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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 18/07/2015.

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 19.2 +1.3 9.3 +1.3 7.1 0.0 2.2 9.3 593 (24.7) 50/06
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 6.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 31/12
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.3 9.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 16.9 -2.4 15.4 0.0 6.2 11.0 347 (14.5) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.5 -4.2 0.7 -3.3 -2.6 0.0 2.6 9.5 310 (12.9) 46/14
WHYALLA AERO 13.8 -3.1 8.8 +3.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 683 (28.5) 43/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.3 -1.0 6.9 -0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.8 -1.4 5.2 0.0 1.4 8.0 0.6 4.7 407 (17.0) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 18.6 -6.1 9.3 +0.7 6.9 0.0 5.6 -- 441 (18.4) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -0.8 11.6 -5.5 9.4 0.0 4.0 10.7 241 (10.0) 26/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.5 +0.4 9.0 -4.6 6.2 0.0 7.2 9.9 169 ( 7.0) 39/23
MACKAY M.O 23.2 +1.9 9.9 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- 10.3 271 (11.3) 24/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.9 5.2 -4.3 2.5 0.0 6.6 -- 123 ( 5.1) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -0.5 7.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 19.2 -1.3 5.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.0 -1.8 6.1 -2.9 3.0 0.0 2.6 5.2 218 ( 9.1) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.3 -3.2 4.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 57/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 8.9 -7.2 5.4 +0.7 -- 2.8 1.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.1 +0.4 3.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -0.2 4.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -1.0 2.4 -4.0 0.3 0.0 1.6 -- 210 ( 8.8) 50/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 5.2 -4.2 0.2 -1.3 -0.5 8.2 0.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 8.3 -7.0 3.8 +0.8 -- 14.6 -- -- 372 (15.5) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.4 -3.6 8.5 +1.3 6.0 0.0 3.4 2.6 263 (11.0) 41/22
RICHMOND RAAF 12.9 -4.5 5.7 +2.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 13.7 -3.1 7.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -0.9 4.2 +1.5 2.2 6.4 1.0 0.1 193 ( 8.0) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -1.2 2.9 -0.2 -- 4.4 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.6 -1.8 0.6 -3.7 -2.0 1.4 0.8 -- 236 ( 9.8) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 +0.1 1.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 43/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.2 1.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 50/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.7 -1.4 1.4 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 448 (18.7) 44/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.8 -1.8 -0.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 21/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.1 -1.4 1.4 -2.7 -1.2 0.2 0.4 8.4 302 (12.6) 28/10
Max
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+/- 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 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
31.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
30.8 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.7 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+4.7 : 27.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.0 : 23.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+3.3 : 25.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.2 : 25.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+2.8 : 22.4 ENEABBA Central West WA

24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+4.7 : 16.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+4.4 : 6.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+4.3 : 7.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+3.9 : 8.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+3.6 : 8.8 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.5 : 6.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-8.4 : 10.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 10.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.9 : 9.2 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 6.9 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

-8.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 4.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.8 : -8.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.7 : 11.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.6 : 10.7 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-6.5 : 6.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron 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.
34.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
31.6 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW
31.0 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
29.8 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
29.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1018 (42.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1011 (42.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
946 (39.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
938 (39.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
854 (35.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
835 (34.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
824 (34.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
803 (33.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
782 (32.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
775 (32.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
750 (31.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
749 (31.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
725 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
720 (30.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
716 (29.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
697 (29.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
667 (27.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
654 (27.3) BICKLEY Lower West WA
646 (26.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
624 (26.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
608 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
608 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
107/09 FORREST Eucla WA
91/22 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
76/19 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
68/11 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
68/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
None reported None reported