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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 22/07/2017. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-4.5

-4.5

22/07/2011

17

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

-3.4

-2.3

29/07/2008

21

1 N


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:02EST, 22/07/2017.

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 20.1 +2.2 10.6 +2.6 9.3 5.4 0.6 7.0 385 (16.0) 59/13
BUNBURY 18.8 +1.6 13.3 +6.3 -- 3.4 -- -- 507 (21.1) 65/13
MANDURAH 18.5 +1.1 14.3 +3.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 616 (25.7) 55/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 +2.0 19.4 +0.1 18.0 0.0 7.4 11.1 284 (11.8) 31/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.8 +5.1 2.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 28/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.4 +3.5 0.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 +2.5 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.2 0.0 2.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.8 +0.1 0.7 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.6 17.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 31/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.8 -0.3 13.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 30/15
MACKAY M.O 21.4 +0.1 10.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.2 6.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.5 +0.5 4.8 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/12
COOLANGATTA 18.9 -1.6 5.3 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.7 -0.1 5.0 -4.0 0.3 0.0 6.2 10.0 372 (15.5) 28/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.5 -1.0 2.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.6 -1.5 1.2 -3.5 -1.8 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -0.8 1.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 44/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 +0.1 4.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -2.5 -4.0 -9.0 0.0 1.3 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +0.3 -2.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 22/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.6 -1.4 7.1 -0.1 4.3 0.0 4.2 9.2 762 (31.8) 55/06
RICHMOND RAAF 16.6 -0.8 0.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/10
BELLAMBI AWS 16.0 -0.8 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 43/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.1 -- -4.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 35/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.9 +0.2 -2.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 15/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 +0.1 -2.4 -5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 239 (10.0) 13/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 +0.2 0.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 199 ( 8.3) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.5 -0.5 -1.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 +0.4 -1.5 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 21/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.1 +1.0 1.3 -4.1 -1.3 1.6 0.6 9.3 429 (17.9) 46/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 +0.6 -3.4 -6.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.7 +0.1 0.7 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 21/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 4.3 +0.2 1.2 3.0 0.4 8.4 403 (16.8) 30/08
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

34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
33.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 26.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 26.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 25.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 27.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.6 : 25.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.0 : 13.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.3 : 13.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.1 : 12.8 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+5.9 : 13.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+5.8 : 9.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.5 : 15.2 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
-2.8 : 14.9 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-2.7 : 17.2 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.6 : 18.1 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.5 : 7.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : 0.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.9 : -3.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.7 : 2.2 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.3 : 1.3 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.9 : -4.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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.
37.4 WALPOLE Lower West WA
37.2 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
34.5 KARNET Lower West WA
30.0 BINDOON ARMY GATE Lower West WA
19.4 GIDGEGANNUP Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1371 (57.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1138 (47.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1051 (43.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
992 (41.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
956 (39.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
891 (37.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
858 (35.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
834 (34.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
812 (33.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
805 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
775 (32.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
767 (32.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
749 (31.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
745 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
712 (29.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
703 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
697 (29.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
696 (29.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
694 (28.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
676 (28.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
665 (27.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
660 (27.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
654 (27.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
648 (27.0) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
632 (26.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
616 (25.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
615 (25.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
609 (25.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
98/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/11 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/11 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
70/13 BICKLEY Lower West WA

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
JANDAKOT AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 23.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
HARVEY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
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
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
WAROONA
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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(290/ 74 ) at 13:00