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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 15/08/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

26.0

25.7

27/08/2003

19

1 N


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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, 15/08/2016.

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 22.3 +3.8 6.2 -1.8 3.4 0.0 2.2 9.9 215 ( 9.0) 30/14
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.6 7.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 31/23
MANDURAH 18.7 +0.8 9.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 22/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +3.0 20.7 +0.3 19.8 0.0 7.2 11.0 360 (15.0) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.3 -2.3 11.0 +5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 474 (19.8) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -2.2 1.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 +0.4 7.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +0.9 6.5 +1.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 446 (18.6) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 -0.5 14.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.6 0.0 16.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +0.7 15.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 44/10
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +0.3 13.0 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 43/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 -0.3 11.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +0.5 10.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 43/15
COOLANGATTA 22.7 +1.3 9.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 37/16
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 +0.3 9.4 -0.2 7.8 0.0 3.6 10.2 266 (11.1) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 +0.2 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 30/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +0.2 3.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 0.0 6.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +1.4 6.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 28/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 +1.1 -- -- -- -- -- 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -0.1 0.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 24/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +0.1 8.9 +0.8 5.3 0.0 5.4 10.5 -- 43/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.6 -0.1 1.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 22/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 -0.4 12.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.5 +2.0 1.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.6 +1.6 4.7 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 22/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 1.5 -3.8 -1.0 0.0 2.8 8.9 220 ( 9.2) 21/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 +0.9 2.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 +1.2 2.4 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 +1.2 4.9 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 375 (15.6) 30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.1 +0.3 3.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 46/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 +1.8 5.8 +1.1 2.2 2.4 3.6 7.9 699 (29.1) 72/06
Max
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+/- 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

37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 25.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.5 : 27.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.3 : 27.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.2 : 30.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

26.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.7 : 24.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+9.0 : 20.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+8.6 : 26.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
+7.2 : 12.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+5.6 : 20.4 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

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

3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 21.1 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-3.4 : 21.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 19.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 10.2 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-2.8 : 24.1 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

-4.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : -1.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.1 : -1.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 0.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 2.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

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.
24.4 CATAMARAN Southeast TAS
19.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
17.2 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

Reports not yet available

1920 (80.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1458 (60.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1430 (59.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1391 (58.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1305 (54.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1249 (52.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1038 (43.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1034 (43.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
961 (40.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
944 (39.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
930 (38.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
909 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
902 (37.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
876 (36.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
829 (34.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
784 (32.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
780 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
780 (32.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
776 (32.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
770 (32.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
763 (31.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
752 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
734 (30.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
717 (29.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
715 (29.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
669 (27.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
622 (25.9) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
619 (25.8) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
118/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/14 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
113/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
98/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 52 ) at 00:07
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(330/ 95 ) at 17:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 115(280/ 85 ) at 16:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(290/ 52 ) at 12:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(280/ 78 ) at 17:43
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 87(320/ 69 ) at 10:12
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(300/ 80 ) at 17:39
MOUNT READ : 85(300/ 63 ) at 13:36
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(270/ 78 ) at 00:08