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Records set or equalled today

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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:15EST, 18/07/2017.

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 19.2 +1.3 8.7 +0.7 6.8 0.0 3.4 9.1 308 (12.8) 34/23
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.8 2.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 21/23
MANDURAH 19.0 +1.6 9.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 31/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 +2.0 20.5 +1.2 20.2 0.0 3.8 11.0 284 (11.8) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 +7.6 6.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 24/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.5 +1.6 9.5 +4.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 583 (24.3) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 +0.1 10.1 +2.6 -- 10.4 -- -- 280 (11.7) 44/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.9 8.3 +3.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 677 (28.2) 52/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.0 +4.3 3.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 17/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +1.7 17.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +1.4 14.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +2.4 15.0 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 +4.0 13.9 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +3.5 12.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/13
COOLANGATTA 22.0 +1.5 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 28/16
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.5 11.0 +2.0 8.9 0.0 6.8 9.8 221 ( 9.2) 28/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 +4.0 10.7 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.2 +3.1 5.8 +1.1 3.1 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.1 6.0 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 21/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 +1.2 5.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.6 +2.2 -2.6 -4.1 -7.7 1.4 3 4.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +3.8 0.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 +2.9 7.5 +0.3 5.4 0.0 4.2 6.5 276 (11.5) 26/08
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 +1.1 1.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 +2.4 10.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 37/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 -- -5.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 41/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.6 +2.9 2.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 41/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -0.4 0.6 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 54/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.3 +5.9 6.9 +2.6 -- 0.2 4.0 3.9 426 (17.8) 50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 +1.2 2.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 54/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 +2.7 1.3 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 357 (14.9) 63/18
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.9 +1.8 5.2 -0.2 5.0 0.0 3.4 5.4 965 (40.2) 72/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.8 3.1 -0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 825 (34.4) 65/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.2 -1.4 3.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 28/11
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -0.5 5.5 +1.4 3.8 0.0 0.8 0.0 404 (16.8) 44/13
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

34.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
34.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 27.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 29.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.2 : 29.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.0 : 26.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.0 : 26.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0 : 26.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.5 : 13.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 9.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+5.9 : 12.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.3 : 10.4 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.3 : 8.7 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

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

-3.7 : 7.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.7 : 8.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-2.7 : 14.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-2.6 : 13.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-2.5 : 14.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : -6.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 : 7.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.1 : -1.4 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-4.9 : 8.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 2.2 BUNBURY 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.
29.0 MOUNT COMPASS Adelaide/Lofty SA
22.0 PARAWA (SHARON) Adelaide/Lofty SA
21.8 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
18.2 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
17.2 BLACKBUTT POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Reports not yet available

1226 (51.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1226 (51.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1217 (50.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1206 (50.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1090 (45.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1039 (43.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1031 (43.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1031 (43.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1018 (42.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
965 (40.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
881 (36.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
865 (36.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
830 (34.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
825 (34.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
824 (34.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
821 (34.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
819 (34.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
816 (34.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
816 (34.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
807 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
788 (32.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
750 (31.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
742 (30.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
727 (30.3) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
710 (29.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
704 (29.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
704 (29.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
677 (28.2) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
669 (27.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
668 (27.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
660 (27.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
635 (26.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
630 (26.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
623 (26.0) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
620 (25.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
618 (25.8) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
610 (25.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
107/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/03 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
98/16 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
89/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
87/20 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
87/19 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
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
STENHOUSE BAY
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
CAPE BORDA
11.2mm in 21 min to 09:21 32.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
KINGSCOTE AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
PARNDANA CFS AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
9.8mm in 15 min to 09:15 39.2mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
4.4mm in 12 min to 18:27 22.0mm/h
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee S
HOPETOUN AIRPORT
3.0mm in 2 min to 16:30 90.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 106(300/ 50 ) at 03:40
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 82(280/ 63 ) at 12:44
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 108(330/ 87 ) at 23:20
VICTORIA
Mallee S
HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 98(290/ 65 ) at 16:30