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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 1635 EST on 03/07/2014. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009744

PAYNEDALE

52.0

42.0

21/07/2006

14

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009987

PAYNEDALE ALERT

45.8

39.0

21/07/2006

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009997

RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT

35.4

35.4

19/07/2009

11

1 N Equal to record.

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009592

PEMBERTON

13.4

12.6

17/07/1977

41

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

16.2

15.7

30/07/2001

70

1 N

WA

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

16.0

15.5

18/07/2002

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

15.5

15.1

31/07/2011

22

1 N

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

15.0

14.2

18/07/2002

14

1 P

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

15.6

15.6

09/07/2006

19

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

16.5

15.4

31/07/2011

20

1 N

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

14.0

13.2

03/07/1994

20

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009500

ALBANY

15.8

15.0

30/07/2007

69

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009534

DONNYBROOK

14.9

14.6

20/07/1959

55

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009573

MANJIMUP

13.5

13.3

20/07/1959

55

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

14.4

13.6

30/07/2007

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

14.5

14.0

30/07/2007

34

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

13.4

13.2

30/07/2007

18

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

13.9

13.0

30/07/2007

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

13.3

13.3

10/07/2003

11

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

13.3

12.9

17/07/2000

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

12.3

12.0

30/07/2007

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

25.8

23.4

29/07/2001

20

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 16:34EST, 03/07/2014.

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 19.3 +1.4 16.2 +8.2 -- 12.0 2.2 4.3 -- 48/13
BUNBURY 17.6 +0.4 13.8 +6.8 -- 20.2 -- -- 405 (16.9) 50/15
MANDURAH 18.8 +1.4 15.1 +4.5 -- 7.4 -- -- 559 (23.3) 67/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.4 -2.1 17.6 -1.7 16.3 0.0 5.6 10.5 366 (15.3) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.2 -2.5 -1.9 -5.9 -3.8 0.0 3.8 10.4 261 (10.9) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 +1.4 3.7 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 +1.2 10.0 +2.5 -- 0.6 0.8 7.7 64 ( 2.7) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.7 6.9 +1.7 5.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 324 (13.5) 30/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.2 -2.5 3.2 -5.4 0.0 0.0 5.6 10.4 384 (16.0) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -0.7 17.7 +0.6 15.9 0.0 8.0 10.0 614 (25.6) 50/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.3 -0.8 8.3 -5.3 2.9 0.0 4.0 9.4 318 (13.3) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -1.1 8.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 46/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.5 -0.6 3.9 -5.6 -0.5 0.2 3.2 -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 +0.2 5.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 28/15
COOLANGATTA 20.9 +0.4 3.9 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.2 3.9 -5.1 1.0 0.0 2.6 10.2 269 (11.2) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.8 +0.3 1.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 24/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.7 -1.4 1.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 85 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 0.0 3.1 -4.5 0.4 0.0 2.0 9.1 214 ( 8.9) 26/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +0.6 1.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.8 5.3 -1.1 1.3 0.0 3.0 -- 466 (19.4) 37/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.7 +2.3 1.3 -0.2 -2.2 0.2 0.2 4.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.6 -0.7 1.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 +1.0 8.0 +0.8 4.5 0.0 3.8 9.6 445 (18.5) 37/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 +1.4 -0.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 +1.3 9.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 30/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.7 -2.0 3.1 +0.4 0.9 0.0 0.2 2.0 179 ( 7.5) 18/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -0.9 5.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 21/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.9 +0.5 1.2 -3.1 -2.6 0.0 1.0 7.9 143 ( 6.0) 17/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +2.2 -0.1 -3.0 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 179 ( 7.5) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 +2.2 1.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 22/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.3 +3.8 10.8 +4.8 8.0 0.0 0.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +1.6 2.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 +2.4 -0.1 -2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 26/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 +3.4 3.8 -0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6 3.1 366 (15.3) 50/13
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

30.9 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
30.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
30.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
29.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+9.5 : 25.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+8.9 : 25.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.9 : 25.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.6 : 24.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 24.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.1 : 14.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+9.7 : 15.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+9.7 : 14.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+9.7 : 13.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+9.2 : 14.9 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.1 : 6.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 : 23.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-4.3 : 24.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-4.1 : 23.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-3.9 : 27.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-3.9 : 25.7 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

-6.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.8 : -1.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.7 : 1.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-7.6 : 2.7 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : -1.6 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-7.4 : 5.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley 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.
62.4 HAPPY VALLEY Lower West WA
52.0 PAYNEDALE Lower West WA
51.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
45.8 PAYNEDALE ALERT Lower West WA
43.0 ACTON PARK Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
62.4 HAPPY VALLEY
52.0 PAYNEDALE
51.2 JARRAHWOOD
45.8 PAYNEDALE ALERT
43.0 ACTON PARK

10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1308 (54.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1250 (52.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1166 (48.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1117 (46.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1053 (43.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1016 (42.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
973 (40.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
970 (40.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
941 (39.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
934 (38.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
907 (37.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
889 (37.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
841 (35.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
841 (35.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
801 (33.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
800 (33.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
789 (32.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
780 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
767 (32.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
730 (30.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
710 (29.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
710 (29.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
708 (29.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
673 (28.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
667 (27.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
665 (27.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
613 (25.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
608 (25.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
107/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
LANCELIN
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
12.2mm in 24 min to 07:54 30.5mm/h
8.2mm in 6 min to 08:00 82.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 25.0mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 24.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h
SWANBOURNE
7.2mm in 8 min to 08:00 54.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
PERTH METRO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
MANJIMUP
8.8mm in 38 min to 05:38 13.9mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.8mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
DARDANUP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 22.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.8mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
15.6mm in 30 min to 05:30 31.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.2mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.6mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.8mm/h
GOSNELLS CHMP
10.0mm in 50 min to 09:00 12.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(320/ 80 ) at 06:14
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(250/ 63 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(320/ 83 ) at 13:29
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(260/ 76 ) at 08:01
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 65 ) at 02:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(280/ 65 ) at 15:36