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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 29/07/2016. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

13.0

11.6

09/07/2006

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

126

121.0

19/07/1966

67

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 14:00EST, 29/07/2016.

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 21.6 +3.7 9.3 +1.3 7.3 0.0 1.4 4.6 266 (11.1) 22/23
BUNBURY 20.0 +2.8 9.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 15/15
MANDURAH 19.5 +2.1 11.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 13/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +1.7 19.1 -0.2 17.3 0.0 8.8 11.0 451 (18.8) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.5 -0.2 0.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -1.4 2.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 26/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.2 -1.1 10.4 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 +2.1 8.4 +3.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 431 (18.0) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.8 +0.1 11.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +1.2 20.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 564 (23.5) 52/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 +0.8 17.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.3 13.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 48/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.7 -0.4 7.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.4 +0.4 6.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/09
COOLANGATTA 22.0 +1.5 5.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 30/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 +0.9 7.1 -1.9 4.1 0.0 3.2 9.5 324 (13.5) 31/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 +0.6 3.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 22/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.0 -0.1 2.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +0.1 0.6 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 22/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 +1.4 6.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 633 (26.4) 43/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -1.2 3.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 30/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 +3.4 7.9 +0.7 5.0 0.0 4.0 10.1 617 (25.7) 50/19
RICHMOND RAAF 19.5 +2.1 1.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +2.3 10.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 554 (23.1) 43/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.5 -2.2 3.2 +0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 21/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.8 -2.3 5.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 22/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.2 -2.2 4.2 -0.1 2.0 0.0 2.4 0.6 287 (12.0) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -0.7 3.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -0.6 2.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 34/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +2.1 5.4 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 457 (19.0) 41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 +3.5 6.6 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 46/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 +2.4 7.2 +3.1 5.2 0.6 2.6 8.4 685 (28.5) 80/14
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

34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
33.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+5.7 : 22.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 21.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 23.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 24.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 24.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.3 : 20.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 20.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.7 : 18.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+6.3 : 20.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+6.0 : 23.3 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD

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

-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 5.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.9 : -0.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.8 : 3.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.7 : 10.6 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-3.4 : 13.6 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW

-5.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4 : -0.2 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-5.9 : 0.6 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.8 : 3.8 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 4.4 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : -0.5 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.4 : -4.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.
68.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
40.4 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
39.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.6 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
28.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
28.6 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT)
Central Plateau
40.4 DERWENT BRIDGE
28.2 BUTLERS GORGE
W Coast
68.2 MOUNT READ
39.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

Reports not yet available

2066 (86.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1672 (69.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1481 (61.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1408 (58.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1337 (55.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1304 (54.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1259 (52.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1162 (48.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1116 (46.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1090 (45.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1012 (42.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1001 (41.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
977 (40.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
939 (39.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
934 (38.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
921 (38.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
878 (36.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
862 (35.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
855 (35.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
839 (35.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
833 (34.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
828 (34.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
827 (34.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
785 (32.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
772 (32.2) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
759 (31.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
753 (31.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
750 (31.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
745 (31.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
739 (30.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
725 (30.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
719 (30.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
712 (29.7) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
691 (28.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
685 (28.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
663 (27.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
653 (27.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
650 (27.1) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
644 (26.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
640 (26.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
636 (26.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
628 (26.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
626 (26.1) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
623 (26.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
622 (25.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
617 (25.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
606 (25.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
128/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
126/08 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
122/12 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
107/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(270/ 56 ) at 23:51
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 89(270/ 63 ) at 15:33
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 126(320/108 ) at 07:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 121(270/ 93 ) at 07:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(260/ 46 ) at 13:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 72(270/ 65 ) at 12:46
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 83(290/ 63 ) at 07:12
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(310/ 76 ) at 07:02
MOUNT READ : 76(290/ 65 ) at 03:36
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 104(280/ 85 ) at 14:26