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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 1402 EST on 31/08/2016. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

E Kimberley

002049

SOPHIE DOWNS

7.0

6.5

25/08/2008

32

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

27.0

14.2

29/08/2016

75

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Kimberley

003009

JUBILEE DOWNS

18.2

13.5

14/08/1978

75

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003018

MYROODAH

38.0

20.6

22/08/1919

96

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003024

UDIALLA

40.2

7.6

11/08/1933

46

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

21.4

19.0

26/08/2005

57

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003040

CAMBALLIN

35.6

17.0

26/08/2005

43

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003041

KILTO STATION

37.1

8.2

23/08/2005

17

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003073

KIMBOLTON

26.4

16.8

26/08/2005

25

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003075

DERBY MAIN ROADS

19.2

0.0

2012

12

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

31.6

10.6

02/08/2010

17

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003098

MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP

6.6

3.0

27/08/2005

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009868

MUNGLINUP

26.4

25.7

31/08/1973

26

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015633

PALM VALLEY

35.2

16.8

29/08/2008

32

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AIRPORT

16.0

10.6

23/08/1986

23

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

27.6

15.0

25/08/2010

15

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015641

THE GRANITES

26.2

7.0

30/08/1992

22

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015642

WALLACE ROCK HOLE

25.4

12.0

30/08/1990

28

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

25.0

12.8

29/08/2008

24

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

32.4

13.2

01/08/2010

17

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016095

TIEYON

31.6

15.2

30/08/2008

19

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

17.4

11.0

13/08/2003

16

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

19.4

19.2

10/08/2003

17

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017055

MARREE (WITCHELINA STATION)

38.0

34.0

29/08/1992

97

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

39.8

25.8

06/08/1985

27

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017119

BELTANA ROADHOUSE

33.2

27.0

10/08/2010

28

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

32.6

7.6

23/08/2010

16

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017130

MARREE (CALLANNA)

33.2

10.0

12/08/2003

16

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

25.9

25.9

26/08/2016

13

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:01EST, 31/08/2016.

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 17.9 -0.6 3.5 -4.5 1.4 0.0 1.6 6.4 276 (11.5) 35/14
BUNBURY 16.6 -0.9 7.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 43/22
MANDURAH 16.1 -1.8 7.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.6 23.0 +2.6 22.2 0.0 4.8 11.3 378 (15.8) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.4 -4.2 16.0 +10.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 414 (17.3) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 +4.7 14.0 +8.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 738 (30.8) 52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.9 +3.3 12.7 +4.5 -- 5.8 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 0.0 10.9 +5.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 634 (26.4) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.9 +4.6 14.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +1.9 20.7 +3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 525 (21.9) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.5 18.8 +4.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 498 (20.8) 41/09
MACKAY M.O 24.1 +1.6 18.7 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 +0.8 14.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 39/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 +0.7 11.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 44/11
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +1.6 12.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 26/09
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 +0.7 12.6 +3.0 9.2 0.0 4.4 10.3 247 (10.3) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 +0.8 11.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 518 (21.6) 43/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.1 +4.1 7.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +2.6 7.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 37/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +3.3 6.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 24/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +4.0 7.6 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 44/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +3.2 11.4 +3.3 9.9 0.0 3.2 4.4 263 (11.0) 39/19
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +3.1 6.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 +1.2 13.7 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.2 +4.7 8.3 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 30/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.3 7.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 37/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -1.3 12.8 +7.5 1.0 0.2 4.4 0.0 511 (21.3) 61/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 -0.8 9.9 +6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 288 (12.0) 39/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 -1.5 9.8 +7.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 404 (16.8) 41/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +0.9 9.2 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 651 (27.1) 68/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +0.5 1.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 31/22
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +1.5 1.4 -3.3 -1.0 0.2 1.8 5.4 251 (10.5) 22/01
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

36.3 BULMAN N Rivers NT
36.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 18.2 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.9 : 20.1 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.6 : 19.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.5 : 17.7 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
+6.5 : 13.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+10.7 : 17.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+10.3 : 19.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+10.0 : 16.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.9 : 18.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

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

4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : 20.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 22.7 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-7.1 : 26.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.6 : 26.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 26.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

-3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-5.3 : 0.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 0.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.8 : 1.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-4.6 : 1.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 3.5 PERTH AIRPORT 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.
49.8 MARREE (FARINA) NE Pastoral SA
46.8 WILPENA POUND Upper North SA
41.4 LARRAWA AIRFIELD E Kimberley WA
40.6 HERMANNSBURG N Plateau NT
40.2 UDIALLA W Kimberley WA

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

3.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

989 (41.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
921 (38.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
823 (34.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
772 (32.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
767 (32.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
745 (31.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
727 (30.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
725 (30.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
688 (28.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
677 (28.2) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
672 (28.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
668 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
667 (27.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) FORREST Eucla WA
651 (27.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
651 (27.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
634 (26.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
632 (26.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
621 (25.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
117/20 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/17 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
89/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/15 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/22 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
27.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 54.0mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.0mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.0mm/h
DERBY AERO
19.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.6mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.2mm/h
CURTIN AERO
20.4mm in 6 min to 09:06 204.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 22.4mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
27.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 55.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.8mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.0mm/h
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
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
SCADDAN AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
YULARA AIRPORT
16.0mm in 15 min to 09:15 64.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
WALUNGURRU AIRPORT
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
RABBIT FLAT
32.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 64.8mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 32.4mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
19.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.4mm/h
NE Pastoral
OODNADATTA AIRPORT
22.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.0mm/h
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT
39.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 79.6mm/h
39.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.8mm/h
MARREE AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h
32.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 65.2mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 32.6mm/h
Lower North
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
EDITHBURGH
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
ROSEWORTHY AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
15.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
VICTORIA
N Central
REDESDALE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 74(350/ 65 ) at 02:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 76 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) : 91( 20/ 58 ) at 12:00
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91( 10/ 63 ) at 16:00
MOUNT HOTHAM : 109( 10/ 96 ) at 23:59
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 83( 30/ 63 ) at 15:00