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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0154 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

TAS

Midlands

093055

CAMPBELL TOWN (WANSTEAD PARK)

33.0

29.8

12/02/1999

17

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

30.0

29.7

09/02/2011

13

29.7

09/02/2011

14

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

37.7

37.7

19/02/1983

34

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

33.8

33.8

19/02/2010

14

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

37.9

37.7

22/02/1996

30

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 01:54EST, 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 29.3 -3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43/18
PERTH AIRPORT 30.3 -1.6 15.7 -1.8 14.3 0.0 7.8 12.1 363 (15.1) 35/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 27.0 +2.1 14.4 0.0 15.0 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 35/15
BUNBURY 28.5 -1.5 15.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/18
MANDURAH 28.3 -1.3 20.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +2.2 25.2 +0.5 24.2 0.0 7.8 11.1 274 (11.4) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.1 +3.1 16.4 -4.4 13.9 0.0 12.6 12.8 250 (10.4) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 36.1 +6.5 15.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 253 (10.5) 31/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.3 +5.9 17.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 7.2 6.3 -- 39/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.3 +6.2 11.2 -0.4 7.6 0.0 4.8 12.7 391 (16.3) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.4 +2.2 13.7 -9.7 12.4 0.0 10.8 12.1 233 ( 9.7) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.4 23.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 7.4 11.5 344 (14.3) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +1.0 25.8 +1.7 22.4 0.0 8.0 9.6 288 (12.0) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 30.9 +1.3 24.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 264 (11.0) 41/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +0.3 22.8 +0.7 21.4 0.0 6.4 -- 213 ( 8.9) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.9 +2.0 21.7 +0.3 -- -- -- -- 292 (12.2) 50/18
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 -0.8 20.0 +0.3 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +0.2 18.3 -2.6 -- 14.8 -- -- 243 (10.1) 48/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 -0.9 20.6 -0.6 19.8 1.2 6.4 10.9 298 (12.4) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 -1.0 17.7 +0.1 -- 9.2 -- -- 466 (19.4) 48/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.9 -1.2 16.8 -1.9 13.7 0.0 6.6 -- 198 ( 8.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 -1.0 17.8 -1.7 15.5 0.2 5.6 11.9 320 (13.3) 35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -1.4 15.9 -2.5 -- 8.2 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.7 -0.9 14.3 -3.8 12.6 0.6 5.0 10.4 326 (13.6) 37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.2 -2.0 15.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 -2.3 10.6 -2.6 6.3 0.0 6.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.5 -2.4 14.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 43/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.1 -1.3 20.0 +1.0 16.6 0.0 4.0 7.2 359 (15.0) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 -3.1 16.7 -1.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 35/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 -1.3 17.6 -1.7 -- 16.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 26/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.0 -2.1 15.0 +1.9 11.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 -0.8 17.4 +1.0 14.2 0.0 6.2 12.2 299 (12.5) 43/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +0.3 14.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 26/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +2.2 14.1 -2.4 9.8 0.0 7.8 12.5 221 ( 9.2) 52/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.1 +1.6 14.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 313 (13.0) 52/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.5 +2.2 14.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 30/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.0 +3.2 16.0 +1.4 15.1 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.6 +4.6 14.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 37/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.2 +0.8 15.4 +3.3 -- 11.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 23.9 +1.7 15.0 +3.0 13.8 0.0 5.2 9.6 405 (16.9) 34/16
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

44.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
43.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
43.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+11.1 : 36.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 38.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 44.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+8.5 : 32.3 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.3 : 34.6 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

30.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
30.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
29.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+6.8 : 21.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.9 : 22.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.8 : 11.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+4.6 : 20.8 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+4.6 : 14.9 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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

14.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
15.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.5 : 24.8 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 25.6 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.0 : 24.9 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-4.0 : 25.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 : 31.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.7 : 13.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.4 : 15.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.2 : 12.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-7.0 : 11.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains 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.
72.0 MOUNT COTTON FARM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER) North Coast NSW
62.4 KENDALL POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
60.0 STRATHDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
59.6 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
60.0 STRATHDEE
Brisbane/SE Coast
72.0 MOUNT COTTON FARM
54.6 MOUNT COTTON WEST
54.0 REDLAND BAY GOLF CLUB
53.8 SHAILER PARK OREGON DRVE
52.0 HIGHVALE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
70.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
59.6 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
MidNorth Coast S
62.4 KENDALL POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
Islands
56.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)

12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

8.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
8.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
7.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

678 (28.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
584 (24.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
565 (23.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
550 (22.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
547 (22.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/17 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
65/15 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
65/15 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
63/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/17 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
4.2mm in 6 min to 23:30 42.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
1.8mm in 1 min to 20:30 108.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.2mm/h
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT
28.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 28.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 22 min to 01:53 46.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 6.3mm/h
20.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.2mm/h
8.6mm in 9 min to 18:09 57.3mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 6.7mm/h
8.4mm in 25 min to 20:00 20.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 7.3mm/h
None reported