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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 20/07/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

-8.0

-7.7

07/07/2012

22

N

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

-2.3

-2.3

08/07/2012

14

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

-2.9

-2.7

08/07/2010

16

1 N

VIC

E Central

086068

VIEWBANK

-2.1

-1.2

07/07/2012

14

-1.3

20/08/2003

16

1 N

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

-2.9

-1.3

29/07/2008

21

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

-2.2

-2.0

10/07/1997

23

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

-6.4

-6.0

04/07/2003

15

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

-2.7

-2.7

09/07/2010

14

1 N 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 14:38EST, 20/07/2015.

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 18.5 +0.6 12.2 +4.2 10.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 265 (11.0) 34/11
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 10.8 +3.8 -- 4.4 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/19
MANDURAH 17.4 0.0 14.9 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 50/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.7 -0.8 15.6 -3.7 14.1 0.0 6.8 11.2 349 (14.5) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.9 -3.8 -3.9 -7.9 -6.7 0.0 3.2 10.5 242 (10.1) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 12.6 -4.3 1.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.6 -2.7 2.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -1.3 4.3 -0.9 1.9 0.0 0.6 8.3 169 ( 7.0) 28/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.3 -3.4 4.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 17.8 10.5 387 (16.1) 31/09
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.0 14.4 -2.7 13.2 0.0 7.0 5.7 523 (21.8) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.1 7.6 -6.0 5.4 0.0 6.2 9.9 286 (11.9) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 19.9 -1.4 7.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 373 (15.5) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.3 +0.2 4.4 -5.1 0.4 0.0 3.4 -- 191 ( 8.0) 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 22.0 0.0 7.6 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 41/12
COOLANGATTA 19.0 -1.5 12.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/15
BRISBANE AERO 19.2 -1.6 6.3 -2.7 4.1 0.0 3.2 5.1 315 (13.1) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.9 -0.6 2.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 41/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.5 -0.6 2.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 0.0 11.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 50/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.6 7.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 35/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.8 -1.2 6.5 +0.1 -- 3.8 8.4 -- 439 (18.3) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -0.1 0.0 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.5 -2.5 7.1 -0.1 5.0 0.8 2.0 9.0 563 (23.5) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.2 -0.2 4.5 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 24/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.9 -1.9 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 506 (21.1) 28/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 +0.9 0.0 -2.7 -2.0 0.2 1.0 9.6 136 ( 5.7) 18/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -0.1 -1.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 13/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.5 -2.9 0.1 -4.2 -4.1 0.0 2.2 -- 184 ( 7.7) 17/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 +0.1 -3.0 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 0.0 -2.2 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 22/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.3 -1.8 -5.6 -8.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 31/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.2 -1.4 -3.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 30/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 0.7 -3.4 -1.9 0.0 0.4 8.1 298 (12.4) 43/12
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 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.0 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
30.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 23.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 23.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.9 : 24.6 MULLEWA Central West WA

26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.3 : 12.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.6 : 11.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+5.5 : 13.1 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+5.2 : 9.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 11.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+5.1 : 12.2 BICKLEY Lower West WA

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

-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-5.5 : 12.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.1 : 16.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 18.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.8 : 17.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-4.6 : 15.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-10.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-9.2 : -2.9 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-9.0 : -3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
-8.8 : -5.6 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-8.1 : -1.3 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-8.0 : -1.9 WATARRKA N Plateau 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.
38.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
32.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
27.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
25.0 MANDURAMA POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW
22.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

4.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

923 (38.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
829 (34.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
806 (33.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
794 (33.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
777 (32.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
762 (31.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
760 (31.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
759 (31.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
726 (30.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
724 (30.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
714 (29.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
710 (29.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
704 (29.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
698 (29.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
662 (27.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
94/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/20 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
74/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/05 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
6.2mm in 35 min to 23:35 10.6mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
16.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 33.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.0mm/h
BUNBURY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
SHANNON
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
COLLIE EAST
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
DARDANUP
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
HARVEY
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 25.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.4mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
21.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 42.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.0mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 33.6mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 38.2mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 21.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.0mm/h
15.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 30.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.0mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 24.8mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
WAROONA
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 65 ) at 12:00