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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 08/07/2014. 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

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

102.2

66.2

11/07/1991

52

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

-6.6

-6.3

24/07/2011

13

-6.3

24/07/2011

15

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009519

CAPE NATURALISTE

124

118.0

18/07/2008

11

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, 08/07/2014.

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 17.5 -0.4 10.8 +2.8 8.6 16.6 1.4 2.5 452 (18.8) 83/13
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.5 10.7 +3.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 80/10
MANDURAH 17.8 +0.4 12.8 +2.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 744 (31.0) 83/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 0.0 17.6 -1.7 15.7 0.0 6.4 10.8 357 (14.9) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.0 +4.3 -1.8 -5.8 -4.2 0.0 3.0 10.5 166 ( 6.9) 21/22
WHYALLA AERO 19.2 +2.3 3.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 59/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.2 -0.1 6.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 2.4 3.9 160 ( 6.7) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -0.1 2.3 -2.9 0.8 0.2 0.6 2.7 269 (11.2) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.3 -0.4 -0.6 -9.2 -2.4 0.0 5.2 10.4 251 (10.5) 24/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.6 12.3 -4.8 10.6 0.0 4.0 10.6 283 (11.8) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 11.1 -2.5 5.7 0.0 3.6 9.9 145 ( 6.0) 35/09
MACKAY M.O 19.1 -2.2 10.0 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- 10.5 291 (12.1) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.9 -1.2 5.6 -3.9 0.9 0.0 4.0 -- 182 ( 7.6) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 20.0 -2.0 4.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 41/11
COOLANGATTA 18.3 -2.2 8.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/00
BRISBANE AERO 19.4 -1.4 5.7 -3.3 1.2 0.0 7.6 10.0 499 (20.8) 39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.4 -3.1 1.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -1.3 4.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.6 -1.1 4.6 -3.0 0.6 0.0 2.0 9.3 314 (13.1) 34/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -0.2 0.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 0.0 7.2 +0.8 4.9 0.0 4.6 9.8 697 (29.0) 48/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.0 -2.4 2.6 +1.1 -1.5 0.6 0.2 4.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -2.6 2.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +2.1 7.5 +0.3 4.8 0.0 3.0 9.2 555 (23.1) 44/16
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 +1.5 -1.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 +1.1 10.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 48/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.3 -1.4 5.0 +2.3 2.8 0.0 1.0 2.5 277 (11.5) 21/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.7 -2.4 4.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 +2.0 0.9 -3.4 -2.0 0.0 1.2 6.9 185 ( 7.7) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.3 -2.7 1.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 221 ( 9.2) 26/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 +0.2 0.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 +2.5 9.0 +3.0 5.6 0.4 3.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.1 1.4 -1.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 48/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +1.9 4.4 +2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 13/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 7.6 +3.5 6.3 5.6 1.2 1.8 215 ( 9.0) 26/13
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

32.4 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 24.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+4.4 : 21.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.3 : 24.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.3 : 23.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.4 : 7.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.3 : 5.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.1 : 10.2 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.7 : 15.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.4 : 8.9 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
+5.4 : 15.1 KALBARRI Central West WA

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

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 13.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.9 : 19.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-3.9 : 11.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-3.8 : 4.9 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.8 : 10.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-6.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : -0.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.2 : -6.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.8 : -1.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 0.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.3 : 5.3 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
102.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
38.8 ST MARYS (CULLENSWOOD) E Coast TAS
37.2 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
34.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
32.6 MATHINNA (SOUTH ESK RIVER) E Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
34.6 BICKLEY

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
102.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

TASMANIA
N Coast
37.2 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN)
E Coast
38.8 ST MARYS (CULLENSWOOD)
32.6 MATHINNA (SOUTH ESK RIVER)

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1390 (57.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1135 (47.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1073 (44.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
962 (40.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
921 (38.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
816 (34.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
801 (33.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
789 (32.9) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
789 (32.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
769 (32.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
762 (31.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
749 (31.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
744 (31.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
725 (30.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
705 (29.4) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
697 (29.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
695 (29.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
682 (28.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
668 (27.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
667 (27.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
656 (27.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
643 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
611 (25.5) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
604 (25.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
124/10 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
111/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
106/13 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/15 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
91/14 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

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
BICKLEY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.6mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 21.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.8mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
8.0mm in 38 min to 17:00 12.6mm/h
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
JACUP
5.6mm in 11 min to 13:11 30.5mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
LAKE GRACE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
NEWDEGATE AG STATION
11.4mm in 38 min to 14:30 18.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.8mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
6.6mm in 31 min to 17:30 12.8mm/h
MOUNT BURAMINYA
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PEARCE RAAF : 91(280/ 52 ) at 14:29
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 98(220/ 58 ) at 20:30
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 106(280/ 45 ) at 13:43
OCEAN REEF : 96(290/ 74 ) at 14:00
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 83(270/ 72 ) at 12:56
CAPE LEEUWIN : 111(310/ 93 ) at 06:29
CAPE NATURALISTE : 124(280/ 78 ) at 10:19
BUSSELTON AERO : 85(310/ 63 ) at 09:01
BUSSELTON JETTY : 95(330/ 72 ) at 08:30
DARDANUP : ***(300/ 82 ) at 09:28
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(350/ 65 ) at 13:30