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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 1439 EST on 07/07/2015. 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

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

33.4

31.6

12/07/2009

19

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092123

SWAN ISLAND

56.2

56.2

21/07/2008

12

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

9.2

9.3

04/07/2007

16

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092123

SWAN ISLAND

9.3

9.7

17/07/2004

12

9.7

17/07/2004

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

106

106

05/07/2015

11

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


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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 14:38EST, 07/07/2015.

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 20.1 +2.2 9.0 +1.0 7.5 0.6 1.2 4.0 247 (10.3) 30/13
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.0 +0.6 13.1 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 39/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 19.6 +0.3 19.0 0.0 6.0 10.1 303 (12.6) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.8 +2.1 0.5 -3.5 -1.9 0.0 3.8 10.4 173 ( 7.2) 31/12
WHYALLA AERO -- -- 7.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 +0.6 9.6 +2.1 -- 6.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +1.0 8.9 +3.7 7.3 0.2 1.2 6.0 377 (15.7) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.0 +2.3 7.7 -0.9 4.4 0.0 6.0 10.4 251 (10.5) 28/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.8 19.0 +1.9 17.9 1.0 2.2 6.9 348 (14.5) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.4 +0.3 13.2 -0.4 12.0 0.2 4.8 10.0 338 (14.1) 31/11
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.8 15.3 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 +1.5 12.7 +3.2 10.5 0.0 3.4 -- 241 (10.0) 21/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +1.6 7.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +2.6 8.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 +1.7 8.5 -0.5 6.0 0.0 2.4 9.8 253 (10.5) 30/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +3.1 8.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 37/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 +0.6 4.7 0.0 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 58 ( 2.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.7 +1.0 6.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 18/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.1 4.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 17/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.2 +0.2 3.2 -3.2 -1.1 0.0 1.6 -- 256 (10.7) 57/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.2 -2.1 -3.9 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 +0.4 5.8 -1.4 2.4 0.0 3.2 9.5 300 (12.5) 44/21
RICHMOND RAAF 16.7 -0.7 -2.5 -6.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.5 -0.3 9.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 41/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.9 -0.8 2.6 -0.1 0.2 0.0 1.0 3.0 99 ( 4.1) 21/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.0 -3.1 3.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.7 +1.3 4.4 +0.1 -1.0 0.0 1.0 -- 178 ( 7.4) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.2 -2.8 -0.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 8.2 -4.3 -0.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 21/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 6.9 -3.2 4.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 604 (25.2) 41/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 9.9 -2.7 6.7 +4.4 -- 10.6 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 41/12
HOBART AIRPORT 9.0 -3.5 5.9 +1.8 4.0 0.2 0.6 4.0 210 ( 8.8) 34/10
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

33.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.2 BULMAN N Rivers NT
33.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
33.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
33.0 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 28.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 24.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.5 : 24.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.5 : 23.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.5 : 24.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW

25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.3 : 8.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+4.8 : 9.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+4.7 : 9.3 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.4 : 6.7 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+4.1 : 9.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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

-2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.8 : 6.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.6 : -2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.6 : 1.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.4 : 7.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.4 : 4.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.4 : 9.1 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS

-7.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.6 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-6.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

-7.3 : -4.9 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : -6.6 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.9 : -3.9 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 : -4.0 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 : -6.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands 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.
56.2 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
44.6 BOAT HARBOUR N Coast TAS
42.4 WATERHOUSE(BAROOGA) N Coast TAS
42.2 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
41.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT (MANUAL RAINFALL) N Coast TAS

TASMANIA
N Coast
44.6 BOAT HARBOUR
42.4 WATERHOUSE(BAROOGA)
42.2 SMITHTON AERODROME
41.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT (MANUAL RAINFALL)
E Coast
56.2 SWAN ISLAND

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

1.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1145 (47.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
949 (39.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
892 (37.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
827 (34.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
766 (31.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
750 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
745 (31.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
730 (30.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
729 (30.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
729 (30.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
714 (29.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) RHYLL E Central VIC
682 (28.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
667 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
647 (27.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
624 (26.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
603 (25.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
106/08 FORREST Eucla WA
85/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/04 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
65/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 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.
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)
6.4mm in 18 min to 00:30 21.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
CAPE GRIM
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DARDANUP : ***( 60/ 82 ) at 12:06
Eucla
FORREST : 106( 20/ 83 ) at 09:31