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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 1648 EST on 24/07/2014. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040714

ROUND MOUNTAIN TM

14.0

14.0

29/07/2006

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

13.5

13.5

24/07/2005

11

1 N Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

15.5

14.3

30/07/2006

11

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017031

MARREE COMPARISON

16.0

16.0

02/07/2011

75

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

-2.6

-2.3

29/07/2008

21

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

65

63.0

31/07/1977

17

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 16:48EST, 24/07/2014.

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 15.6 -2.3 7.6 -0.4 6.2 4.2 0.4 4.3 261 (10.9) 26/14
BUNBURY 16.4 -0.8 3.9 -3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 26/23
MANDURAH 16.8 -0.6 9.7 -0.9 -- 7.6 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 +0.1 18.7 -0.6 17.6 0.0 7.4 11.0 405 (16.9) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 +6.4 14.1 +10.1 12.7 0.0 6.0 5.6 274 (11.4) 44/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 +0.6 9.3 +4.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 +0.5 9.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 2.6 0.0 220 ( 9.2) 52/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.3 -1.9 0.9 -4.3 -1.5 0.0 1.4 1.5 208 ( 8.7) 28/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.3 +4.6 2.2 -6.4 0.9 0.0 6.0 10.4 152 ( 6.3) 28/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +1.2 14.2 -2.9 11.3 0.0 6.2 10.0 362 (15.1) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.2 +0.1 10.6 -3.0 6.9 0.0 3.4 9.9 150 ( 6.3) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 21.8 +0.5 11.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 290 (12.1) 31/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.3 +1.2 11.1 +1.6 7.9 0.0 3.4 -- 173 ( 7.2) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 +1.1 10.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 21.3 +0.8 9.1 -0.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 264 (11.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.9 -0.9 8.5 -0.5 7.3 6.0 3.6 9.8 283 (11.8) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.3 +0.8 6.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 37/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +2.1 3.7 -1.0 -- 1.0 1.8 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.9 +0.2 9.6 +2.0 15.9 0.0 2.6 9.3 399 (16.6) 31/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +0.6 7.5 +1.0 -- 9.6 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 +0.7 5.8 -0.6 4.0 0.0 0.4 7.1 284 (11.8) 22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.5 +2.1 1.5 0.0 -5.0 0.4 0.4 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.5 +2.2 2.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.2 +0.2 9.1 +1.9 6.1 0.0 3.2 6.7 276 (11.5) 22/06
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +1.2 2.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 21/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 +0.1 9.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 17/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 +1.8 -1.7 -4.4 -3.2 0.2 0.4 7.4 142 ( 5.9) 24/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.6 +1.5 -1.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +2.5 2.7 -1.6 -2.1 0.0 1.8 3.2 222 ( 9.3) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.2 -0.8 -2.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -1.3 -1.8 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 21 ( 0.9) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.7 +0.2 4.5 -1.5 4.2 0.0 0.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.2 -0.9 -3.3 -6.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 34/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 +2.2 -1.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 9/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.5 +2.0 4.4 +0.3 1.4 0.0 1.0 8.4 243 (10.1) 22/22
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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
32.9 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
32.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
32.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 26.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 28.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.4 : 7.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+6.4 : 26.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.0 : 8.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+11.1 : 16.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+10.2 : 16.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.1 : 14.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 15.5 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 12.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5 : 13.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 9.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
-4.5 : 12.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 18.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.3 : 14.2 FORREST Eucla WA

-8.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.7 : 4.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.3 : -4.0 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-7.2 : 5.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
-7.1 : -2.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-6.5 : -3.3 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC

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.
31.5 MUNDRABILLA STATION Eucla WA
27.0 BURLEIGH WATERS ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.4 SHANNON Lower West WA
20.2 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
19.0 TYUNGUN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

982 (40.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
828 (34.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
725 (30.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
725 (30.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
680 (28.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
660 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
642 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
631 (26.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/22 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/14 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
67/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/13 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
67/13 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
67/16 CAPE BORDA 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 None reported