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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended. Test 18/7


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 1404 EST on 16/07/2018. 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

-7.0

-5.8

15/07/1970

40

-5.8

15/07/1970

45

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

-3.4

-3.1

14/07/2018

14

-3.1

14/07/2018

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

-4.3

-3.9

14/07/2018

22

-3.9

14/07/2018

24

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Plains S

050031

PEAK HILL POST OFFICE

-3.0

-3.0

13/07/1997

49

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

CW Plains N

051161

COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS

-3.9

-3.9

16/07/2007

16

-3.9

16/07/2007

18

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

-6.6

-6.0

12/07/2002

12

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

-8.1

-6.6

02/07/2002

21

-7.3

15/06/2006

23

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

-6.6

-6.3

14/07/2018

16

-6.3

14/07/2018

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

-6.0

-5.8

14/07/2018

19

-5.8

14/07/2018

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:03EST, 16/07/2018.

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 16.8 -1.1 8.1 +0.1 7.0 24.0 0.2 1.9 394 (16.4) 43/15
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.5 5.1 -1.9 -- 18.6 -- -- 248 (10.3) 48/20
MANDURAH 17.0 -0.4 10.0 -0.6 -- 8.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 46/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 17.9 -1.4 15.7 0.0 4.6 10.4 187 ( 7.8) 24/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.6 +2.9 -2.2 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 50/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.4 +2.5 5.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 550 (22.9) 55/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 +1.6 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +1.8 4.0 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 451 (18.8) 35/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.4 +1.7 2.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.7 15.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.2 -0.9 11.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 20.8 -0.5 10.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.4 -0.7 3.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 21/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.4 +0.4 2.6 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/14
COOLANGATTA 20.8 +0.3 3.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.2 4.2 -4.8 1.1 0.0 3.0 9.9 244 (10.2) 24/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.7 +0.2 3.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.2 +0.1 -0.4 -5.1 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +0.1 1.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 26/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 +0.7 0.7 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 44/11
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 11.1 -0.2 -7.5 -8.0 -13.8 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.9 -0.5 -5.8 -7.3 -14.3 0.2 2 2.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -1.5 -6.0 -9.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 22/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 +1.8 4.5 -2.7 1.3 0.0 2.6 9.6 315 (13.1) 34/12
RICHMOND RAAF 18.1 +0.7 -4.3 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 21/17
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 +0.8 6.3 -3.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 365 (15.2) 39/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.1 -- -4.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.3 -1.4 -3.6 -6.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 18/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.9 -3.2 -2.7 -5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.6 +2.2 0.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 2.4 9.0 280 (11.7) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.3 +0.3 -0.4 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 +0.6 -1.8 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 35/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 12.6 -0.5 3.6 -1.8 1.2 0.0 3.2 9.0 520 (21.7) 78/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.4 -0.7 2.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 50/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 8.8 -3.8 0.7 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 9/01
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 +0.2 2.2 -1.9 -1.5 0.0 1.0 6.2 242 (10.1) 28/22
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

33.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
32.9 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 23.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.4 : 22.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+4.3 : 21.1 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+4.2 : 19.8 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.7 : 9.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.1 : 11.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.7 : 9.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+3.6 : 15.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+3.5 : 9.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

-3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.8 : 6.9 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-4.2 : 3.1 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.8 : 8.8 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-3.7 : 18.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
-3.6 : -2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.6 : -3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-10.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-10.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.3 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW

-9.8 : -3.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.7 : -10.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.2 : -3.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-9.1 : -5.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.1 : -8.1 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

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.
29.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
26.4 MUNDARING Lower West WA
24.2 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
24.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
23.8 GIDGEGANNUP Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1140 (47.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
958 (39.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
936 (39.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
879 (36.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
839 (35.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
762 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
735 (30.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
727 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
721 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
715 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
711 (29.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
681 (28.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
669 (27.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
649 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
628 (26.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
626 (26.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
611 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
80/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/23 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
76/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
68/18 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
68/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
None reported

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 74 ) at 23:40