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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 1348 EST on 18/07/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

10.0

10.0

16/07/2013

18

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

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

5.0

5.0

16/07/2013

17

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

VIC

Lower NE

082139

HUNTERS HILL

8.0

7.0

16/07/2013

19

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

088162

WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)

9.0

9.0

15/07/2013

19

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

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

8.0

8.0

15/07/2013

24

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

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

28.0

23.6

24/07/1999

14

1 P

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

22.0

22.0

10/07/2004

19

1 P Equal to record.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

18.0

18.0

13/07/2012

21

1 P Equal to record.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070330

GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS

19.0

19.0

24/07/1990

21

1 P Equal to record.


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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 13:48EST, 18/07/2013.

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 18.0 -1.5 13.0 +3.6 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT 15.0 -2.9 9.0 +1.0 6.0 13.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 11.0 -4.8 8.0 +0.5 -- 14.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 14.0 -3.2 6.0 -1.0 -- 11.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 14.0 -3.4 10.0 -0.6 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 19.0 -0.3 17.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 +8.3 11.0 +7.0 9.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 +4.1 9.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 +4.7 10.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +3.8 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +3.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.3 20.0 +2.9 19.0 0.4 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 +1.9 19.0 +5.4 17.0 3.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 22.0 +0.7 -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.0 +1.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 +1.0 14.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.0 +1.5 13.0 +3.0 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +1.2 14.0 +5.0 11.0 -- -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.0 +1.5 11.0 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 9.0 +4.3 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.0 +4.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +4.4 9.0 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +5.0 9.0 +2.6 7.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 9.0 +7.5 6.0 10.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +6.7 9.0 +6.0 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +5.0 -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 +6.6 9.0 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +6.2 15.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.0 +6.3 -- -- -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +4.9 11.0 +7.9 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 +2.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 +3.0 6.0 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 +0.5 8.0 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 +4.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +3.9 8.0 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +3.4 9.0 +6.7 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +4.5 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
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

35.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
34.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+11.6 : 28.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+9.7 : 28.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 29.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 29.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 29.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+10.2 : 10.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.0 : 12.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+9.8 : 13.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+8.8 : 11.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.7 : 13.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

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

3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.3 : 11.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.8 : 19.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 10.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 11.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 11.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
1.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 2.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-4.4 : 3.0 HARVEY Lower West WA
-3.4 : 7.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
-3.3 : 9.0 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
-2.1 : 11.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

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.
70.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
30.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
29.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
23.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
23.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
30.0 PEMBERTON
23.0 BICKLEY
23.0 BRIDGETOWN

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
70.0 INNISFAIL

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes S
29.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW)

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 102(220/ 46 ) at 01:05
OCEAN REEF : 91(220/ 58 ) at 01:38
CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(190/ 56 ) at 00:47
ESPERANCE AERO : 96(210/ 58 ) at 13:30
HOPETOUN NORTH : 108(230/ 70 ) at 08:00
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION : ***(210/ 72 ) at 12:17
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION : ***(220/ 63 ) at 00:41
Eucla
FORREST : 91(290/ 72 ) at 17:26
Goldfields
MOUNT BURAMINYA : ***(200/ 63 ) at 14:33
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 78( 30/ 63 ) at 14:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 102(290/ 83 ) at 11:00