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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 29/08/2017. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-5.1

-4.0

26/08/2017

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

3.9

4.0

19/08/2003

11

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

-4.2

-4.1

14/08/2008

19

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073014

GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD)

-3.6

-3.5

20/08/2017

47

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Riverina E

074037

YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-2.8

-2.0

20/08/2017

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

-4.8

-4.5

20/08/2017

40

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

Upper NE

083055

DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT)

-9.0

-8.0

24/08/2002

13

-8.7

22/06/2007

15

1 P

VIC

Upper NE

083083

EDI UPPER

-2.2

-2.1

09/08/1994

26

-2.1

09/08/1994

29

1 N

VIC

Upper NE

083085

MOUNT HOTHAM

-10.4

-9.3

20/08/2003

21

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091291

SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM

-2.5

-2.1

22/08/2008

17

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

35.4

35.3

24/08/2017

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

80

70.0

13/08/2005

11

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 29/08/2017.

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 24.6 +6.1 12.8 +4.8 11.2 0.0 6.0 7.4 568 (23.7) 52/00
BUNBURY 23.5 +6.0 8.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/14
MANDURAH 25.6 +7.7 12.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 24/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.6 18.1 -2.3 17.0 0.0 9.0 11.2 315 (13.1) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.4 -1.2 1.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 13.9 -4.6 0.4 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 31/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 11.7 -4.9 4.2 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -2.0 2.0 -3.5 -- 1.6 -- -- 365 (15.2) 26/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.3 -1.0 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +2.1 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 14.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 24.4 +1.9 14.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 24/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 +3.9 11.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +2.5 10.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/09
COOLANGATTA 20.7 -0.7 7.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 41/16
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +1.5 7.2 -2.4 2.3 0.0 4.8 11.0 311 (13.0) 43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.6 -1.9 4.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 48/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.1 -1.9 3.1 -2.7 -3.0 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -2.2 4.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 50/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.8 -2.8 5.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 61/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.8 -2.2 -2.0 -4.1 -8.7 2.2 3 6.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -1.7 -3.7 -7.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 439 (18.3) 35/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.3 -4.0 6.5 -1.6 4.4 1.8 5.4 7.6 703 (29.3) 61/09
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -2.4 5.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 43/10
BELLAMBI AWS 14.3 -3.7 7.3 -3.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 636 (26.5) 63/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.4 -- -2.4 -- -- 2.4 -- -- 383 (16.0) 39/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.3 -2.2 -3.0 -6.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 318 (13.3) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -2.4 -3.5 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.4 -2.9 -0.6 -5.9 -- 0.0 3.2 8.3 327 (13.6) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -2.7 -0.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -3.0 0.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 11.7 -2.7 2.9 -3.0 -1.6 2.0 1.0 4.3 452 (18.8) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.4 -2.0 -2.6 -6.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 374 (15.6) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -1.4 -1.9 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -0.2 2.3 -2.4 -0.4 0.0 2.4 7.7 457 (19.0) 35/11
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

37.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
35.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+8.6 : 28.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 35.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 29.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 25.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+7.7 : 25.6 MANDURAH Lower West WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.3 : 15.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+9.7 : 16.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.0 : 16.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 16.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 18.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 15.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-5.3 : 17.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.3 : 7.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 5.9 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.1 : 11.0 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA

-10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-9.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : -2.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.6 : -4.8 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-8.4 : -4.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.3 : -2.8 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-8.0 : -4.2 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-8.0 : -3.1 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

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.
21.6 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
16.8 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
15.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
14.8 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC
14.8 ERICA (PARKERS CORNER) W Gippsland VIC

Reports not yet available

1191 (49.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1054 (43.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
904 (37.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
837 (34.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
827 (34.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
798 (33.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
774 (32.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
749 (31.2) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
741 (30.9) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
724 (30.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
703 (29.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
691 (28.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
686 (28.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
659 (27.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
653 (27.2) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
653 (27.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
636 (26.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
624 (26.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
623 (26.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
80/20 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
76/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
74/03 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
72/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/13 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 83(180/ 65 ) at 12:24