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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 1438 EST on 18/07/2015. 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

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

61.6

48.2

20/07/2011

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068151

JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

110.6

94.0

01/07/2003

13

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069138

ULLADULLA AWS

82.2

68.6

09/07/2007

20

1 N

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070263

GOULBURN TAFE

40.4

40.4

06/07/1988

39

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

-6.9

-6.2

14/07/1992

39

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

1.4

1.6

20/07/2004

16

1.6

20/07/2004

17

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041525

WARWICK

8.6

9.5

28/07/2008

18

8.6

09/06/2011

21

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

8.0

8.4

01/07/1998

18

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

8.0

8.4

22/07/1961

24

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040082

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON

74

74.0

03/07/2009

11

N Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

76

74.0

10/07/2005

14

N


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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 20.9 +3.0 11.8 +3.8 7.9 0.0 3.8 2.0 516 (21.5) 39/12
BUNBURY 19.1 +1.9 10.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 37/08
MANDURAH 18.1 +0.7 11.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 39/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.2 -1.3 17.1 -2.2 15.8 0.0 8.6 11.1 364 (15.2) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.2 -4.5 -2.3 -6.3 -5.1 0.0 3.6 10.4 290 (12.1) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 13.2 -3.7 7.8 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 462 (19.3) 39/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.8 -2.5 5.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.3 -0.9 6.0 +0.8 4.3 0.8 0.6 5.4 435 (18.1) 41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.0 -4.7 2.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 23.7 -2.0 14.6 -2.5 11.9 0.0 4.8 10.5 319 (13.3) 37/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.4 -0.7 13.7 +0.1 9.6 0.0 8.0 10.8 325 (13.5) 46/10
MACKAY M.O 19.6 -1.7 10.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 300 (12.5) 34/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 19.5 -3.6 8.3 -1.2 3.0 0.0 3.6 -- 283 (11.8) 50/06
BUNDABERG AERO 18.3 -3.7 6.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 54/10
COOLANGATTA 17.8 -2.7 5.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 41/05
BRISBANE AERO 15.7 -5.1 6.4 -2.6 4.6 0.0 3.2 9.7 416 (17.3) 76/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 8.0 -8.5 0.1 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 57/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.3 -2.8 2.8 -1.9 -- 0.8 0.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.8 -1.9 4.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 50/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -2.9 1.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 50/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.3 -3.7 5.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 667 (27.8) 59/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -0.5 -2.0 -0.6 7.4 0.1 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.2 -5.1 2.3 -0.7 -- 7.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.8 -3.2 6.2 -1.0 5.4 15.6 0.0 1.7 538 (22.4) 67/13
RICHMOND RAAF 14.6 -2.8 6.0 +2.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 48/13
BELLAMBI AWS 13.8 -3.0 6.7 -3.3 -- 30.4 -- -- 440 (18.3) 70/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.4 -1.3 2.0 -0.7 -0.6 0.0 0.8 9.4 280 (11.7) 39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.5 -1.6 -1.4 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 31/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 11.3 -4.1 3.5 -0.8 0.8 0.0 1.8 0.2 342 (14.3) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.9 -1.1 5.5 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 48/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -0.4 2.6 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 48/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.4 -0.7 4.1 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 490 (20.4) 46/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.3 -1.3 -2.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 48/14
HOBART AIRPORT 8.4 -4.1 2.2 -1.9 -1.1 0.6 1.6 3.1 299 (12.5) 55/15
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

30.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.2 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
30.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 23.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.2 : 22.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+4.7 : 23.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.7 : 21.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL

+5.6 : 10.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.2 : 7.6 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+4.8 : 8.9 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+4.3 : 4.1 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.3 : 10.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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

-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.2 : 8.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-9.1 : 4.8 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.9 : 5.9 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.8 : 10.0 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.5 : 8.0 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : 0.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.9 : -1.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.1 : 0.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-7.0 : -3.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.8 : -0.6 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West 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.
110.6 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
82.2 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
74.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW
71.2 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD) Illawarra NSW
69.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
110.6 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
74.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)
71.2 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD)
68.4 BENDALONG STP
64.6 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT
62.0 HAMPDEN BRIDGE (KANGAROO RIVER)
61.6 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
58.0 NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)
54.8 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
54.0 TOUGA
South Coast
82.2 ULLADULLA AWS
62.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB)
50.6 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
Goulburn/Monaro
69.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
Islands
53.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)
52.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1223 (51.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1050 (43.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1034 (43.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1017 (42.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
989 (41.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
928 (38.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
920 (38.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
859 (35.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
853 (35.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
817 (34.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
779 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
762 (31.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
758 (31.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
757 (31.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
756 (31.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
749 (31.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
708 (29.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
703 (29.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
702 (29.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
687 (28.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
676 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
670 (27.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
654 (27.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
653 (27.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
646 (26.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
631 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/11 FORREST Eucla WA
91/05 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/18 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
89/16 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
South Coast
NERRIGA AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
8.4mm in 13 min to 01:54 38.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 102( 70/ 13 ) at 12:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 98(180/ 76 ) at 12:30
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(220/ 67 ) at 05:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(210/ 82 ) at 18:02
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(230/ 74 ) at 08:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 80(190/ 72 ) at 14:01
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 87(190/ 76 ) at 15:47
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(210/ 67 ) at 12:09
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(180/ 67 ) at 10:03
TASMAN ISLAND : 87(200/ 65 ) at 10:16
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(200/ 63 ) at 10:41
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 98(260/ 82 ) at 15:45
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 89(260/ 70 ) at 16:16