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Prepared at 1340 EST on 16/08/2024.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041169

KERIMBILLA TM

27.4

24.2

08/08/2020

19

1 N C

QLD

Darling Downs E

041348

WYAGA TM

40.2

40.0

24/08/2016

20

1 N C

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

24.0

23.7

03/08/1998

61

1 S C Suspect - removed from observations by BoM.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040983

BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET

16.6

16.6

24/08/2015

14

1 N C Equal to record.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

13.1

13.1

25/08/2009

27

1 N C Equal to record.

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

15.1

15.1

14/08/2024

21

1 N C Equal to record. Previous record set yesterday.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

102

85.0

31/08/2018

19

S C Suspect - Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. There were no potential causes of such a high gust in otherwise calm conditions present and Parkes AWS, 40km NE, shows no disturbances in the light SW wind flow. Forbes AP AWS has produced similar phantom high gusts in the past.


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Data is as received at 13:35EST, 16/08/2024.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 15 AUG 2024
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 20.4 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 39/02
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 +0.4 11.4 +3.3 8.4 8.2 2.2 3.5 454 (18.9) 37/03
PERTH METRO 18.0 -1.1 12.7 +4.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 44/06
BUSSELTON AERO 17.1 -0.2 6.4 -0.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 375 (15.6) 28/16
BUNBURY 17.6 -0.1 9.6 +2.1 -- 5.4 -- -- 422 (17.6) 43/01
MANDURAH 18.3 +0.1 13.1 +2.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 61/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.4 -- 8.8 -- -- 10.6 -- -- 640 (26.7) 50/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 18.1 -0.6 9.5 +3.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 504 (21.0) 48/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -1.0 20.4 +0.1 19.3 0.0 6.0 10.8 216 ( 9.0) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.0 +6.3 5.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.0 +10.6 12.6 +6.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 462 (19.3) 74/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 24.8 +8.5 10.9 +4.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 311 (13.0) 74/22
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 24.7 +8.8 13.6 +6.0 10.0 4.4 1.4 2.2 335 (14.0) 52/18
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 24.8 +8.5 9.4 +2.6 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 +5.5 7.8 +2.3 -- 5.8 -- -- 254 (10.6) 44/20
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.1 14.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +2.1 14.1 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 30/14
MACKAY AERO 25.9 +2.1 12.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +3.2 15.5 +4.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 24/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 +1.8 17.6 +6.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 371 (15.5) 24/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.9 +1.8 17.7 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 26/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.2 +2.4 17.9 +7.3 -- 4.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 28/00
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.6 17.2 +6.8 -- 27.2 -- -- 372 (15.5) 30/02
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 +2.5 17.3 +7.5 16.2 14.6 1.2 5.6 202 ( 8.4) 34/22
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 +1.5 18.2 +8.2 -- 17.8 -- -- 457 (19.0) 41/00
BRISBANE 25.6 +2.3 17.6 +6.8 -- 12.8 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 17/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 +3.4 14.0 +6.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 465 (19.4) 31/01
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.2 13.6 +10.9 -- 9.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 24/15
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.3 -- 14.8 -- -- 12.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 26/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 -0.3 15.4 +8.5 -- 10.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/14
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 18.9 -0.6 14.3 +9.7 -- 9.4 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 17/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +4.8 2.7 +1.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 -0.5 14.2 +5.9 12.4 8.4 0.8 -- 234 ( 9.8) 34/08
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 18.7 -0.5 11.7 +7.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 18/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.4 +0.6 8.1 +1.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 18/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.3 +6.4 4.7 +4.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.7 +6.2 6.1 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +5.4 3.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.4 +9.1 9.4 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.3 +5.2 8.3 +5.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 26/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 20.2 +5.4 4.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 17/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 21.8 +7.0 2.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 18/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.7 +7.3 12.2 +6.3 9.9 0.0 3.4 5.4 776 (32.3) 55/05
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.9 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 39/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 19.9 +4.8 7.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 22/06
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 9.4 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 14.8 +1.6 6.2 +2.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 24/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.0 +2.8 8.6 +3.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 22/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 +2.9 8.9 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 17/16
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.0 +1.9 8.1 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 24/08
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 for Thursday 15 AUG 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.9 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
35.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+10.9 : 27.3 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.7 : 25.1 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+10.6 : 29.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 25.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+10.3 : 31.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.1 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.5 : 13.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+12.3 : 14.7 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
+12.1 : 13.1 BARRABA (CLIFTON LANE) NW Slopes N NSW
+11.4 : 10.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+11.2 : 15.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+11.2 : 14.1 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+11.2 : 16.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

Coldest for Thursday 15 AUG 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.5 : 14.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-2.5 : 16.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
-2.5 : 16.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.3 : 15.2 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-1.9 : 15.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA

-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.7 : 9.0 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-3.9 : 8.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-3.8 : 3.9 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-3.3 : 14.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.3 : 11.2 BULMAN Northern 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.
50.8 WOOLI BEACH North Coast NSW
45.6 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
41.4 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
41.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.2 WYAGA TM Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
45.6 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
41.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
Darling Downs E
40.2 WYAGA TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
50.8 WOOLI BEACH
41.4 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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5.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
3.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
2.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1228 (51.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
996 (41.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
921 (38.4) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
900 (37.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
897 (37.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
802 (33.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
792 (33.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
791 (33.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
790 (32.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
788 (32.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
776 (32.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
739 (30.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
717 (29.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West & Perth WA
709 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
704 (29.3) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
702 (29.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
674 (28.1) ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
674 (28.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
669 (27.9) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
662 (27.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
654 (27.3) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
653 (27.2) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
640 (26.7) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
618 (25.8) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
614 (25.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
610 (25.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
606 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
85/19 CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
83/20 MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/21 OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
81/22 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

High realtime reports for Thursday 15 AUG 2024
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY
9.4mm in 24 min to 22:24 23.5mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 17.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.4mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
5.4mm in 12 min to 02:00 27.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CULTANA (DEFENCE) : 82( 20/ 67 ) at 19:28
Adelaide/Lofty
OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) : 83(290/ 69 ) at 21:53