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Dec

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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 1346 EST on 16/07/2013. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

99.0

55.0

19/07/2009

15

71.0

12/08/2010

15

1 P

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009592

PEMBERTON

13.0

12.6

17/07/1977

41

1 P

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

15.0

14.2

18/07/2002

14

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009534

DONNYBROOK

15.0

14.6

20/07/1959

55

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009573

MANJIMUP

14.0

13.3

20/07/1959

55

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

17.0

15.0

03/07/2005

16

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009741

ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON

14.0

13.4

01/07/1985

49

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

16.0

15.0

04/07/1999

15

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

15.0

14.0

30/07/2007

34

1 P

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

15.0

14.3

29/07/2005

25

1 P

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

4.0

4.0

14/07/2013

17

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

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

12.0

11.0

14/07/2013

17

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

Upper North

081123

BENDIGO AIRPORT

11.0

10.2

01/07/2005

22

1 P

VIC

Upper North

081124

YARRAWONGA

11.0

10.2

26/07/2005

21

1 P

VIC

Upper North

081125

SHEPPARTON AIRPORT

11.0

10.5

26/07/2005

18

1 P

VIC

Lower NE

082042

STRATHBOGIE

10.0

9.5

28/07/1975

37

1 P

VIC

Lower NE

082139

HUNTERS HILL

7.0

7.0

29/07/2002

19

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

Upper NE

083055

DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT)

5.0

5.0

02/07/2013

14

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

VIC

Upper NE

083084

FALLS CREEK

3.0

2.7

28/07/1996

19

1 P

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MOUNT MOORNAPA

11.0

10.7

26/07/2007

19

1 P

VIC

E Central

086068

VIEWBANK

12.0

12.0

21/07/2009

14

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

N Central

088051

REDESDALE

10.0

10.0

14/07/2013

19

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

VIC

E Central

088162

WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)

9.0

9.0

14/07/2013

19

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

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

13.0

12.7

02/07/2013

21

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

8.0

7.9

30/07/1996

24

1 P

TAS

Southeast

094195

TUNNACK FIRE STATION

8.0

8.0

08/07/2001

16

1 P Equal to record.

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

13.0

12.7

01/07/2013

17

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

28.0

27.3

30/07/2001

19

1 P

TAS

N Coast

091223

MARRAWAH

17.0

17.0

16/07/2006

43

1 P Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

17.0

16.0

12/07/2013

21

1 P 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 13:46EST, 16/07/2013.

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 COMPARISON 22.0 +2.5 7.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 +3.2 14.0 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.0 +2.8 15.0 +8.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 20.0 +2.6 15.0 +4.4 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -0.9 8.0 +2.8 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 +1.7 13.0 +5.5 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- -- -- -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +3.3 7.0 -1.6 6.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO -- -- 19.0 +1.9 17.0 0.6 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO -- -- 15.0 +1.4 12.0 -- -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 22.0 +0.7 17.0 +4.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 14.0 +4.5 11.0 -- -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 +1.0 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.0 +0.5 12.0 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 20.0 -0.8 13.0 +4.0 11.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 +0.5 10.0 +3.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 10.0 +5.3 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +1.3 9.0 +1.4 7.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.4 7.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.0 +2.0 9.0 +2.6 3.0 0.8 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 7.0 +5.5 4.0 3.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.0 +1.7 10.0 +7.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 +4.0 -- -- -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 +1.6 11.0 +7.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 +1.2 14.0 +4.0 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO -- -- -- -- -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 +1.9 11.0 +7.9 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 +2.6 6.0 +1.7 3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +2.0 11.0 +8.1 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 +3.5 11.0 +8.5 -- 11.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE -- -- -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.0 +2.9 8.0 +4.8 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 +2.4 9.0 +6.7 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
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

36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 28.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 27.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 27.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.4 : 24.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 33.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 28.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 26.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 29.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+10.8 : 14.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+10.7 : 16.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+10.3 : 17.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+10.2 : 15.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+10.0 : 12.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.2 : 14.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-2.9 : 19.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.8 : 16.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.6 : 19.0 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.2 : 15.0 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW

1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
2.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-6.3 : 9.0 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-3.8 : 2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.4 : 7.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
-2.1 : 4.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-2.0 : 12.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-2.0 : 20.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
-2.0 : 5.0 MULLEWA Central West 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.
99.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
67.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
62.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
59.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
45.0 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
99.0 WITCHCLIFFE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
62.0 THREDBO VILLAGE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
67.0 MOUNT HOTHAM

TASMANIA
N Coast
59.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
45.0 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
4.4mm in 12 min to 06:30 22.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
13.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 27.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 22.8mm/h
16.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 32.4mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 25.4mm/h
25.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 51.2mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 41.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
33.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 67.6mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 33.8mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 33.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(270/ 63 ) at 16:30