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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 1551 EST on 07/07/2017. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

21.0

20.7

28/07/2010

14

1 N


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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 15:51EST, 07/07/2017.

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 16.0 -1.9 4.7 -3.3 3.3 10.0 4.2 5.5 398 (16.6) 30/15
BUNBURY 14.9 -2.3 2.5 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 285 (11.9) 30/22
MANDURAH 16.2 -1.2 7.4 -3.2 -- 4.4 -- -- 338 (14.1) 52/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +1.2 23.6 +4.3 23.2 0.0 5.6 10.3 260 (10.8) 24/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.3 +6.6 6.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 50/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 +1.0 9.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 70/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 +1.3 6.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 39/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 +1.3 4.6 -0.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +7.8 15.2 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 34/20
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +2.2 19.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 30/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +1.4 16.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/12
MACKAY M.O 25.9 +4.6 15.6 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 21/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 +5.4 14.1 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 24/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +4.7 16.5 +6.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 362 (15.1) 21/00
COOLANGATTA 21.4 +0.9 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 22/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +3.2 11.9 +2.9 8.6 0.6 3.2 9.6 235 ( 9.8) 31/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 +2.4 7.2 +0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 31/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.2 +0.1 1.8 -2.9 -2.1 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +0.5 2.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.8 8.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 43/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.9 +0.5 2.6 +1.1 -2.3 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +0.5 -2.4 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.5 +2.5 8.7 +1.5 5.6 0.0 4.8 9.7 412 (17.2) 39/11
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 +0.6 2.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 22/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 +1.2 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 46/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.7 -- -2.3 -- -- 1.6 -- -- 383 (16.0) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 +0.9 7.8 +5.1 -- 13.4 -- -- 248 (10.3) 18/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -0.9 3.6 +0.5 -- 15.6 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 +2.4 1.6 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 8.7 -4.3 -0.3 -3.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 24/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -0.1 -0.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/20
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.4 +1.3 2.6 -2.8 1.0 0.0 2.0 7.5 417 (17.4) 54/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 +0.7 -1.4 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 35/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +1.7 0.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 +2.2 7.6 +3.5 5.3 0.0 1.8 6.6 453 (18.9) 35/00
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 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
35.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 30.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.2 : 30.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.9 : 27.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.8 : 32.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+7.7 : 33.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.8 : 22.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+10.6 : 21.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+10.3 : 17.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.0 : 19.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+9.8 : 18.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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

-2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 11.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 13.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 13.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 15.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.3 : 14.0 WILUNA Interior WA

-5.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-4.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-6.5 : -1.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : -0.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.7 : 0.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-5.5 : -1.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : -0.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt 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.
60.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
42.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.4 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK) SW Slopes S NSW
28.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
28.2 BREMER BAY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
28.2 BREMER BAY

NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
28.4 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK)

TASMANIA
W Coast
60.0 MOUNT READ
42.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
28.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)

Reports not yet available

1207 (50.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1206 (50.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1200 (50.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1158 (48.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
996 (41.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
946 (39.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
921 (38.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
892 (37.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
882 (36.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
876 (36.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
860 (35.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
803 (33.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
801 (33.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
779 (32.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
750 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
740 (30.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
738 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
723 (30.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
702 (29.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
677 (28.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
671 (28.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
652 (27.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
634 (26.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
630 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
618 (25.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
612 (25.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/02 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83/17 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/16 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
78/00 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
PERTH AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
PEARCE RAAF
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
12.2mm in 2 min to 09:02 366.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
SWANBOURNE
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
PERTH METRO
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
BICKLEY
16.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
ESPERANCE AERO
18.2mm in 21 min to 09:21 52.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
MANJIMUP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
ESPERANCE
26.6mm in 29 min to 09:29 55.0mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.6mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
19.8mm in 8 min to 09:08 148.5mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.4mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
18.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.6mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
STIRLINGS SOUTH AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
COOMALBIDGUP AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
BREMER BAY AG STATION
18.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
24.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.8mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.4mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
1.6mm in 1 min to 02:21 96.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
PORT PIRIE AERODROME AWS : 78(290/ 69 ) at 17:41
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
KADINA AWS : 83(290/ 67 ) at 17:55
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 115(280/ 56 ) at 02:20
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 91(270/ 46 ) at 02:21