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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

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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 1249 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

5.8

28/05/2011

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

8.6

8.9

29/05/2012

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

9.9

10.1

27/05/2011

1 N

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

8.3

9.0

21/05/2001

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 12:49EST, 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	27.2	+3.2	11.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	48/10
PERTH AIRPORT	25.6	+3.9	8.3	-2.1	4.0	0.0	3.0	9.2	355 (14.8)	46/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	23.5	+4.5	4.5	-5.3	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	50/09
BUNBURY	22.4	+1.3	4.5	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	43/13
MANDURAH	21.1	-0.2	15.1	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	41/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	28.8	-3.2	17.1	-5.0	16.3	0.0	4.2	9.2	470 (19.6)	37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.9	-3.1	1.3	-6.9	-0.3	0.0	5.4	9.2	372 (15.5)	41/15
WHYALLA AERO	16.5	-4.0	8.7	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.4	-1.6	10.3	+0.1	--	0.0	1.0	--	122 ( 5.1)	31/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.1	-1.0	9.7	+2.4	8.7	2.8	1.0	0.7	122 ( 5.1)	18/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.9	-1.9	13.9	+0.1	17.3	0.0	5.6	7.9	393 (16.4)	44/10
CAIRNS AERO	24.1	-3.5	20.4	+0.5	19.6	0.6	4.2	0.2	500 (20.8)	41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	24.8	-2.8	17.1	-0.5	14.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	342 (14.3)	50/23
MACKAY M.O	21.7	-2.5	17.9	+0.8	--	2.2	--	3.8	649 (27.0)	52/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	-2.0	16.3	+2.1	14.8	0.0	2.8	--	387 (16.1)	59/13
BUNDABERG AERO	24.5	-0.1	15.4	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	427 (17.8)	59/13
COOLANGATTA	22.3	-0.8	15.0	+0.8	--	2.2	--	--	356 (14.8)	50/15
BRISBANE AERO	22.2	-1.3	12.0	-0.8	11.0	3.0	3.6	7.2	364 (15.2)	41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.1	-1.7	10.5	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	573 (23.9)	54/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.5	+0.2	8.8	+0.1	5.9	0.0	2.8	--	229 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	17.0	-4.4	13.6	+1.9	11.3	20.4	2.6	1.0	541 (22.5)	39/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	20.7	-0.7	10.6	+0.1	--	1.2	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	37/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	19.3	-1.0	11.4	+1.3	--	5.8	--	--	267 (11.1)	31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.5	-1.8	10.7	+2.4	--	15.4	--	--	30 ( 1.3)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	+0.6	3.4	-1.3	-1.4	0.2	1.8	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.6	-0.3	7.1	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	37/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.3	-2.7	9.7	-1.2	7.9	0.8	1.0	6.6	345 (14.4)	39/10
RICHMOND RAAF	19.1	-1.4	7.5	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	46 ( 1.9)	17/10
BELLAMBI AWS	17.8	-1.8	12.0	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	26/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.6	+0.3	1.5	-4.4	-0.8	0.0	0.8	9.3	210 ( 8.8)	21/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.2	+0.6	2.1	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	29 ( 1.2)	11/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.4	-0.6	2.4	-5.0	-1.3	0.0	1.8	8.6	281 (11.7)	22/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.0	-1.2	-1.0	-6.7	-5.0	0.0	2.2	--	146 ( 6.1)	17/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.0	+0.4	0.5	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.1	-1.6	9.5	+0.9	6.6	0.0	0.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.0	+0.4	4.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	+1.1	0.6	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	48 ( 2.0)	9/15
HOBART AIRPORT	16.9	+1.7	8.9	+2.3	5.9	0.0	1.8	5.8	355 (14.8)	35/12
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

30.4 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
30.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
29.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 24.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+5.0 : 24.2 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+5.0 : 22.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.7 : 26.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+4.5 : 23.5 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA

25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.2 : 10.8 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.8 : 18.4 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+5.7 : 11.5 DOVER Southeast TAS
+5.2 : 9.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+5.2 : 7.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.6 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
8.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 23.7 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 23.9 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 25.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.2 : 24.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 22.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-11.7 : 4.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-10.6 : -1.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-10.2 : 8.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-10.0 : 8.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-9.6 : 11.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-9.6 : 7.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

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.

67.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
42.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
40.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
39.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION Gulf Country QLD
39.0 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
39.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION
N Coast--Herbert
42.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
40.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
67.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
Hunter Valley
39.0 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

.....

0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1498 (62.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1204 (50.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1186 (49.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1142 (47.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1058 (44.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1052 (43.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1048 (43.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
919 (38.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
887 (37.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
778 (32.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
750 (31.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
747 (31.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
746 (31.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
728 (30.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
713 (29.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
625 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
624 (26.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
620 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
619 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

83/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/10 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
80/16 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/10 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT 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 Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(120/ 69 ) at 16:05 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(120/ 69 ) at 21:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 70(120/ 63 ) at 10:30 GOLD COAST SEAWAY : 72(150/ 63 ) at 14:20 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 70 ) at 03:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(260/ 67 ) at 20:00