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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 06/07/2016. 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

SA

Lower North

021127

SEVENHILL

54.2

36.2

15/07/2008

13

1 N

SA

Lower North

021130

RHYNIE

30.0

19.8

09/07/2005

13

1 N

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

37.6

26.0

09/07/2005

20

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023001

ADELAIDE (BRIGHTON)

43.2

36.3

14/07/1941

70

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023009

MALLALA

38.8

31.8

06/07/1891

130

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023012

OWEN

40.0

37.4

08/07/1993

88

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023028

TWO WELLS

39.6

34.0

09/07/1951

127

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023042

BURNSIDE

55.6

33.5

21/07/1920

38

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023043

HALBURY ROAD SALISBURY (HALBURY ROAD)

25.6

24.2

30/07/1994

16

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023085

ROSSLYN PARK (SEAVIEW)

43.2

25.2

16/07/2009

11

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023090

ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)

37.6

32.8

08/07/1993

37

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023095

HAMLEY BRIDGE

40.0

33.0

10/07/1905

130

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023096

ADELAIDE (HOPE VALLEY RESERVOIR)

41.2

36.2

28/07/1998

35

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023101

FELIXSTOW (PAYNEHAM)

34.4

23.4

27/07/2012

11

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023105

BROWNHILL CREEK (SCOTCH COLLEGE)

55.6

22.8

24/07/2004

16

52.2

21/06/2012

19

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023108

LONGWOOD

49.2

34.6

24/07/2004

13

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023114

BEAUMONT

46.6

25.6

24/07/2004

13

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023115

ADELAIDE (KESWICK)

43.2

23.6

27/07/2012

13

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

33.2

24.0

28/07/1998

16

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023714

FINNISS

48.6

36.3

12/07/1964

103

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023721

HAPPY VALLEY RESERVOIR

62.6

56.4

08/07/1993

122

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023732

ADELAIDE (MORPHETT VALE)

56.0

40.0

31/07/1975

109

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023750

URAIDLA

61.8

61.7

14/07/1955

123

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

40.8

35.4

27/07/2012

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023839

BLACKWOOD (WITTUNGA)

50.8

48.9

04/07/1986

35

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023846

BELAIR

50.8

34.0

24/07/2004

16

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023860

LONG RIDGE (GREENHILL)

51.0

38.0

24/07/2004

11

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023873

CRAFERS WEST

52.8

40.4

24/07/2004

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023874

LEAWOOD GARDENS (EAGLE ON THE HILL)

55.6

38.6

24/07/2004

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

69.8

51.0

19/07/1999

20

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023876

MCLAREN VALE (PIRRAMIMMA WINERY)

46.4

28.0

28/07/1998

20

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023885

NOARLUNGA

43.6

31.2

14/07/2009

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

55.4

41.0

28/07/1998

16

53.0

21/02/2000

17

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023890

BELAIR (ST JOHNS)

54.8

34.0

05/07/2011

11

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023896

ATHELSTONE (BLACK HILL)

37.4

30.4

16/07/2009

11

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

35.6

28.4

01/07/2009

18

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040714

ROUND MOUNTAIN TM

19.0

14.0

29/07/2006

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040754

RATHDOWNEY TM

23.0

22.0

27/07/2001

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040832

FOREST HOME TM

39.0

32.0

27/07/2001

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040933

FOXLEY ALERT

24.0

22.0

29/07/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040941

KOORALBYN ALERT

24.0

15.0

03/07/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040946

RATHDOWNEY ALERT

26.0

21.0

29/07/2010

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040948

KNAPPS PEAK ALERT

38.0

32.0

01/07/2005

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040949

BOONAH ALERT

27.0

21.0

16/07/2006

11

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

30.6

27.4

27/07/2004

12

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054076

KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE)

49.6

35.4

31/07/2010

11

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200001

MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

25.0

25.0

31/07/2010

11

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

15.7

16.0

10/07/2011

14

16.0

10/07/2011

15

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

26.4

25.9

09/07/2010

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 09/07/2016.

