Bom.gov.au Australia's official weather forecasts & weather radar - Bureau of Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology web homepage provides the Australian community with access to weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, observations, flood in...

Bom.gov.au Overview

Bom.gov.au is a website of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. With over 59,000 unique users per day and more than 144,000 page views, it is one of the most visited websites in Australia. The website is hosted by the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology hosting and has .AU as its top-level domain.

The website's title and description give a clear and concise overview indicating that it provides official weather forecasts and weather radar to the Australian community. The breadth of services offered on the site is impressive—weather charts, satellite photos, radar pictures as well as climate maps are available. The Bureau has a responsibility to provide comprehensive water information across Australia.

The website is family-friendly, as it provides useful information for everyone, regardless of age. The homepage has a user-friendly interface with well-organized menus, and its structure provides easy navigation to help users find what they need.

According to PageSpeed Insights, the website has a performance score of 54, which may be considered below average, but the accessibility score is 100, indicating that the website is accessible to all users regardless of ability. The best practices score stands at 77 and is relatively average, while the website SEO score is at 97%. It is noteworthy that these scores are subject to modification, depending on several external factors, such as the user's device, network connectivity, and others.

In summary, the Bureau of Meteorology's website is a critical player in the Australian meteorology sector. Having a user-friendly interface, family-friendly approach, and accessibility is commendable as it allows everyone to access needed information. The website's comprehensive weather information, including flood information, high seas forecasts, and climate maps, makes it an essential tool for many Australians. The future outlook of the website could be improved by optimizing its performance, which would further help deliver the provided information to users in a timely and efficient manner.

Bom.gov.au Rank Summary

Global Rank

4,784

Average Load Time

0.42sec

Links In Count

4,913

Website Value

$1.9 M

Audience Geography. Where are bom.gov.au visitors located?

Country	Visitors
Australia AU	92.4%
United States US	4.3%
Hong Kong HK	1.2%
Other	2.1%

Country	Pageviews
Australia AU	92.6%
United States US	4.9%
Hong Kong HK	0.7%
Other	1.7%

Country	Rank
Australia AU	75
Hong Kong HK	3917
United States US	22373

Where do visitors go on bom.gov.au?

Subdomain	Pageviews
bom.gov.au	98.36%
weather.bom.gov.au	0.76%
search.bom.gov.au	0.19%
media.bom.gov.au	0.14%
other	0.54%

Subdomain	Pageviews per User
bom.gov.au	2.4
weather.bom.gov.au	1.1
media.bom.gov.au	1
search.bom.gov.au	1

Subdomain	Reach
bom.gov.au	98.01%
weather.bom.gov.au	1.6%
search.bom.gov.au	0.39%
media.bom.gov.au	0.34%

How popular is bom.gov.au?

Period	Global Rank	Global Rank Delta
past 3 months	4784	1186
past month	4961	233
past week	6273	2171
yesterday	4033	-1277

Days	Pageviews Rank	Pageviews Rank Delta	Pageviews per Million	Pageviews per Million Delta	Pageviews per User	Pageviews per User Delta
90	7063	2676	832	-33.25%	2.39	-17.59%
30	7518	259	804	3%	2.4	6%
7	10161	4396	63	-39.95%	2.2	-17.34%
1	7100	-1014	92	10%	2.3	-17.58%

Days	Reach Rank	Reach Rank Delta	Reach per Million	Reach per Million Delta
90	4488	847	138	-19.08%
30	4662	316	136	-2.65%
7	5732	1740	110	-27.27%
1	3703	-1617	170	30%

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Last Updated: 01/09/2019

bom.gov.au child safety is very good.

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Bom.gov.au Rank History

Alexa Rank shows how popular bom.gov.au is in comparison with other sites. The most popular site has Alexa Rank equals 1. If bom.gov.au has Alexa Rank equals 100,000, then it is in TOP 100,000 popular sites in the world. The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors to bom.gov.au and pageviews on bom.gov.au over the past 3 months.

Bom.gov.au Hosting Information

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ASN Information

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ASN ID: 23667

ASN Title: Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology

Last Update: 09/25/2023

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Bom.gov.au HTML Check

HTML Validation Tool

Errors

A “meta” element with an “http-equiv” attribute whose value is “X-UA-Compatible” must have a “content” attribute with the value “IE=edge”.

Bad value “expires” for attribute “http-equiv” on element “meta”.

Text not allowed in element “iframe” in this context.

An “img” element must have an “alt” attribute, except under certain conditions. For details, consult guidance on providing text alternatives for images.

Warnings

The “type” attribute is unnecessary for JavaScript resources.

Section lacks heading. Consider using “h2”-“h6” elements to add identifying headings to all sections.

Bom.gov.au Lighthouse Performance

Mobile Statistics

Performance 54%

Accessibility 100%

Best Practices 77%

Progressive Web App 39%

Desktop Statistics

Progressive Web App 41%

Seo 100%

Bom.gov.au Desktop Performance

Last tested: 12/02/2019

Desktop Speed

73%

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Desktop Resource Breakdown

Total Resources	90
Number of Hosts	16
Static Resources	77
JavaScript Resources	20
CSS Resources	1

Bom.gov.au Mobile Insights

Last tested: 05/15/2018

Mobile Usability

67%

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Size tap targets appropriately

Mobile Speed

61%

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Mobile Resource Breakdown

Total Resources	86
Number of Hosts	13
Static Resources	73
JavaScript Resources	17
CSS Resources	1

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Bom.gov.au Australia's official weather forecasts & weather radar - Bureau of Meteorology

Bureau of Meteorology web homepage provides the Australian community with access to weather forecasts, severe weather warnings, observations, flood in...

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