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Noteworthy weather today
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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 24/07/2017. 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

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070328

BOMBALA AWS

10.0

9.3

28/07/1996

21

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

VIC

E Central

086038

ESSENDON AIRPORT

33.8

33.2

15/07/2003

11

1 N

VIC

E Central

086077

MOORABBIN AIRPORT

34.3

34.3

11/07/2006

11

1 N Equal to record.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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.
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 27/07/2017.

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 18.1 +0.2 11.7 +3.7 9.9 2.2 4.0 4.8 297 (12.4) 50/10
BUNBURY 17.4 +0.2 8.9 +1.9 -- 10.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 50/07
MANDURAH 17.9 +0.5 15.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 63/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +3.7 20.6 +1.3 19.2 0.0 7.0 11.0 250 (10.4) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.9 +7.2 4.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 48/14
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 +4.1 5.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 +1.7 9.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 39/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 +1.7 8.6 +3.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 481 (20.0) 44/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.4 +2.7 6.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 28/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +2.2 19.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 +0.7 13.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 30/16
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +2.7 13.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 +2.0 10.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 26/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +2.4 8.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 24/12
COOLANGATTA 22.8 +2.3 6.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +2.5 7.4 -1.6 4.3 0.0 3.2 9.9 251 (10.5) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.5 +2.0 6.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.1 +1.0 2.1 -2.6 -2.1 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +2.2 1.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 18/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.7 +3.7 3.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 63/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 +4.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +4.0 -4.4 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 +5.9 6.9 -0.3 2.8 0.0 3.6 9.9 361 (15.0) 48/12
RICHMOND RAAF 22.7 +5.3 -2.1 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 50/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +5.2 11.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 65/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.2 -- -1.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 52/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.3 +3.6 2.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +1.8 1.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 +4.1 6.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 6.0 9.3 355 (14.8) 46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 +2.9 3.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 30/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.9 +2.4 0.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 34/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.6 +1.5 6.3 +0.9 3.7 0.0 3.4 2.7 968 (40.3) 67/03
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 +3.5 3.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 750 (31.3) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.6 3.3 +1.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 422 (17.6) 50/00
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 +0.8 7.3 +3.2 4.2 0.4 1.8 1.6 441 (18.4) 65/01
Max
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+/- 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

35.3 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
34.6 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 28.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 28.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 27.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 27.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.5 : 25.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.4 : 14.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.2 : 17.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.0 : 9.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 14.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.8 : 10.3 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.5 : 9.5 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
-2.5 : 6.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-2.5 : 9.8 DOVER Southeast TAS
-2.4 : 3.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-2.4 : 23.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

-7.1 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-6.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-8.8 : -3.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.1 : -7.1 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.8 : -6.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-7.4 : -4.4 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : -6.8 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands 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.
48.6 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD) Southeast TAS
34.5 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
32.4 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
31.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

Reports not yet available

1412 (58.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1307 (54.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1236 (51.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1183 (49.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1150 (47.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1121 (46.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1121 (46.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1115 (46.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1109 (46.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1057 (44.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1023 (42.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1022 (42.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
987 (41.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
985 (41.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
971 (40.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
970 (40.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
968 (40.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
967 (40.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
944 (39.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
912 (38.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
880 (36.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
865 (36.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
859 (35.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
822 (34.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
812 (33.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
808 (33.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
793 (33.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
770 (32.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
766 (31.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
756 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
752 (31.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
750 (31.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
749 (31.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
747 (31.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
739 (30.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
729 (30.4) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
700 (29.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
689 (28.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
688 (28.7) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
678 (28.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
677 (28.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
662 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
659 (27.5) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
652 (27.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
644 (26.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
633 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
630 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
617 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/03 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E 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.
None reported None reported