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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 22/07/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056013

GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN

11.5

10.0

28/07/1998

38

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

13.0

11.0

31/07/2010

17

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

12.4

12.1

09/07/1999

18

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

19.8

18.1

30/07/2010

11

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

19.5

19.0

26/07/2010

16

1 N

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

18.4

18.2

03/07/2004

22

1 N

QLD

Central West

036007

BARCALDINE POST OFFICE

18.9

18.9

26/07/1993

52

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

19.7

18.9

20/07/2016

55

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

19.4

19.3

20/07/2016

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

17.9

17.7

31/07/2010

13

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037039

WINTON AIRPORT

19.4

19.3

19/07/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

17.0

16.3

23/07/2003

17

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

18.7

17.2

07/07/1993

72

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044026

CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE

18.2

17.6

07/07/1993

55

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

18.8

18.4

23/07/2003

15

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048031

COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST)

18.0

17.0

20/07/2016

46

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Plains W

052020

MUNGINDI POST OFFICE

18.4

16.0

24/07/1990

47

1 N

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

17.6

15.2

20/07/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055136

WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD)

13.6

12.7

24/07/1990

43

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

14.2

13.7

27/07/1996

19

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056018

INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE

15.0

13.3

13/07/2012

48

N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056032

TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK)

14.1

14.1

24/07/1981

48

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

14.2

11.1

31/07/2010

17

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056229

GUYRA HOSPITAL

12.1

10.6

20/07/2016

30

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

13.6

11.2

31/07/2010

18

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056243

GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS

13.2

12.1

13/07/2012

17

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

16.1

15.4

14/07/2012

11

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

15.0

15.0

29/07/2001

13

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060085

YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

14.8

14.6

14/07/1975

45

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067105

RICHMOND RAAF

14.1

13.9

20/07/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

28.1

28.0

23/07/2002

16

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

25.5

25.0

29/07/1999

15

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

23.7

23.0

10/07/2006

18

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

24.1

22.6

01/07/2011

19

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA PIRSA

25.4

24.0

29/07/1999

18

1 N

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

21.2

21.0

27/07/2002

19

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

21.8

20.5

29/07/1999

18

1 N

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

22.0

21.7

27/07/2002

17

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

23.0

22.1

01/07/2011

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

16.9

16.0

31/07/2011

20

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

18.7

17.5

01/07/2011

19

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS)

18.7

18.6

27/07/2002

19

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

20.1

19.5

01/07/2011

16

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

23.5

21.4

31/07/2011

11

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

22.6

22.5

27/07/2002

18

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

27.4

27.3

31/07/2010

15

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 22/07/2016.

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 14.9 -3.0 8.7 +0.7 8.6 12.4 2.2 4.0 426 (17.8) 54/06
BUNBURY 14.9 -2.3 7.7 +0.7 -- 19.2 -- -- 364 (15.2) 59/03
MANDURAH 15.0 -2.4 9.3 -1.3 -- 8.2 -- -- 637 (26.5) 67/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 +0.2 18.9 -0.4 17.7 0.0 7.6 10.8 299 (12.5) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 +8.5 7.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 +8.9 7.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.7 +7.4 13.0 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.3 +5.1 8.0 +2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 52/20
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.9 +5.2 12.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 24/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.9 22.3 +5.2 -- 9.2 -- -- 360 (15.0) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 +2.1 20.1 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 23.5 +2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 +2.5 14.8 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 +2.9 14.3 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +3.2 17.5 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 +3.3 15.0 +6.0 13.0 0.0 3.2 8.7 308 (12.8) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 +6.0 13.6 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 30/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 +3.3 13.7 +9.0 -- 8.4 1.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +2.2 14.0 +7.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 24/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.0 +2.0 14.4 +8.0 -- 11.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +5.7 8.4 +5.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 39/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +2.8 14.4 +7.2 14.1 12.6 1.8 2.6 511 (21.3) 39/03
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 +1.9 14.1 +10.5 -- 16.8 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 18/10
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 +1.1 13.9 +3.9 -- 9.8 -- -- 457 (19.0) 39/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 +3.5 7.4 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +3.7 6.2 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 15/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.1 +5.7 12.0 +7.7 11.5 0.0 -- 5.7 194 ( 8.1) 35/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 +4.0 3.7 +0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 26/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.9 +3.4 4.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 31/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 +3.7 3.4 +0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 61/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 +1.2 2.9 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 15/23
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +1.5 2.8 -1.3 0.1 0.0 2.0 6.6 312 (13.0) 39/17
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

34.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.4 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+11.1 : 28.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 28.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 26.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 26.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 28.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+14.7 : 13.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+14.6 : 14.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+14.6 : 18.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+14.5 : 18.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+14.3 : 13.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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

5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9 : 19.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 20.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.4 : 12.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.2 : 16.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.8 : 14.1 CARNAMAH Central West WA

-3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-1.2 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-3.4 : 8.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-3.3 : 1.8 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 6.6 KALBARRI Central West WA

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 SCONE (FIGTREE GULLY) Hunter Valley NSW
39.6 AVALON BEACH (AVALON (PALMGROVE RD)) Sydney--east NSW
39.0 CARROW BROOK Hunter Valley NSW
38.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP Hunter Valley NSW
38.0 REEF PARK N Coast--Barron QLD

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
8.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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2.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

979 (40.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
892 (37.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
881 (36.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
840 (35.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
784 (32.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
744 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
643 (26.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
626 (26.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
104/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
87/21 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
83/23 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
80/02 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/22 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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
WITCHCLIFFE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
STYLES TOWER
4.5mm in 11 min to 03:41 24.5mm/h
COLLIE EAST
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.8mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 21.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.0mm in 12 min to 21:00 40.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 70(180/ 63 ) at 06:39
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(270/ 80 ) at 14:09
CAPE NATURALISTE : 80(280/ 65 ) at 14:11
BUSSELTON JETTY : 70(290/ 63 ) at 14:39
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 102(350/ 54 ) at 23:30