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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 2017 EST on 19/07/2016. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

30.4

29.2

27/07/2010

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL AIRPORT

17.9

17.8

13/07/2012

22

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084143

COMBIENBAR AWS

11.9

10.2

23/07/2003

19

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085291

MOUNT BAW BAW

3.7

3.2

17/07/2006

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

24.2

24.0

29/07/2002

13

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

22.8

22.2

14/07/2008

19

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062100

NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS

15.4

14.3

04/07/2004

20

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

20.4

19.5

14/07/2008

13

1 N

NSW

Sydney--east

066196

SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST)

23.6

23.0

11/07/2006

12

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

24.0

23.9

04/07/2004

17

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069148

MORUYA AIRPORT AWS

24.3

24.0

22/07/2009

14

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070005

BOMBALA (THERRY STREET)

21.3

18.8

21/07/2002

46

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070217

COOMA AIRPORT AWS

19.7

18.1

28/07/2002

21

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070328

BOMBALA AWS

19.3

18.2

23/07/2003

21

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

23.5

21.2

26/07/2007

19

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084142

GELANTIPY

18.5

15.9

31/07/2001

19

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084143

COMBIENBAR AWS

21.2

20.6

12/07/1996

19

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MOUNT NOWA NOWA

20.4

19.6

06/07/2005

18

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

22.7

22.6

21/07/2009

13

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MOUNT MOORNAPA

21.8

19.4

21/07/2009

19

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 20:16EST, 19/07/2016.

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 18.2 +0.3 7.4 -0.6 5.5 9.2 3.0 9.2 335 (14.0) 34/13
BUNBURY 15.5 -1.7 4.0 -3.0 -- 9.6 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/12
MANDURAH 16.1 -1.3 9.6 -1.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 454 (18.9) 28/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -1.1 13.8 -5.5 12.3 0.0 5.4 11.1 256 (10.7) 34/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.7 +2.0 2.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 +5.3 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.9 +4.6 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +1.2 8.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 573 (23.9) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.1 -0.6 12.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +2.9 20.9 +3.8 -- 6.4 -- -- 321 (13.4) 44/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 +0.7 18.6 +5.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 398 (16.6) 41/08
MACKAY M.O 23.6 +2.3 19.1 +6.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 329 (13.7) 35/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.2 +0.1 18.7 +9.2 -- 15.4 -- -- 492 (20.5) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 16.7 +6.5 -- 5.2 -- -- 459 (19.1) --
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +1.0 14.9 +4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 264 (11.0) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.4 15.2 +6.2 14.4 2.2 2.4 6.8 278 (11.6) 21/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +2.1 12.5 +6.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 781 (32.5) 48/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.4 +5.3 9.9 +5.2 -- 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +4.3 9.0 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 26/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 +7.3 9.3 +2.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 41/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.1 -0.4 -6.0 0.4 3 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +5.9 7.8 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 28/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.3 +8.3 9.9 +2.7 7.9 0.0 1.2 8.9 297 (12.4) 37/15
RICHMOND RAAF 24.9 +7.5 6.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 +7.2 12.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 43/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +3.3 4.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 17/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +0.3 2.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.5 +5.1 4.0 -0.3 4.0 0.0 2.6 4.2 240 (10.0) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 +0.4 3.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 3.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 21/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.3 +3.2 4.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 813 (33.9) 54/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 +0.3 8.3 +6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 316 (13.2) 54/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +2.5 7.6 +3.5 6.1 0.0 2.8 1.4 458 (19.1) 54/11
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

31.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
30.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
30.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 21.3 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.2 : 21.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+9.9 : 21.8 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+9.8 : 19.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.2 : 20.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
22.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+12.4 : 17.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+11.7 : 13.7 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+11.5 : 20.7 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+11.2 : 16.3 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+11.0 : 14.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 21.6 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.2 : 14.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 19.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.1 : 13.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 13.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.7 : 6.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.2 : 7.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.0 : 3.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 13.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 9.7 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N 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.
144.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
133.2 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
86.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
72.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
61.0 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
86.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
61.0 CARDWELL RANGE
56.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
Wide Bay/Burnett
133.2 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
Islands
144.0 WILLIS ISLAND
72.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1385 (57.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1162 (48.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1156 (48.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1154 (48.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1134 (47.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1129 (47.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1038 (43.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1023 (42.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
977 (40.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
963 (40.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
962 (40.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
923 (38.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
897 (37.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
886 (36.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
866 (36.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
866 (36.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
830 (34.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
813 (33.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
807 (33.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
805 (33.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
800 (33.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
781 (32.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
767 (32.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
767 (32.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
759 (31.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
739 (30.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
697 (29.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
691 (28.8) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
686 (28.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
686 (28.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
667 (27.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
662 (27.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
661 (27.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
656 (27.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
637 (26.5) BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
625 (26.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
612 (25.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
606 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
137/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/08 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
120/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
118/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/07 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
106/15 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/09 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
96/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/11 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
93/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
7.2mm in 5 min to 18:15 86.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
13.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 26.0mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 27.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.0mm/h
Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h

VICTORIA
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 06:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(280/ 54 ) at 10:18
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 95(300/ 54 ) at 11:49
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 104(310/ 59 ) at 10:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 130(330/109 ) at 23:31
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 117(310/ 93 ) at 08:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(310/ 72 ) at 12:01
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 119(290/ 69 ) at 04:42
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 83(350/ 65 ) at 06:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(330/ 72 ) at 07:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 121(310/ 72 ) at 13:18
MOUNT READ : 102(310/ 54 ) at 13:35
ISLANDS
Islands
GANNET CAY : 74( 70/ 65 ) at 01:30
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 67 ) at 12:00
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 96(130/ 78 ) at 08:30
LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 65 ) at 00:00