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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1331 EST on 31/07/2010. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014508

GOVE AIRPORT

24.4

24.3

22/07/1998

25

1

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

20.0

18.5

07/07/2005

14

1

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

21.3

21.3

06/07/1998

17

1 Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

22.7

22.4

16/07/1996

63

1

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

20.0

19.7

22/07/2009

14

1

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

13.1

12.8

08/07/2003

13

1

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

22.7

22.5

03/07/2010

68

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

12.0

11.0

11/07/2010

13

Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

34.6

34.4

12/07/1990

21

1

NT

Roper-McArthur

014626

DALY WATERS AWS

35.8

35.6

29/07/2010

41

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

36.5

35.9

28/07/2010

45

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

34.7

33.9

21/07/2009

16

1

NT

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

36.8

36.5

20/07/1996

15

1

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

37.5

37.3

16/07/1995

30

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

35.5

35.2

29/07/2010

14

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

37.5

36.6

02/07/2009

11

1

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

34.8

34.4

01/07/2009

16

1

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030045

RICHMOND POST OFFICE

36.1

36.0

28/07/1976

117

1

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

36.1

34.2

29/07/2010

13

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Highlands

035149

BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN

29.2

28.1

08/07/1998

42

1

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL AIRPORT

30.1

28.2

21/07/1998

19

1

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

30.0

28.3

21/07/1963

37

1 P

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040651

JIMNA FORESTRY

25.0

23.6

05/07/2004

11

1

QLD

Darling Downs E

041175

APPLETHORPE

21.7

21.2

22/07/1992

42

1

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

24.3

23.3

26/07/2004

15

1

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

27.9

27.7

18/07/2008

14

1

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

29.7

28.3

07/07/1998

18

1

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

28.6

27.1

26/07/2004

14

1


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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 13:31EST, 31/07/2010.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 17.4 -2.1 5.8 -3.7 2.1 0.2 1.6 -- 317 (13.2) 34/14
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -0.9 3.5 -4.6 2.3 0.2 2.0 5.5 357 (14.9) 31/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 +1.1 6.4 -1.1 5.3 7.8 3.4 6.5 362 (15.1) 34/10
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 3.7 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/16
MANDURAH 16.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +3.1 22.8 +3.6 22.0 0.0 7.0 10.1 333 (13.9) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 +2.2 16.3 +12.3 16.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 322 (13.4) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 21.6 +4.7 7.3 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.2 +2.9 11.1 +3.6 -- 0.2 0.8 -- 242 (10.1) 46/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +3.9 9.1 +3.9 9.4 0.0 0.4 -- 408 (17.0) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 +9.2 13.3 +4.7 12.0 0.0 7.0 9.5 178 ( 7.4) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +3.6 22.7 +5.7 21.3 0.0 5.6 4.8 541 (22.5) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +2.8 20.8 +7.2 19.1 0.0 5.8 10.1 450 (18.8) 31/09
MACKAY M.O 24.2 +2.9 19.8 +7.0 -- 0.2 -- 6.3 236 ( 9.8) 18/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +5.3 15.8 +6.3 14.6 0.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 28/16
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +4.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/12
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +4.9 16.0 +8.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +4.2 14.0 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +3.1 15.1 +6.3 13.0 0.8 0.2 8.0 229 ( 9.5) 37/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 +7.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 34/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 +3.0 10.1 +5.4 7.0 12.2 0.6 -- 52 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +6.6 12.0 +4.5 8.7 0.0 0.6 6.1 227 ( 9.5) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 +5.3 8.0 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +5.0 9.4 +3.1 7.3 0.8 0.2 -- 133 ( 5.5) 18/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.6 +4.1 8.8 +4.2 -- 1.6 -- -- -- 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +3.7 7.3 +5.9 4.5 25.0 3.6 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +0.5 10.8 +7.8 -- 12.6 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 +5.7 12.2 +5.1 9.9 3.8 3.8 5.8 280 (11.7) 37/18
RICHMOND RAAF 21.1 +3.7 9.7 +6.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 28/22
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 +3.2 11.8 +1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 244 (10.2) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 +1.7 6.8 +6.9 3.0 0.4 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +2.1 9.5 +6.8 -- 3.0 1.2 0.0 167 ( 7.0) 21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +1.9 8.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 30/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.8 +4.5 6.3 +2.0 2.5 0.2 2.0 6.4 296 (12.3) 39/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +2.4 9.9 +7.0 -- 0.4 0.6 -- 249 (10.4) 24/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 +2.8 9.4 +7.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 239 (10.0) 28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.7 +4.3 12.0 +6.0 9.9 0.0 0.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.6 +3.8 8.8 +3.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 43/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.3 +3.3 7.6 +4.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 500 (20.8) 57/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 +0.3 7.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 21/23
HOBART AIRPORT 16.7 +4.3 5.4 +1.3 1.6 0.8 0.8 6.2 204 ( 8.5) 28/21
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

37.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
36.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+11.0 : 35.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+10.4 : 33.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+10.2 : 36.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+9.7 : 29.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+9.7 : 29.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+13.5 : 20.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+12.5 : 17.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+12.3 : 11.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+12.3 : 16.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+12.2 : 17.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

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

1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 14.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 16.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-4.1 : 17.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 15.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-3.2 : 15.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

-1.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-1.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : -1.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : -0.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.5 : -1.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 2.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.6 : 1.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.6 : 1.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
45.8 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
36.4 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
34.0 EIDSVOLD TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
30.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
28.6 EUGOWRA POST OFFICE CW Slopes S NSW

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

961 (40.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
766 (31.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
751 (31.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
743 (31.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
676 (28.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
671 (28.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
657 (27.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
653 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
87/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
72/16 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/16 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
MOOMBA AIRPORT
10.6mm in 31 min to 15:01 20.5mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.0mm/h
Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
16.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.3mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
LOW HEAD
8.0mm in 9 min to 22:39 53.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MURESK AG STATION : ***(360/289 ) at 07:17
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : ***(350/645 ) at 18:38
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 87(350/ 67 ) at 15:00