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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 1453 EST on 13/07/2015. 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

Hunter Valley

061260

CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS

11.0

11.4

13/07/1997

22

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

4.9

5.0

09/07/2008

11

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

11.3

12.0

02/07/2003

11

12.0

02/07/2003

13

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

6.6

6.9

15/07/2009

13

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

16.3

15.9

05/07/2010

11

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

31.9

27.7

18/07/2004

11

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

27.8

26.3

11/07/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

27.0

23.8

20/07/2008

11

1 N

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

32.0

30.3

15/07/2009

11

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

22.5

22.3

24/07/2003

11

1 N


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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 14:52EST, 13/07/2015.

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 3.4 -4.6 1.0 0.0 2.0 9.2 327 (13.6) 30/06
BUNBURY 16.5 -0.7 1.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 21/14
MANDURAH 16.9 -0.5 6.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 21/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +3.1 18.6 -0.7 17.5 0.0 5.6 10.9 264 (11.0) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.8 -4.9 1.3 -2.7 -2.6 0.0 4.0 10.5 272 (11.3) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 12.6 -4.3 5.0 -0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 568 (23.7) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.2 -3.1 5.9 -1.6 -- 5.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 52/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -0.6 3.6 -1.6 1.0 11.6 2.0 3.3 420 (17.5) 72/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 18.7 -6.0 9.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 52/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.6 +0.9 16.9 -0.2 14.8 0.0 3.6 10.0 182 ( 7.6) 26/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.6 15.4 +1.8 13.4 0.0 5.6 10.0 274 (11.4) 54/07
MACKAY M.O 24.4 +3.1 14.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 231 ( 9.6) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.5 -0.6 13.6 +4.1 11.1 3.0 2.6 -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 20.0 -2.0 14.1 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 46/08
COOLANGATTA 18.8 -1.7 13.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 50/05
BRISBANE AERO 17.6 -3.2 11.8 +2.8 9.2 2.4 2.8 9.9 466 (19.4) 68/06
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.6 -3.9 4.5 -1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 524 (21.8) 67/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 10.8 -5.3 5.4 +0.7 -- 3.8 2.2 -- 226 ( 9.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.2 -1.5 9.0 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 389 (16.2) 50/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -2.6 8.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 54/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.2 -3.8 7.5 +1.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 472 (19.7) 80/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 8.5 -6.8 4.5 +1.5 -- 9.2 -- -- 561 (23.4) 61/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.4 -1.6 7.9 +0.7 5.5 7.4 2.8 4.0 419 (17.5) 59/14
RICHMOND RAAF 14.6 -2.8 4.0 +0.4 -- 5.6 -- -- 263 (11.0) 50/15
BELLAMBI AWS 13.5 -3.3 8.2 -1.8 -- 11.4 -- -- 392 (16.3) 74/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 9.7 -3.0 5.1 +2.4 4.2 13.4 1.6 3.9 400 (16.7) 41/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.3 -1.8 5.1 +2.0 -- 5.4 -- -- 352 (14.7) 30/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.4 -2.0 6.4 +2.1 2.5 5.6 3.0 7.0 497 (20.7) 54/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.2 -1.8 3.5 +0.6 -- 5.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 43/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.9 -2.6 3.2 +0.7 -- 10.6 -- -- 303 (12.6) 44/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.9 -2.2 1.2 -2.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 54/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +1.1 6.5 +4.2 -- 5.2 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 43/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 +0.2 2.1 -2.0 -0.8 0.0 0.4 2.3 178 ( 7.4) 34/20
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

34.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.4 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+4.0 : 33.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
+3.7 : 32.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+3.5 : 33.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+3.5 : 16.2 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.0 : 20.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 18.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 17.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+5.3 : 19.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 17.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 11.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : 16.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.9 : 4.7 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 7.3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.5 : 2.9 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-7.4 : 5.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 2.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-7.8 : 0.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.1 : -2.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.0 : -2.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.7 : -1.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
40.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
33.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
32.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
31.4 TUMUT (SIMPSON STREET) SW Slopes S NSW
28.8 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

 1510 (62.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1376 (57.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1163 (48.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1096 (45.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1048 (43.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1041 (43.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
999 (41.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
986 (41.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
973 (40.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
955 (39.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
932 (38.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
866 (36.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
861 (35.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
857 (35.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
835 (34.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
782 (32.6) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
780 (32.5) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
777 (32.4) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
775 (32.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
774 (32.3) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
769 (32.0) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
767 (32.0) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
765 (31.9) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
757 (31.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
739 (30.8) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
736 (30.7) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
734 (30.6) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
725 (30.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
721 (30.0) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
714 (29.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
696 (29.0) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
694 (28.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
694 (28.9) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
692 (28.8) TELFER AERO Interior WA
679 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
676 (28.2) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
673 (28.0) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
670 (27.9) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
669 (27.9) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
667 (27.8) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
666 (27.8) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
658 (27.4) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
656 (27.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
656 (27.3) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
656 (27.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
654 (27.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
647 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
647 (27.0) WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
639 (26.6) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
638 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
625 (26.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
622 (25.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
611 (25.5) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
609 (25.4) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
602 (25.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
 106/23 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
98/16 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
94/18 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
93/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
89/00 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
89/22 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E 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.
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
ORBOST
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
 W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT BAW BAW
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.0mm/h
 W Coast
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
4.8mm in 12 min to 10:57 24.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(220/ 65 ) at 01:08
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 93(210/ 70 ) at 00:02
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 89(230/ 63 ) at 00:30
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) : 72(210/ 63 ) at 01:00
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO : 74(240/ 63 ) at 03:34
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 95(330/ 72 ) at 18:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 95(210/ 74 ) at 16:26
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 96(190/ 76 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 80(190/ 72 ) at 22:30
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 89(190/ 70 ) at 22:18
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(190/ 63 ) at 23:00