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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 1634 EST on 05/07/2014. 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 minimum temperature

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

12.3

12.2

22/07/1962

17

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

-1.1

-0.3

27/07/2000

18

-0.3

27/07/2000

19

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012071

SALMON GUMS RES.STN.

-4.3

-3.7

19/07/2006

44

1 N


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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 16:33EST, 05/07/2014.

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 20.7 +2.8 4.3 -3.7 1.8 0.2 2.0 5.5 295 (12.3) 41/16
BUNBURY 20.1 +2.9 2.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 35/11
MANDURAH 17.9 +0.5 7.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 43/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.2 -0.3 18.3 -1.0 17.1 0.0 4.0 9.7 302 (12.6) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.8 +0.1 -1.0 -5.0 -4.9 0.0 3.4 10.5 209 ( 8.7) 26/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 +0.1 4.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 44/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 +0.4 10.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 328 (13.7) 46/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 +1.1 8.5 +3.3 6.6 0.6 2.4 5.8 580 (24.2) 61/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 +2.1 4.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.8 19.4 +2.3 18.2 4.2 3.6 7.9 -- 43/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +1.4 14.6 +1.0 11.1 0.4 3.6 9.2 373 (15.5) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.3 14.3 +1.4 -- 4.2 -- 7.6 468 (19.5) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.7 -2.4 14.3 +4.8 11.0 0.0 4.4 -- 236 ( 9.8) 26/20
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +1.8 13.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/10
COOLANGATTA 21.9 +1.4 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 22/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 +2.1 9.8 +0.8 7.0 0.0 3.0 8.7 321 (13.4) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.0 -0.5 6.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 21/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 +2.7 2.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 29 ( 1.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 +2.5 6.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +3.4 3.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 21/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 +3.9 2.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 55/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.6 +1.2 2.6 +1.1 -2.6 0.2 1.6 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.7 +1.4 -0.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 +5.2 7.1 -0.1 4.1 0.0 2.4 9.9 325 (13.5) 28/08
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 +4.8 -3.3 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 +3.7 12.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +1.9 0.3 -2.4 -1.1 0.2 0.2 8.1 245 (10.2) 26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 +0.8 3.6 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 +2.8 5.1 +0.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 8.0 334 (13.9) 55/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -0.1 3.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 30/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.2 -2.3 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 28/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.9 -0.6 8.2 +2.2 6.4 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.9 -2.2 4.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 778 (32.4) 55/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 +0.3 5.9 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +3.1 6.2 +2.1 1.6 0.0 2.8 4.0 450 (18.8) 28/01
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

32.2 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.6 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
31.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.4 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 24.4 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.8 : 24.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.2 : 22.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+5.1 : 24.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 23.7 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+5.0 : 21.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

25.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
22.9 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.4 : 6.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+6.1 : 15.3 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 10.5 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.8 : 7.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+5.7 : 12.5 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 11.2 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
-2.8 : 9.1 REDESDALE N Central VIC
-2.4 : 20.7 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.4 : 16.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-2.3 : 10.2 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-2.3 : 10.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.9 : -4.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.8 : -1.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-8.1 : -3.3 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.6 : -0.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.5 : -3.5 NORSEMAN AERO 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.
29.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
23.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
15.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
7.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
7.8 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

 1351 (56.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1170 (48.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1153 (48.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1143 (47.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1134 (47.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1071 (44.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1069 (44.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1049 (43.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1030 (42.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1025 (42.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
989 (41.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
916 (38.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
903 (37.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
885 (36.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
870 (36.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
864 (36.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
849 (35.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
848 (35.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
804 (33.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
786 (32.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
778 (32.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
773 (32.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
752 (31.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
743 (31.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
735 (30.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
730 (30.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
729 (30.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
719 (30.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
699 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
692 (28.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
689 (28.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
689 (28.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
683 (28.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
678 (28.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
678 (28.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
644 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
633 (26.4) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
616 (25.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
603 (25.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
 111/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/07 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/17 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
EYRE
40.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.3mm/h
 TASMANIA
W Coast
CAPE SORELL
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DARDANUP : ***( 30/ 70 ) at 08:53
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(230/ 89 ) at 12:40
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 96(330/ 70 ) at 06:00
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 74(360/ 65 ) at 08:30
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 76(360/ 65 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 65 ) at 01:00