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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0159 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

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

29.5

29.5

09/02/2005

16

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

35.0

34.9

19/02/2010

32

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 01:59EST, 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 29.6 -3.0 21.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 557 (23.2) 50/15
PERTH AIRPORT 29.7 -2.2 17.6 +0.1 16.1 0.0 8.6 12.2 460 (19.2) 41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.9 +2.0 13.9 -0.5 13.0 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 34/12
BUNBURY 26.9 -3.1 13.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 35/14
MANDURAH 27.4 -2.2 19.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +3.0 26.2 +1.5 25.3 0.0 4.4 9.0 263 (11.0) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.3 +6.3 20.3 -0.5 18.4 0.0 14.6 8.9 299 (12.5) 55/15
WHYALLA AERO 29.4 -0.2 16.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 497 (20.7) 46/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.6 +2.2 15.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 5.8 9.2 227 ( 9.5) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +0.9 13.3 +1.7 11.1 0.0 1.8 8.7 396 (16.5) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.1 +1.9 21.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +0.7 23.2 -0.6 22.6 46.6 8.2 10.3 430 (17.9) 44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +1.1 24.2 +0.1 21.0 0.0 9.0 11.3 436 (18.2) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +0.2 24.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 439 (18.3) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 0.0 21.0 -1.1 19.6 0.0 8.0 -- 288 (12.0) 30/10
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +0.7 20.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 50/16
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -1.8 20.0 +0.3 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.8 +0.5 20.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 -0.8 18.9 -2.3 18.1 0.0 9.2 11.9 439 (18.3) 39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.8 -1.5 15.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 44/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.0 -0.1 18.4 -0.3 14.7 0.0 6.8 -- 150 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 -0.5 17.2 -2.3 14.9 0.4 5.6 11.0 254 (10.6) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -1.4 15.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.2 +2.6 13.5 -4.6 11.1 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.2 +1.0 13.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.4 -1.3 13.0 -0.2 8.2 0.0 4.0 10.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.1 +0.2 16.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.7 +2.3 19.7 +0.7 15.4 0.0 8.6 7.6 512 (21.3) 37/12
RICHMOND RAAF 29.8 +0.7 15.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 41/14
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +0.2 18.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 43/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.0 +0.9 11.0 -2.1 9.0 1.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.9 +1.1 18.3 +1.9 15.5 0.0 7.0 9.9 264 (11.0) 67/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.3 +0.2 17.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +2.2 17.6 +1.1 16.1 0.0 6.6 8.9 248 (10.3) 30/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.7 -0.8 16.0 +1.6 -- 11.0 7.2 -- 335 (14.0) 48/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.7 -1.6 16.0 +1.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 411 (17.1) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.9 -1.9 18.4 +3.8 17.9 9.4 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.2 -0.8 14.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 48/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +0.1 15.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.3 -5.9 13.9 +1.9 12.1 0.0 6.8 0.3 470 (19.6) 35/04
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

43.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA
43.5 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
43.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.2 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
43.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

+12.3 : 38.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.6 : 42.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 42.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.5 : 40.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 39.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
29.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+5.9 : 29.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 28.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.4 : 15.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.0 : 16.0 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC
+4.9 : 27.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9 : 16.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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

7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
13.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 15.4 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-7.9 : 9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.6 : 15.8 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-7.5 : 13.7 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.2 : 13.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

**S** 2.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
5.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

**S** -14.1 : 2.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-5.9 : 11.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.6 : 10.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-5.6 : 9.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.3 : 11.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley 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.
113.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD
92.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
75.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
73.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
65.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
55.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
113.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM
92.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
75.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
73.0 HAPPY VALLEY
65.0 DEERAL
64.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
62.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
60.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
61.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
52.0 RUSSELL RIVER
51.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
50.0 TUNG OIL TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
54.0 TARANA (WONGA)

12.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
11.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1035 (43.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1021 (42.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
900 (37.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
818 (34.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
817 (34.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
778 (32.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
761 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
746 (31.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
722 (30.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
700 (29.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
686 (28.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
680 (28.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
672 (28.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
671 (28.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
659 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
651 (27.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
637 (26.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/15 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
85/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
85/13 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
76/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/14 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
9.2mm in 14 min to 17:30 39.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
CAPE DON
9.6mm in 25 min to 11:30 23.0mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
5.0mm in 6 min to 11:15 50.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
4.0mm in 6 min to 06:30 40.0mm/h
10.2mm in 15 min to 06:48 40.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
BULMAN AWS
35.6mm in 42 min to 17:30 50.9mm/h
BORROLOOLA
4.8mm in 11 min to 13:30 26.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.8mm/h
HORN ISLAND
11.0mm in 11 min to 04:30 60.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.6mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 05:00 21.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
1.6mm in 1 min to 16:00 96.0mm/h
3.8mm in 2 min to 16:02 114.0mm/h
12.4mm in 17 min to 16:19 43.8mm/h
6.0mm in 11 min to 16:30 32.7mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 23.8mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
9.8mm in 29 min to 18:59 20.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes S
FORBES AIRPORT AWS
7.4mm in 14 min to 17:59 31.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
14.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 28.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
14.2mm in 12 min to 17:55 71.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.8mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
4.4mm in 12 min to 18:00 22.0mm/h
8.0mm in 19 min to 18:55 25.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
BOMBALA AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h
MT HOTHAM
13.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 26.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
OMEO
15.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
E Gippsland
GELANTIPY
7.0mm in 17 min to 14:19 24.7mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 14:20 84.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
14.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 28.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
15.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.8mm/h
NORTH EAST ISLAND
1.6mm in 1 min to 10:30 96.0mm/h
3.4mm in 2 min to 10:32 102.0mm/h
None reported