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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 09/08/2017. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

54.2

42.2

12/08/2010

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

52.4

44.4

03/08/2003

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

72.4

70.0

04/08/1997

39

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009877

LUDLOW

39.2

37.0

18/08/1989

22

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009988

HAPPY VALLEY

62.0

31.2

22/08/2006

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009997

RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT

49.0

44.0

16/08/2005

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

14.0

14.0

21/08/2011

16

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

25.5

25.5

30/08/2003

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

26/08/1998

15

1 P Equal to record.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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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, 09/08/2017.

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 19.2 +0.7 12.5 +4.5 9.8 0.2 2.0 2.3 400 (16.7) 57/12
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.5 14.4 +7.0 -- 11.4 -- -- 431 (18.0) 48/11
MANDURAH 18.1 +0.2 14.3 +3.5 -- 13.4 -- -- 617 (25.7) 67/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.7 22.2 +1.8 20.6 0.0 5.0 11.2 224 ( 9.3) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.3 +0.7 2.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.7 +2.2 3.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 48/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.8 -1.8 7.5 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.0 5.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.9 -1.4 8.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +3.4 20.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 39/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +4.4 17.6 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 35/16
MACKAY M.O 24.4 +1.9 13.9 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +1.5 10.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +0.2 9.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 39/10
COOLANGATTA 21.3 -0.1 6.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 24/03
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 +0.6 10.4 +0.8 3.8 0.0 6.4 10.3 374 (15.6) 46/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.4 -2.1 4.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 39/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -1.3 4.2 -1.6 -1.1 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -0.1 1.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 35/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 +0.6 9.9 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 811 (33.8) 59/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.9 -3.1 1.5 -0.6 -2.5 5.6 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -2.0 0.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 +1.3 8.8 +0.7 4.9 0.0 7.2 10.3 693 (28.9) 43/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 -0.3 4.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 43/00
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 +0.5 9.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 572 (23.8) 61/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 -- 1.5 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 540 (22.5) 44/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.9 -1.6 0.9 -2.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -1.6 -0.3 -4.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 309 (12.9) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -1.1 2.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 5.6 5.9 369 (15.4) 43/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 -0.8 0.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 +0.5 1.1 -1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- -- 28/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.8 +0.4 4.8 -1.1 2.3 3.2 2.2 4.2 498 (20.8) 37/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 -0.1 2.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 35/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.8 +2.0 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 15/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 +1.6 2.5 -2.2 -2.1 0.0 1.6 7.8 251 (10.5) 35/13
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

36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 30.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.1 : 29.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.9 : 26.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.8 : 26.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 27.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL

+9.0 : 14.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+8.4 : 13.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.0 : 12.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+7.9 : 14.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+7.7 : 14.5 WILUNA Interior WA

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

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-4.2 : 0.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.9 : 9.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-3.8 : 7.5 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.8 : 5.1 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.4 : 19.1 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-3.4 : 9.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2 : -6.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 : 6.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-6.2 : -0.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 4.0 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : 7.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

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.
72.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
62.0 HAPPY VALLEY Lower West WA
59.8 YOONGARILLUP TBRG Lower West WA
59.0 VASSE HWY CB3 Lower West WA
54.2 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
72.4 JARRAHWOOD
62.0 HAPPY VALLEY
59.8 YOONGARILLUP TBRG
59.0 VASSE HWY CB3
54.2 BUSSELTON AERO
52.4 BRIDGETOWN

Reports not yet available

982 (40.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
964 (40.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
935 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
921 (38.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
903 (37.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
902 (37.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
869 (36.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
811 (33.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
794 (33.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
794 (33.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
783 (32.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
775 (32.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
763 (31.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
763 (31.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
751 (31.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
746 (31.1) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
736 (30.7) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
718 (29.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
718 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
705 (29.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
697 (29.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
694 (28.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
692 (28.8) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
672 (28.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
670 (27.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
615 (25.6) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
613 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
608 (25.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
603 (25.1) BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
601 (25.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
81/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/10 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/14 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
76/03 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
76/14 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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
JANDAKOT AERO
4.6mm in 3 min to 09:03 92.0mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
20.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.4mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
35.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 70.0mm/h
35.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 35.0mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 35.6mm/h
DWELLINGUP
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
MANJIMUP
14.4mm in 2 min to 09:02 432.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.4mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
51.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 103.6mm/h
51.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 51.8mm/h
51.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 51.8mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
51.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 103.6mm/h
51.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 51.8mm/h
52.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 52.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h
35.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 70.8mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 35.4mm/h
37.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 37.4mm/h
HOPETOUN NORTH
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
MANDURAH
11.4mm in 11 min to 09:11 62.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
19.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.4mm/h
HARVEY
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
18.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.2mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
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
PEMBERTON AG STATION
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
VASSE AG STATION
38.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 77.6mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.8mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 38.8mm/h
WAROONA
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
27.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 55.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.8mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.2mm/h
STIRLINGS SOUTH AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
KALANNIE AG STATION
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
KELLERBERRIN AG STATION
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.2mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 72(234/ 63 ) at 05:20
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(250/ 63 ) at 02:00