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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 10/07/2014. 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

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

42.8

23.0

20/07/2008

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

12.5

12.3

04/07/2014

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

0.0

0.0

20/07/2007

21

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

4.1

4.4

09/07/2011

16

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

-3.7

-3.0

12/07/2008

11

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068241

ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

-1.1

-1.0

17/07/2007

15

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

68

68.0

04/07/2007

11

N Equal to record.


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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, 10/07/2014.

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 15.7 -2.2 2.6 -5.4 1.1 0.8 0.8 6.6 297 (12.4) 30/12
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 3.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 13/12
MANDURAH 17.2 -0.2 7.1 -3.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 18/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 +0.2 17.5 -1.8 15.9 0.0 5.0 10.4 238 ( 9.9) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.3 -1.4 4.8 +0.8 1.5 0.0 6.4 10.5 410 (17.1) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -1.5 7.1 +1.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 675 (28.1) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 10.9 -4.4 8.0 +0.5 -- 12.4 1.6 0.0 436 (18.2) 74/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.1 -3.1 7.2 +2.0 6.7 12.6 3.2 0.3 657 (27.4) 35/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.0 +2.3 0.8 -7.8 -0.5 0.0 5.0 10.4 138 ( 5.8) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.5 -0.2 12.1 -5.0 8.8 0.0 2.4 10.5 153 ( 6.4) 24/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.2 +0.1 10.4 -3.2 6.4 0.0 4.6 9.5 168 ( 7.0) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 24.6 +3.3 10.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 270 (11.3) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +2.3 4.2 -5.3 2.0 0.0 3.4 -- 106 ( 4.4) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +1.5 4.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 43/10
COOLANGATTA 20.6 +0.1 4.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 +0.3 3.9 -5.1 -1.0 0.0 2.8 9.8 229 ( 9.5) 43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +2.1 4.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 41/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.7 +3.6 2.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 23 ( 1.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +1.5 3.4 -4.2 -0.1 0.0 1.8 9.3 242 (10.1) 39/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +3.9 1.7 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 46/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 +3.6 -1.4 -7.8 -4.8 0.0 3.8 9.1 231 ( 9.6) 54/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.3 +0.9 0.9 -0.6 -7.2 0.0 0.0 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 +2.1 -0.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 52/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 +4.7 5.7 -1.5 2.1 0.0 2.6 9.4 315 (13.1) 81/19
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +4.3 -2.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 65/18
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 +2.4 7.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 74/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.6 -0.1 5.9 +3.2 3.2 0.0 1.4 1.8 368 (15.3) 37/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.6 -1.5 5.0 +1.9 -- 3.8 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 43/06
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.9 -1.5 5.5 +1.2 2.0 0.2 6.4 2.6 587 (24.5) 46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.7 -2.3 6.2 +3.3 -- 2.0 1.8 -- 472 (19.7) 41/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.1 -3.4 6.3 +3.8 -- 1.8 -- -- 366 (15.3) 41/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.2 -2.3 9.3 +3.3 7.9 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.8 -2.3 4.3 +1.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 857 (35.7) 61/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 +0.7 4.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 5.1 +1.0 2.7 0.0 0.8 2.7 330 (13.8) 17/00
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

33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
32.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 25.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.4 : 24.8 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.3 : 24.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.1 : 24.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+5.1 : 24.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.0 : 10.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.1 : 10.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+5.4 : 12.5 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
+5.3 : 5.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+5.2 : 11.1 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 11.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.7 : 11.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 10.1 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.3 : 1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.2 : 11.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-8.6 : 0.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-8.5 : -9.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.4 : -7.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.1 : -1.1 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-8.1 : -3.7 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley 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.
42.8 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
33.0 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
32.6 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
30.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
29.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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0.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1695 (70.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1214 (50.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1135 (47.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1078 (44.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1069 (44.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1068 (44.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1065 (44.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1041 (43.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1021 (42.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1014 (42.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
986 (41.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
984 (41.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
980 (40.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
953 (39.7) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
935 (39.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
929 (38.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
922 (38.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
904 (37.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
857 (35.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
852 (35.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
847 (35.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
844 (35.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
834 (34.8) FORREST Eucla WA
834 (34.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
834 (34.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
821 (34.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
816 (34.0) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
815 (34.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
804 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
799 (33.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
797 (33.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
791 (33.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
755 (31.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
755 (31.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
753 (31.4) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
745 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
739 (30.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
718 (29.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
717 (29.9) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
716 (29.8) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
700 (29.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
697 (29.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
697 (29.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
697 (29.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
675 (28.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
673 (28.0) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
669 (27.9) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
669 (27.9) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
668 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
666 (27.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
664 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
664 (27.7) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
657 (27.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
653 (27.2) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
653 (27.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
644 (26.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
636 (26.5) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
635 (26.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) EUCLA Eucla WA
627 (26.1) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
622 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
621 (25.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
616 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
604 (25.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 126/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/07 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
93/21 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/08 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
85/21 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/19 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
85/19 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
85/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h
 TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(220/ 76 ) at 07:36
THEVENARD WIND : 83(220/ 65 ) at 06:47
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(220/ 65 ) at 21:00
Adelaide/Lofty
EDINBURGH RAAF : 83(230/ 63 ) at 16:43
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 85(340/ 67 ) at 19:30
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(330/ 63 ) at 16:00
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 124(240/100 ) at 02:44
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(290/ 50 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(230/ 65 ) at 23:01
E Central
FAWKNER BEACON : 80(360/ 65 ) at 03:00
W Central
POINT WILSON : 78( 10/ 65 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 85( 20/ 67 ) at 02:00