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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 12/07/2014. 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 grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

13.0

11.0

10/07/2010

17

N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

1.7

2.0

03/07/2002

22

1 N

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

-2.8

-1.4

01/07/2014

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

29.1

27.6

06/07/2007

14

1 N

NSW

Sydney--east

067117

HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE

19.0

17.8

06/07/2007

11

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 16:34EST, 12/07/2014.

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 19.1 +1.2 8.4 +0.4 6.6 0.0 1.4 6.4 187 ( 7.8) 34/23
BUNBURY 17.8 +0.6 6.6 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 30/11
MANDURAH 18.2 +0.8 9.7 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.1 -0.4 19.4 +0.1 18.2 0.0 5.4 10.7 327 (13.6) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 +0.8 -2.0 -6.0 -4.0 0.0 3.4 10.5 192 ( 8.0) 18/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.6 +0.7 3.7 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 43/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 +0.6 7.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 207 ( 8.6) 43/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.9 7.6 +2.4 8.4 2.0 0.6 5.0 436 (18.2) 50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.0 -2.7 -0.9 -9.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 +0.2 11.1 -6.0 6.7 0.0 4.4 10.5 273 (11.4) 39/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.1 -1.0 10.4 -3.2 5.1 0.0 7.8 10.7 385 (16.0) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 18.3 -3.0 8.7 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 297 (12.4) 44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.8 -0.3 3.1 -6.4 -1.5 0.0 5.0 -- 199 ( 8.3) 18/12
BUNDABERG AERO 21.3 -0.7 2.5 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 28/10
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -0.6 1.1 -8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 +0.7 6.0 -3.0 3.3 0.0 9.6 9.9 698 (29.1) 50/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.5 -1.0 1.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 594 (24.8) 41/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.1 -1.0 1.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 138 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 +1.9 3.9 -3.7 0.4 0.0 4.3 -- 343 (14.3) 30/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +1.3 10.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 37/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.2 +0.2 9.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 980 (40.8) 59/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.0 -2.4 1.5 0.0 1.5 1.4 0.4 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -2.3 0.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 34/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +2.1 9.5 +2.3 6.5 0.2 4.0 9.9 663 (27.6) 52/09
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 +0.6 5.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 34/00
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 +0.1 11.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 716 (29.8) 67/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.4 -1.3 6.8 +4.1 6.3 0.6 2.2 1.9 437 (18.2) 28/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.3 -1.8 7.1 +4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 364 (15.2) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 +0.9 2.7 -1.6 1.5 0.4 3.4 6.9 289 (12.0) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.7 -1.3 4.1 +1.2 -- 0.2 2.2 -- 355 (14.8) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 +0.3 2.1 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.4 +0.9 8.0 +2.0 5.0 0.2 0.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.1 5.0 +1.8 -- 12.6 -- -- 420 (17.5) 46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.6 -0.2 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 +3.2 6.4 +2.3 2.8 0.0 1.4 8.1 382 (15.9) 57/14
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

32.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
31.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
31.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 16.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.9 : 15.6 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+3.7 : 15.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+3.7 : 14.3 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+3.6 : 16.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.7 : 5.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.4 : 6.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.3 : 6.7 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+5.2 : 11.5 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+4.9 : 9.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 11.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.9 : 11.1 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.7 : 19.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-3.7 : 6.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-5.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-9.8 : -0.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.5 : -0.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.0 : -2.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-8.9 : -0.3 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.9 : 1.1 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
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.
31.8 ACTON PARK Lower West WA
26.2 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
24.2 CHAPMAN HILL Lower West WA
24.0 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
23.4 WALPOLE Lower West WA

10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1445 (60.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1229 (51.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1208 (50.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1177 (49.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1142 (47.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
980 (40.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
937 (39.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
925 (38.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
904 (37.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
903 (37.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
882 (36.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
875 (36.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
874 (36.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
873 (36.4) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
844 (35.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
830 (34.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
821 (34.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
814 (33.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
795 (33.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
762 (31.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
716 (29.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
713 (29.7) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
712 (29.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
710 (29.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
706 (29.4) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
698 (29.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
693 (28.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
693 (28.9) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
693 (28.9) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
690 (28.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
683 (28.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
680 (28.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
667 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
664 (27.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
663 (27.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
661 (27.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
656 (27.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
636 (26.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
626 (26.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
625 (26.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
623 (26.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
619 (25.8) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
609 (25.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
607 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
 120/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/17 CAPE GRIM 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
Lower West
NORTH WALPOLE
13.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(240/ 63 ) at 00:57
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(250/ 69 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(290/ 59 ) at 07:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 121(280/ 78 ) at 17:11
CAPE GRIM : 95(280/ 72 ) at 17:12
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 80 ) at 16:55
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 76 ) at 02:35
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 72(250/ 65 ) at 20:14
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 82(220/ 69 ) at 21:26
LOW ROCKY POINT : 87(300/ 67 ) at 16:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 63 ) at 16:06
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 74(240/ 63 ) at 01:05
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(260/ 56 ) at 23:30