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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 1243 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085059

MOE GIPPSLAND WATER

87.0

78.7

12/05/1925

115

1 y

TAS

Midlands

093008

CAMPBELL TOWN (GREENHILL)

46.0

38.6

03/05/1973

67

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

4.0

4.0

25/05/2012

47

1 Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

9.6

10.1

29/05/2011

12

1 N

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

0.5

3.1

26/05/2012

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

8.1

8.4

28/05/1966

73

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

6.2

7.0

31/05/2000

15

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

5.5

7.0

31/05/2000

13

1 N

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

4.0

4.5

30/05/2006

46

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

14.7

15.1

26/05/2011

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040121

MALENY TAMARIND ST

4.4

5.2

24/05/2006

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040861

SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT

3.5

3.7

25/05/2006

18

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014508

GOVE AIRPORT

24.2

24.2

25/05/2012

34

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 12:43EST, 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 26.9 +2.9 9.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/12
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 +2.5 5.3 -5.1 3.0 0.0 2.8 9.3 283 (11.8) 39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.6 +1.6 10.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 22/14
BUNBURY 23.8 +2.7 3.8 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 28/12
MANDURAH 24.3 +3.0 11.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 18/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.7 -2.3 17.9 -4.2 17.0 0.0 6.6 10.7 474 (19.8) 41/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.9 -3.1 2.1 -6.1 0.8 0.0 4.4 6.7 283 (11.8) 41/16
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -5.1 11.7 +3.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -1.9 9.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 -2.1 7.8 +0.5 4.4 2.2 1.4 1.9 357 (14.9) 31/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.6 -5.2 3.1 -10.7 1.6 1.43 12.0 10.4 327 (13.6) 46/10
CAIRNS AERO 22.7 -4.9 18.6 -1.3 18.3 0.6 3.6 0.3 377 (15.7) 30/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.5 -4.1 15.6 -2.0 14.2 0.8 3.6 5.2 529 (22.0) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 20.5 -3.7 11.2 -5.9 -- 2.2 -- 10.2 428 (17.8) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.7 -4.3 6.4 -7.8 3.5 0.0 2.0 -- 142 ( 5.9) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 20.2 -4.4 6.1 -8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/09
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -2.8 8.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 -2.4 6.1 -6.7 2.8 0.0 4.0 8.9 366 (15.3) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.9 -3.9 3.9 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 31/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -3.6 4.9 -3.8 1.5 0.0 1.4 -- 73 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 -2.7 5.7 -6.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 9.8 281 (11.7) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.4 6.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 -1.6 7.3 -2.8 -- 4.23 10.8 -- 610 (25.4) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 -2.0 4.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.6 -3.6 2.6 -2.1 -1.8 1.4 0.4 1.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -3.3 1.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 30/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -2.9 10.4 -0.5 5.9 0.0 3.4 9.2 616 (25.7) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 -2.0 2.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -2.8 11.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.6 -1.7 6.5 +0.6 3.7 0.4 0.2 6.8 206 ( 8.6) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.2 5.7 +0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -2.0 7.4 0.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 9.0 282 (11.8) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 -2.0 6.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 -2.2 4.1 -1.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 -1.6 10.1 +1.5 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.2 6.3 +0.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 344 (14.3) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 +0.6 1.2 -3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 21/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 +0.1 9.9 +3.3 6.3 0.2 1.6 5.3 532 (22.2) 46/14
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

30.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
30.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
29.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+4.7 : 22.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.2 : 22.3 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+4.1 : 23.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.8 : 27.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+3.8 : 23.0 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+3.8 : 24.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+4.5 : 11.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+4.4 : 8.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+4.3 : 9.9 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+3.9 : 8.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.8 : 7.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 21.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4 : 21.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.2 : 24.2 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 21.3 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.0 : 24.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 12.5 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

-4.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.9 : 4.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-11.7 : 0.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-11.1 : 5.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-11.0 : 1.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-10.7 : 3.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country 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.
87.0 MOE GIPPSLAND WATER W Gippsland VIC
57.4 BREONA (HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
46.0 CAMPBELL TOWN (GREENHILL) Midlands TAS
32.6 REDBANK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
25.6 MALAKOFF Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
32.6 REDBANK
25.6 MALAKOFF

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
87.0 MOE GIPPSLAND WATER

TASMANIA
Midlands
46.0 CAMPBELL TOWN (GREENHILL)
Central Plateau
57.4 BREONA (HAULAGE ROAD)

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1463 (61.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1442 (60.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1441 (60.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1343 (56.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1082 (45.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1080 (45.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1068 (44.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1053 (43.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1032 (43.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1031 (43.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
952 (39.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
936 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
848 (35.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
803 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
784 (32.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
725 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
658 (27.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
656 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
645 (26.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
630 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
628 (26.2) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
628 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
614 (25.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
610 (25.4) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
605 (25.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
601 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
 93/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
83/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(250/ 74 ) at 18:19
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 70(220/ 65 ) at 22:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 65 ) at 13:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(250/ 70 ) at 18:30