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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 13/07/2014. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

-6.4

-6.2

14/07/1992

39

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

0.5

1.7

11/07/2014

22

0.8

11/08/2012

23

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

4.5

5.0

10/07/2008

19

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040913

BRISBANE

2.6

3.0

08/07/2001

14

3.0

08/07/2001

16

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

17.2

18.6

14/07/2001

47

1 N


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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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, 13/07/2014.

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 17.8 -0.1 9.3 +1.3 6.5 0.0 1.8 9.2 321 (13.4) 35/03
BUNBURY 17.6 +0.4 8.0 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 270 (11.3) 24/01
MANDURAH 18.0 +0.6 8.6 -2.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 24/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 +0.6 18.8 -0.5 18.1 0.0 7.0 10.9 356 (14.8) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -0.7 -0.1 -4.1 -2.6 0.0 3.8 8.7 198 ( 8.3) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 14.2 -2.7 7.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 35/04
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.5 -1.8 5.8 -1.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 275 (11.5) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.5 -1.7 2.2 -3.0 -0.5 12.0 1.4 6.0 404 (16.8) 54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.9 -0.8 2.8 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.3 -0.4 15.2 -1.9 13.9 0.0 6.0 10.4 498 (20.8) 37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.2 -1.9 10.0 -3.6 5.5 0.0 4.4 9.9 246 (10.3) 34/16
MACKAY M.O 20.3 -1.0 8.2 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 386 (16.1) 24/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.2 +0.1 2.4 -7.1 -1.2 0.0 3.2 -- 96 ( 4.0) 18/15
BUNDABERG AERO 21.8 -0.2 1.7 -8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 30/12
COOLANGATTA 20.0 -0.5 1.0 -9.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 21/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.4 2.6 -6.4 -2.6 0.0 -- 9.9 249 (10.4) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.1 -1.4 0.2 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 39/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.1 0.0 -0.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 40 ( 1.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.4 -0.3 1.2 -6.4 -4.1 0.0 2.2 -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.6 0.0 1.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 34/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 +0.4 5.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 703 (29.3) 54/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.8 -0.6 2.0 +0.5 -4.5 0.0 1.0 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -0.1 -1.9 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.5 +1.5 5.8 -1.4 2.7 0.0 3.4 9.5 510 (21.3) 61/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +1.2 -2.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 +1.0 7.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 59/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.4 -1.3 5.9 +3.2 3.4 0.8 0.2 3.0 169 ( 7.0) 41/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.3 -0.8 7.4 +4.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 241 (10.0) 39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.4 -1.0 -1.2 -5.5 -5.0 0.0 2.0 7.3 254 (10.6) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.6 -1.4 6.8 +3.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.8 -1.7 3.9 +1.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 44/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.6 -1.9 7.2 +1.2 -- 4.6 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.9 -2.2 2.2 -1.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 454 (18.9) 37/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.1 -1.5 1.6 -0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 290 (12.1) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 9.3 -3.2 4.5 +0.4 1.0 1.2 2.2 6.3 467 (19.5) 48/10
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

32.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.4 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
32.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+2.7 : 17.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+2.7 : 25.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+2.7 : 19.0 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+2.3 : 21.3 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+2.2 : 21.7 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+2.2 : 18.5 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.6 : 20.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 16.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 5.3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.0 : 7.4 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+4.9 : 6.3 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.9 : 17.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-11.5 : 17.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-8.8 : 22.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-8.6 : 16.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-7.2 : 21.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

-11.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-10.2 : -11.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.8 : 1.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.1 : -5.7 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.0 : 1.0 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.0 : -5.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E 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.
35.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
32.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
28.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
28.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
26.4 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
9.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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4.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
2.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

1428 (59.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1313 (54.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1102 (45.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1089 (45.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1051 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
987 (41.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
986 (41.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
935 (39.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
903 (37.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
881 (36.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
866 (36.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
856 (35.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
842 (35.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
819 (34.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
818 (34.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
803 (33.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
791 (33.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
787 (32.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
778 (32.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
773 (32.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
773 (32.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
771 (32.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
767 (32.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
753 (31.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
716 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
703 (29.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
689 (28.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
666 (27.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
646 (26.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
637 (26.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
626 (26.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
621 (25.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
612 (25.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
612 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
609 (25.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
606 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
602 (25.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
 93/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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
Adelaide/Lofty
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(270/ 63 ) at 00:11
VICTORIA
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(220/ 63 ) at 02:46
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(220/ 76 ) at 07:00
CAPE GRIM : 83(220/ 72 ) at 06:57
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 61 ) at 20:33
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 32 ) at 09:02
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(280/ 67 ) at 03:19
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 80(220/ 69 ) at 01:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(270/ 67 ) at 01:36