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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0027 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

10.5

12.0

30/01/2007

20

1 N


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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 00:26EST, 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 27.6 -4.0 16.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 65/17
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 -6.8 14.7 -2.3 13.2 0.0 7.0 10.8 528 (22.0) 52/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.3 -5.4 13.3 -0.4 11.8 1.6 7.8 8.0 543 (22.6) 50/09
BUNBURY 24.3 -5.3 15.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/14
MANDURAH 24.2 -4.8 17.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 46/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.5 26.7 +1.9 25.7 0.0 6.8 11.2 405 (16.9) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.5 +3.1 23.9 +2.4 22.3 0.4 9.0 4.1 285 (11.9) 96/16
WHYALLA AERO 29.3 -0.7 21.2 +3.7 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 303 (12.6) 63/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.1 +3.9 19.1 +2.0 23.6 0.0 -- 0.9 309 (12.9) 61/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.7 +0.5 12.5 +1.4 10.6 0.4 7.2 1.4 339 (14.1) 28/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.8 +3.6 24.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 -0.6 21.4 -2.3 18.5 0.0 6.2 11.4 175 ( 7.3) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.1 +1.8 24.7 +0.4 21.0 0.0 8.0 12.2 299 (12.5) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 29.9 -0.1 22.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 204 ( 8.5) 22/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 0.0 22.1 0.0 21.3 0.0 8.0 -- 228 ( 9.5) 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.1 18.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 35/14
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.3 19.0 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.0 -1.3 20.5 -0.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -1.4 21.5 +0.3 20.6 0.0 7.0 5.8 320 (13.3) 31/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 -1.6 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 621 (25.9) 48/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.4 +0.5 16.4 -2.5 14.3 0.0 6.2 -- 241 (10.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.1 -0.8 18.3 -1.1 15.8 0.0 7.6 9.0 512 (21.3) 28/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -1.6 14.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 -1.8 13.1 -4.9 8.5 0.4 -- -- 386 (16.1) 43/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.7 -2.9 11.2 -5.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 34/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.4 -1.1 9.2 -4.1 1.2 0.0 7.6 5.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +0.4 15.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 52/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +0.1 15.4 -3.4 9.8 0.0 7.2 12.7 575 (24.0) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.0 -0.9 12.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 -1.2 15.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 50/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.0 7.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.1 +1.5 14.3 -1.9 11.6 0.0 9.6 10.6 333 (13.9) 37/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.4 +1.2 11.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 31/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.5 +3.3 18.1 +1.4 14.7 0.0 8.8 4.8 264 (11.0) 65/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.8 +4.3 11.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 57/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.7 +3.1 13.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 65/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.9 +4.0 14.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.0 +3.0 10.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 70/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.7 -0.6 13.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 35/18
HOBART AIRPORT 23.3 +0.8 12.2 +0.2 8.3 0.0 6.8 2.1 294 (12.3) 37/22
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

47.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
45.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
45.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+7.7 : 32.3 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.6 : 32.7 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.5 : 45.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 47.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.2 : 45.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

31.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
29.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
29.5 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+7.8 : 30.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 28.6 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 28.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 21.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 27.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+6.4 : 20.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

12.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
14.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-8.1 : 22.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.9 : 22.8 KARNET Lower West WA
-7.6 : 25.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.6 : 25.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.4 : 4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 : 8.9 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.6 : 4.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.8 : 7.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.5 : 10.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.5 : 11.4 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west 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.
46.4 WIRRABARA FOREST Upper North SA
42.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
40.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
38.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN) North Coast NSW
36.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH) North Coast NSW

12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

0.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

951 (39.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
791 (33.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
790 (32.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
731 (30.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
729 (30.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
680 (28.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
680 (28.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
635 (26.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
625 (26.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
618 (25.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
615 (25.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
607 (25.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
96/16 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
87/13 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
83/17 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
83/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/16 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

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
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
20.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 40.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
4.0mm in 6 min to 22:00 40.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PORT KEATS AERO
13.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
5.6mm in 6 min to 16:42 56.0mm/h
YULARA AERO
8.0mm in 19 min to 22:00 25.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
WUDINNA AERO
10.4mm in 24 min to 17:24 26.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
MINNIPA DPI
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT
11.2mm in 9 min to 17:54 74.7mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.2mm/h
EDINBURGH RAAF
10.8mm in 9 min to 17:55 72.0mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 18:00 84.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.6mm/h
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
4.8mm in 14 min to 17:59 20.6mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
11.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER
20.2mm in 15 min to 18:22 80.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
NOARLUNGA
15.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 30.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.4mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
29.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 59.2mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 30.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 32.4mm/h
Murray Valley
LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME)
9.4mm in 28 min to 19:00 20.1mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
BARMERA PAWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
29.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.0mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 5.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT : 96( 10/ 72 ) at 16:33
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT : 78(290/ 63 ) at 17:44
OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) : 100(270/ 54 ) at 17:36
VICTORIA
Wimmera N
NHILL AERODROME : 87(330/ 69 ) at 14:44