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National Daily Weather Summary


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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 1405 EST on 19/07/2018. 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 maximum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069022

NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE)

10.0

10.6

02/07/1968

31

10.5

26/06/2007

34

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:04EST, 19/07/2018.

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 18.6 +0.7 13.0 +5.0 12.2 0.0 3.4 5.0 413 (17.2) 41/14
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 13.2 +6.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 511 (21.3) 52/01
MANDURAH 18.4 +1.0 13.8 +3.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 602 (25.1) 50/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +2.1 18.2 -1.1 17.0 0.2 6.0 11.0 226 ( 9.4) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 +6.5 1.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 +4.0 2.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 55/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.4 +2.1 7.1 -0.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 272 (11.3) 43/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.8 4.4 -0.8 -- 15.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 59/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +3.3 1.4 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 23.9 -1.8 20.3 +3.2 -- 8.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 37/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 15.1 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.6 14.2 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 28/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +3.3 7.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 +3.2 4.2 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +2.6 3.8 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 21/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +1.8 4.7 -4.3 0.2 0.0 3.2 9.9 223 ( 9.3) 21/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +4.2 6.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 46/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.0 +5.9 7.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS -- -- -0.8 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.4 +5.4 7.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 41/14
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 13.9 +2.6 2.8 +2.3 -6.0 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +3.7 2.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +4.5 11.0 +3.8 5.4 0.0 6.8 9.2 463 (19.3) 30/06
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 +4.4 8.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 39/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 +2.5 10.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 46/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 618 (25.8) 50/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 +0.9 -0.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 +0.8 0.6 -2.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 +3.1 2.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 3.8 8.9 425 (17.7) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 +1.8 0.9 -2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 444 (18.5) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 +1.8 -1.4 -3.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 390 (16.3) 41/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.3 +1.2 4.7 -0.7 2.5 1.4 4.0 9.1 845 (35.2) 57/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +2.1 1.2 -2.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 725 (30.2) 59/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 +0.9 2.2 -0.1 -- 4.2 -- -- 397 (16.5) 70/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.2 +2.7 5.3 +1.2 0.9 3.2 3.4 8.0 566 (23.6) 52/16
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 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
34.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 26.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 26.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 25.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+6.3 : 26.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.2 : 22.3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.2 : 26.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT

25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+7.0 : 14.6 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+6.7 : 16.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.2 : 13.2 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.0 : 12.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.0 : 15.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 10.0 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
-3.4 : 0.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-2.8 : -1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.5 : -2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 : 16.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-7.3 : -0.8 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-7.3 : -2.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.2 : 1.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : -1.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.8 : -0.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.8 : -2.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-6.8 : -1.7 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
49.5 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
34.2 MIDLAND Lower West WA
29.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
27.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
23.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

Reports not yet available

1648 (68.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1583 (66.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1494 (62.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1388 (57.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1343 (56.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1342 (55.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1258 (52.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1145 (47.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1128 (47.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1122 (46.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1067 (44.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1063 (44.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1041 (43.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1015 (42.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1011 (42.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
979 (40.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
959 (40.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
943 (39.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
919 (38.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
904 (37.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
893 (37.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
880 (36.7) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
878 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
873 (36.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
849 (35.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
847 (35.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
845 (35.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
844 (35.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
830 (34.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
824 (34.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
824 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
816 (34.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
813 (33.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
809 (33.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
797 (33.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
797 (33.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
790 (32.9) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
773 (32.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
771 (32.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
770 (32.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
760 (31.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
758 (31.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
757 (31.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
756 (31.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
744 (31.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
741 (30.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
728 (30.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
727 (30.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
727 (30.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
724 (30.2) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
723 (30.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
723 (30.1) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
713 (29.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
711 (29.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
702 (29.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
692 (28.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
688 (28.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
686 (28.6) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
686 (28.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
683 (28.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
680 (28.3) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
680 (28.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
669 (27.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
652 (27.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
632 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
627 (26.1) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
624 (26.0) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
620 (25.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
618 (25.8) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
611 (25.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
603 (25.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) MANDURAH Lower West WA
602 (25.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
124/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/16 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
107/14 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
104/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
104/18 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
98/00 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
98/20 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
98/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/16 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/13 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
91/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/16 CAPE GRIM N 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
N Coast
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
 W Coast
MOUNT READ
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
MOSS VALE AWS : 96(240/ 76 ) at 00:15
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(310/ 74 ) at 16:47
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(290/ 54 ) at 04:30
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 85(350/ 65 ) at 23:42
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 76(330/ 65 ) at 14:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 104(260/ 65 ) at 00:00
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 98(330/ 70 ) at 20:41
CAPE GRIM : 85(330/ 67 ) at 23:31
BURNIE NTC AWS : 74(320/ 63 ) at 17:30
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 80(210/ 65 ) at 22:46
SWAN ISLAND : 85(310/ 63 ) at 22:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(220/ 93 ) at 17:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 104(310/ 82 ) at 16:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 104(310/ 76 ) at 19:46
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 106(320/ 78 ) at 16:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(340/ 78 ) at 15:16
MOUNT READ : 104(330/ 48 ) at 18:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(300/ 80 ) at 13:30