3.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -1.6 5.1 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 52/17
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +2.9 7.2 +2.5 3.7 0.0 2.4 5.2 463 (19.3) 50/19
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

36.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.0 : 28.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.4 : 34.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.3 : 35.3 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.2 : 27.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+4.0 : 17.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+4.0 : 28.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL

+10.2 : 23.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 23.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+5.5 : 21.4 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
+5.4 : 13.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.2 : 13.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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

-1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-3.9 : 11.4 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-3.9 : 7.7 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-3.8 : 18.3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-3.8 : 4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.7 : 1.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.7 : 11.3 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-3.7 : 5.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-7.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : -5.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : 0.7 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.7 : -1.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.7 : -3.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-5.6 : -6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : -0.1 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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.
35.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
20.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
19.4 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
17.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
16.8 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1380 (57.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1302 (54.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1292 (53.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1096 (45.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1005 (41.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
907 (37.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
866 (36.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
843 (35.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
838 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
821 (34.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
798 (33.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
783 (32.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
769 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
754 (31.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
745 (31.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
712 (29.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
681 (28.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
640 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
608 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
606 (25.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
109/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
100/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/02 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
SWANBOURNE
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(260/ 69 ) at 17:26
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 89 ) at 15:58
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 89(280/ 65 ) at 01:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(330/ 70 ) at 13:34
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(320/ 80 ) at 12:45
MOUNT READ : 95(340/ 46 ) at 12:03
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(290/ 65 ) at 22:30