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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 1501 EST on 22/07/2015. 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

WA

W Gascoyne

006045

TAMALA

65.6

65.3

01/07/1972

79

1 N

WA

Central West

008104

OGILVIE

65.2

50.0

16/07/1974

103

1 N

WA

Central West

008237

TENINDEWA

33.8

27.4

20/07/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Central West

008306

DARTMOOR SOUTH

49.8

18.0

09/07/2010

13

1 N

WA

Central West

008307

COOLANGATTA ALERT

30.6

22.8

20/07/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Central West

008308

TARDUN HILL

37.0

18.6

09/07/2009

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 15:00EST, 22/07/2015.

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 16.4 -1.5 8.1 +0.1 6.7 9.8 2.8 8.2 -- 30/01
BUNBURY 15.7 -1.5 4.7 -2.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 319 (13.3) 31/23
MANDURAH 15.7 -1.7 9.1 -1.5 -- 13.6 -- -- 436 (18.2) 43/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +1.2 18.5 -0.8 16.4 0.0 5.0 9.7 340 (14.2) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.8 +3.1 -1.9 -5.9 -4.0 0.0 4.0 10.5 243 (10.1) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.4 -0.5 2.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 61/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.7 -1.6 7.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 50/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.2 0.0 3.4 -1.8 1.0 0.0 2.6 0.1 511 (21.3) 65/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.6 +2.9 4.3 -4.3 3.2 0.0 5.0 10.5 248 (10.3) 34/14
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 +0.1 18.2 +1.1 17.2 0.0 2.6 2.9 537 (22.4) 44/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.6 19.0 +5.4 17.4 0.0 5.4 3.7 369 (15.4) 44/23
MACKAY M.O 19.1 -2.2 15.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.1 618 (25.8) 50/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.9 -1.2 14.8 +5.3 13.9 6.6 4.2 -- 421 (17.5) 44/14
BUNDABERG AERO 21.2 -0.8 13.7 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 480 (20.0) 44/12
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -0.7 11.8 +1.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.4 10.5 +1.5 9.6 0.0 4.0 6.6 332 (13.8) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.0 -0.5 8.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 644 (26.8) 50/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.4 +2.3 5.3 +0.6 -- 0.6 2.0 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.2 -2.5 9.4 +1.8 -- 12.8 -- -- 300 (12.5) 30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.6 0.0 5.4 -1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 +2.1 3.5 -2.9 2.5 0.2 1.8 6.1 122 ( 5.1) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.2 3.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 +3.1 7.9 +0.7 6.3 1.0 0.8 9.9 290 (12.1) 37/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 +1.3 4.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 34/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 +1.1 9.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 39/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.6 +3.9 2.4 -0.3 -0.6 0.0 1.4 8.4 289 (12.0) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +2.8 -0.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.6 2.4 -1.9 -3.0 0.0 1.6 3.5 306 (12.8) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +2.0 4.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 37/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 +2.7 1.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 46/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.1 +1.0 3.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 783 (32.6) 72/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +1.9 -0.3 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 48/19
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +1.5 1.7 -2.4 -3.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 335 (14.0) 59/22
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

33.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
33.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.7 : 18.3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+4.6 : 23.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.5 : 22.4 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+4.3 : 13.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.3 : 19.2 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.3 : 13.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.0 : 11.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 19.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 15.8 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD

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

0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 18.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 13.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.7 : 19.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : 12.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-3.2 : 13.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-3.2 : 18.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-8.6 : 3.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-7.8 : -4.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : -1.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-7.1 : -3.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-7.1 : -0.3 RABBIT FLAT 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.
65.6 TAMALA W Gascoyne WA
65.2 OGILVIE Central West WA
56.0 WANDANA Central West WA
52.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
50.4 KALBARRI Central West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
65.6 TAMALA
Central West
65.2 OGILVIE
56.0 WANDANA
50.4 KALBARRI

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
52.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

0.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1230 (51.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1199 (50.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1180 (49.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1157 (48.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1141 (47.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1103 (46.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1090 (45.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1038 (43.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1037 (43.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1034 (43.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
991 (41.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
957 (39.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
939 (39.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
931 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
919 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
907 (37.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
874 (36.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
870 (36.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
863 (36.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
840 (35.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
817 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
815 (34.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
792 (33.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
785 (32.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
783 (32.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
745 (31.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
739 (30.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
732 (30.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
732 (30.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
720 (30.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
708 (29.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
690 (28.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
677 (28.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
676 (28.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
667 (27.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
659 (27.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
644 (26.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
636 (26.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
625 (26.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
624 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
616 (25.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
615 (25.6) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
601 (25.0) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
117/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
115/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
115/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/17 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
102/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/19 CAPE SORELL W 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
4.0mm in 3 min to 10:55 80.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(250/ 65 ) at 02:40
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 89(350/ 69 ) at 18:17
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 102(340/ 78 ) at 17:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 117(330/102 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 115(350/ 67 ) at 22:00
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 87(340/ 65 ) at 23:00
MOUNT HOTHAM : 100(300/ 80 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 74( 10/ 63 ) at 23:30
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(350/ 76 ) at 23:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 95( 10/ 72 ) at 19:30