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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 28/07/2015. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

25.0

24.9

24/07/2005

14

1 P

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

36.1

36.1

27/07/2010

12

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

34.7

34.5

20/07/2003

19

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP

35.5

34.9

26/07/2010

15

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

113

107

26/07/2015

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

17.0

16.3

12/07/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085072

EAST SALE AIRPORT

38.0

37.1

02/07/2008

18

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 28/07/2015.

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 20.6 +2.7 7.8 -0.2 5.5 0.0 1.6 7.3 389 (16.2) 37/01
BUNBURY 19.4 +2.2 4.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 22/12
MANDURAH 19.3 +1.9 8.9 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 31/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +3.9 23.9 +4.6 24.0 0.0 5.8 8.4 289 (12.0) 57/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.3 -1.4 7.3 +3.3 5.2 0.0 4.4 9.5 380 (15.8) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.1 -3.8 1.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.7 -1.6 3.1 -4.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.2 -1.0 2.5 -2.7 -0.7 5.6 1.0 7.4 470 (19.6) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.1 -0.6 15.7 +7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 46/17
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +2.8 19.9 +2.8 18.7 0.0 4.8 10.9 438 (18.3) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 +2.3 18.5 +4.9 16.8 0.0 4.8 9.5 277 (11.5) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +1.8 18.0 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 28/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 +5.4 16.1 +6.6 18.4 0.0 3.6 -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +4.4 16.7 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 21.2 +0.7 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +2.3 12.0 +3.0 7.5 0.0 3.6 9.2 269 (11.2) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.6 -0.9 7.6 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 434 (18.1) 43/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 12.9 -3.2 4.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.2 -0.5 6.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 31/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -1.2 4.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 34/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.8 -1.2 7.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 14.2 -- 734 (30.6) 55/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 11.4 -3.9 -0.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.1 -0.9 8.5 +1.3 4.9 0.0 5.0 10.1 698 (29.1) 52/11
RICHMOND RAAF 15.9 -1.5 3.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 39/12
BELLAMBI AWS 14.5 -2.3 7.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 554 (23.1) 74/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.3 -2.4 0.2 -2.5 -2.3 1.2 1.6 6.7 399 (16.6) 35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.5 -3.6 0.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.1 -2.3 0.0 -4.3 -3.5 0.0 2.0 5.6 338 (14.1) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.6 -2.4 0.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.3 -1.2 -0.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -0.8 1.1 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 566 (23.6) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 +0.2 1.4 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 31/00
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 0.0 5.6 +1.5 3.2 2.0 2.8 5.6 717 (29.9) 72/00
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

36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.5 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 28.0 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
+6.2 : 31.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+6.0 : 31.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.7 : 34.7 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
+5.5 : 25.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.0 : 16.1 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.5 : 16.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.0 : 25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+9.6 : 17.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+9.0 : 18.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

-3.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 3.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.1 : 2.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.0 : 14.0 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.0 : 10.2 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-5.0 : 6.4 GOULBURN TAFE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : -0.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5 : 1.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.0 : -2.6 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-5.8 : -1.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.7 : -2.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

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.
36.4 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
29.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
28.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
27.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
26.0 MAIN RIDGE E Central VIC

10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
5.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1967 (82.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1900 (79.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1495 (62.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1444 (60.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1434 (59.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1402 (58.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1386 (57.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1379 (57.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1313 (54.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1246 (51.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1160 (48.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1115 (46.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1065 (44.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1026 (42.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1010 (42.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1007 (42.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1007 (42.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
976 (40.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
974 (40.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
919 (38.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
913 (38.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
901 (37.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
898 (37.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
895 (37.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
893 (37.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
893 (37.2) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
863 (36.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
851 (35.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
845 (35.2) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
831 (34.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
825 (34.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
818 (34.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
801 (33.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
786 (32.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
784 (32.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
769 (32.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
767 (32.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
761 (31.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
757 (31.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
747 (31.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
739 (30.8) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
734 (30.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
717 (29.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
705 (29.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
700 (29.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
698 (29.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
696 (29.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
696 (29.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
685 (28.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
683 (28.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
680 (28.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
674 (28.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
672 (28.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
667 (27.8) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
665 (27.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
662 (27.6) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
657 (27.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
651 (27.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) FORREST Eucla WA
645 (26.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
631 (26.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
617 (25.7) TELFER AERO Interior WA
616 (25.7) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
615 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
614 (25.6) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
613 (25.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
607 (25.3) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
 117/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
115/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
113/06 FORREST Eucla WA
113/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/02 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
96/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 113(300/ 15 ) at 06:37
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(250/ 63 ) at 10:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 117(260/ 67 ) at 01:30
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 87(237/ 67 ) at 04:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(240/ 74 ) at 02:13
CAPE GRIM : 96(230/ 56 ) at 02:14
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 65 ) at 00:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 115(230/ 50 ) at 03:46
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(240/ 65 ) at 05:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(260/ 78 ) at 00:01
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(250/ 67 ) at 08:47
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(250/ 56 ) at 12:07
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(260/ 65 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(250/ 93 ) at 00:00