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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 1439 EST on 26/07/2015. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040714

ROUND MOUNTAIN TM

18.0

14.0

29/07/2006

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040941

KOORALBYN ALERT

20.0

15.0

03/07/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs E

041488

BALLYMENA TM

23.0

22.0

27/07/2001

12

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

35.5

35.0

24/07/2015

44

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

34.6

34.6

01/07/2009

12

1 N Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

30.1

28.8

01/07/1998

39

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

VIC

W Coast

090035

COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND)

104

100.0

05/07/2011

11

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 26/07/2015.

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 18.2 +0.3 8.8 +0.8 7.3 0.2 1.8 5.3 -- 39/14
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.5 6.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 34/11
MANDURAH 17.3 -0.1 9.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 21/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 +1.0 19.9 +0.6 19.7 0.0 3.8 10.9 259 (10.8) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.4 +0.7 13.3 +9.3 13.0 0.0 2.6 4.0 263 (11.0) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 +1.5 5.2 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 474 (19.8) 48/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -0.3 9.3 +1.8 -- 1.8 -- -- 240 (10.0) 44/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 +0.1 5.8 +0.6 3.6 11.8 2.8 3.6 526 (21.9) 61/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.0 +6.3 17.9 +9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +2.5 18.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 338 (14.1) 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 +2.5 18.3 +4.7 16.4 0.0 5.2 9.5 260 (10.8) 31/16
MACKAY M.O 23.6 +2.3 18.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- 7.5 189 ( 7.9) 21/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 +0.8 15.9 +6.4 14.0 0.0 3.2 -- 163 ( 6.8) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 +5.1 15.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 22.1 +1.6 15.5 +5.5 -- 17.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 22/00
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 +2.8 16.1 +7.1 15.2 0.0 2.4 4.1 241 (10.0) 35/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.1 +2.6 10.8 +4.4 -- 7.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 30/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 +2.7 12.0 +7.3 -- 4.6 0.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.6 +3.9 12.8 +5.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 251 (10.5) 26/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +4.3 10.7 +4.2 -- 4.2 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 22/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +3.0 8.9 +2.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 52/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.9 +1.6 6.1 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 +4.6 10.4 +3.2 5.8 0.0 2.6 10.1 369 (15.4) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 +2.9 9.3 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 44/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.4 +2.6 11.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.4 +0.7 7.0 +4.3 4.4 6.6 1.2 6.4 308 (12.8) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 +0.5 6.5 +3.4 -- 5.8 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/04
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.5 +1.1 6.5 +2.2 2.0 0.0 4.6 7.7 374 (15.6) 43/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.6 +0.6 6.2 +3.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -0.1 6.2 +3.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 357 (14.9) 44/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -0.4 3.9 +0.7 -- 2.4 -- -- 619 (25.8) 65/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -0.1 4.8 +2.5 -- 11.6 -- -- 240 (10.0) 76/23
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +1.2 4.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.2 5.7 392 (16.3) 52/23
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

35.7 BULMAN N Rivers NT
35.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 31.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.6 : 31.2 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.3 : 29.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.0 : 31.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+11.3 : 14.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.9 : 15.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+10.7 : 13.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.7 : 13.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.6 : 16.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

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

-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.2 : 12.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.2 : 15.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.5 : 12.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.3 : 17.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.2 : 12.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.6 : 1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.3 : 1.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.3 : 1.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

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.
39.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
38.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
36.4 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
35.0 KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE) NW Slopes N NSW
34.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1340 (55.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1237 (51.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1022 (42.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1001 (41.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
953 (39.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
936 (39.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
916 (38.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
914 (38.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
901 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
890 (37.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
856 (35.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
835 (34.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
831 (34.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
827 (34.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
777 (32.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
757 (31.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
741 (30.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
716 (29.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
713 (29.7) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
712 (29.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
691 (28.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
688 (28.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
686 (28.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
686 (28.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
683 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
679 (28.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
648 (27.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
641 (26.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
622 (25.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
619 (25.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
617 (25.7) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
614 (25.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
115/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
111/18 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/21 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
100/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
100/23 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
100/20 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
100/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/21 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
96/19 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
94/02 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
91/06 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/21 MOUNT READ W 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
8.6mm in 12 min to 18:12 43.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT
14.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.0mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS)
1.6mm in 1 min to 22:27 96.0mm/h
Lower SE
PADTHAWAY SOUTH
4.6mm in 13 min to 19:27 21.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
16.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89(270/ 70 ) at 16:45
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION (EAST ANEMOMETER) : 78(300/ 63 ) at 04:59
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 108(300/ 69 ) at 08:00
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 95(310/ 48 ) at 02:47
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 96(290/ 54 ) at 22:00
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 91(330/ 52 ) at 06:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(350/ 52 ) at 22:30
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 104(340/ 80 ) at 21:30
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 89(270/ 70 ) at 23:08
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 83(340/ 63 ) at 22:09
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 108(270/ 87 ) at 23:36
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 80(310/ 65 ) at 22:45
LOW HEAD : 95(350/ 69 ) at 23:40
CAPE GRIM : 100(320/ 80 ) at 20:20
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(340/ 69 ) at 23:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 85(360/ 65 ) at 20:13
LOW ROCKY POINT : 87(320/ 69 ) at 23:44
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(330/ 65 ) at 22:30
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(340/ 67 ) at 19:48
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 115(280/ 89 ) at 07:30