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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 1448 EST on 15/07/2015. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

5.8

6.0

20/07/2007

17

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

E Central

086068

VIEWBANK

9.1

9.1

08/07/2008

14

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090035

COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND)

7.0

7.0

26/07/2000

14

1 N Equal to record.

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

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

29.5

28.3

13/07/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

31.7

27.6

06/07/2007

14

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

21.5

20.6

06/07/2007

11

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

21.8

19.7

06/07/2007

11

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

25.1

24.3

11/07/2005

12

1 N


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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 14:47EST, 15/07/2015.

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 18.3 +0.4 8.8 +0.8 5.6 0.0 2.4 9.2 414 (17.3) 43/11
BUNBURY 18.2 +1.0 2.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/15
MANDURAH 19.4 +2.0 8.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 28/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.5 -3.0 14.8 -4.5 13.4 0.0 9.4 11.1 488 (20.3) 46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.7 -5.0 0.2 -3.8 -2.1 0.0 3.2 3.5 266 (11.1) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 +1.0 6.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 46/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.6 -1.7 9.5 +2.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 54/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 9.5 -3.7 6.6 +1.4 5.5 3.4 1.0 1.8 465 (19.4) 70/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.7 -4.0 8.1 -0.5 3.9 0.0 5.0 10.4 421 (17.5) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 22.5 -3.2 11.2 -5.9 8.8 0.0 6.0 10.5 322 (13.4) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.6 -2.5 6.9 -6.7 3.0 0.0 7.0 10.7 414 (17.3) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 18.7 -2.6 8.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 322 (13.4) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.9 -1.2 4.2 -5.3 -0.4 0.0 3.8 -- 241 (10.0) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 19.5 -2.5 6.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 46/08
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -0.4 2.6 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 18.9 -1.9 9.5 +0.5 6.8 0.0 7.4 10.0 761 (31.7) 55/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.8 -3.7 2.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 768 (32.0) 55/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.4 -1.7 4.3 -0.4 -- 1.4 0.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 +0.3 2.4 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.4 8.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 35/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.4 -0.6 8.8 +2.4 6.7 2.6 4.2 9.7 855 (35.6) 65/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 4.0 -5.4 2.0 +0.5 0.8 7.6 0.4 4.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 9.7 -5.6 6.0 +3.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 556 (23.2) 37/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 +1.0 9.2 +2.0 6.2 0.6 2.0 8.3 677 (28.2) 50/10
RICHMOND RAAF 17.2 -0.2 5.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 41/17
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -1.0 10.6 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 784 (32.7) 74/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.6 -4.1 4.0 +1.3 3.4 2.0 1.2 3.8 601 (25.0) 41/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.1 -4.0 5.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 34/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.9 -1.5 5.8 +1.5 5.0 0.2 0.8 -- 340 (14.2) 48/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 8.3 -4.7 3.9 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 395 (16.5) 39/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 7.1 -5.4 5.1 +2.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 399 (16.6) 35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 5.2 -4.9 3.3 +0.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 493 (20.5) 44/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 9.8 -2.8 -0.3 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 13/07
HOBART AIRPORT 9.5 -3.0 5.1 +1.0 0.2 0.6 1.8 3.4 538 (22.4) 44/06
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

31.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
30.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+2.5 : 22.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+2.4 : 27.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+2.1 : 20.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+2.0 : 19.4 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+1.9 : 17.8 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
22.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.8 : 20.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 20.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.4 : 19.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 9.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+6.5 : 20.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

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

-4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 9.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.5 : 12.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-6.3 : 7.9 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-6.3 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.0 : 8.3 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-6.0 : 15.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

-6.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 0.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.7 : 5.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
-8.4 : 5.8 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-7.7 : 4.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : 7.9 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.5 : 1.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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.
49.8 NUNDLE (MALONGA) NW Slopes S NSW
41.2 HUNTER SPRINGS (WONDECLA) Hunter Valley NSW
31.8 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON) NW Slopes S NSW
31.0 GOOLWA COUNCIL DEPOT Adelaide/Lofty SA
28.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1626 (67.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1501 (62.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1387 (57.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1291 (53.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1246 (51.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1041 (43.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
997 (41.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
946 (39.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
940 (39.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
926 (38.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
923 (38.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
899 (37.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
894 (37.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
890 (37.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
888 (37.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
878 (36.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
876 (36.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
868 (36.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
866 (36.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
855 (35.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
850 (35.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
849 (35.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
848 (35.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
828 (34.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
812 (33.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
809 (33.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
799 (33.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
795 (33.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
792 (33.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
791 (33.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
784 (32.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
783 (32.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
778 (32.4) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
768 (32.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
761 (31.7) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
754 (31.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
750 (31.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
749 (31.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
728 (30.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
716 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
711 (29.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
700 (29.2) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
699 (29.1) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
695 (29.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
683 (28.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
677 (28.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
677 (28.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
671 (28.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
671 (28.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
670 (27.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
655 (27.3) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
650 (27.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
649 (27.0) DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
634 (26.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
622 (25.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
613 (25.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
605 (25.2) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
602 (25.1) LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
602 (25.1) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
601 (25.0) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
106/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/19 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
VICTORIA
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
5.8mm in 16 min to 10:00 21.8mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(210/ 70 ) at 14:00
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 76(220/ 63 ) at 17:55
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 69 ) at 20:36
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(240/ 85 ) at 05:09
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 70(230/ 63 ) at 00:50
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(250/ 76 ) at 03:16