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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0156 EST on 07/06/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

91.6

70.4

15/02/2010

11

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:56EST, 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 29.4 -3.2 20.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 48/20
PERTH AIRPORT 33.3 +1.4 16.1 -1.4 14.3 0.0 7.8 10.2 361 (15.0) 39/17
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.4 +1.5 12.5 -1.9 14.0 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 39/15
BUNBURY 30.5 +0.5 16.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/17
MANDURAH 29.5 -0.1 20.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 37/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.0 25.8 +1.1 24.8 0.0 8.2 11.0 289 (12.0) 54/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.8 +5.8 15.9 -4.9 14.3 0.0 13.4 12.6 275 (11.5) 44/15
WHYALLA AERO 26.3 -3.3 18.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 188 ( 7.8) 43/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 -1.1 23.6 +6.4 -- 0.0 7.8 7.8 280 (11.7) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 36.7 +11.6 17.1 +5.5 15.9 0.0 9.0 7.6 338 (14.1) 48/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +3.4 17.2 -6.2 16.1 0.0 8.8 12.0 203 ( 8.5) 31/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.4 +2.2 24.6 +0.8 23.0 0.0 9.2 11.2 372 (15.5) 41/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +1.4 24.5 +0.4 21.4 0.0 8.0 11.8 359 (15.0) 57/13
MACKAY M.O 29.2 -0.4 23.8 +0.4 -- 1.6 -- 2.3 379 (15.8) 57/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 -0.5 23.1 +1.0 22.1 0.0 8.0 -- 348 (14.5) 37/19
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +0.8 20.3 -1.1 -- 6.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 48/15
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 -0.8 20.0 +0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +0.4 20.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 -1.0 18.5 -2.7 17.6 0.0 7.8 11.6 436 (18.2) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 -2.2 15.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 658 (27.4) 50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.2 -1.9 16.9 -1.8 14.7 0.0 7.6 -- 232 ( 9.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.4 -0.4 19.2 -0.3 17.4 0.4 5.6 10.2 432 (18.0) 30/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -1.6 18.0 -0.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.4 -1.2 16.7 -1.4 15.7 2.2 5.0 7.1 313 (13.0) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.6 -1.6 15.6 -1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 18/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.2 -2.5 10.9 -2.3 6.2 0.0 4.6 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 -2.1 16.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.7 -0.7 19.6 +0.6 16.5 0.6 5.0 10.8 348 (14.5) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.8 -2.3 16.4 -1.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 -1.0 18.3 -1.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.0 -1.1 9.0 -4.1 7.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.6 -0.2 17.9 +1.5 15.6 0.0 8.0 12.1 427 (17.8) 43/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.9 +0.8 15.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 28/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.6 +4.0 17.9 +1.4 16.0 0.0 8.4 7.3 204 ( 8.5) 26/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.6 +4.1 16.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.6 +4.3 16.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 34.0 +8.2 17.4 +2.8 15.3 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.4 +6.4 11.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 44/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.9 +2.5 11.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 27.4 +5.2 14.5 +2.5 11.0 0.0 6.0 10.4 312 (13.0) 43/14
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

44.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

+13.2 : 34.3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.7 : 34.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+11.6 : 36.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+11.4 : 34.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+10.4 : 35.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 24.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.0 : 19.7 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+8.0 : 21.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 22.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.4 : 20.5 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

15.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
17.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.7 : 26.2 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 30.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-3.9 : 23.7 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 25.8 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-3.8 : 24.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

3.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 17.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.3 : 13.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-6.2 : 17.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.4 : 14.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 9.3 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra 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.
96.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
91.6 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
86.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
79.0 TAROOM TM Central Highlands QLD
72.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
96.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE
79.0 TAROOM TM
60.0 YANTUMARA
Central West
91.6 BLACKALL AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
86.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
72.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP)
64.1 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

ISLANDS
Islands
60.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
12.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

6.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
5.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1026 (42.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1022 (42.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
976 (40.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
945 (39.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
796 (33.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
765 (31.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
748 (31.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
686 (28.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
685 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
684 (28.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
672 (28.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
658 (27.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
656 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
636 (26.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
608 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
85/17 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
74/12 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
68/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
65/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
63/18 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron 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
BRADSHAW
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
13.0mm in 16 min to 00:00 48.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.6mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
8.6mm in 24 min to 18:54 21.5mm/h
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
11.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
47.0mm in 28 min to 07:28 100.7mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 07:29 144.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 07:30 120.0mm/h
53.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 53.8mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 07:31 132.0mm/h
8.4mm in 10 min to 07:41 50.4mm/h
67.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 67.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.4mm/h
70.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 23.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
7.0mm in 11 min to 07:11 38.2mm/h
58.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 117.6mm/h
58.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 58.8mm/h
10.2mm in 10 min to 12:10 61.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.0mm/h
None reported