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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 17/08/2016. 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 maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

23.5

23.8

02/08/2003

14

1 N

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

21.0

20.6

31/08/2007

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

26.1

19.9

06/08/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

22.0

18.5

06/08/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

27.3

23.5

28/08/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

46.2

44.9

23/08/2011

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 14:03EST, 17/08/2016.

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 20.0 +1.5 7.1 -0.9 5.5 5.8 1.8 8.5 308 (12.8) 41/14
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.5 5.4 -2.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 44/17
MANDURAH 17.8 -0.1 9.6 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.8 17.7 -2.7 16.2 0.0 8.6 11.1 354 (14.8) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 +3.1 4.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.3 +6.8 8.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 67/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 +6.0 10.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 41/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.9 +4.8 9.5 +4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 539 (22.5) 48/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.1 +0.8 15.6 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 39/00
CAIRNS AERO 25.2 -1.4 18.9 +1.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 595 (24.8) 46/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.6 -1.4 17.7 +3.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 369 (15.4) 46/11
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +0.3 17.7 +3.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 50/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 -0.8 15.4 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 55/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 0.0 12.3 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 500 (20.8) 54/11
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.4 9.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.2 10.9 +1.3 9.0 0.0 5.4 10.4 332 (13.8) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.0 -0.5 8.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 +1.9 7.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 7.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +4.3 5.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 18/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 +3.5 2.2 +0.1 -5.4 0.2 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +1.9 4.4 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 +3.4 9.9 +1.8 7.0 0.0 4.0 10.5 337 (14.0) 31/17
RICHMOND RAAF 23.2 +3.5 3.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +3.0 13.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.9 +4.4 4.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 18/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +3.5 1.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.8 +6.5 4.7 -0.6 1.0 0.0 2.1 8.8 287 (12.0) 44/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.9 +3.2 1.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +3.3 2.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 +2.9 6.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 673 (28.0) 55/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 +0.6 7.9 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 43/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.9 +4.4 8.6 +3.9 4.7 0.0 2.0 3.8 445 (18.5) 39/19
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

36.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 20.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.1 : 24.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+6.8 : 23.2 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+6.8 : 25.3 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 19.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+6.6 : 25.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+6.6 : 20.8 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.2 : 18.3 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+8.2 : 15.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.7 : 13.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.9 : 18.6 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.9 : 14.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.7 : 21.2 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.6 : 18.5 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.9 : 22.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-3.6 : 27.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-3.6 : 23.5 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.2 : 1.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6 : -4.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 : 0.5 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-4.5 : 10.8 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-3.9 : 1.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West 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.
83.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
56.2 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
56.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
47.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
83.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL
56.2 BINGIL BAY
56.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
53.0 INNISFAIL

Reports not yet available

1295 (54.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1272 (53.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1161 (48.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1108 (46.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1106 (46.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1100 (45.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1098 (45.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1050 (43.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
989 (41.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
986 (41.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
980 (40.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
977 (40.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
965 (40.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
857 (35.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
856 (35.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
826 (34.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
823 (34.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
821 (34.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
782 (32.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
743 (31.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
739 (30.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
724 (30.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
712 (29.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
703 (29.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
669 (27.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
651 (27.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
644 (26.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
624 (26.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
619 (25.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
605 (25.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
107/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
91/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
91/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
80/11 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/17 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
80/09 TASMAN ISLAND 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
PEARCE RAAF
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
17.2mm in 30 min to 23:00 34.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.6mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.2mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 74(280/ 65 ) at 23:32
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(330/ 87 ) at 13:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 96(300/ 67 ) at 06:39
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(330/ 65 ) at 12:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 65 ) at 12:30
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 70(130/ 63 ) at 11:00
CREAL REEF : 70(130/ 63 ) at 03:29
GANNET CAY : 82( 90/ 70 ) at 04:45
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 83(120/ 65 ) at 10:51