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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 1403 EST on 04/07/2017. 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

N Coast--Barron

031204

REEF PARK

17.0

12.0

16/07/2008

11

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012239

BULGA DOWNS

-2.4

-2.2

04/07/2004

11

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085072

EAST SALE AIRPORT

-6.6

-5.8

28/07/1976

68

-5.8

28/07/1976

70

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

-4.8

-4.4

02/07/2017

30

-4.4

02/07/2017

31

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

-3.0

-1.6

02/07/2017

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Central Plateau

096071

LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK

-7.6

-7.2

23/07/1994

24

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 14:02EST, 04/07/2017.

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 16.6 -1.3 7.0 -1.0 5.9 0.0 2.0 4.6 264 (11.0) 31/14
BUNBURY 13.9 -3.3 2.8 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 35/15
MANDURAH 15.2 -2.2 8.4 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 34/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +3.1 22.5 +3.2 21.7 0.0 4.0 9.6 257 (10.7) 28/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.5 +4.8 6.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 31/05
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -0.2 7.8 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 547 (22.8) 54/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.3 -2.0 9.5 +2.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 297 (12.4) 57/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.6 -2.6 4.4 -0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 571 (23.8) 39/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.2 +6.5 15.0 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 26/10
CAIRNS AERO 23.9 -1.8 21.2 +4.1 -- 27.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 +0.7 19.7 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 39/09
MACKAY M.O 23.5 +2.2 15.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 22/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.9 +3.8 15.1 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 24/08
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 +2.7 12.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +1.0 7.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 30/18
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 +0.6 7.8 -1.2 4.5 0.0 2.8 8.2 251 (10.5) 30/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 +3.0 7.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 28/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.1 0.0 3.1 -1.6 -0.9 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +0.9 4.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 22/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 +1.3 1.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.2 +0.8 2.2 +0.7 -9.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.4 +0.1 3.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 0.0 5.2 -2.0 3.0 0.0 2.6 2.7 301 (12.5) 31/08
RICHMOND RAAF 12.4 -5.0 1.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 15/12
BELLAMBI AWS 15.6 -1.2 9.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.6 -- -7.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 34/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.5 -0.2 1.2 -1.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 329 (13.7) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.9 -2.2 -2.1 -5.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 +2.6 3.9 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- 8.5 372 (15.5) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.5 -0.5 -0.9 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.2 1.1 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 278 (11.6) 46/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.9 -0.2 2.7 -2.7 -2.3 0.0 3.8 3.4 680 (28.3) 52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.3 -1.8 2.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 683 (28.5) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.3 -2.3 -3.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 18/14
HOBART AIRPORT 10.9 -1.6 -0.9 -5.0 -7.1 0.0 1.0 7.3 284 (11.8) 18/22
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

35.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.9 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 30.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.6 : 25.3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.5 : 31.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+6.5 : 32.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.4 : 24.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+11.9 : 15.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.0 : 17.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.7 : 13.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.7 : 21.6 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+9.1 : 18.1 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.1 : 3.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-6.5 : 4.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.4 : 5.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.2 : 11.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 15.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

-10.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-9.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-10.0 : -9.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.8 : -6.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-9.3 : -3.0 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-8.8 : -10.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.5 : -4.6 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-8.5 : -4.8 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

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.
71.6 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
57.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
51.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
49.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
49.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
71.6 BINGIL BAY
57.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
54.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
51.0 MENAVALE ALERT

Reports not yet available

1121 (46.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1019 (42.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
997 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
951 (39.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
922 (38.4) FORREST Eucla WA
880 (36.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
835 (34.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
811 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
787 (32.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
783 (32.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
781 (32.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
772 (32.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
771 (32.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
728 (30.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
717 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
709 (29.5) EUCLA Eucla WA
697 (29.0) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
680 (28.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
675 (28.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
658 (27.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
656 (27.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
655 (27.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
642 (26.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
626 (26.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
613 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
115/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/11 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/03 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/09 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
83/11 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
ESPERANCE
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.8mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
BREMER BAY AG STATION
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA
8.8mm in 15 min to 09:15 35.2mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.4mm/h
41.8mm in 5 min to 09:05 501.6mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.8mm/h
42.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 42.6mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(360/ 70 ) at 10:03
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(340/ 67 ) at 12:08
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(340/ 87 ) at 21:32
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 98( 10/ 74 ) at 04:00