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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 31/07/2015. 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

Goldfields

012295

COPPIN ROCK

40.0

26.8

25/07/1988

51

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027063

ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE

8.8

8.2

01/07/2015

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008025

CARNAMAH

15.8

15.8

29/07/2001

42

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Central West

008297

DALWALLINU

14.7

14.5

30/07/2001

17

1 N

WA

Lower West

009037

BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

15.3

15.0

29/07/2001

45

1 N

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

15.0

14.2

18/07/2002

14

1 P

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

13.4

13.2

03/07/1994

20

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

15.1

15.1

28/07/2011

19

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

30.9

30.7

31/07/1977

67

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

31.0

31.0

31/07/1969

39

1 P 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, 31/07/2015.

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 20.1 +2.2 15.6 +7.6 13.9 4.0 1.6 0.0 259 (10.8) 52/20
BUNBURY 18.8 +1.6 10.2 +3.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 41/22
MANDURAH 19.1 +1.7 14.8 +4.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 55/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +2.5 20.2 +0.9 18.7 0.0 8.0 11.0 389 (16.2) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.3 +5.6 -0.3 -4.3 -2.9 0.0 4.4 9.5 207 ( 8.6) 22/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 +3.6 7.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 595 (24.8) 55/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.8 -0.5 9.5 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.8 -1.4 6.1 +0.9 4.1 0.2 1.6 0.7 497 (20.7) 55/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.2 +3.5 5.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 28/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.6 19.9 +2.8 18.8 3.6 5.0 10.4 642 (26.8) 54/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +1.1 13.0 -0.6 11.2 0.0 9.2 10.6 510 (21.3) 43/15
MACKAY M.O 21.7 +0.4 16.2 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.8 +0.7 13.4 +3.9 11.1 0.0 5.2 -- 353 (14.7) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +1.6 9.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 21.0 +0.5 11.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.2 9.7 +0.7 6.0 0.0 4.0 10.1 291 (12.1) 28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 +1.9 4.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 24/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 +1.7 4.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +1.3 9.7 +2.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.3 6.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 +3.1 4.3 -2.1 1.0 0.0 1.4 -- 165 ( 6.9) 31/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.7 +0.2 -5.1 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +0.6 -0.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +3.7 8.1 +0.9 6.0 0.0 1.0 7.6 287 (12.0) 37/19
RICHMOND RAAF 20.0 +2.6 2.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 +2.4 10.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 39/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 +0.3 2.2 -0.5 0.3 0.0 1.2 6.2 169 ( 7.0) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.5 -0.6 3.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.6 2.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.1 -0.9 1.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.0 -2.5 -1.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.2 -1.9 2.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 666 (27.8) 67/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -0.4 3.3 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 262 (10.9) 63/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 +2.6 7.5 +3.4 2.8 0.0 2.2 3.7 387 (16.1) 61/15
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

35.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.3 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
34.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 28.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+9.2 : 28.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 27.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 27.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.1 : 12.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 15.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 14.7 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+8.4 : 15.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+8.3 : 14.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

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

-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.9 : 15.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-2.7 : 7.9 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
-2.5 : 10.0 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-2.5 : 6.6 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-2.5 : 3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-6.7 : -3.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.3 : -3.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.1 : -1.7 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.0 : -1.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-4.9 : 0.2 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 1.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW 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.
40.0 COPPIN ROCK Goldfields WA
40.0 WOOLGORONG W Gascoyne WA
38.0 YUIN E Gascoyne WA
31.0 NOONGAAR Goldfields WA
30.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1360 (56.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1154 (48.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1108 (46.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1102 (45.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1007 (42.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1006 (41.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
992 (41.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
991 (41.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
970 (40.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
969 (40.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
962 (40.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
943 (39.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
940 (39.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
938 (39.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
907 (37.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
867 (36.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
829 (34.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
821 (34.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
805 (33.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
799 (33.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
781 (32.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
759 (31.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
741 (30.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
741 (30.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
731 (30.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
716 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
703 (29.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
700 (29.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
700 (29.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
697 (29.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
696 (29.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
666 (27.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
642 (26.8) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
636 (26.5) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
635 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
612 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
612 (25.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
143/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
120/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
113/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
113/16 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
109/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/05 FORREST Eucla WA
102/22 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/19 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
94/19 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
93/17 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/14 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
DALWALLINU
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
MINGENEW
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
 Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.0mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 38.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.8mm/h
STYLES TOWER
11.9mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.9mm/h
COLLIE EAST
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.6mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
33.6mm in 21 min to 12:30 96.0mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 33.6mm/h
28.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 56.4mm/h
61.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 61.8mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 28.2mm/h
61.8mm in 13 min to 14:13 285.2mm/h
61.8mm in 14 min to 15:14 264.9mm/h
61.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 61.8mm/h
LANCELIN EAST AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 22.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.8mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
20.6mm in 30 min to 13:00 41.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 24.8mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 20.6mm/h
 Cent Wheatbelt
BONNIE ROCK AG STATION
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(360/ 65 ) at 19:23
Eucla
FORREST : 108(180/106 ) at 05:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(340/ 65 ) at 00:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(330/ 98 ) at 18:30
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(270/ 56 ) at 20:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(310/ 37 ) at 18:48
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 85(254/ 63 ) at 22:50
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 87(360/ 63 ) at 17:00
FAWKNER BEACON : 87(330/ 65 ) at 19:10
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 89(360/ 67 ) at 13:32
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 85(330/ 65 ) at 18:15
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 113(310/ 50 ) at 17:34
LOW HEAD : 80(320/ 65 ) at 19:30
CAPE GRIM : 96(230/ 76 ) at 19:41
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 95(310/ 63 ) at 20:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 85(340/ 69 ) at 17:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 143(320/102 ) at 17:07
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(270/ 78 ) at 20:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(310/ 39 ) at 14:52
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 74(250/ 63 ) at 22:20
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 85(360/ 65 ) at 13:30
LOW ROCKY POINT : 113(320/ 87 ) at 16:46
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(330/ 78 ) at 13:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(310/ 69 ) at 20:24
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 121(280/106 ) at 21:45