Australian Weather News -- 25 JUL 2016

Monday 25 JUL 2016

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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 1401 EST on 26/07/2016. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

36.2

35.9

01/07/1996

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

VIC

W Coast

090035

COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND)

126

106

12/07/2016

N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

102

98.0

01/07/2009

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

12/07/2016

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Coast

090186

WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB

91.0

05/07/2011

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:01EST, 26/07/2016.

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	16.8	-1.1	5.3	-2.7	4.0	0.0	1.2	8.2	271 (11.3)	28/10
BUNBURY	16.2	-1.0	5.6	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	18/15
MANDURAH	16.1	-1.3	8.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	17/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+3.3	21.8	+2.5	20.8	0.0	4.6	10.4	240 (10.0)	34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.1	-2.6	4.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	41/09
WHYALLA AERO	16.1	-0.8	5.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	555 (23.1)	44/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	12.7	-2.6	7.4	-0.1	--	11.4	--	--	339 (14.1)	46/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.3	-0.9	5.3	+0.1	--	9.0	--	--	513 (21.4)	91/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.6	-0.1	14.3	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	323 (13.5)	37/13
CAIRNS AERO	28.2	+2.5	17.5	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.6	+3.5	18.0	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	28/12
MACKAY M.O	24.3	+3.0	18.2	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	31/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.7	+2.6	16.2	+6.7	--	0.2	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	31/08
BUNDABERG AERO	23.7	+1.7	13.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	31/10
COOLANGATTA	20.5	0.0	11.7	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	24/08
BRISBANE AERO	22.4	+1.6	11.6	+2.6	7.6	0.0	4.0	10.0	238 ( 9.9)	35/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.1	+0.6	5.6	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	16.0	-0.1	7.1	+2.4	--	0.0	1.2	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.3	+1.7	1.7	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	17.3	+0.3	2.7	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	70/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	5.7	-3.7	-0.2	-1.7	-5.6	13.0 ³	4.4	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	12.7	-2.6	2.9	-0.1	--	0.6	--	--	276 (11.5)	31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.8	+1.8	7.4	+0.2	4.1	0.0	4.0	9.9	478 (19.9)	52/11
RICHMOND RAAF	17.4	0.0	5.6	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	57/10
BELLAMBI AWS	16.7	-0.1	8.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	381 (15.9)	67/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	10.8	-1.9	3.8	+1.1	--	6.8	--	--	377 (15.7)	39/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.5	-1.6	4.7	+1.6	--	12.0	--	--	293 (12.2)	55/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.9	+1.5	6.1	+1.8	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.5	502 (20.9)	50/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.4	-0.6	3.3	+0.4	--	4.4	--	--	278 (11.6)	55/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.8	-0.7	2.4	-0.1	--	5.2	--	--	353 (14.7)	57/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.0	-0.1	2.5	-0.7	--	1.0	--	--	623 (26.0)	78/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.7	-0.9	1.5	-0.8	--	2.2	--	--	100 ( 4.2)	67/19
HOBART AIRPORT	12.8	+0.3	1.7	-2.4	-0.3	0.0	1.0	5.8	290 (12.1)	67/21
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

36.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 36.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.3 : 34.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.2 : 36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+5.0 : 32.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+5.0 : 34.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.3 : 20.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+8.1 : 20.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.7 : 20.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 16.5 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+7.1 : 21.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 10.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-6.3 : 10.1 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 9.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.6 : 12.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.3 : 12.2 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.1 : -0.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.5 : 3.8 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 0.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 0.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-5.4 : -2.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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.

47.8 MOUNT BEST (UPPER TOORA) W Gippsland VIC
44.0 VERDUN Adelaide/Lofty SA
43.8 HAHNDORF Adelaide/Lofty SA
42.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
38.0 BALHANNAH (KILLARA PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Reports not yet available

1509 (62.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1069 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1033 (43.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
940 (39.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
935 (39.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
928 (38.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
866 (36.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
865 (36.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
859 (35.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
824 (34.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
788 (32.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
786 (32.8) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
781 (32.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
777 (32.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
777 (32.4) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
768 (32.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
750 (31.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
742 (30.9) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
735 (30.6) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
733 (30.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
732 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
731 (30.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
729 (30.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
716 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
696 (29.0) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
687 (28.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
686 (28.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
671 (28.0) TELFER AERO Interior WA
671 (28.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
671 (28.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
671 (28.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
662 (27.6) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
661 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
660 (27.5) RHYLL E Central VIC
649 (27.0) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
649 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
648 (27.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
647 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
634 (26.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
618 (25.8) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
618 (25.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
615 (25.6) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
613 (25.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
605 (25.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

152/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
137/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
130/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
126/16 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
120/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/16 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
109/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
107/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
106/19 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
104/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
104/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
102/17 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
102/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/14 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
100/18 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
98/23 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
96/22 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
96/15 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
93/12 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/17 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
93/18 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
93/20 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
91/13 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
91/22 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
91/17 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC

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 10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 7.4mm in 20 min to 04:00 22.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.6mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 104(270/ 74 ) at 12:30 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(260/ 65 ) at 13:19 Adelaide/Lofty HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 80(310/ 63 ) at 13:00 Lower SE MOUNT GAMBIER AERO : 91(330/ 54 ) at 13:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra MOSS VALE AWS : 80(330/ 65 ) at 22:15 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 93(330/ 70 ) at 23:34 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 111(280/ 65 ) at 16:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 130(270/108 ) at 21:01 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) : 87(270/ 63 ) at 19:44 KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 85(268/ 67 ) at 21:00 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 89(300/ 78 ) at 17:51 FAWKNER BEACON : 85(280/ 72 ) at 18:28 N Central WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 91(350/ 70 ) at 17:30 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 109(260/ 76 ) at 23:00 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 126(320/ 98 ) at 16:42 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) : 102(270/ 54 ) at 17:04 CASTERTON : 93(320/ 63 ) at 14:43 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 100(290/ 61 ) at 14:09 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 93(270/ 61 ) at 18:00 TASMANIA N Coast DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 76(340/ 65 ) at 18:06 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 137(270/106 ) at 22:30 SMITHTON AERODROME : 89(310/ 69 ) at 17:49 LOW HEAD : 91(350/ 72 ) at 19:03 CAPE GRIM : 106(270/ 74 ) at 19:10 BURNIE NTC AWS : 95(320/ 70 ) at 18:00 E Coast LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 85(280/ 69 ) at 23:35 SWAN ISLAND : 98(270/ 76 ) at 23:32 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/ 98 ) at 23:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(270/ 76 ) at 22:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 87(320/ 63 ) at 21:55 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 76(290/ 65 ) at 22:28 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 96(250/ 76 ) at 22:50 LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(280/ 91 ) at 23:46 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(310/ 48 ) at 23:25 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 96(330/ 78 ) at 15:54 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87(280/ 65 ) at 22:19 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 152(280/121 ) at 22:19