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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 1331 EST on 18/08/2024.

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

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

78.8

54.2

08/08/2017

24

1 N C

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

83.2

72.4

08/08/2017

47

1 N C

WA

SW & S Coast

009877

LUDLOW

83.8

39.2

08/08/2017

30

81.0

21/05/1991

30

1 N C

WA

SW & S Coast

009984

VASSE HWY CB3

75.6

59.0

08/08/2017

11

     

1 N C

WA

SW & S Coast

009988

HAPPY VALLEY

69.6

62.0

08/08/2017

19

1 N C

WA

SW & S Coast

109509

CHAPMAN HILL ROAD CB2

54.8

52.0

08/08/2021

16

1 N C

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

24.2

23.7

03/08/1998

61

1 S C Suspect - Accepted by BoM on receipt but AWN believes suspect. It is about 8C above comparable sites in the area as reflected by the bullseye on the uncorrected min temp maps below.

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

18.8

18.7

29/08/2022

25

1 N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:28EST, 18/08/2024.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 17 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 17.1 -- 11.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 61/11
PERTH AIRPORT 16.9 -1.7 12.7 +4.6 10.1 0.0 2.2 0.2 403 (16.8) 55/13
PERTH METRO 16.4 -2.7 13.1 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 43/14
BUSSELTON AERO 14.4 -2.9 12.7 +5.5 -- 78.8 -- -- 459 (19.1) 44/03
BUNBURY 14.9 -2.8 14.1 +6.6 -- 32.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 46/11
MANDURAH 16.1 -2.1 15.2 +4.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 514 (21.4) 70/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 -- 9.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 34/19
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.0 +8.3 10.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 63/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +0.3 21.1 +0.8 19.8 0.0 6.8 10.9 207 ( 8.6) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 +4.0 5.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 +1.3 7.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 44/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.9 -0.4 11.7 +5.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 636 (26.5) 54/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 15.0 -0.9 12.0 +4.4 10.3 1.6 2.2 0.7 716 (29.8) 48/02
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 16.7 +0.4 11.7 +4.9 -- 3.6 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +2.8 9.5 +4.0 -- 14.8 -- -- 494 (20.6) 41/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.1 14.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 +1.5 16.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 26/13
MACKAY AERO 29.5 +5.7 14.2 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.1 +6.2 16.0 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +4.9 16.8 +5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 308 (12.8) 30/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.2 +5.1 16.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 39/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.0 +1.2 18.3 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 34/15
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +6.8 10.2 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 52/16
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +7.7 12.3 +2.5 8.0 0.0 2.6 10.7 190 ( 7.9) 55/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 29.4 +7.2 13.4 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/11
BRISBANE 29.5 +6.2 12.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 44/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 +4.2 12.0 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 65/15
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.5 9.2 +6.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 46/14
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 27.0 -- 10.2 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +2.8 13.4 +6.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 59/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +1.8 10.8 +6.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 46/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 10.2 -1.0 5.6 +4.8 -- 13.8 -- -- 385 (16.0) 50/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +3.4 13.3 +5.0 11.1 2.8 1.6 9.5 292 (12.2) 48/14
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.8 +1.6 10.3 +5.6 -- 4.8 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 41/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.5 +1.7 8.7 +2.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 57/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.5 +0.6 5.7 +5.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 385 (16.0) 46/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.4 -1.1 5.9 +2.4 -- 9.2 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 54/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -2.7 7.1 +3.6 -- 19.6 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.1 10.4 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 409 (17.0) 48/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 +0.9 6.2 +3.5 -- 8.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 15.1 +0.3 5.4 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 24/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.5 +1.7 4.8 +0.5 -- 1.6 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.4 0.0 7.6 +1.7 6.6 3.8 2.2 1.7 553 (23.0) 31/03
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 15.0 -- 10.3 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 325 (13.5) 21/13
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16.1 +1.0 7.0 +0.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 26/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 +1.1 6.4 +2.7 -- 10.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 35/14
WYNYARD AIRPORT 18.5 +5.3 8.2 +4.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 35/23
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.0 +3.8 10.5 +5.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 41/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 +2.6 10.0 +6.5 -- 4.4 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 57/18
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.9 -1.2 10.7 +5.5 -- 5.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 57/14
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 for Saturday 17 AUG 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.7 BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.7 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+9.1 : 27.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 26.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 27.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
+8.3 : 27.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 25.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.5 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.5 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.1 : 15.2 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.1 : 12.8 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+7.9 : 8.8 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+7.9 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA

Coldest for Saturday 17 AUG 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.4 : 18.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
-3.9 : 14.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-3.8 : 13.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West & Perth WA
-3.3 : 13.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-3.0 : 18.6 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.3 : 14.1 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.1 : 8.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
-3.9 : 1.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-3.8 : 9.9 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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.
86.2 YOONGARILLUP TBRG Lower West & Perth WA
83.8 LUDLOW Lower West & Perth WA
83.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA
78.8 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West & Perth WA
75.6 VASSE HWY CB3 Lower West & Perth WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
86.2 YOONGARILLUP TBRG
83.8 LUDLOW
83.2 JARRAHWOOD
78.8 BUSSELTON AERO
75.6 VASSE HWY CB3
69.6 HAPPY VALLEY
60.0 ACTON PARK
58.0 ASTON DOWNS ALERT
54.0 CHAPMAN HILL
54.8 CHAPMAN HILL ROAD CB2
50.0 DOYLE ROAD CB1

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

1321 (55.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1164 (48.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
963 (40.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
868 (36.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
852 (35.5) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
846 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
837 (34.9) OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
804 (33.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
796 (33.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
777 (32.4) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
762 (31.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
762 (31.8) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
748 (31.2) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
741 (30.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
716 (29.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
705 (29.4) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
698 (29.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
692 (28.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
685 (28.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
684 (28.5) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
677 (28.2) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
656 (27.3) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
652 (27.2) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
650 (27.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
633 (26.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
631 (26.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
628 (26.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
628 (26.2) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
624 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
617 (25.7) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
609 (25.4) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
607 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
603 (25.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
106/16 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
94/10 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
87/19 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
83/14 OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
76/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/09 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Saturday 17 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h
MORAWA AIRPORT
5.4mm in 15 min to 13:15 21.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
GERALDTON AIRPORT
9.0mm in 18 min to 10:48 30.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h
ERADU AG STATION
13.6mm in 30 min to 12:00 27.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.2mm/h
ALLANOOKA AG STATION
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.0mm/h
ERANGY SPRINGS AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 12:30 27.6mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 19.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.0mm/h
GUTHA WEST AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
Lower West & Perth
LANCELIN (DEFENCE)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
4.4mm in 11 min to 15:30 24.0mm/h
BUNBURY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.6mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
ST HELENS AERODROME
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
NORTH ISLAND : 95(240/ 76 ) at 10:00
Lower West & Perth
ARMAMENT JETTY : 78(330/ 65 ) at 10:45
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 106(340/ 43 ) at 16:23
TASMANIA
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 83(170/ 65 ) at 18:30