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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1041 EST on 06/07/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030148

EMU VALLEY STATION

105.0

99.0

24/03/1990

23

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 10:40EST, 06/07/2012.

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 28.1 -2.9 15.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 27.7 -2.0 10.0 -5.9 7.5 0.0 5.4 10.8 347 (14.5) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 23.2 -0.9 11.0 -2.4 9.0 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/13
BUNBURY 26.1 -1.6 8.7 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 34/15
MANDURAH 26.1 -1.7 16.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.4 23.9 -0.6 22.9 0.0 6.4 10.4 223 ( 9.3) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.2 -1.4 10.0 -7.5 8.9 0.0 7.4 11.4 269 (11.2) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 -2.7 14.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 229 ( 9.5) 22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.4 -0.9 15.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 4.4 0.9 123 ( 5.1) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 -3.2 7.9 -2.6 6.1 0.0 2.4 2.4 191 ( 8.0) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 -0.3 23.5 +1.8 22.4 0.0 7.0 10.3 328 (13.7) 35/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 -1.8 22.5 -0.5 21.7 40.0 3.6 2.3 426 (17.8) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 -0.4 22.5 -0.4 18.8 0.6 6.2 8.6 466 (19.4) 46/17
MACKAY M.O 27.4 -1.2 21.4 -0.9 -- 3.8 -- 6.3 618 (25.8) 54/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 -2.1 18.8 -2.0 17.0 0.0 7.0 -- 402 (16.8) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 -0.9 16.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 50/12
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -1.9 17.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.9 -0.4 16.6 -3.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 43/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -1.2 16.0 -3.4 14.9 0.0 7.0 8.0 362 (15.1) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.9 -3.2 14.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 582 (24.3) 44/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.1 -2.0 15.2 -1.4 12.1 0.0 4.2 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 -1.0 14.9 -3.2 11.6 1.0 1.6 8.3 184 ( 7.7) 37/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -0.7 14.9 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.7 +0.5 13.3 -3.0 11.7 0.0 2.8 9.4 267 (11.1) 35/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.5 -0.5 13.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 48/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.5 -2.2 10.3 -0.3 5.4 0.0 3.4 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.9 -1.1 14.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 31/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.3 +1.1 18.5 +1.0 14.9 0.0 5.6 7.6 406 (16.9) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 0.0 15.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.6 -1.4 18.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 41/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 -5.5 9.0 -1.8 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.8 -3.8 11.1 -2.3 8.8 0.0 3.6 2.7 163 ( 6.8) 18/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -5.7 10.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 13/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.3 -2.0 11.7 -2.1 8.5 0.0 4.2 6.8 172 ( 7.2) 21/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.8 -4.4 9.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 211 ( 8.8) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.6 -5.2 10.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.0 -2.9 11.2 -2.0 10.1 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.1 -4.1 7.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.2 -0.3 6.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 19.4 -1.3 9.1 -1.7 4.6 0.0 3.2 9.5 355 (14.8) 28/15
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

37.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
37.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
36.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+8.1 : 34.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 30.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+4.9 : 31.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+3.7 : 27.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+3.6 : 31.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.9 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.0 : 26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.2 : 18.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+4.2 : 16.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.5 : 17.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.3 : 19.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.3 : 16.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

9.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 21.4 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-7.5 : 20.5 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-7.3 : 20.6 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-6.9 : 22.3 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-6.6 : 21.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW

-2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.5 : 10.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 8.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 9.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.2 : 5.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.1 : 12.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.
272.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
257.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD
231.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
171.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
153.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
77.0 NINGHAN STATION

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
56.0 LAURA POST OFFICE
Upper Carpentaria
105.0 EMU VALLEY STATION
N Coast--Barron
272.0 MT SOPHIA
257.0 DEERAL
231.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
153.0 HAPPY VALLEY
149.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM
136.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
131.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
126.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
124.0 TOPAZ ALERT
117.2 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP
104.4 MALANDA
104.0 MCKELL ROAD ALERT
101.0 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
100.4 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
99.8 MT SHERIDAN
99.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
98.0 MALANDA ALERT
87.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
87.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
86.0 PARRAMATTA PARK
85.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
83.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
75.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
71.6 UPPER BARRON
71.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
69.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
67.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
54.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
50.8 GREENHAVEN
N Coast--Herbert
171.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
130.0 MENAVALE ALERT
117.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL
103.5 RUSSELL RIVER
100.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
84.2 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
79.0 CORSIS ALERT
74.0 EURAMO TM
72.0 NERADA ALERT
53.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
52.0 MARCO STREET ALERT

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1139 (47.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1099 (45.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1025 (42.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1023 (42.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1018 (42.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
949 (39.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
895 (37.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
875 (36.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
727 (30.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
716 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
654 (27.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
618 (25.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/16 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/09 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/17 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
63/22 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
24.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 48.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.8mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 26.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
66.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 133.2mm/h
66.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 66.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
19.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 38.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.2mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 29.6mm/h
34.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.0mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 10:30 24.0mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.4mm/h
59.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 19.7mm/h
62.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
8.2mm in 21 min to 23:21 23.4mm/h
6.4mm in 9 min to 23:30 42.7mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.6mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND
13.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 26.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.2mm/h
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:00 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
None reported