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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has not been validated, but obvious errors have been corrected. The records are based on data received as at 1403 EST on 28/07/2018. 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
Highest minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300000

DAVIS

-3.3

-3.3

05/07/2007

53

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

CW Slopes S

065034

WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL)

24.0

23.6

05/07/2018

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

18.7

18.7

08/07/1994

32

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090186

WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB

18.0

18.0

05/07/2003

15

1 N Equal to record.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum 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 14:02EST, 28/07/2018.

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 16.6 -1.3 12.7 +4.7 11.9 2.6 1.6 4.2 312 (13.0) 44/15
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 11.5 +4.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/17
MANDURAH 16.6 -0.8 13.2 +2.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.9 -0.6 21.7 +2.4 21.3 0.0 4.0 7.4 210 ( 8.8) 26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 +3.4 10.5 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 30/00
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 +1.0 9.7 +4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 332 (13.8) 35/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.1 +6.8 12.3 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 +5.8 2.5 -2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 252 (10.5) 21/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.4 +6.7 6.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.3 15.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +1.1 16.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 23.3 +2.0 14.7 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 257 (10.7) 17/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 15.1 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) --
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +3.6 8.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +4.0 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 +2.0 9.9 +0.9 6.6 0.0 3.8 9.7 201 ( 8.4) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 +6.6 11.7 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.1 +7.0 7.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +0.8 5.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +2.8 5.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/12
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 16.0 +4.7 -3.3 -3.8 -7.3 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +6.1 4.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +4.9 7.3 +0.1 4.9 0.0 3.6 9.9 298 (12.4) 26/15
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 +3.3 0.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +2.1 9.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 31/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.2 -- -4.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.7 +6.0 0.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.1 +3.0 3.8 +0.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +5.3 8.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 0.0 1.9 248 (10.3) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.2 +4.2 5.5 +2.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 22/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +1.9 3.4 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 17/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.8 +5.7 7.2 +1.8 6.0 0.0 2.6 8.5 595 (24.8) 50/03
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 +3.7 3.4 +0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 31/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 +0.4 4.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.6 +1.1 6.7 +2.6 4.9 0.2 1.2 3.8 396 (16.5) 52/18
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
34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
33.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 32.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.8 : 24.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.7 : 28.9 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
+8.4 : 27.8 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+8.4 : 27.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.3 : 15.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 11.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+8.5 : 13.6 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 12.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-5.4 : 13.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-3.3 : 18.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
-2.7 : 20.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-2.4 : 14.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-2.4 : 12.7 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.4 : 13.0 KARNET Lower West WA

-6.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-6.6 : -6.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : -5.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.0 : -2.6 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-4.7 : -2.2 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : -0.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley 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.
27.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
12.8 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
12.8 STRAHAN (ANDREW STREET) W Coast TAS
11.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1381 (57.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1004 (41.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
956 (39.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
904 (37.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
880 (36.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
815 (34.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
702 (29.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
702 (29.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
700 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
679 (28.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
643 (26.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
611 (25.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
104/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
83/17 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
83/09 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
WARRA
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
MOUNT READ
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(300/ 65 ) at 18:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(***/ 80 ) at 13:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 89(290/ 69 ) at 12:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(250/ 52 ) at 17:46
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(270/ 65 ) at 09:55
MOUNT READ : 104(330/ 41 ) at 11:16