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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1403 EST on 07/08/2017. 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

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

26.6

22.2

02/08/2004

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

20.5

19.7

28/08/2011

19

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

23.0

22.8

23/08/2010

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

W Agricultural

018115

NEPTUNE ISLAND

124

111.0

30/08/2005

11

122.0

04/07/2007

13

N

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

87

83.0

16/08/2009

11

N

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

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

33.5

32.1

31/08/2005

11

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 08/08/2017.

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 19.8 +1.3 6.7 -1.3 5.0 0.0 3.2 6.1 250 (10.4) 37/14
BUNBURY 19.8 +2.3 8.5 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 35/23
MANDURAH 18.2 +0.3 12.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.6 20.9 +0.5 20.3 0.0 6.0 8.2 213 ( 8.9) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.2 +1.6 3.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 26/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.2 -1.3 9.1 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 617 (25.7) 63/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.7 -2.9 8.5 +0.3 -- 10.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 57/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.8 -3.3 5.1 -0.4 -- 16.2 -- -- 593 (24.7) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.7 -0.6 6.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +2.4 21.7 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 28/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.1 22.4 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 30/10
MACKAY M.O 27.6 +5.1 19.7 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 21/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 +2.0 19.4 +8.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +2.9 17.1 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 43/17
COOLANGATTA 22.2 +0.8 5.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 26/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +1.3 7.8 -1.8 3.3 0.0 5.4 6.9 322 (13.4) 31/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.5 5.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 31/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.3 +0.3 6.0 +0.2 1.9 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +1.7 4.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 39/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +2.4 4.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 52/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.8 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +1.5 3.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 55/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.1 +3.8 12.2 +4.1 9.9 0.0 6.8 9.9 542 (22.6) 54/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 +1.7 8.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 46/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.6 +2.6 10.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 50/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 638 (26.6) 67/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.7 +1.2 3.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 54/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.9 -4.1 6.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 65/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 -0.7 7.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 5.4 7.7 490 (20.4) 54/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -2.4 6.6 +2.7 -- 3.8 -- -- 437 (18.2) 52/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.3 -2.9 6.6 +4.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 479 (20.0) 65/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.0 -2.4 7.2 +1.3 6.0 0.4 4.0 4.7 788 (32.8) 57/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.6 -1.8 2.8 -0.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 836 (34.8) 61/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.7 -2.1 7.1 +3.4 -- 6.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 57/05
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +1.9 3.9 -0.8 -1.6 0.0 1.8 7.1 321 (13.4) 34/12
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 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.1 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 27.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+4.9 : 24.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.8 : 27.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.4 : 27.9 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.4 : 26.3 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.6 : 20.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+8.7 : 17.8 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+8.7 : 19.4 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.0 : 20.7 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+7.9 : 14.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.8 : 1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.3 : 8.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
-5.2 : 3.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.1 : 5.4 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-5.0 : 10.4 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

-5.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : -2.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 7.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.0 : 0.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.9 : 6.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.6 : 2.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley 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.
43.8 MOUNT COMPASS Adelaide/Lofty SA
40.4 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
40.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
39.0 CAMBOON STATION Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
38.0 JACKEYS MARSH N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1929 (80.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1471 (61.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1138 (47.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1126 (46.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1089 (45.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1029 (42.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1022 (42.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
990 (41.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
985 (41.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
983 (41.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
977 (40.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
971 (40.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
961 (40.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
920 (38.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
918 (38.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
904 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
903 (37.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
856 (35.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
847 (35.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
846 (35.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
836 (34.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
831 (34.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
828 (34.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
823 (34.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
812 (33.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
807 (33.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
803 (33.5) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
797 (33.2) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
795 (33.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
793 (33.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
789 (32.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
788 (32.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
785 (32.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
780 (32.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
778 (32.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
764 (31.8) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
757 (31.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
737 (30.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
733 (30.5) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
727 (30.3) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
722 (30.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
715 (29.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
713 (29.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
701 (29.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
675 (28.1) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
672 (28.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
670 (27.9) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
668 (27.8) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
667 (27.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
666 (27.8) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
665 (27.7) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
661 (27.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
658 (27.4) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
658 (27.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
657 (27.4) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
656 (27.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
647 (27.0) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
642 (26.8) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
642 (26.8) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
642 (26.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
637 (26.5) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
637 (26.5) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
629 (26.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
629 (26.2) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
621 (25.9) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
618 (25.8) OMEO Upper NE VIC
617 (25.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
615 (25.6) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
610 (25.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
608 (25.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
608 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) FORREST Eucla WA
124/10 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
120/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/15 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
93/17 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/11 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/02 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/18 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
91/03 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
None reported None reported