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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 29/07/2017. 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

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

13.2

12.9

17/07/2000

17

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

36.1

35.8

27/07/2017

51

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

34.0

32.7

17/07/2000

19

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

35.0

34.7

28/07/2010

13

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

34.6

33.6

27/07/2010

13

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005026

WITTENOOM

32.6

31.9

24/07/2002

61

1 N

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

30.3

28.3

31/07/1969

51

1 N

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

30.1

29.7

24/07/2002

19

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

25.6

25.0

29/07/1999

15

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

31.2

28.8

24/07/2007

27

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

23.3

23.0

10/07/2006

18

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

23.1

22.6

01/07/2011

19

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA PIRSA

24.6

24.0

29/07/1999

18

1 N

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

17.6

17.6

29/07/2011

11

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

22.5

22.1

01/07/2011

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

16.8

16.0

31/07/2011

20

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

23.3

21.4

31/07/2011

11

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

23.0

22.5

27/07/2002

18

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

29.0

28.5

31/07/2008

15

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT

27.0

27.0

14/07/2008

17

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

NW Plains W

052020

MUNGINDI POST OFFICE

28.8

28.0

26/07/2017

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

26.6

25.7

26/07/2017

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

102

98.0

18/07/2008

11

N

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

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

32.8

31.5

02/07/2007

11

1 N


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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 14:03EST, 30/07/2017.

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 17.7 -0.2 14.5 +6.5 14.1 11.2 3.4 -- 638 (26.6) 78/13
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.4 14.1 +7.1 -- 8.8 -- -- 726 (30.3) 76/16
MANDURAH 17.5 +0.1 14.5 +3.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 989 (41.2) 81/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +2.3 21.0 +1.7 20.0 0.0 6.4 10.9 352 (14.7) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.6 +7.9 3.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.9 +8.0 1.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 43/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 +4.8 6.2 -1.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 35/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 +0.2 5.4 +0.2 -- 12.4 -- -- 453 (18.9) 54/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.2 +3.5 4.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 44/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +1.1 19.2 +2.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 519 (21.6) 50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +2.0 13.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +2.7 11.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +4.1 8.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 24/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +3.8 11.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +3.4 8.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 +2.0 8.7 -0.3 5.8 0.4 4.4 9.8 290 (12.1) 31/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 +6.0 8.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 46/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.1 +7.0 2.8 -1.9 -1.6 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 +2.5 3.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 18/06
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.7 +4.7 4.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 54/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 2.3 +0.8 -5.0 1.8 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.8 +3.5 1.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 +2.4 10.7 +3.5 8.7 0.0 4.2 8.3 350 (14.6) 68/12
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 +3.0 5.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 57/11
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +1.4 10.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 68/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 1.8 -- -- 297 (12.4) 44/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 +1.4 2.5 -0.2 -- 9.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 +1.2 4.7 +1.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 34/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +2.3 5.2 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- 9.0 391 (16.3) 50/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.6 +0.6 4.7 +1.8 -- 5.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 39/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.3 +0.8 4.1 +1.6 -- 13.4 -- -- 327 (13.6) 35/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.7 +1.6 5.4 0.0 1.4 0.6 2.2 6.3 652 (27.2) 61/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +1.4 4.2 +1.0 -- 6.0 -- -- 645 (26.9) 46/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +1.9 -0.1 -2.4 -- 6.6 -- -- 298 (12.4) 41/00
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 +1.6 4.1 0.0 -1.0 0.4 1.8 8.0 415 (17.3) 43/13
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

36.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.0 : 31.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 30.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.2 : 29.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.9 : 30.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.6 : 30.1 FORREST Eucla WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.7 : 13.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 14.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+8.2 : 13.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.2 : 13.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 11.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.1 : 12.9 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-2.0 : 14.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-1.9 : 13.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-1.5 : 13.3 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.4 : -1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 : 15.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-1.4 : 15.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-1.4 : 14.0 KARNET Lower West WA

-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 YONGALA Upper North SA
-4.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : -4.4 YONGALA Upper North SA
-5.7 : 8.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-5.5 : -2.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-4.7 : -3.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.5 : -2.2 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW 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.
57.0 GREENBUSHES Lower West WA
43.0 WILGARRUP Lower West WA
35.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
29.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT Lower West WA
29.0 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
57.0 GREENBUSHES
43.0 WILGARRUP
29.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT
29.0 WORSLEY DOWNS

TASMANIA
W Coast
35.0 MOUNT READ

Reports not yet available

1494 (62.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1259 (52.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1250 (52.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1141 (47.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1010 (42.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
989 (41.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
988 (41.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
987 (41.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
956 (39.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
936 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
932 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
920 (38.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
898 (37.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
884 (36.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
872 (36.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
857 (35.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
857 (35.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
848 (35.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
846 (35.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
844 (35.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
824 (34.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
816 (34.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
803 (33.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
797 (33.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
792 (33.0) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
787 (32.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
784 (32.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
781 (32.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
776 (32.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
771 (32.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
766 (31.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
763 (31.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
736 (30.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
727 (30.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
726 (30.3) BUNBURY Lower West WA
720 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
693 (28.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
682 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
682 (28.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
666 (27.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
662 (27.6) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
654 (27.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
652 (27.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
646 (26.9) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
645 (26.9) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
645 (26.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
640 (26.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
638 (26.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
630 (26.3) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
627 (26.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
624 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
611 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
610 (25.4) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
600 (25.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
117/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
109/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/23 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
98/21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
94/02 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/18 CAPE NATURALISTE 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.
None reported None reported