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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 06/07/2017. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

25.7

25.5

24/07/2003

14

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

22.3

21.8

06/07/2010

21

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

20.7

18.1

30/07/2010

11

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

21.8

20.4

04/07/2017

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012239

BULGA DOWNS

-4.0

-2.4

03/07/2017

11

-3.5

29/06/2006

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

-3.3

-2.6

28/07/1998

19

-2.6

28/07/1998

22

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

26.9

26.1

07/07/1998

17

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

27.3

27.3

31/07/2010

15

1 N Equal to record.


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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, 06/07/2017.

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 13.9 -4.0 8.0 0.0 7.4 3.4 1.8 2.8 261 (10.9) 59/14
BUNBURY 13.6 -3.6 6.6 -0.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 298 (12.4) 59/13
MANDURAH 14.1 -3.3 10.6 0.0 -- 8.4 -- -- 383 (16.0) 68/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +1.8 23.5 +4.2 22.7 0.0 5.4 10.9 290 (12.1) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.0 +1.3 6.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 +1.1 7.0 +1.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 429 (17.9) 31/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 +0.6 9.0 +1.5 -- 9.6 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +1.0 5.2 0.0 -- 3.8 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.6 +5.9 20.0 +11.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 252 (10.5) 37/02
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +2.2 20.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.6 16.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +4.1 15.5 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 18/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +4.5 13.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 +3.7 12.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +4.5 10.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 43/19
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 +4.3 10.4 +1.4 6.4 0.2 2.8 8.4 295 (12.3) 26/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 +5.3 9.5 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 427 (17.8) 39/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.9 4.3 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +1.5 2.0 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 22/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.7 +2.7 7.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 50/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.3 +1.9 3.5 +2.0 -3.4 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.5 +2.2 2.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 43/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 +4.2 12.2 +5.0 10.1 0.0 5.4 9.2 393 (16.4) 59/19
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 +3.9 5.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 43/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 +3.6 10.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 72/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 -- 6.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 651 (27.1) 41/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 0.0 7.2 +4.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.0 -2.1 7.8 +4.7 -- 21.4 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 28/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.5 +0.1 8.6 +4.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 34/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 0.0 8.2 +5.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 242 (10.1) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 +1.7 9.1 +6.6 -- 15.6 -- -- 256 (10.7) 35/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.3 +1.2 8.7 +3.3 5.8 0.2 2.0 5.6 435 (18.1) 34/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +1.2 5.4 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 31/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 +1.2 0.7 -1.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +1.5 4.7 +0.6 1.5 2.6 1.2 3.1 255 (10.6) 37/18
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

34.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
34.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
34.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 33.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+8.1 : 31.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.8 : 27.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.7 : 32.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 33.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+7.3 : 33.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL

+12.4 : 20.7 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+12.3 : 15.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+11.5 : 21.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+11.4 : 20.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+11.3 : 17.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+11.3 : 17.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

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

-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.2 : 8.8 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-5.7 : 13.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.4 : 11.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.4 : 10.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-5.2 : 11.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-3.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-3.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-2.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

-9.3 : -3.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.9 : -4.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.7 : -0.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : -0.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.9 : -0.5 WILUNA Interior 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.
45.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
43.4 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
37.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT Lower West WA
36.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
35.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC

Reports not yet available

1067 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
943 (39.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
865 (36.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
854 (35.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
805 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
751 (31.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
746 (31.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
708 (29.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
702 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
702 (29.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
698 (29.1) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
686 (28.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
658 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
645 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
642 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
630 (26.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
621 (25.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
619 (25.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
607 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
96/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
93/05 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

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
SWANBOURNE
6.4mm in 2 min to 09:02 192.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
15.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
11.8mm in 5 min to 09:05 141.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
SHANNON
6.2mm in 3 min to 09:03 124.0mm/h
DARDANUP
4.2mm in 3 min to 09:03 84.0mm/h
HARVEY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.2mm in 29 min to 09:29 21.1mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
WAROONA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
24.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 48.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 27.4mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 31.2mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 11.3mm/h
43.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 86.8mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 43.4mm/h
CLEVE AERODROME
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
CUMMINS AERO
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO
18.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
EDITHBURGH
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
STENHOUSE BAY
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
CAPE BORDA
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
16.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.2mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
Mallee/Upper SE
KEITH (MUNKORA)
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
KINGAROY AIRPORT
4.8mm in 13 min to 16:30 22.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
8.4mm in 25 min to 08:00 20.2mm/h
12.8mm in 3 min to 09:03 256.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
4.6mm in 3 min to 17:18 92.0mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 17:24 52.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
OCEAN REEF : 76(250/ 65 ) at 11:37
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 78(220/ 63 ) at 13:18
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(250/ 80 ) at 13:12
CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(240/ 70 ) at 08:00
BUSSELTON JETTY : 78(260/ 69 ) at 08:09
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(330/ 65 ) at 03:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82(250/ 63 ) at 23:57
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 72 ) at 14:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 96(270/ 74 ) at 18:43