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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 1437 EST on 05/07/2016. 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

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

90.8

41.0

11/07/2005

115

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

48.4

34.0

14/07/2007

15

1 N

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

23.8

23.0

20/07/2008

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

22.0

21.1

18/07/2010

19

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

22.5

22.2

30/07/2010

13

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

21.3

21.3

28/07/2010

13

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

-3.0

-3.0

12/07/2008

11

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

9.8

9.9

12/07/2005

11

9.9

12/07/2005

13

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:36EST, 05/07/2016.

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 14.5 -3.4 4.3 -3.7 1.2 0.0 0.6 7.6 423 (17.6) 50/11
BUNBURY 14.0 -3.2 2.0 -5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 34/12
MANDURAH 15.1 -2.3 7.0 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 20.9 +1.6 20.0 0.0 6.2 10.8 373 (15.5) 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.1 +5.4 5.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 55/12
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -2.6 8.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 11.5 -3.8 9.6 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 43/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.2 -3.0 8.4 +3.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 456 (19.0) 37/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 +2.1 9.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 44/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.8 19.1 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 438 (18.3) 31/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.7 -1.4 19.4 +5.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 26/06
MACKAY M.O -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.4 +0.3 15.1 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 28/08
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +2.3 12.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 31/10
COOLANGATTA 21.1 +0.6 6.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 22/17
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +1.1 8.4 -0.6 5.4 0.0 4.0 8.9 257 (10.7) 18/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 +1.6 7.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.9 -1.2 0.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.3 3.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 +0.4 1.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 22/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -0.5 -1.9 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 244 (10.2) 22/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.8 -1.2 6.3 -0.9 2.8 0.0 3.4 7.5 300 (12.5) 26/08
RICHMOND RAAF 14.2 -3.2 -1.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 13/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -0.1 7.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 21/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -0.3 5.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 21/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.7 -1.4 8.2 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 11.9 -3.5 5.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.6 286 (11.9) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.3 -1.7 8.1 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -0.9 8.6 +6.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 30/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.1 -2.0 6.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 46/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 +0.8 9.3 +7.0 -- 10.2 -- -- 399 (16.6) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 8.5 -4.0 7.0 +2.9 6.8 7.8 2.4 0.0 335 (14.0) 26/04
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

34.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 25.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.7 : 24.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+4.7 : 4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.6 : 30.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+4.4 : 31.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+4.4 : 24.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+10.3 : 22.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+9.8 : 20.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+9.2 : 21.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+8.9 : 15.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.5 : 20.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

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

-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.1 : 16.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 10.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 21.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-5.8 : 12.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 19.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : -3.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-7.2 : -3.1 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.6 : -1.8 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.3 : -0.1 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.3 : -2.7 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
90.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
80.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
52.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
48.4 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.8 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
90.8 MARDIE
80.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT
48.4 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
52.8 MOUNT READ
38.8 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD)

Reports not yet available

1192 (49.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1025 (42.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
992 (41.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
933 (38.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
925 (38.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
924 (38.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
914 (38.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
903 (37.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
861 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
840 (35.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
788 (32.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
783 (32.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
780 (32.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
777 (32.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
776 (32.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
773 (32.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
770 (32.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
738 (30.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
726 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
706 (29.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
681 (28.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
679 (28.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
675 (28.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
667 (27.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
654 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
640 (26.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
634 (26.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
625 (26.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
615 (25.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
94/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
83/23 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
78/16 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
78/23 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty 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 Pilbara
MARDIE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h
22.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 44.4mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 28.4mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 30.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h
ONSLOW AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.4mm/h
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
32.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 32.0mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.7mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 32.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
4.4mm in 11 min to 07:41 24.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
ALVA BEACH
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
Maranoa
ST GEORGE AIRPORT
7.2mm in 14 min to 23:00 30.9mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SMITHTON AERODROME
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(190/ 69 ) at 13:03
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 93(180/ 69 ) at 23:30
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 82(210/ 65 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 89(270/ 67 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(300/ 65 ) at 01:00