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Provisional records set or equalled today

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The day in charts
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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 14:07EST, 01/08/2018.

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 19.4 +1.5 4.7 -3.3 3.7 0.0 3.0 8.1 244 (10.2) 34/14
BUNBURY 17.5 +0.3 7.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 52/21
MANDURAH 17.8 +0.4 9.7 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 61/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +1.8 22.1 +2.8 21.0 0.0 5.0 10.6 321 (13.4) 41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.6 +7.9 4.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 +3.6 6.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 43/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +1.8 10.9 +3.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 321 (13.4) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +1.0 5.8 +0.6 -- 7.4 -- -- 554 (23.1) 76/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.5 +2.8 3.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 26/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +2.2 13.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 13.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 22.6 +1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +3.0 7.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +3.1 5.3 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 21.1 +0.6 5.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 30/17
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 +0.8 5.7 -3.3 0.9 0.2 6.4 10.1 323 (13.5) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +3.1 4.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 +2.7 2.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.8 +1.2 0.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 21/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.7 +3.7 7.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 592 (24.7) 55/11
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 14.7 +3.4 -4.3 -4.8 -8.0 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.6 +3.3 -1.5 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +4.9 6.8 -0.4 1.6 0.0 2.8 7.7 396 (16.5) 37/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +4.5 0.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.9 +3.1 8.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 37/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 610 (25.4) 63/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 +2.5 0.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +1.8 5.6 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 34/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 +4.2 6.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 6.0 7.9 370 (15.4) 43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 +3.0 3.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 46/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +1.9 4.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 55/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.0 +1.9 5.7 +0.3 3.9 0.0 3.2 8.0 731 (30.5) 70/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 +1.8 3.6 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 697 (29.0) 59/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 0.0 7.0 +4.7 -- 13.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 63/03
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 5.9 +1.8 2.9 0.2 1.8 5.9 428 (17.8) 52/14
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

35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
34.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 27.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 27.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 26.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.5 : 26.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+6.2 : 25.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 24.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+5.8 : 16.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 10.5 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+5.7 : 11.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.5 : 12.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.1 : 3.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 : 5.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 : 0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.8 : 5.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 : 29.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-1.8 : 27.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-1.8 : 8.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-9.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : -9.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.4 : -6.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 : 1.9 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.7 : -3.3 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
36.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.0 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
27.2 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
27.0 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS
24.0 GLENGARRY (GINNS ROAD) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1476 (61.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1455 (60.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1279 (53.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1264 (52.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1233 (51.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1205 (50.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1068 (44.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1059 (44.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1054 (43.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1046 (43.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1017 (42.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
970 (40.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
938 (39.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
933 (38.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
916 (38.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
914 (38.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
893 (37.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
887 (37.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
879 (36.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
876 (36.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
875 (36.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
875 (36.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
858 (35.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
830 (34.6) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
818 (34.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
803 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
779 (32.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
773 (32.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
772 (32.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
770 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
768 (32.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
763 (31.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
760 (31.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
754 (31.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
743 (31.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
731 (30.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
725 (30.2) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
717 (29.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
699 (29.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
697 (29.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
696 (29.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
679 (28.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
678 (28.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
670 (27.9) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
666 (27.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
664 (27.7) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
657 (27.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
654 (27.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
642 (26.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
628 (26.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
626 (26.1) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
618 (25.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
610 (25.4) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
606 (25.3) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
602 (25.1) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
 122/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
117/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
109/08 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
107/19 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
106/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/00 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/03 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
98/04 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
94/02 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/03 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/06 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/00 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
91/03 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
91/14 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
91/01 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
91/00 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
6.4mm in 13 min to 18:59 29.5mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 104(320/ 61 ) at 23:33
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 91(280/ 58 ) at 03:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 108(340/ 72 ) at 19:18
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(330/ 45 ) at 03:00
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 80(360/ 65 ) at 00:30
FAWKNER BEACON : 85( 10/ 65 ) at 01:00
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(260/ 67 ) at 21:42
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 85(310/ 69 ) at 15:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 91(310/ 76 ) at 03:34
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 117(270/ 91 ) at 20:14
LOW HEAD : 85(310/ 63 ) at 03:55
CAPE GRIM : 93(280/ 74 ) at 03:10
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 98(300/ 70 ) at 05:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 87(350/ 67 ) at 04:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(***/ 85 ) at 13:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 109(270/ 72 ) at 09:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 91(360/ 70 ) at 01:30
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(330/ 72 ) at 02:36
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(310/ 72 ) at 06:11
MOUNT READ : 104(350/ 65 ) at 00:30
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(330/ 63 ) at 00:48
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(270/ 63 ) at 06:19
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 122(290/ 83 ) at 19:20