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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 1154 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 daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

32.6

22.2

22/05/1990

37

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014238

WAGAIT BEACH

48.2

37.0

20/05/2004

23

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014254

POINT STUART AWS

42.4

38.0

10/05/1995

12

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014285

DARWIN HOSPITAL

52.0

34.5

23/05/1997

16

1 n

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

24.6

14.0

18/05/1995

18

1 n

VIC

E Gippsland

084118

WONNANGATTA RIVER @ WATERFORD

20.0

17.6

30/05/2010

12

1 n

VIC

W Central

087135

BARWON HEADS GOLF CLUB

16.2

16.0

06/05/2006

11

1 y

TAS

Midlands

093046

BIRRALEE CREEK

26.0

19.4

19/05/2007

13

1 n

TAS

Midlands

093049

MOUNT SEYMOUR

26.0

22.4

19/05/2007

18

1 n

TAS

Midlands

093052

MOUNT MORRISTON (MACQUARIE RIVER)

30.4

25.8

25/05/1999

15

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094182

BELOW CRAIGBOURNE DAM (COAL RIVER)

38.2

17.4

16/05/2009

15

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094196

HOBART (TURNIP FIELDS)

33.0

32.0

21/05/1998

16

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094207

WOODSDALE (STALWORTH)

40.8

27.8

22/05/2003

15

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094210

ROKEBY (GRANGE ROAD EAST)

27.8

18.0

21/05/1998

15

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094221

DODGES FERRY

31.2

25.8

17/05/2002

11

1 y

TAS

Central Plateau

096070

HERMITAGE (SHANNON RIVER)

21.8

20.4

22/05/2003

18

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008138

WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION

18.4

17.9

08/05/1998

41

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

23.4

22.8

02/05/2012

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

24.2

23.7

30/05/2007

14

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 11:54EST, 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 27.2 +3.2 18.5 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 28/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.4 +4.7 17.8 +7.4 15.2 0.0 4.8 8.4 504 (21.0) 39/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 25.3 +4.2 17.3 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 37/11
MANDURAH 23.6 +2.3 18.8 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.2 22.3 +0.2 22.2 25.8 7.4 7.4 354 (14.8) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 +0.1 8.5 +0.3 6.9 0.0 4.0 10.7 317 (13.2) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.5 -4.0 11.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 37/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -1.9 5.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 145 ( 6.0) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 -0.2 5.2 -2.1 3.2 2.4 1.6 6.1 358 (14.9) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.8 +3.0 19.1 +5.3 16.8 0.0 5.6 -- 259 (10.8) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +2.1 22.2 +2.3 19.5 2.0 4.8 8.5 452 (18.8) 48/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +2.5 17.4 -0.2 13.8 0.0 5.8 10.8 286 (11.9) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +1.2 20.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 7.8 433 (18.0) 39/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 +2.2 17.3 +3.1 15.9 0.0 4.8 -- 281 (11.7) 30/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 16.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 35/09
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +1.6 15.4 +1.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 +1.0 15.2 +2.4 14.4 0.6 4.6 7.7 276 (11.5) 26/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 13.7 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 31/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.4 +2.1 14.4 +5.7 14.3 6.8 3.6 -- 51 ( 2.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.5 +3.1 15.3 +3.6 11.5 0.6 2.2 3.6 309 (12.9) 28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.6 +2.2 11.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 +0.9 15.4 +5.3 14.4 2.4 2.2 -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 +1.4 14.4 +6.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.2 5.3 +0.6 -1.9 3.0 1.0 1.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -1.8 9.3 +2.6 -- 21.6 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +0.7 15.5 +4.6 12.7 0.0 3.0 10.3 340 (14.2) 41/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 +2.0 11.9 +4.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 18/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 -0.4 13.9 +0.9 -- 5.8 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 41/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 -2.6 2.8 -3.1 -0.2 8.6 1.8 9.0 222 ( 9.3) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -2.9 2.0 -3.5 -- 1.6 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 -0.5 2.1 -5.3 -1.3 0.0 3.6 8.0 334 (13.9) 30/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 -2.0 1.3 -4.4 -2.0 0.0 2.8 -- 420 (17.5) 31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 -1.2 0.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 39/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.0 -3.7 8.4 -0.2 6.4 2.8 1.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -1.8 3.5 -2.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 +0.3 7.1 +2.0 -- 16.2 -- -- 410 (17.1) 35/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +0.4 8.3 +1.7 7.3 33.6 2.6 2.3 615 (25.6) 52/03
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

37.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.1 : 35.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 29.8 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+8.5 : 30.4 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+8.5 : 27.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 29.8 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+8.3 : 30.5 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+8.3 : 29.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 29.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.5 : 19.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.3 : 18.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+9.3 : 17.2 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 17.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.7 : 13.9 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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

-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : -0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.5 : -0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.2 : 7.1 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-6.0 : -1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.0 : 10.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

-4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.6 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.1 : -0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.6 : -0.6 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-6.5 : -1.9 YONGALA Upper North SA
-6.3 : 1.7 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains 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.
87.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
72.0 APSLAWN E Coast TAS
65.0 ANSONS BAY E Coast TAS
64.8 SWANSEA (DOLPHIN SANDS) E Coast TAS
63.2 COLES BAY (FREYCINET) E Coast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
52.0 DARWIN HOSPITAL

TASMANIA
E Coast
87.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES
72.0 APSLAWN
65.0 ANSONS BAY
64.8 SWANSEA (DOLPHIN SANDS)
63.2 COLES BAY (FREYCINET)
60.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT)
53.2 SWANSEA (FRANCIS STREET)
52.4 SWANSEA (KELVEDON)
Southeast
52.0 ORIELTON

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

1.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1168 (48.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1134 (47.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1010 (42.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
981 (40.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
945 (39.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
882 (36.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
812 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
755 (31.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
743 (31.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
734 (30.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
729 (30.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
728 (30.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
648 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
645 (26.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
637 (26.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
635 (26.5) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
615 (25.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
89/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/05 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
72/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/18 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
68/13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
68/21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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
DARWIN AIRPORT
24.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 24.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.3mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 12.7mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
11.2mm in 27 min to 04:30 24.9mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
21.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 43.6mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 26.8mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
11.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
6.6mm in 17 min to 19:00 23.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.6mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
CERBERUS
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
RHYLL
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h
W Coast
AIREYS INLET
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
FRIENDLY BEACHES
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 41.6mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 29.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 25.2mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.7mm/h
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD)
34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
TASMAN ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.6mm/h
8.8mm in 23 min to 11:53 23.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(190/ 72 ) at 06:00