Australian Weather News -- 27 JUN 2012

Wednesday 27 JUN 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0118 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central Highlands

035282

TAROOM TM

47.0

39.0

26/06/2007

1 n

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039259

EIDSVOLD BRIDGE

41.6

35.0

20/06/2005

1 y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039321

EIDSVOLD TM

40.0

33.0

20/06/2005

1 n

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039343

MALANDA

37.6

36.4

20/06/2005

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041483

WONGA

51.0

50.0

26/06/2009

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

6.1

6.4

30/06/2004

1 Y

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

5.9

29/06/2010

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

-0.6

0.0

02/06/1997

1 Y

TAS

Central Plateau

096033

LIAWENEE

-10.6

-9.0

07/06/2006

1 Y

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 01:18EST, 20/04/2013.

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	21.2	+0.3	14.0	+3.0	--	0.6	--	--	255 (10.6)	41/16
PERTH AIRPORT	20.1	+1.2	12.4	+3.4	10.6	4.4	1.0	5.0	417 (17.4)	52/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.4	-0.2	12.0	+3.9	--	0.4	--	--	508 (21.2)	57/14
BUNBURY	18.9	+0.5	15.0	+7.0	--	17.2	--	--	427 (17.8)	55/11
MANDURAH	19.6	+1.0	16.0	+4.5	--	13.0	--	--	565 (23.5)	50/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.4	-0.2	17.3	-2.6	15.4	0.0	5.8	10.7	356 (14.8)	39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.1	-0.7	-1.5	-6.5	-3.6	0.0	4.0	10.1	340 (14.2)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.6	-0.7	1.7	-4.4	--	0.0	0.0	--	165 ( 6.9)	28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	14.9	-1.2	4.5	-3.6	--	0.0	1.0	--	102 ( 4.3)	24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.2	-2.6	4.3	-1.4	3.3	0.0	1.8	9.0	194 ( 8.1)	30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	24.7	-0.1	11.1	+1.1	7.8	0.0	4.4	10.2	333 (13.9)	31/11
CAIRNS AERO	27.8	+1.8	21.0	+3.2	20.9	1.0	4.4	2.1	385 (16.0)	34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.0	+0.4	17.9	+3.3	15.6	0.4	1.0	6.2	129 ( 5.4)	31/12
MACKAY M.O	20.2	-1.7	17.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	5.7	480 (20.0)	39/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	21.0	-2.5	14.8	+3.9	14.4	7.8	2.6	--	314 (13.1)	30/00
BUNDABERG AERO	18.0	-4.6	14.2	+2.6	--	26.6	--	--	485 (20.2)	43/09
COOLANGATTA	17.9	-3.2	11.7	+0.4	--	7.2	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	54/13
BRISBANE AERO	15.7	-5.5	11.9	+1.4	11.5	28.6	2.0	0.0	326 (13.6)	39/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	12.2	-4.7	7.9	+0.5	--	22.0	--	--	621 (25.9)	57/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.0	-1.8	6.0	-0.1	6.7	2.2	1.2	--	202 ( 8.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	16.8	-2.6	12.2	+3.1	12.0	86.4	--	0.0	482 (20.1)	48/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	15.8	-3.6	11.9	+3.8	--	42.8	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	39/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	15.1	-2.6	9.3	+1.4	7.6	6.4	1.4	0.0	313 (13.0)	24/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.5	-1.4	8.9	+2.4	--	5.6	--	--	28 ( 1.2)	17/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.4	+0.9	4.2	+1.7	1.5	0.0	1.2	7.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.0	+0.6	5.4	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	380 (15.8)	43/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	15.1	-2.5	10.4	+1.8	9.5	5.6	2.0	5.7	430 (17.9)	37/13
RICHMOND RAAF	16.5	-1.5	8.2	+3.3	--	1.2	--	--	93 ( 3.9)	22/13
BELLAMBI AWS	14.5	-3.2	9.6	-1.4	--	10.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	21/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.2	+1.4	4.5	+0.8	1.4	0.0	2.4	9.2	310 (12.9)	30/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.7	-0.5	1.8	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.1	-2.9	-2.3	-7.5	-1.5	0.0	2.0	8.0	240 (10.0)	17/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.1	+0.1	3.2	-0.5	-2.0	0.0	1.8	--	147 ( 6.1)	31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.4	+0.1	2.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	26/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.3	+0.2	4.4	-2.5	3.4	0.0	2.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.2	-0.6	1.1	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	41/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	9.0	-4.1	-3.5	-6.4	--	0.0	--	--	54 ( 2.3)	17/14
HOBART AIRPORT	10.0	-2.9	1.9	-2.7	-1.4	0.0	1.0	8.0	323 (13.5)	26/04
	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

32.8 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.5 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.2 : 22.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.0 : 21.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+3.9 : 18.8 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+3.1 : 21.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+3.1 : 18.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+3.1 : 23.0 WILUNA Interior WA

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+7.0 : 15.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.6 : 12.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.4 : 13.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 11.5 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 12.5 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.1 : 11.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 12.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.8 : 12.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.5 : 13.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.5 : 12.6 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 12.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-10.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-9.5 : 6.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-9.5 : -10.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.9 : -4.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-8.4 : -4.1 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-8.3 : -6.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.

90.4 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA) MidNorth Coast N NSW
90.0 BOWRAVILLE RECREATION CLUB MidNorth Coast N NSW
86.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
85.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
85.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR MidNorth Coast N NSW

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
76.0 BING
60.0 STRATHDEE
56.4 UBOBO STORE
55.4 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.2 PROSTON POST OFFICE
53.2 LINDFIELD
52.0 WONDAI POST OFFICE
51.0 MALENY DENNING RD
Darling Downs E
51.0 WONGA

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
50.6 GEORGES CREEK (MURRUNGI)
North Coast
68.6 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE)
50.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
MidNorth Coast N
90.4 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA)
90.0 BOWRAVILLE RECREATION CLUB
86.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO
85.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
85.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR
83.0 THUMB CREEK (FIGTREE)
82.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)
80.0 NAMBUCCA HEADS BOWLING CLUB
71.2 BOWRAVILLE (COW COWNTY)
69.8 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
63.0 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
63.0 URUNGA (SUNSET PLACE)
54.6 FISHERMANS REACH
50.4 THORA POST OFFICE
50.2 GIRRALONG
MidNorth Coast S
55.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE
52.4 MOPPY LOOKOUT (BARRINGTON TOPS)
50.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

1313 (54.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1110 (46.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1079 (45.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1060 (44.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
934 (38.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
898 (37.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
864 (36.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
760 (31.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
731 (30.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
668 (27.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
655 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
629 (26.2) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
621 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
614 (25.6) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
604 (25.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
603 (25.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

93/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/12 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/16 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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 ROTTNEST ISLAND 2.8mm in 2 min to 07:41 84.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 9.0mm in 46 min to 07:46 11.7mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h COOLANGATTA 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 19.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h CASINO AIRPORT AWS 11.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.8mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h MidNorth Coast N COFFS HARBOUR MO 12.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 25.6mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 24.6mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 18.6mm/h 8.6mm in 12 min to 01:12 43.0mm/h 12.8mm in 18 min to 01:30 42.7mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 24.8mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 21.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK 16.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.2mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.8mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 21.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 7.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(280/ 74 ) at 04:08 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(120/ 70 ) at 23:30 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(140/ 74 ) at 19:00