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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0201 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

N Coast

091255

DEVIOT JETTY

54.6

40.0

09/02/1996

24

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

34.4

33.8

14/02/2012

14

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 02:01EST, 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 31.1 -1.5 19.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 586 (24.4) 41/16
PERTH AIRPORT 32.1 +0.2 20.7 +3.2 19.7 0.0 9.0 6.6 470 (19.6) 52/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.7 -0.2 14.8 +0.4 14.0 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 37/15
BUNBURY 31.2 +1.2 18.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 37/22
MANDURAH 31.1 +1.5 21.1 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.6 25.7 +1.0 25.2 0.0 7.2 5.8 313 (13.0) 61/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.3 +6.3 19.7 -1.1 18.0 1.8 13.2 11.3 345 (14.4) 59/16
WHYALLA AERO 32.1 +2.5 18.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 12.8 -- 425 (17.7) 30/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.9 +6.5 18.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 287 (12.0) 39/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.2 +5.1 11.7 +0.1 7.9 0.0 4.0 10.5 397 (16.5) 34/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.3 +2.1 22.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.4 24.5 +0.7 23.1 0.0 9.0 9.5 527 (22.0) 52/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.5 24.1 0.0 20.5 0.0 10.0 10.8 420 (17.5) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +0.7 23.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- 10.8 396 (16.5) 35/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.1 +0.9 21.5 -0.6 19.5 0.0 7.4 -- 290 (12.1) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 31.9 +2.0 20.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 35/13
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -1.8 21.0 +1.3 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 30.0 +1.7 19.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 -0.7 19.0 -2.2 18.2 0.0 8.6 8.7 403 (16.8) 31/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 -0.6 16.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 585 (24.4) 39/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.7 +1.6 18.4 -0.3 15.4 0.0 6.4 -- 101 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.4 +0.6 16.7 -2.8 14.2 0.0 5.0 10.3 248 (10.3) 30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 -0.7 15.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 -1.0 18.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.2 -1.0 17.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 -0.5 11.9 -1.3 7.6 3.2 4.6 6.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.7 +1.8 16.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 85/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 -1.4 19.1 +0.1 16.7 1.4 6.4 8.5 441 (18.4) 41/11
RICHMOND RAAF 29.4 +0.3 17.8 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.1 -0.9 17.4 -1.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 303 (12.6) 34/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.0 -1.1 10.0 -3.1 9.0 21.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.6 +0.8 15.7 -0.7 12.9 6.6 6.6 12.3 303 (12.6) 30/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +0.1 15.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.3 +4.7 18.0 +1.5 15.8 0.0 6.8 11.8 248 (10.3) 28/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.3 +1.8 15.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 28/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.3 +3.0 14.6 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 418 (17.4) 31/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.2 +0.4 16.4 +1.8 15.2 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.2 +3.2 13.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 566 (23.6) 48/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 -3.6 13.0 +0.9 -- 9.8 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 21/23
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 -3.8 12.1 +0.1 12.1 3.6 0.8 0.0 266 (11.1) 31/16
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

45.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.6 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
44.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA

+13.0 : 38.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.4 : 39.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 41.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.7 : 36.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.5 : 43.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 26.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 24.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+5.5 : 22.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.4 : 27.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+5.2 : 21.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.2 : 26.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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

9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.8 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS

-6.6 : 21.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 24.6 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 17.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-5.7 : 24.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 15.8 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.5 : 15.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.1 : 21.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-4.1 : 16.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-4.0 : 6.9 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-4.0 : 15.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
80.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
58.0 HOME VALLEY N Kimberley WA
56.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
56.0 WOODHOUSELEE (LEESTON) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
54.6 DEVIOT JETTY N Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
58.0 HOME VALLEY

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
80.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
56.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE
56.0 WOODHOUSELEE (LEESTON)

TASMANIA
N Coast
54.6 DEVIOT JETTY
53.0 BEACONSFIELD (MINE & HERITAGE CENTRE)
52.4 EAST SASSAFRAS (ELPHIN GROVE)

12.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

3.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

996 (41.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
863 (36.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
843 (35.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
783 (32.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
782 (32.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
778 (32.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
760 (31.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
753 (31.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
741 (30.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
728 (30.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
710 (29.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
673 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
662 (27.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
656 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
626 (26.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
619 (25.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
604 (25.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
600 (25.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
87/17 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
85/18 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
83/17 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
83/14 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
80/21 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
8.2mm in 6 min to 21:30 82.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
15.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 30.8mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 25.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.4mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
6.6mm in 9 min to 04:19 44.0mm/h
5.8mm in 11 min to 04:30 31.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 16:29 108.0mm/h
3.0mm in 2 min to 16:31 90.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
9.2mm in 17 min to 21:30 32.5mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.2mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
11.6mm in 30 min to 22:30 23.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
9.0mm in 14 min to 17:00 38.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
17.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 34.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.8mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
BULMAN AWS
3.0mm in 2 min to 14:02 90.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
12.8mm in 8 min to 18:53 96.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 18:54 120.0mm/h
11.2mm in 6 min to 19:00 112.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.2mm/h
23.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 47.2mm/h
50.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 50.8mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.2mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 17.7mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
14.6mm in 30 min to 10:30 29.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
12.4mm in 47 min to 18:00 15.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
3.6mm in 2 min to 15:47 108.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
10.2mm in 11 min to 17:00 55.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
14.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.8mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.8mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.6mm in 25 min to 21:30 25.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 130(170/ 41 ) at 16:36
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS : 83(250/ 70 ) at 15:26
WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 93(210/ 69 ) at 15:38
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS : 87(240/ 70 ) at 18:53