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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0025 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061026

GUNDY (MILLER ST)

76.0

72.6

22/01/1927

113

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

17.0

17.6

31/01/2011

18

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

4.0

14.9

02/01/2006

24

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

16.9

17.0

10/01/2003

12

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 00:25EST, 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 27.1 -4.5 21.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 46/13
PERTH AIRPORT 25.4 -6.3 20.7 +3.7 20.4 0.0 8.2 11.2 548 (22.8) 52/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.1 -1.6 17.2 +3.5 16.1 2.6 4.8 10.8 517 (21.5) 67/12
BUNBURY 24.6 -5.0 19.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 50/12
MANDURAH 25.5 -3.5 20.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 48/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.3 25.5 +0.7 24.9 0.0 7.0 10.2 353 (14.7) 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.5 +4.1 24.6 +3.1 22.8 0.0 10.2 6.4 316 (13.2) 46/16
WHYALLA AERO 34.0 +4.0 17.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 560 (23.3) 35/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.1 +3.9 15.2 -1.9 12.4 0.0 8.4 12.5 362 (15.1) 50/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +0.8 5.3 -5.8 2.1 0.0 6.2 10.1 305 (12.7) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.6 +3.4 19.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 34/07
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 -1.3 19.6 -4.1 17.0 0.0 9.0 12.2 312 (13.0) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.1 22.2 -2.1 18.9 0.0 10.8 10.2 292 (12.2) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 29.7 -0.3 22.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 278 (11.6) 26/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.6 +1.7 20.7 -1.4 18.7 0.0 8.0 -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 -0.1 17.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 35/13
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 -0.3 17.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.8 -0.5 17.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 -0.2 18.5 -2.7 15.1 0.0 7.2 8.3 265 (11.0) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.5 +1.4 15.7 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 475 (19.8) 52/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.7 -2.2 17.4 -1.5 16.0 6.4 6.2 -- 141 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.6 +0.7 18.4 -1.0 15.4 0.0 5.0 10.6 333 (13.9) 55/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +0.2 18.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 52/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 -4.4 18.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 43/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.2 -6.4 18.4 +1.6 -- 12.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.9 -1.6 12.4 -0.9 2.8 2.0 6.0 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 -1.5 17.1 -1.0 -- 6.8 -- -- 306 (12.8) 48/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 -4.5 18.5 -0.3 17.8 5.0 6.6 3.4 554 (23.1) 61/03
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 -8.6 18.5 +0.9 -- 3.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 30/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.4 -3.5 17.3 -1.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 427 (17.8) 55/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.0 -4.0 14.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.3 -2.3 9.3 -6.9 6.7 0.0 9.4 13.0 331 (13.8) 41/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.2 -3.0 12.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 31/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 -2.4 14.0 -2.7 11.9 0.0 11.4 12.5 383 (16.0) 34/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.6 -0.9 10.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 499 (20.8) 37/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.2 -2.4 11.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 43/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.4 -1.5 13.8 -0.5 12.4 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.1 -1.9 5.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.5 -1.8 7.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.7 -1.8 7.5 -4.5 2.8 0.4 5.2 11.7 434 (18.1) 34/15
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

44.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.3 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
43.3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

+13.0 : 39.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.4 : 38.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.5 : 37.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 41.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.4 : 33.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

30.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+5.7 : 21.0 HARVEY Lower West WA
+5.7 : 27.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 28.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.4 : 27.3 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+4.9 : 17.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

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

11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.6 : 23.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-8.6 : 21.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-8.3 : 22.3 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-8.3 : 22.5 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.3 : 18.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW

-1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-19.9 : 4.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-9.5 : 6.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.3 : 5.5 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.2 : -0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-9.0 : -0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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.
76.0 GUNDY (MILLER ST) Hunter Valley NSW
64.0 SOMERTON (GLEN BURN) NW Slopes S NSW
54.6 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
54.0 CARODA (PALEROO) NW Slopes N NSW
53.6 BOGGABRI (BE-BARA) NW Slopes S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
54.0 CARODA (PALEROO)
NW Slopes S
64.0 SOMERTON (GLEN BURN)
53.6 BOGGABRI (BE-BARA)
52.2 TAMWORTH (HILLGROVE)
Hunter Valley
76.0 GUNDY (MILLER ST)
54.6 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB

13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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8.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
6.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
6.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1094 (45.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
926 (38.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
805 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
794 (33.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
779 (32.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
724 (30.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
704 (29.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
693 (28.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
665 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
662 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
636 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
627 (26.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
614 (25.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
608 (25.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
601 (25.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
76/19 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/10 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
72/03 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
72/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/15 FORREST Eucla WA

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
KALUMBURU
6.0mm in 3 min to 11:34 120.0mm/h
21.2mm in 11 min to 11:45 115.6mm/h
8.2mm in 15 min to 12:00 32.8mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 35.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.3mm/h
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
5.4mm in 4 min to 03:04 81.0mm/h
8.6mm in 6 min to 03:10 86.0mm/h
17.4mm in 7 min to 03:17 149.1mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 03:18 132.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
28.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 57.6mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 32.4mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
None reported