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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1149 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

27.3

27.3

05/05/2010

18

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

0.0

0.4

27/05/2011

48

1 N


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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 11:49EST, 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 28.8 +4.8 13.1 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 337 (14.0) 44/15
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 +0.5 12.8 +2.4 10.6 0.0 3.0 9.9 487 (20.3) 55/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 22.1 +1.0 9.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 26/10
MANDURAH 21.8 +0.5 13.2 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 280 (11.7) 26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 0.0 20.6 -1.5 18.7 0.0 4.8 8.6 313 (13.0) 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +5.8 8.6 +0.4 7.5 0.0 6.8 10.8 181 ( 7.5) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.7 +4.2 11.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 -0.9 16.1 +5.9 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 209 ( 8.7) 30/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 -0.1 8.9 +1.6 10.6 0.2 3.6 0.6 492 (20.5) 50/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.7 +4.9 14.9 +1.1 14.1 0.0 4.0 8.8 183 ( 7.6) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +1.9 22.7 +2.8 21.7 3.4 2.4 6.2 512 (21.3) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +2.1 21.6 +4.0 19.0 0.0 4.6 7.1 369 (15.4) 46/11
MACKAY M.O 25.6 +1.4 20.5 +3.4 -- 9.8 -- 9.1 500 (20.8) 46/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +1.5 19.3 +5.1 18.3 0.0 6.6 -- 405 (16.9) 43/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 16.7 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 410 (17.1) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +0.8 16.1 +1.9 -- 3.6 -- -- 393 (16.4) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.0 14.1 +1.3 13.2 0.0 4.8 4.2 398 (16.6) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 +0.5 10.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 46/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.2 +3.9 10.8 +2.1 5.5 0.0 3.6 -- 154 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 +0.4 13.7 +2.0 11.0 4.6 2.8 2.3 422 (17.6) 28/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.3 12.6 +2.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 +2.5 8.5 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.1 +1.8 8.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 27 ( 1.1) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.0 +2.8 4.5 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 1.6 7.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +4.9 9.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 34/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +3.0 12.9 +2.0 9.6 0.0 2.4 9.5 265 (11.0) 37/12
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +2.3 8.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 24/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.8 +2.2 14.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.4 +5.1 9.1 +3.2 4.6 0.0 3.6 7.9 323 (13.5) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +3.1 6.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.3 +8.3 8.2 +0.8 3.2 0.0 3.2 9.0 283 (11.8) 43/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.0 +4.8 5.9 +0.2 1.0 0.0 0.8 -- 267 (11.1) 35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.6 +6.0 4.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 39/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.6 +5.9 8.2 -0.4 6.9 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.3 +5.7 7.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 622 (25.9) 50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 +4.5 3.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +6.6 6.1 -0.5 4.3 0.0 0.8 3.0 239 (10.0) 41/16
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

36.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
35.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
35.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.3 : 27.6 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+9.0 : 27.8 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC
+8.7 : 27.7 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+8.6 : 25.7 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+8.4 : 26.3 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC

27.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

+8.7 : 16.4 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.3 : 15.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 16.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 16.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 17.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.7 : 28.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-2.4 : 16.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-2.3 : 15.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-2.1 : 19.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-1.9 : 18.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.9 : 28.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-0.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-11.1 : 0.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 15.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.1 : 13.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-4.5 : 4.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.5 : 14.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers 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.
84.0 MT MEE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
37.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
36.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
33.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
84.0 MT MEE

ISLANDS
Islands
40.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
37.2 WILLIS ISLAND
36.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE)
33.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1122 (46.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1117 (46.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1052 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1005 (41.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
984 (41.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
939 (39.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
897 (37.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
877 (36.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
852 (35.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
804 (33.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
764 (31.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
744 (31.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
706 (29.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
663 (27.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
656 (27.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
646 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
642 (26.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
629 (26.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
622 (25.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
619 (25.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
81/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/07 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
72/14 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
70/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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
GOVE AIRPORT
13.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.6mm/h
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
8.2mm in 8 min to 14:26 61.5mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
10.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h
HORN ISLAND
6.0mm in 12 min to 14:42 30.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h
5.0mm in 6 min to 16:39 50.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
11.6mm in 25 min to 02:55 27.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.6mm/h
NORTH EAST ISLAND
15.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 30.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 5.3mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 82(350/ 69 ) at 10:30