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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0021 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 minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

25.7

25.0

10/01/2009

18

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092094

SCAMANDER

19.8

19.5

30/01/2009

27

1 N

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

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

34.9

33.0

22/01/2008

17

1 Y


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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 00:21EST, 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 28.5 -3.1 20.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 52/11
PERTH AIRPORT 34.4 +2.7 16.2 -0.8 14.8 2.4 14.4 12.6 858 (35.8) 81/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.7 -3.0 14.3 +0.6 12.1 0.0 8.4 2.8 662 (27.6) 54/14
BUNBURY 29.7 +0.1 14.9 -0.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 601 (25.0) 48/00
MANDURAH 32.9 +3.9 17.2 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 524 (21.8) 48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.1 26.1 +1.3 25.5 0.0 4.2 10.3 324 (13.5) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.7 +6.3 25.5 +4.0 22.7 0.0 15.4 11.3 323 (13.5) 50/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.3 -4.7 20.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 635 (26.5) 57/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.4 -2.8 17.5 +0.4 16.1 0.0 9.4 13.3 340 (14.2) 41/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.2 -2.0 14.3 +3.2 12.1 0.0 10.6 13.2 553 (23.0) 52/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.5 +0.3 19.1 -4.6 17.6 0.0 7.8 12.5 195 ( 8.1) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.1 21.9 -1.8 20.8 3.8 5.0 8.1 401 (16.7) 37/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +0.5 22.4 -1.9 17.4 0.0 11.4 11.9 492 (20.5) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 28.9 -1.1 21.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 414 (17.3) 34/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.6 -0.3 19.6 -2.5 17.5 0.0 9.2 -- 333 (13.9) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 -0.6 17.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 -1.3 16.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.3 -1.0 16.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/15
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -1.3 17.2 -4.0 14.3 0.0 7.6 12.7 308 (12.8) 34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +1.3 15.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 31/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.9 +2.0 20.5 +1.6 16.4 0.0 7.4 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.6 +1.7 19.6 +0.2 16.3 0.0 7.4 10.0 494 (20.6) 55/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +1.2 16.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 37.3 +9.3 17.9 -0.1 13.3 0.0 9.4 9.3 362 (15.1) 50/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 35.6 +8.0 16.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 46/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.2 +1.7 17.2 +3.9 9.8 0.0 7.4 4.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.3 +4.2 18.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 43/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 34.1 +7.7 20.8 +2.0 20.7 0.0 13.4 8.4 681 (28.4) 68/15
RICHMOND RAAF 36.2 +6.3 18.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 65/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 -1.1 19.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 68/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.0 +2.0 17.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.0 +1.4 22.7 +6.5 19.8 0.0 9.0 9.1 235 ( 9.8) 59/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.5 +0.3 20.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 35/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 -1.0 20.3 +3.6 19.9 0.0 11.0 12.6 374 (15.6) 50/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 -2.9 20.5 +6.4 -- 1.6 11.6 -- 356 (14.8) 48/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.8 -1.8 18.7 +4.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 380 (15.8) 52/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.0 -2.9 18.5 +4.2 17.2 2.0 6.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.6 -3.4 13.3 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 50/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.1 +0.8 18.2 +6.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/11
HOBART AIRPORT 21.5 -1.0 14.9 +2.9 10.8 0.4 6.6 10.9 417 (17.4) 68/07
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

43.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
42.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
42.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+9.3 : 37.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+8.7 : 35.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.7 : 36.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+8.6 : 37.0 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
+8.1 : 36.2 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW

30.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.4 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
29.8 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

+12.0 : 30.4 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+9.4 : 22.9 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.8 : 25.4 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+8.1 : 20.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+8.0 : 20.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.9 : 8.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.2 : 9.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.8 : 23.7 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 23.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 15.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.3 : 13.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.0 : 17.9 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.0 : 12.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 17.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
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.
37.0 NAMBI Goldfields WA
36.2 BEMBOKA (THE KNOB) South Coast NSW
34.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD
31.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE N Peninsula QLD
30.0 IVANHOE STATION E Kimberley WA

13.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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5.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1215 (50.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1146 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
889 (37.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
858 (35.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
838 (34.9) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
823 (34.3) BICKLEY Lower West WA
819 (34.1) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
799 (33.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
790 (32.9) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
788 (32.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
787 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
760 (31.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
757 (31.5) DALWALLINU Central West WA
741 (30.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
728 (30.3) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
724 (30.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
723 (30.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
713 (29.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
709 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
704 (29.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
703 (29.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
699 (29.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
692 (28.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
680 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
676 (28.2) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
676 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
672 (28.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
667 (27.8) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
663 (27.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
662 (27.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
660 (27.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
653 (27.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
645 (26.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
639 (26.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
630 (26.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
628 (26.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
624 (26.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
623 (26.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
607 (25.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
602 (25.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
102/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
100/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/05 MOUNT READ W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
MOUNT ELIZABETH
58.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
KALUMBURU
13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.8mm/h
 E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
6.4mm in 18 min to 05:50 21.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.0mm/h
WARMUN
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
KUNUNURRA AERO
7.0mm in 12 min to 14:52 35.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
 W Kimberley
LOMBADINA MISSION
21.3mm in 30 min to 17:00 42.6mm/h
21.3mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.3mm/h
13.7mm in 30 min to 17:30 27.4mm/h
35.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 35.0mm/h
14.3mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.3mm/h
DERBY AERO
23.4mm in 20 min to 15:00 70.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 29.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
 Lower West
BICKLEY
10.0mm in 54 min to 05:00 11.1mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
COLLIE EAST
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
 Cent Wheatbelt
KALANNIE AG STATION
10.0mm in 9 min to 16:43 66.7mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DOUGLAS RIVER
13.8mm in 39 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.2mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
10.8mm in 11 min to 19:30 58.9mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.6mm/h
 TASMANIA
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND
4.0mm in 6 min to 08:30 40.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
7.6mm in 7 min to 13:30 65.1mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 91( 90/ 61 ) at 01:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 85(170/ 63 ) at 17:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 87(233/ 74 ) at 10:10
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 96(250/ 83 ) at 06:00
CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 85(230/ 70 ) at 06:28
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 67 ) at 21:46
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 78 ) at 09:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 100(290/ 43 ) at 08:23
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 46 ) at 07:13
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(260/ 69 ) at 11:30
DROUGHTY HILL : 95(230/ 76 ) at 08:40
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 85(230/ 72 ) at 06:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(290/ 76 ) at 06:44
MOUNT READ : 85(290/ 69 ) at 06:13
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 96(250/ 83 ) at 08:30