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 16.7 -1.2 8.0 0.0 5.3 0.0 2.2 3.8 512 (21.3) 48/06
BUNBURY 14.6 -2.6 4.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 31/10
MANDURAH 17.1 -0.3 8.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.9 20.6 +1.3 19.4 0.0 7.2 10.5 302 (12.6) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.5 -5.2 4.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 14.4 -2.5 6.0 +0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 55/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -1.3 6.2 -1.3 -- 37.6 -- -- 251 (10.5) 57/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.7 5.7 +0.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 22/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -2.0 8.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.9 17.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 22/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +2.9 17.4 +3.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 28/13
MACKAY M.O -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0 +2.9 18.3 +8.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 +1.2 16.3 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 37/10
COOLANGATTA 19.2 -1.3 13.3 +3.3 -- 8.4 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 34/04
BRISBANE AERO 18.3 -2.5 13.1 +4.1 13.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 164 ( 6.8) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.9 -0.6 12.4 +6.0 -- 28.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 43/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.6 -2.5 5.8 +1.1 -- 7.6 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +2.2 7.6 +1.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +3.5 6.4 0.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 55/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -3.2 3.3 +0.3 -- 10.8 -- -- 257 (10.7) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +2.1 8.2 +1.0 5.9 4.0 0.6 5.8 275 (11.5) 43/17
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 +0.5 2.3 -1.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 +0.8 10.4 +0.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 59/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.2 -2.5 7.6 +4.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 34/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.6 -2.5 6.7 +3.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.0 -1.4 7.2 +2.9 -- 2.2 1.8 2.5 232 ( 9.7) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -0.7 7.6 +4.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -0.5 6.8 +4.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 263 (11.0) 34/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.4 -1.7 5.5 +2.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 485 (20.2) 48/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 +0.5 7.2 +4.9 -- 8.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 44/00
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -0.8 7.1 +3.0 6.8 4.6 0.2 0.0 228 ( 9.5) 35/18
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

35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+6.0 : 34.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+5.9 : 28.4 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.8 : 29.1 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+4.7 : 25.0 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
+4.6 : 25.9 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+4.6 : 26.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD

27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+11.0 : 13.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+10.6 : 16.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.1 : 14.1 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+9.9 : 13.3 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.8 : 12.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+9.8 : 14.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+9.8 : 14.9 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.1 : 11.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.2 : 16.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-7.6 : 10.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.4 : 14.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 11.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : -2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 2.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-4.8 : -0.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.7 : 1.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.5 : 3.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West 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.
84.0 MYPONGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
69.8 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
67.2 PARAWA (SHARON) Adelaide/Lofty SA
66.4 INMAN VALLEY Adelaide/Lofty SA
63.0 MOUNT COMPASS Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
61.4 WATERVALE
54.2 SEVENHILL
Adelaide/Lofty
84.0 MYPONGA
69.8 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
67.2 PARAWA (SHARON)
66.4 INMAN VALLEY
63.0 MOUNT COMPASS
62.6 HAPPY VALLEY RESERVOIR
61.8 URAIDLA
60.4 KANGARILLA (SADDLEBAGS)
57.8 PROSPECT HILL
56.8 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR
56.0 ADELAIDE (MORPHETT VALE)
55.6 BURNSIDE
55.6 BROWNHILL CREEK (SCOTCH COLLEGE)
55.6 WILLUNGA
55.6 LEAWOOD GARDENS (EAGLE ON THE HILL)
55.4 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
55.4 CLARENDON
55.2 MOUNT LOFTY
55.0 MEADOWS
54.8 BELAIR (ST JOHNS)
54.0 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
53.2 BELAIR (STATE FLORA NURSERY)
53.0 HEATHFIELD WORKS DEPOT
52.8 CRAFERS WEST
51.2 YANKALILLA
51.0 LONG RIDGE (GREENHILL)
50.8 BELAIR
50.8 BLACKWOOD (WITTUNGA)
50.6 ECHUNGA GOLF COURSE
50.6 MT BOLD (SCOTT CREEK)

VICTORIA
E Central
58.0 MAIN RIDGE

Reports not yet available

1378 (57.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1360 (56.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1027 (42.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1003 (41.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
871 (36.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
865 (36.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
862 (35.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
827 (34.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
817 (34.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
804 (33.5) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
782 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
749 (31.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
712 (29.7) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
704 (29.3) TELFER AERO Interior WA
698 (29.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
686 (28.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
673 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
646 (26.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
644 (26.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
633 (26.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
625 (26.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
604 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
600 (25.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/02 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/02 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
89/00 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
85/06 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
81/02 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
81/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/23 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E 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.
None reported None reported