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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 08/07/2016. 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

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

51.2

48.2

20/07/2011

13

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069138

ULLADULLA AWS

75.6

68.6

09/07/2007

20

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084097

BULLUMWAAL

93.8

90.4

10/07/2005

13

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084118

WONNANGATTA RIVER @ WATERFORD

58.4

56.4

06/07/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085168

BRIAGOLONG

64.6

62.2

06/07/2016

46

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085254

VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN)

67.0

51.6

29/07/1984

40

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085276

AVON RIVER @ THE CHANNEL

85.2

48.2

06/07/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085289

MURDERERS HILL

61.6

50.6

10/07/2005

24

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MOUNT MOORNAPA

97.2

76.6

06/07/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085303

REEVES KNOB

120.2

89.2

09/07/2005

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--west

067113

PENRITH LAKES AWS

13.5

13.4

29/07/2001

18

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

12.0

11.8

06/07/1998

19

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

12.8

12.7

13/07/1999

19

1 N

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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

32.8

27.6

06/07/2007

14

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

22.3

20.6

06/07/2007

11

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

21.5

19.7

06/07/2007

11

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

27.7

26.2

05/07/2007

11

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 14:36EST, 08/07/2016.

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 15.5 -2.4 9.3 +1.3 7.2 0.0 2.4 0.4 383 (16.0) 30/09
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.1 7.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 46/23
MANDURAH 17.5 +0.1 10.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 48/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +1.3 21.1 +1.8 19.9 0.0 8.8 10.4 383 (16.0) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 +2.2 5.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 28/08
WHYALLA AERO 12.9 -4.0 8.7 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 18/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.7 -0.6 5.4 -2.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 22/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +1.2 5.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 26/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -2.0 3.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 +0.3 17.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 35/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.2 -0.9 12.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 34/03
MACKAY M.O -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.2 -0.9 6.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 35/08
BUNDABERG AERO 20.9 -1.1 6.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 41/10
COOLANGATTA 22.4 +1.9 5.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 20.8 0.0 10.2 +1.2 5.8 0.0 6.6 9.7 788 (32.8) 52/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 10.8 -5.7 5.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 745 (31.0) 52/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.7 -0.4 6.0 +1.3 -- 0.6 0.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +2.2 9.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 54/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 +0.4 11.8 +5.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 969 (40.4) 52/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.9 +2.6 7.8 +4.8 -- 1.4 -- -- 466 (19.4) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.2 +0.2 12.8 +5.6 11.6 36.4 6.4 1.6 858 (35.8) 68/02
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 +1.4 11.8 +8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 44/03
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -1.0 13.3 +3.3 -- 30.0 -- -- 711 (29.6) 80/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 +4.7 3.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +3.4 4.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.2 -2.2 5.0 +0.7 3.1 0.0 1.0 4.4 310 (12.9) 21/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +1.3 9.7 +6.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 486 (20.3) 34/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.2 -0.3 9.4 +6.9 -- 15.2 -- -- 481 (20.0) 34/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.5 -0.6 7.4 +4.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 581 (24.2) 37/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.4 -1.2 6.8 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 35/10
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -1.5 7.1 +3.0 5.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 252 (10.5) 18/13
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

33.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+5.2 : 12.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
+4.8 : 17.6 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
+4.7 : 17.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+4.7 : 16.9 HUME RESERVOIR SW Slopes S NSW
+4.5 : 16.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+4.5 : 16.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.8 : 7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.6 : 12.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.2 : 12.2 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+9.2 : 8.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.7 : 21.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

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

0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.0 : 11.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-7.0 : 10.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
-6.4 : 13.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.3 : 12.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-6.2 : 13.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-3.6 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : -2.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 3.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.5 : -0.5 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-5.4 : 0.0 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.0 : 3.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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.
120.2 REEVES KNOB W Gippsland VIC
120.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC
97.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
93.8 BULLUMWAAL E Gippsland VIC
89.6 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
66.6 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)
53.2 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP)
51.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
51.0 FITZROY FALLS (RED HILLS)
50.6 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
South Coast
75.6 ULLADULLA AWS

VICTORIA
Upper NE
68.6 OMEO
E Gippsland
93.8 BULLUMWAAL
89.6 CLUB TERRACE
67.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA
67.8 BONANG
63.8 DARGO
60.2 GELANTIPY
58.4 WONNANGATTA RIVER @ WATERFORD
58.0 COMBIENBAR
55.8 COMBIENBAR AWS
W Gippsland
120.2 REEVES KNOB
120.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON
97.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA
85.2 AVON RIVER @ THE CHANNEL
70.8 MOUNT TAMBORITHA
67.0 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN)
64.6 BRIAGOLONG
61.6 MURDERERS HILL
60.0 WALHALLA

Reports not yet available

1330 (55.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1292 (53.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1275 (53.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1257 (52.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1115 (46.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1095 (45.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
997 (41.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
969 (40.4) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
948 (39.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
919 (38.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
919 (38.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
881 (36.7) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
871 (36.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
858 (35.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
836 (34.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
832 (34.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
831 (34.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
829 (34.5) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
820 (34.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
804 (33.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
789 (32.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
788 (32.8) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
784 (32.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
769 (32.0) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
745 (31.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
737 (30.7) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
730 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
715 (29.8) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
711 (29.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
694 (28.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
664 (27.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
664 (27.7) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
653 (27.2) TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
651 (27.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
647 (27.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
646 (26.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
645 (26.9) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
643 (26.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
636 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
633 (26.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
629 (26.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
624 (26.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
623 (26.0) MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
622 (25.9) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
620 (25.8) ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
610 (25.4) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
87/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/00 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/02 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
80/09 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

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
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
10.0mm in 17 min to 18:00 35.3mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
STYLES TOWER
7.6mm in 14 min to 22:30 32.6mm/h
10.1mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.1mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
12.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 24.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
9.6mm in 26 min to 19:30 22.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
BELLAMBI AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
South Coast
BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB)
32.0mm in 6 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h
20.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(280/ 63 ) at 23:38
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 83(200/ 65 ) at 02:17
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 104(170/ 80 ) at 02:30
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 76(190/ 65 ) at 08:17