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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Weather, Climate and Site News

The information on this page fills gradually as it becomes available.

For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended.


Provisional 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 2205 EST on 29/07/2018. 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 maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

25.2

24.5

22/07/2016

23

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054003

BARRABA POST OFFICE

25.0

23.4

31/07/1973

48

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

26.5

25.8

06/07/2018

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

25.0

24.8

05/07/2018

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056018

INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE

23.0

22.6

30/07/2017

53

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090186

WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB

18.5

18.0

27/07/2018
05/07/2003

20

1 N Previous record equalled earlier this month.


The day in charts
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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 14:13EST, 29/07/2018.

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 17.5 -0.4 9.2 +1.2 8.6 5.0 1.4 2.3 242 (10.1) 18/16
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.1 5.5 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 28/21
MANDURAH 16.9 -0.5 11.8 +1.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 15/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.2 -0.3 21.1 +1.8 20.5 0.0 3.2 9.3 177 ( 7.4) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.2 +2.5 5.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 16.5 -0.4 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 43/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.4 +3.1 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 54/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 +2.2 4.4 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 35/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.1 +6.4 13.4 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.6 15.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 24/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 +1.9 14.8 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 279 (11.6) 44/13
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.6 14.7 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +3.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 +4.3 10.8 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 22.7 +2.2 13.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 22/01
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 +3.3 10.9 +1.9 7.1 0.0 3.2 9.7 308 (12.8) 35/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.7 +7.2 9.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.9 +7.8 9.6 +4.9 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.1 5.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.4 +4.4 3.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 26/21
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +2.8 8.6 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 +5.2 7.9 +0.7 5.4 0.0 3.6 6.5 282 (11.8) 34/20
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 +4.0 2.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 31/19
BELLAMBI AWS 21.3 +4.5 11.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 34/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.5 -- -3.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +2.4 5.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 31/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +2.6 3.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 +7.7 10.9 +6.6 -- 0.2 4.2 9.5 245 (10.2) 37/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 +2.6 7.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.8 +4.3 4.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 26/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.9 +4.8 8.4 +3.0 5.2 0.0 4.4 2.9 586 (24.4) 50/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +4.6 3.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -0.2 -0.4 -2.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 26/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 +1.9 5.5 +1.4 1.9 0.4 2.0 8.9 459 (19.1) 35/00
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

34.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
33.7 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 25.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+9.3 : 27.7 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.2 : 25.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.9 : 28.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.9 : 25.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
23.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.6 : 19.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+9.9 : 13.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.6 : 16.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.9 : 13.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.8 : 21.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-2.8 : 15.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-2.4 : 14.2 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-2.3 : 15.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.1 : 14.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-1.6 : 14.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-5.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9 : -5.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 13.9 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-5.4 : 10.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.4 : 12.9 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-4.2 : -5.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 : 2.1 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra 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.
30.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
18.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
16.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
16.2 STRAHAN (ANDREW STREET) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1251 (52.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1203 (50.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1201 (50.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
963 (40.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
916 (38.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
776 (32.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
732 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
680 (28.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
674 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
665 (27.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
644 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/19 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
76/18 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/21 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
74/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(260/ 83 ) at 22:45