Australian Weather News -- 27 JUL 2016

Wednesday 27 JUL 2016

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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 1401 EST on 28/07/2016. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041536

MURRAYS BRIDGE ALERT

32.0

19.0

25/07/2006

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

38.0

31.6

12/07/2009

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

22.6

22.3

30/07/1997

1 N

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
		See actual temperatures
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 14:00EST, 28/07/2016.

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	18.9	+1.0	5.4	-2.6	4.2	0.0	2.2	5.0	240 (10.0)	31/16
BUNBURY	17.2	0.0	4.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	15/14
MANDURAH	17.4	0.0	8.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	18/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+2.8	19.6	+0.3	18.5	0.0	7.6	11.1	333 (13.9)	50/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.6	-0.1	1.1	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	41/10
WHYALLA AERO	15.2	-1.7	7.7	+2.5	--	4.0	--	--	468 (19.5)	34/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.1	-1.2	9.1	+1.6	--	10.4	--	--	293 (12.2)	39/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	12.2	-1.0	6.1	+0.9	--	15.8	--	--	515 (21.5)	54/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	23.6	-1.1	14.0	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	50/11
CAIRNS AERO	27.7	+2.0	20.3	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	+2.6	18.7	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	31/15
MACKAY M.O	23.0	+1.7	15.7	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	28/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.2	+3.1	11.2	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	34/12
BUNDABERG AERO	23.9	+1.9	11.2	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	37/13
COOLANGATTA	20.5	0.0	11.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	21/06
BRISBANE AERO	19.8	-1.0	13.6	+4.6	11.8	0.0	3.6	1.8	283 (11.8)	34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.3	-0.2	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	43/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.3	+1.2	6.8	+2.1	--	0.0	2.6	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.9	+2.3	2.9	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.5	+2.5	6.2	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	463 (19.3)	76/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	4.4	+2.9	1.9	9.6	2.2	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.9	-0.4	6.9	+3.9	--	3.4	--	--	329 (13.7)	41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.6	+2.6	10.9	+3.7	7.3	0.0	5.4	10.1	434 (18.1)	61/10
RICHMOND RAAF	19.0	+1.6	4.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	357 (14.9)	70/11
BELLAMBI AWS	17.3	+0.5	9.8	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	398 (16.6)	65/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	11.7	-1.0	7.1	+4.4	--	5.4	--	--	388 (16.2)	41/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.6	-0.5	6.9	+3.8	--	10.6	--	--	319 (13.3)	39/05
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.1	-1.3	7.6	+3.3	6.0	2.2	2.8	7.0	429 (17.9)	37/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.0	0.0	5.3	+2.4	--	5.2	--	--	317 (13.2)	37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	11.3	-1.2	4.4	+1.9	--	2.4	--	--	361 (15.0)	43/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	7.9	-2.2	1.8	-1.4	--	2.2	--	--	687 (28.6)	44/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	11.6	-1.0	4.0	+1.7	--	11.0	--	--	319 (13.3)	37/14
HOBART AIRPORT	13.4	+0.9	3.5	-0.6	-1.1	0.4	2.4	4.0	503 (21.0)	68/14
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
35.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT

+6.3 : 35.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.1 : 35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+5.4 : 34.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+5.1 : 33.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.6 : 13.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.7 : 10.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.3 : 21.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+7.3 : 21.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.2 : 22.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.5 : 23.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-3.4 : 0.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.2 : 13.8 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
-3.1 : 22.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-2.9 : 13.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

-6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 0.7 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 0.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 1.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.4 : 0.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 0.8 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-4.4 : -1.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.

58.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
41.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
41.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
39.4 BOAT HARBOUR N Coast TAS
38.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS

TASMANIA
N Coast
58.4 SMITHTON AERODROME
39.4 BOAT HARBOUR
38.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)
W Coast
41.4 WARRA
41.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

Reports not yet available

1448 (60.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1378 (57.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1336 (55.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1220 (50.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1169 (48.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1152 (48.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1136 (47.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1092 (45.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1051 (43.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
998 (41.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
963 (40.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
956 (39.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
945 (39.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
944 (39.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
906 (37.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
888 (37.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
881 (36.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
871 (36.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
855 (35.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
836 (34.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
833 (34.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
815 (34.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
799 (33.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
794 (33.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
787 (32.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
776 (32.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
772 (32.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
771 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
760 (31.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
756 (31.5) RHYLL E Central VIC
751 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
750 (31.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
749 (31.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
746 (31.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
742 (30.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
717 (29.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
711 (29.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
701 (29.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
695 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
687 (28.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
683 (28.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
682 (28.4) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) TELFER AERO Interior WA
673 (28.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
672 (28.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
667 (27.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
666 (27.8) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
661 (27.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
660 (27.5) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
658 (27.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
655 (27.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
647 (27.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
640 (26.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
634 (26.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
629 (26.2) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
629 (26.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
621 (25.9) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
617 (25.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
614 (25.6) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
610 (25.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
608 (25.3) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
608 (25.3) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
601 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

139/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
120/17 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
120/19 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
118/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
109/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/15 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/00 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 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h SMITHTON AERODROME 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h W Coast MOUNT READ 28.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 56.8mm/h 34.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 34.4mm/h 30.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 30.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 82(260/ 65 ) at 13:15 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 65 ) at 20:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 108(280/ 85 ) at 00:30 CAPE GRIM : 93(310/ 67 ) at 00:20 E Coast LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 78(320/ 65 ) at 00:04 SWAN ISLAND : 83(320/ 63 ) at 02:18 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 137(330/104 ) at 16:23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 104(270/ 82 ) at 18:02 TASMAN ISLAND : 100(300/ 72 ) at 18:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(260/ 54 ) at 18:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 121(270/ 98 ) at 17:46 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 76(220/ 69 ) at 04:33 LOW ROCKY POINT : 96(280/ 76 ) at 17:33 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(290/ 78 ) at 18:00 MOUNT READ : 121(260/ 78 ) at 19:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 87 ) at 18:30