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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 1515 EST on 21/07/2015. 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

Central West

008237

TENINDEWA

27.4

23.6

31/07/2002

12

1 N

WA

Central West

008307

COOLANGATTA ALERT

22.8

22.6

16/07/2008

12

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

39.2

37.2

24/07/2007

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

45.0

37.6

16/07/2008

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009991

DONNYBROOK EAST

43.6

34.2

12/07/2010

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009997

RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT

36.0

35.4

19/07/2009

11

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

-6.3

-6.3

24/07/2011

13

-6.3

24/07/2011

15

1 N Equal to record.

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

-5.0

-4.5

22/07/2011

17

1 N

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

-3.2

-2.3

19/07/2015

14

-2.9

05/09/2007

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

-3.0

-2.0

21/07/2007

21

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022046

EDITHBURGH

0.0

0.4

24/07/2008

21

1 N

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

-3.5

-3.2

22/07/2011

17

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

-2.5

-1.2

16/07/2011

13

-1.8

25/08/2002

14

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

0.6

1.0

29/07/1998

16

1.0

29/07/1998

17

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

-1.6

-0.7

20/07/2006

18

-1.5

14/06/2006

19

1 N

SA

Murray Mallee

025006

KAROONDA

-3.1

-3.0

20/07/2003

12

1 N

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

-4.5

-4.5

17/07/1998

19

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

-2.5

-2.3

22/07/2006

19

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090186

WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB

-2.0

-1.9

21/07/2006

15

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 15:14EST, 21/07/2015.

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 19.9 +2.0 13.4 +5.4 11.7 30.0 2.2 7.4 397 (16.5) --
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.1 12.5 +5.5 -- 28.8 -- -- 321 (13.4) 55/17
MANDURAH 18.4 +1.0 13.9 +3.3 -- 5.6 -- -- 495 (20.6) 59/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -0.1 18.4 -0.9 16.6 0.0 8.0 11.0 376 (15.7) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.2 -1.5 -5.0 -9.0 -7.6 0.0 3.6 10.5 267 (11.1) 28/09
WHYALLA AERO 15.6 -1.3 -2.3 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.3 -2.0 1.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.7 -2.5 -0.2 -5.4 -2.6 0.2 1.8 8.6 290 (12.1) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.2 -0.5 5.6 -3.0 1.6 0.0 5.8 10.5 331 (13.8) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.0 18.3 +1.2 17.8 0.0 5.4 3.5 537 (22.4) 44/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.9 -1.2 13.7 +0.1 11.5 0.0 5.4 2.5 323 (13.5) 37/18
MACKAY M.O 20.6 -0.7 14.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 6.3 462 (19.3) 48/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.0 -0.1 12.1 +2.6 8.0 0.0 3.2 -- 300 (12.5) 44/11
BUNDABERG AERO 22.6 +0.6 12.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 50/12
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -0.6 12.0 +2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 376 (15.7) 41/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -0.7 10.7 +1.7 9.7 0.0 2.8 7.3 338 (14.1) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.3 -0.2 4.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 +1.8 2.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.9 +0.2 10.8 +3.2 -- 9.4 -- -- 482 (20.1) 39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -1.0 6.3 -0.2 -- 5.2 -- -- 253 (10.5) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -0.4 8.1 +1.7 7.0 17.8 1.2 6.4 316 (13.2) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.1 3.4 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.6 -1.4 7.8 +0.6 5.9 0.2 1.6 4.2 389 (16.2) 34/10
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 +0.1 4.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 21/15
BELLAMBI AWS 15.3 -1.5 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 15/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +2.1 1.0 -1.7 -0.9 0.0 1.6 9.3 199 ( 8.3) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 +0.6 -1.6 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 +0.2 -1.2 -5.5 -6.0 0.0 -- 9.1 149 ( 6.2) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +1.3 -1.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 22/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 +0.2 -2.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 34/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.1 -4.2 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 54/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.6 -1.0 -2.4 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 9/22
HOBART AIRPORT 13.8 +1.3 4.5 +0.4 0.9 0.2 2.4 8.8 438 (18.3) 35/00
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

32.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
32.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
31.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 24.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.3 : 22.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+4.0 : 6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+4.0 : 23.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.0 : 20.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.4 : 13.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 11.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.0 : 11.6 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 13.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 13.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+7.2 : 11.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 14.2 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.2 : 19.9 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.6 : 18.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-3.4 : 21.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.4 : 10.2 ROBE COMPARISON Lower SE SA
-3.3 : 14.7 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 24.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

-11.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -2.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.2 : -5.7 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-9.0 : -5.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.0 : -5.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-9.0 : -2.5 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
70.6 BUNGENDORE Lower West WA
65.6 KARNET Lower West WA
60.8 FERGUSON VALLEY Lower West WA
58.0 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT
56.8 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
70.6 BUNGENDORE
65.6 KARNET
60.8 FERGUSON VALLEY
56.8 JANDAKOT AERO
56.8 BICKLEY
56.0 ROELANDS
54.2 HAPPY VALLEY
52.4 JARRAHDALE
52.0 BUREKUP
50.4 WORSLEY DOWNS
50.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT

ISLANDS

58.0 FERGUSON VALLEY ALERT

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

5.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1029 (42.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1020 (42.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1012 (42.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
986 (41.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
966 (40.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
875 (36.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
866 (36.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
837 (34.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
836 (34.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
814 (33.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
802 (33.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
795 (33.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
790 (32.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
781 (32.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
730 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
720 (30.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
714 (29.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
685 (28.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
680 (28.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
643 (26.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
643 (26.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
623 (26.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
618 (25.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
610 (25.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
106/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
78/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/23 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
74/20 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
74/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
CARNARVON AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h
Central West
KALBARRI
42.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
BINNU AG STATION
12.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.0mm/h
CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.2mm/h
ERADU AG STATION
15.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 15.8mm/h
20.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 41.2mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 29.6mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:00 20.0mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 30.6mm/h
MULLEWA AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h
WONGAN HILLS AG STATION
13.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 26.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.2mm/h
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
13.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 26.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.6mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.2mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h
4.2mm in 12 min to 03:29 21.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
ROTTNEST ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
12.4mm in 18 min to 02:18 41.3mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 23.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h
PERTH METRO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
BICKLEY
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
WANDERING
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
KALANNIE AG STATION
12.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
HORSHAM AERODROME
81.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 163.2mm/h
81.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 81.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 106(280/ 63 ) at 11:19
CAPE NATURALISTE : 78(230/ 65 ) at 18:39
BUSSELTON JETTY : 72(290/ 63 ) at 13:09