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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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significant newsworthy major

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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 26/08/2017. 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 minimum temperature

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

19.5

19.0

23/08/1996

18

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

36.3

35.5

24/08/2017

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

38.7

36.5

23/08/2017

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

38.0

37.1

24/08/2017

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

36.7

36.2

24/08/2017

49

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

36.2

36.0

28/08/2012

39

1 N


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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 14:03EST, 26/08/2017.

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 21.8 +3.3 8.9 +0.9 5.9 0.0 6.4 10.6 364 (15.2) 34/14
BUNBURY 20.5 +3.0 8.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 28/09
MANDURAH 19.9 +2.0 10.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 34/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +4.0 20.9 +0.5 20.0 0.0 9.0 11.2 288 (12.0) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 -0.7 4.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -3.0 0.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.3 -3.3 3.8 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 17/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 -0.2 5.2 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.8 -1.5 14.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 577 (24.0) 50/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +2.3 15.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +4.2 15.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +1.5 16.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +0.4 16.7 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +0.5 13.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 41/11
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -0.4 14.1 +3.7 -- 5.8 -- -- 434 (18.1) 46/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 -0.3 10.6 +1.0 7.1 3.4 3.6 8.4 350 (14.6) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +0.1 5.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 46/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 -0.1 5.7 -0.1 0.6 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -3.8 10.4 +3.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 450 (18.8) 50/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 -0.6 9.3 +2.5 -- 7.4 -- -- 553 (23.0) 50/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -0.6 -2.7 -9.0 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.8 1.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 26/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.8 -2.5 10.6 +2.5 10.1 0.0 5.2 9.4 823 (34.3) 55/02
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -1.1 8.2 +3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 333 (13.9) 37/09
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -2.1 10.0 -0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 673 (28.0) 50/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.8 -- -5.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.0 +0.5 -1.0 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -0.1 0.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.9 -1.4 1.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 5.2 286 (11.9) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.7 -1.0 -0.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.6 -0.6 -0.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.7 -0.7 2.7 -3.2 -0.8 0.2 1.4 6.2 358 (14.9) 21/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -1.5 -2.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.1 5.7 +1.0 0.5 0.2 2.6 1.7 343 (14.3) 41/14
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

38.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 36.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+8.4 : 38.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+8.0 : 36.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
+7.9 : 36.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.8 : 38.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 34.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 34.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.6 : 25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+8.6 : 19.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 15.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.3 : 13.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 15.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-5.1 : 15.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 14.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.8 : 16.4 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.6 : 21.6 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-3.5 : 13.9 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-3.5 : 20.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

-10.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : -5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : -0.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : -1.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.0 : -2.3 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-6.0 : -0.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : -1.5 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-6.0 : -2.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

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.
28.0 BENOBBLE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
27.2 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 WIVENHOE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
25.4 MT TAMBORINE FERN ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW

Reports not yet available

978 (40.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
826 (34.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
823 (34.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
815 (34.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
789 (32.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
762 (31.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
759 (31.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
757 (31.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
721 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
684 (28.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
673 (28.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
672 (28.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
654 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
654 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
640 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
634 (26.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
629 (26.2) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
624 (26.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
616 (25.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
610 (25.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
85/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
85/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/16 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
74/08 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/14 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 80(200/ 63 ) at 17:30
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 82(170/ 63 ) at 01:38
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 63 ) at 23:00