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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 1402 EST on 23/07/2017. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

-4.2

-3.0

11/07/2017

11

-4.0

17/08/2005

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

-7.7

-7.3

01/07/2017

21

-7.3

01/07/2017

23

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

-4.3

-4.3

12/07/2002

19

-4.3

12/07/2002

21

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:01EST, 23/07/2017.

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 19.3 +1.4 10.7 +2.7 9.4 6.0 -- 4.5 425 (17.7) 31/14
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.7 13.7 +6.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 43/13
MANDURAH 18.5 +1.1 13.9 +3.3 -- 10.4 -- -- 539 (22.5) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +1.6 18.9 -0.4 16.7 0.0 6.2 8.8 244 (10.2) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.5 +5.8 3.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 +5.9 10.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 55/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 +3.4 11.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 +3.7 6.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 50/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.4 +1.7 2.2 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 24/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.3 18.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.1 0.0 13.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 22.3 +1.0 10.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 +0.6 5.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.9 +0.9 7.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 21.2 +0.7 10.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.2 5.7 -3.3 3.1 0.0 3.2 9.9 284 (11.8) 28/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 +1.2 4.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 28/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.9 +0.8 0.6 -4.1 -3.3 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +1.0 7.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 28/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +1.0 4.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 41/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +2.0 -4.2 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 28/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 +2.4 5.7 -1.5 4.2 0.0 3.6 9.8 468 (19.5) 31/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.1 +1.7 -2.1 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 +3.2 7.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 41/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.8 -- -7.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 +0.9 -1.6 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +0.3 -2.1 -5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 +3.4 2.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 288 (12.0) 37/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.7 -0.3 -1.7 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 -2.3 -4.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 34/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.1 -1.0 3.9 -1.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 2.8 516 (21.5) 76/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -0.3 1.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) 63/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.3 1.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 46/23
HOBART AIRPORT 15.2 +2.7 2.5 -1.6 -2.6 0.0 1.2 3.9 328 (13.7) 39/14
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 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
33.5 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
33.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+9.4 : 27.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 27.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 28.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 26.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 24.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.3 : 15.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.8 : 18.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.7 : 11.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 13.7 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.3 : 11.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.3 : 9.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 8.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.2 : 7.4 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.0 : -3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 : 10.4 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-2.0 : 9.6 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-1.5 : 7.5 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC

-9.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.0 : -9.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : -7.7 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.6 : -4.2 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5 : -8.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-8.2 : -8.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast 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.
35.2 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA
27.4 SERPENTINE Lower West WA
26.8 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
23.4 THOMSON BROOK Lower West WA
22.8 HOWITT PLAINS (HIGH RIDGE) Upper NE VIC

Reports not yet available

1246 (51.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1173 (48.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
964 (40.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
931 (38.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
851 (35.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
813 (33.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
789 (32.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
758 (31.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
755 (31.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
750 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
750 (31.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
738 (30.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
706 (29.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
684 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
659 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
652 (27.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
649 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
642 (26.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
608 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
111/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W 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
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h
DWELLINGUP
21.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.8mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
SHANNON
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
MANDURAH
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
COLLIE EAST
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
BADGINGARRA AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
HARVEY
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
MANJIMUP 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
MYALUP AG STATION
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
15.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
19.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.2mm/h
WAROONA
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
JURIEN BAY AG STATION
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
BROOKTON AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
POPANYINNING 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
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
5.6mm in 12 min to 23:00 28.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
4.6mm in 2 min to 09:02 138.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(310/ 48 ) at 11:00
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76(360/ 63 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 83 ) at 22:57
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 89(300/ 65 ) at 22:38
LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(330/ 61 ) at 23:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(300/ 93 ) at 23:49
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(300/ 76 ) at 23:30