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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1044 EST on 06/07/2012. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014042

OENPELLI

27.3

26.4

03/03/1999

13

1 N


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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 10:44EST, 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 29.4 -1.6 16.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 44/17
PERTH AIRPORT 33.1 +3.4 18.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 8.2 10.4 446 (18.6) 54/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 31.3 +7.2 11.0 -2.4 10.0 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 55/00
BUNBURY 26.0 -1.7 15.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 50/22
MANDURAH 26.6 -1.2 17.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 52/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.9 24.2 -0.3 23.9 6.6 4.2 5.1 263 (11.0) 34/05
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +0.7 12.3 -5.2 16.1 0.0 8.0 11.4 229 ( 9.5) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.2 +2.0 15.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 243 (10.1) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.4 +4.1 15.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.6 10.5 76 ( 3.2) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.9 +2.8 6.6 -3.9 6.3 0.0 4.0 10.7 187 ( 7.8) 28/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 -1.0 14.3 -7.4 13.4 0.0 7.8 -- 276 (11.5) 48/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 -0.3 22.5 -0.5 23.0 0.4 6.8 10.2 469 (19.5) 43/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 0.0 19.9 -3.0 13.9 0.0 6.6 11.4 346 (14.4) 37/16
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -2.1 20.1 -2.2 -- 5.2 -- 7.5 592 (24.7) 50/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 -1.3 18.8 -2.0 16.6 0.0 8.0 -- 366 (15.3) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 -0.5 18.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 46/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -1.9 17.0 -1.3 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.6 -0.7 17.9 -1.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/09
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 -1.4 16.7 -2.7 15.8 3.6 6.8 8.2 356 (14.8) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -2.8 14.2 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 613 (25.5) 52/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 -0.9 16.7 +0.1 14.2 0.0 5.0 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 -1.2 14.3 -3.8 11.6 0.4 1.8 9.6 267 (11.1) 21/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -0.7 13.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.5 +0.3 12.7 -3.6 11.0 0.0 4.8 -- 259 (10.8) 31/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.5 +0.5 13.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 18/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.1 -1.6 10.2 -0.4 6.0 9.2 0.2 5.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.3 -0.7 13.2 -1.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.2 +1.0 17.9 +0.4 15.0 5.4 3.4 10.2 338 (14.1) 31/15
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 +0.3 14.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 -0.9 17.4 -0.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 41/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.0 -1.5 6.0 -4.8 2.0 0.8 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.7 -1.9 10.4 -3.0 7.8 0.0 2.6 10.3 285 (11.9) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 -2.3 9.4 -3.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 21/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.5 +2.2 12.1 -1.7 8.6 0.0 5.2 9.3 200 ( 8.3) 59/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.8 -0.4 8.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.1 +0.3 10.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 28/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.7 +2.8 12.3 -0.9 10.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.8 +1.6 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 31/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +2.0 11.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/17
HOBART AIRPORT 19.6 -1.1 10.0 -0.8 5.3 0.4 2.4 8.8 179 ( 7.5) 37/14
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

40.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.1 : 30.3 ALBANY Lower West WA
+7.2 : 31.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+6.1 : 36.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 31.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.0 : 34.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.3 : 17.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.0 : 19.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.0 : 19.5 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.9 : 24.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.4 : 16.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

11.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 30.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.4 : 30.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.2 : 31.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-3.9 : 32.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-3.9 : 23.3 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 14.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.6 : 12.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 12.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.5 : 14.8 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-5.5 : 14.3 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-5.5 : 5.8 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.
84.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78.0 BEATRICE HILL N Rivers NT
64.0 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
55.4 DERBY (MANNING RD) W Kimberley WA
40.0 DERBY MAIN ROADS W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
55.4 DERBY (MANNING RD)
40.0 DERBY MAIN ROADS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.0 BEATRICE HILL
64.0 WALKER CREEK

ISLANDS
Islands
84.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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5.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
5.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1030 (42.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1028 (42.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1007 (42.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
961 (40.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
933 (38.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
845 (35.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
799 (33.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
750 (31.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
684 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
613 (25.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
83/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/16 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/14 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
72/08 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
14.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
TRUSCOTT
28.8mm in 55 min to 05:00 31.4mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
6.0mm in 6 min to 14:36 60.0mm/h
5.4mm in 4 min to 14:40 81.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h
W Kimberley
LOMBADINA MISSION
10.6mm in 34 min to 09:00 18.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h
DERBY AERO
24.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
CURTIN AERO
18.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
POINT STUART AWS
33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
8.6mm in 10 min to 02:21 51.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
Illawarra
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
6.8mm in 9 min to 00:00 45.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
6.6mm in 31 min to 17:59 12.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
34.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 11.3mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 7.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(260/ 63 ) at 20:36