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Records set or equalled today

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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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
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 19.4 +0.9 10.6 +2.6 7.9 0.0 2.4 0.8 345 (14.4) 30/11
BUNBURY 19.7 +2.2 13.4 +6.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/09
MANDURAH 17.9 0.0 14.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.5 21.3 +0.9 20.6 0.0 4.0 10.4 213 ( 8.9) 30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.7 +1.1 3.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 26/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -0.8 7.7 +1.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 552 (23.0) 37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.6 -2.0 7.8 -0.4 -- 7.4 -- -- 403 (16.8) 41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 +0.2 5.8 +0.3 -- 13.0 -- -- 579 (24.1) 52/06
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -0.1 0.9 -9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +2.3 19.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +2.0 21.5 +6.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 28/12
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +4.1 18.6 +4.6 -- 2.6 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 21/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +5.1 17.5 +6.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 43/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +3.4 15.9 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +4.9 16.0 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 35/09
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 +4.4 14.2 +4.6 14.2 1.6 3.2 8.9 287 (12.0) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.8 +2.3 12.8 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +0.1 8.2 +2.4 2.4 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 +3.6 3.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 43/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +1.2 8.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 72/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.0 -1.1 -0.3 1.8 3 5.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -1.9 6.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 46/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 +1.7 12.2 +4.1 11.0 0.0 6.8 9.8 593 (24.7) 74/15
RICHMOND RAAF 19.2 -0.5 3.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 57/10
BELLAMBI AWS 17.2 -0.8 11.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 68/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 3.0 -- -- 633 (26.4) 63/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 9.8 -4.7 4.3 +0.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 421 (17.5) 50/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.0 -5.0 5.5 +1.8 -- 14.8 -- -- 354 (14.8) 44/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 -1.2 5.2 -0.1 -- 3.2 1.4 7.7 522 (21.8) 46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.9 -2.8 6.2 +2.3 -- 6.6 -- -- 483 (20.1) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -1.3 5.8 +3.2 -- 13.2 -- -- 441 (18.4) 37/16
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.1 -2.3 6.0 +0.1 3.9 0.8 2.2 4.0 578 (24.1) 48/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -2.4 2.7 -1.0 -- 8.6 -- -- 637 (26.5) 46/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -1.3 2.5 -1.2 -- 10.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 21/12
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 -1.0 5.4 +0.7 3.3 0.8 2.4 5.4 355 (14.8) 31/12
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

36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 28.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 28.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 27.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+6.4 : 25.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 28.0 WILUNA Interior WA

25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.4 : 14.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.3 : 11.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.2 : 13.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.0 : 9.5 MURRURUNDI (HAYDON STREET) Hunter Valley NSW

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

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 5.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 7.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.2 : 2.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.8 : 2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.8 : 6.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : -1.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 0.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.3 : 8.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.2 : 8.1 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-7.1 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla 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.
56.2 RINGAROOMA (MAIN STREET) N Coast TAS
55.8 OVENS RIVER @ HARRIETVILLE Upper NE VIC
48.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
45.4 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
44.4 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
45.4 GAYNDAH AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
48.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS

VICTORIA
Lower NE
44.4 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS)
Upper NE
55.8 OVENS RIVER @ HARRIETVILLE

TASMANIA
N Coast
56.2 RINGAROOMA (MAIN STREET)

Reports not yet available

1351 (56.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1344 (56.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1122 (46.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1000 (41.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
993 (41.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
953 (39.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
864 (36.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
823 (34.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
813 (33.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
809 (33.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
798 (33.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
779 (32.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
776 (32.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
760 (31.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
739 (30.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
727 (30.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
720 (30.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
719 (30.0) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
714 (29.8) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
710 (29.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
697 (29.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
693 (28.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
691 (28.8) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
689 (28.7) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
683 (28.5) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
678 (28.3) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
676 (28.2) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
671 (28.0) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
670 (27.9) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
664 (27.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
661 (27.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
660 (27.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
653 (27.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
640 (26.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
640 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
637 (26.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
633 (26.4) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
631 (26.3) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
625 (26.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
623 (26.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
614 (25.6) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
608 (25.3) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
607 (25.3) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
607 (25.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
603 (25.1) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
601 (25.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
111/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/22 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
78/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
78/12 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/11 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
76/11 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BUSSELTON AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)
4.0mm in 6 min to 09:06 40.0mm/h
Lower North
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
STENHOUSE BAY
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
NURIOOTPA PIRSA
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
19.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.6mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
15.6mm in 8 min to 09:08 117.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
Mallee/Upper SE
KEITH (MUNKORA)
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
COONAWARRA
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)
11.4mm in 16 min to 09:16 42.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
NARACOORTE AERODROME
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
PADTHAWAY SOUTH
14.4mm in 5 min to 09:05 172.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
DENNES POINT
13.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 26.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (EAST ANEMOMETER) : 82(310/ 65 ) at 11:30
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(340/ 74 ) at 00:30