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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 1404 EST on 28/07/2017. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Central Coast E

033313

THE GLEN TM

93.2

45.4

24/07/2008

13

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

-0.5

-0.4

01/07/2017

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

36.3

35.5

27/07/2010

55

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

35.8

35.8

27/07/2010

51

1 N Equal to record.

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

31.7

31.1

17/07/1979

39

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

34.5

34.3

30/07/1988

56

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

29.0

28.3

25/07/2017

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

29.4

28.0

23/07/2002

16

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

26.3

26.3

25/07/2017

29

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:03EST, 28/07/2017.

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 21.5 +3.6 11.6 +3.6 9.9 24.0 1.8 6.5 294 (12.3) 59/14
BUNBURY 19.9 +2.7 5.0 -2.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 67/16
MANDURAH 19.1 +1.7 11.3 +0.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 307 (12.8) 68/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +3.0 20.9 +1.6 20.0 0.0 7.6 10.9 304 (12.7) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 +6.5 4.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 39/15
WHYALLA AERO 22.3 +5.4 2.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 +1.7 6.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 +0.6 4.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.2 +3.5 7.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 43/11
CAIRNS AERO 24.6 -1.1 19.4 +2.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 453 (18.9) 55/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 +1.5 14.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 23.3 +2.0 12.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +4.5 7.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +5.4 7.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 22.6 +2.1 6.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.5 7.9 -1.1 3.8 0.0 3.2 9.9 251 (10.5) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 +4.7 8.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +2.1 4.2 -0.5 -1.9 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +0.9 1.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 22/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 +1.4 6.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.1 +3.7 -1.0 -2.5 -6.5 0.6 2.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 +2.9 -0.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 26/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.6 +0.6 8.9 +1.7 4.3 0.0 4.8 9.7 672 (28.0) 35/00
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 +0.6 0.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 22/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -0.1 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 39/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.3 -- -3.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 28/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 +0.5 1.0 -2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 241 (10.0) 48/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 +4.6 3.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 +0.9 -1.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.5 +2.0 -0.4 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 41/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.2 -0.9 3.6 -1.8 1.8 0.0 2.0 2.9 485 (20.2) 65/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 +0.3 -0.9 -4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 311 (13.0) 61/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -0.5 -2.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 55/22
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -0.7 1.6 -2.5 -3.1 0.0 1.8 4.7 388 (16.2) 48/17
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

36.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 30.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.3 : 28.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 29.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 29.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.4 : 29.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.2 : 12.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.9 : 14.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.0 : 12.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+5.3 : 15.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+5.3 : 11.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-2.2 : 10.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-2.2 : 10.9 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-2.1 : 3.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-2.1 : 9.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-2.0 : 3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-6.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-6.7 : -5.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-6.2 : -6.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.2 : -4.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-5.9 : 0.3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : -5.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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.
93.2 THE GLEN TM Central Coast E QLD
36.2 MAIDA VALE Lower West WA
27.8 MUNDARING Lower West WA
27.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
24.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
36.2 MAIDA VALE
27.8 MUNDARING
27.4 BICKLEY
24.0 PERTH AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
93.2 THE GLEN TM

Reports not yet available

1061 (44.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
962 (40.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
893 (37.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
862 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
853 (35.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
828 (34.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
808 (33.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
806 (33.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
792 (33.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
789 (32.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
781 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
750 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
732 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
700 (29.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
685 (28.5) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
672 (28.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
670 (27.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
670 (27.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
641 (26.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
637 (26.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
634 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
628 (26.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
615 (25.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
122/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
89/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
89/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
23.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 47.6mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
PERTH METRO
22.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 45.6mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.8mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 22.8mm/h
BICKLEY
27.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 54.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.4mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
7.0mm in 19 min to 22:00 22.1mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.8mm/h
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
19.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.8mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.8mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
OCEAN REEF : 76(330/ 65 ) at 15:47
CAPE LEEUWIN : 108(320/ 76 ) at 21:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(330/ 58 ) at 17:25
BUSSELTON AERO : 76(330/ 65 ) at 17:49
BUSSELTON JETTY : 98(340/ 58 ) at 17:42
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(350/ 69 ) at 10:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 119(320/100 ) at 23:32
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 83( 10/ 65 ) at 20:42
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 80(360/ 63 ) at 22:40
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 87(270/ 69 ) at 23:47
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 87(330/ 67 ) at 21:36
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(300/ 72 ) at 23:11