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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0016 EST on 07/06/2012. 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

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

49.6

31.8

24/01/2011

14

1 n

WA

Goldfields

012198

SCADDAN WEST

55.4

41.4

03/01/1966

48

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.0

29.0

30/01/2004

13

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

21.2

21.2

10/01/2005

24

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 00:16EST, 07/06/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 27.8 -3.8 19.9 +1.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 449 (18.7) 41/14
PERTH AIRPORT 27.4 -4.3 19.7 +2.7 18.0 0.0 9.2 2.7 417 (17.4) 39/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.5 -5.2 15.4 +1.7 15.2 1.8 2.6 0.1 328 (13.7) 31/07
BUNBURY 25.8 -3.8 17.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 37/18
MANDURAH 27.3 -1.7 20.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 39/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.3 24.9 +0.1 25.2 7.2 6.8 10.3 418 (17.4) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.4 +6.0 24.2 +2.7 22.9 0.0 13.4 10.8 323 (13.5) 41/09
WHYALLA AERO 41.9 +11.9 17.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 15.6 -- 244 (10.2) 48/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.6 +12.4 25.1 +8.0 19.5 0.0 -- 13.2 280 (11.7) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 36.2 +11.0 11.3 +0.2 7.8 0.0 8.6 12.5 299 (12.5) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.5 +2.3 20.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 39/17
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 -0.8 24.2 +0.5 22.3 0.0 7.8 8.4 554 (23.1) 50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +0.8 23.8 -0.5 20.7 0.0 12.0 11.4 514 (21.4) 43/15
MACKAY M.O 28.4 -1.6 24.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.7 561 (23.4) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.1 -1.8 19.3 -2.8 18.0 0.0 11.2 -- 387 (16.1) 35/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 -1.7 17.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 50/16
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.3 18.0 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.1 -1.2 18.2 -2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 307 (12.8) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 -2.5 16.1 -5.1 15.8 0.4 5.6 13.1 365 (15.2) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 -3.3 14.7 -2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 673 (28.0) 46/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.3 -1.6 15.9 -3.0 12.9 0.0 8.2 -- 204 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -1.5 16.9 -2.5 14.4 1.2 3.0 11.8 410 (17.1) 26/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 -1.5 14.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 -0.9 10.4 -7.6 6.9 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.1 -1.5 10.6 -6.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.6 +0.1 10.1 -3.2 5.0 0.0 7.6 13.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.8 -1.3 13.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.6 +1.2 17.0 -1.8 13.4 0.0 5.6 13.1 363 (15.1) 39/13
RICHMOND RAAF 30.5 +0.6 12.4 -5.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 -0.9 16.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 43/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.0 +3.0 11.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.2 +1.6 16.9 +0.7 14.5 0.0 9.2 13.6 208 ( 8.7) 24/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.9 +2.7 15.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 30/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.8 +6.6 20.9 +4.2 17.1 0.0 10.8 13.6 316 (13.2) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.9 +6.4 14.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.3 +7.7 15.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 33.9 +8.0 18.3 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 34.8 +9.8 12.9 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 52/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.9 +3.6 14.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 -0.7 14.8 +2.8 14.8 0.0 5.0 3.5 397 (16.5) 34/13
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

46.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
44.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
44.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
44.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
44.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
44.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA

+17.6 : 46.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+17.0 : 42.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 44.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+14.8 : 40.8 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+14.1 : 41.6 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+14.1 : 37.4 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.1 : 43.2 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

30.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 26.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 25.3 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 20.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+9.0 : 25.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.9 : 24.9 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

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

17.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
17.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.7 SHANNON Lower West WA
18.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-9.5 : 20.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-9.4 : 22.1 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.2 : 20.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
-9.0 : 18.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.9 : 18.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
6.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.0 MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.4 : 8.4 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.6 : 10.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-7.6 : 9.6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.5 : 10.1 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-7.2 : 8.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 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.
67.8 CULFORD Lower West WA
65.6 BADGEBUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
61.4 BANNISTER Lower West WA
60.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
55.4 SCADDAN WEST Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
67.8 CULFORD
61.4 BANNISTER
Cent Wheatbelt
65.6 BADGEBUP
60.0 KATANNING COMPARISON
55.0 NYABING
Goldfields
55.4 SCADDAN WEST

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
51.0 MUSGRAVE

13.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

4.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1017 (42.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
974 (40.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
955 (39.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
955 (39.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
931 (38.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
819 (34.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
797 (33.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
791 (33.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
747 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
733 (30.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
732 (30.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
732 (30.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
731 (30.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
653 (27.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
620 (25.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/16 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
68/14 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
68/22 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
67/17 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
65/13 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
11.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 22.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
16.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
28.2mm in 44 min to 21:30 38.5mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 29.4mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
BRADSHAW
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
None reported