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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 1637 EST on 09/07/2014. 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

009789

ESPERANCE

62.6

46.4

04/07/2007

45

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Northwest

037039

WINTON AIRPORT

1.1

1.2

21/07/2004

11

1.2

21/07/2004

13

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

0.9

1.6

20/07/2004

16

1.6

20/07/2004

17

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

-1.9

-1.8

10/07/2006

11

-1.8

10/07/2006

13

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

10.5

11.4

03/07/2014

18

11.4

03/07/2014

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

80

78.0

29/07/2011

12

N

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

83

83.0

22/07/2005

12

N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

29.9

25.2

21/07/2009

11

1 N

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

55.1

54.4

19/07/2008

11

1 N

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

20.2

18.9

21/07/2009

11

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

32.7

30.2

12/07/2008

11

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

31.2

30.3

19/07/2008

11

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 16:36EST, 09/07/2014.

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 16.5 -1.4 9.7 +1.7 7.8 19.4 4.6 4.9 689 (28.7) 61/04
BUNBURY 15.6 -1.6 7.1 +0.1 -- 12.2 -- -- 588 (24.5) 55/12
MANDURAH 15.4 -2.0 10.1 -0.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 858 (35.8) 57/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -1.6 16.5 -2.8 15.5 0.0 6.8 10.6 265 (11.0) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.0 +5.3 5.0 +1.0 1.0 0.0 6.4 10.5 273 (11.4) 46/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.0 +3.1 9.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 648 (27.0) 68/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 +3.2 11.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 2.6 0.7 404 (16.8) 68/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 +2.0 7.3 +2.1 7.5 0.0 1.6 6.3 590 (24.6) 67/21
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.0 +1.3 -2.2 -10.8 -4.0 0.0 4.6 10.4 120 ( 5.0) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -0.7 11.2 -5.9 8.0 0.0 4.8 7.3 196 ( 8.2) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.1 -1.0 9.8 -3.8 5.5 0.0 5.4 10.6 205 ( 8.5) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -1.1 7.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 345 (14.4) 21/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.1 0.0 3.2 -6.3 -1.1 0.0 5.4 -- 206 ( 8.6) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 21.3 -0.7 2.9 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 24/16
COOLANGATTA 20.5 0.0 4.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.7 -1.1 4.0 -5.0 -1.1 0.0 4.0 9.9 286 (11.9) 22/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 +0.5 2.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 21/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -1.3 -0.4 -5.1 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 67 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 +0.3 2.5 -5.1 -0.1 0.0 2.0 9.3 216 ( 9.0) 26/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +1.5 2.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 21/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 +1.2 6.9 +0.5 4.8 0.0 4.0 9.6 596 (24.8) 41/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.5 +0.1 -2.5 -4.0 -8.0 0.4 0.4 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -0.1 -3.0 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 22/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 +1.8 8.5 +1.3 5.2 0.0 3.8 9.7 521 (21.7) 37/02
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -0.1 -1.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 31/23
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 +0.8 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 +1.0 4.6 +1.9 1.5 0.0 1.0 2.7 170 ( 7.1) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 +0.2 6.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 +3.1 4.8 +0.5 1.5 0.0 2.0 8.3 370 (15.4) 55/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 +0.5 3.6 +0.7 -- 0.2 0.8 -- 321 (13.4) 39/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 +0.2 5.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 37/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.9 +1.4 9.2 +3.2 7.4 0.2 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 +1.1 4.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 72/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 +2.2 7.0 +4.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 +3.4 7.0 +2.9 5.7 0.0 0.0 3.7 257 (10.7) 37/15
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

32.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
31.9 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
31.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 27.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.1 : 15.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+5.9 : 22.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 23.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+5.3 : 25.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.4 : 12.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.1 : 10.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.1 : 10.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.1 : 15.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.0 : 10.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 16.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

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

-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : 10.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.2 : 10.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 11.7 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 20.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-10.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-10.8 : -2.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.5 : -10.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.1 : -6.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-8.4 : 2.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.3 : -1.9 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
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.
62.6 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
36.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
35.4 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
33.0 MOUNT WILLIAM
30.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
62.6 ESPERANCE
36.8 BICKLEY
35.4 PEMBERTON
30.6 ROCKY GULLY

ISLANDS

33.0 MOUNT WILLIAM

10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1479 (61.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1364 (56.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1344 (56.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1322 (55.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1077 (44.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
985 (41.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
981 (40.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
947 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
919 (38.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
892 (37.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
866 (36.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
858 (35.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
844 (35.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
839 (35.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
833 (34.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
830 (34.6) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
827 (34.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
808 (33.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
795 (33.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
786 (32.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
785 (32.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
784 (32.7) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
773 (32.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
772 (32.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
761 (31.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
746 (31.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
738 (30.8) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
732 (30.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
725 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
715 (29.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
715 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
702 (29.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
700 (29.2) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
699 (29.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
689 (28.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
688 (28.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
681 (28.4) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
678 (28.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
670 (27.9) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
669 (27.9) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
666 (27.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
661 (27.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
648 (27.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
640 (26.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
638 (26.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
637 (26.5) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
633 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) FORREST Eucla WA
625 (26.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
623 (26.0) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
621 (25.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
606 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
606 (25.3) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
604 (25.2) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
117/14 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
115/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
111/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
102/02 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
98/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/22 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
91/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/15 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(230/ 69 ) at 03:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(240/ 69 ) at 01:32
CAPE NATURALISTE : 102(230/ 76 ) at 02:08
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 115(280/ 83 ) at 13:22
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 117(330/ 52 ) at 14:42
THEVENARD WIND : 82(280/ 63 ) at 19:50
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 80(300/ 63 ) at 18:00
EDITHBURGH : 91(320/ 70 ) at 15:54
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 83(290/ 65 ) at 15:56
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 104(350/ 83 ) at 10:30
Adelaide/Lofty
OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) : 93(340/ 48 ) at 17:48
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(230/ 87 ) at 23:37
VICTORIA
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 85(360/ 67 ) at 22:10
FAWKNER BEACON : 80(360/ 69 ) at 21:12
W Central
POINT WILSON : 82( 10/ 65 ) at 23:30
W Coast
HAMILTON AIRPORT : 93(350/ 46 ) at 22:23
CAPE SORELL : 82( 30/ 67 ) at 20:00
MOUNT READ : 91( 20/ 58 ) at 23:00