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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 1443 EST on 30/07/2016. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

29.8

29.5

29/07/2001

23

1 N

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

28.4

27.3

30/07/2001

19

1 N

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

16.1

16.0

13/07/2002

20

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

81

76.0

01/07/2007

11

N

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

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

43.6

40.9

21/07/2005

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 14:42EST, 30/07/2016.

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 22.6 +4.7 12.3 +4.3 9.6 0.0 1.8 3.5 213 ( 8.9) 72/13
BUNBURY 20.2 +3.0 7.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 59/15
MANDURAH 20.0 +2.6 12.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 65/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.8 20.5 +1.2 18.6 0.0 8.6 11.0 393 (16.4) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.2 +3.5 0.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +2.1 2.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 +0.8 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.9 10.2 +5.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.5 +1.8 5.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 +0.4 19.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 652 (27.2) 50/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.4 +0.3 12.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/16
MACKAY M.O 21.6 +0.3 10.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 44/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.9 9.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +1.8 10.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 30/12
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +2.9 7.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 +1.6 8.2 -0.8 6.0 0.0 4.0 9.8 256 (10.7) 28/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 +2.2 4.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 26/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.3 -0.8 2.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +0.6 3.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +1.0 6.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 48/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 0.8 -0.7 -1.6 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -3.2 6.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.7 7.3 +0.1 4.0 0.0 4.0 10.1 500 (20.8) 52/17
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 +0.9 -0.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/18
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +1.9 7.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.5 -2.2 6.6 +3.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 28/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -0.9 7.7 +4.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 +0.2 5.4 +1.1 3.0 0.0 1.4 5.4 205 ( 8.5) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.9 -1.1 7.4 +4.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 34/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -1.3 8.0 +5.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 +0.6 6.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 43/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 +2.8 8.0 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 44/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.6 +1.1 8.6 +4.5 5.6 0.0 2.2 3.8 675 (28.1) 59/11
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

34.4 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 28.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.3 : 28.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 28.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+9.1 : 28.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 27.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.8 : 8.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.8 : 13.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 14.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 10.5 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+6.5 : 13.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.7 : 12.3 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-4.7 : 9.9 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : 13.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-4.3 : 9.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 : 5.5 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-5.9 : -4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 : -3.3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : -6.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 : -1.1 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-4.9 : 1.9 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S 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.
34.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.0 BEECH FOREST W Coast VIC
16.8 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY) W Coast VIC
12.4 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
11.6 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

2023 (84.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1742 (72.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1632 (68.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1260 (52.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1256 (52.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1192 (49.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1133 (47.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1095 (45.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1079 (45.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
1031 (43.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1014 (42.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1009 (42.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1003 (41.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
986 (41.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
977 (40.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
965 (40.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
941 (39.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
935 (39.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
886 (36.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
858 (35.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
857 (35.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
842 (35.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
832 (34.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
809 (33.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
750 (31.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
746 (31.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
737 (30.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
723 (30.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
723 (30.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
711 (29.6) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
708 (29.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
708 (29.5) WARRA W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
697 (29.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
676 (28.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
657 (27.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
630 (26.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
625 (26.0) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
130/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
124/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/17 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/13 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/09 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
98/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
1.4mm in 1 min to 19:12 84.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 130(310/ 74 ) at 19:12
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) : 106(270/ 24 ) at 20:10
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(270/ 56 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 98(260/ 65 ) at 15:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/102 ) at 09:41
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 115(270/ 72 ) at 06:23
TASMAN ISLAND : 100(240/ 45 ) at 16:58
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(250/ 61 ) at 13:42
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 78(290/ 63 ) at 12:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(310/ 72 ) at 10:00
MOUNT READ : 102(270/ 82 ) at 13:24
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(290/ 83 ) at 09:37