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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 15:16EST, 04/06/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 15.6 -6.2 12.0 +1.6 11.5 3.2 7.4 1.6 586 (24.4) 74/13
BUNBURY 16.6 -4.6 13.3 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 68/13
MANDURAH 18.3 -3.0 13.6 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 576 (24.0) 87/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -1.7 17.1 -5.0 15.7 0.0 9.4 10.8 447 (18.6) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.8 -4.2 -1.2 -9.4 -3.1 0.0 7.0 10.7 350 (14.6) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 -3.3 3.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 22/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.3 -0.6 6.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 65 ( 2.7) 18/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -2.8 7.7 +0.4 6.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 285 (11.9) 26/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 -0.5 13.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 499 (20.8) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -2.0 20.7 +0.8 19.6 0.4 7.6 3.5 624 (26.0) 46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.9 18.8 +1.2 17.3 0.0 8.0 6.3 422 (17.6) 52/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 -0.5 16.4 -0.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 682 (28.4) 59/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +0.5 15.7 +1.6 13.1 0.0 5.8 -- 343 (14.3) 55/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 +1.1 15.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 59/13
COOLANGATTA 22.7 -0.4 15.6 +1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 482 (20.1) 55/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 +0.1 13.2 +0.4 12.2 0.0 4.0 7.6 347 (14.5) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 -0.1 8.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 50/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 +0.4 8.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 240 (10.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.3 14.8 +3.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -1.0 14.2 +3.8 -- 12.4 -- -- 415 (17.3) 30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 -1.4 13.0 +3.0 -- 22.4 -- -- 462 (19.3) 39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +1.7 3.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 34/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 -1.7 14.1 +3.2 12.8 0.4 2.8 9.3 695 (29.0) 50/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -0.7 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 28/09
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 -1.6 13.1 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 541 (22.5) 35/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.7 +1.4 2.1 -3.7 -0.2 0.2 1.8 9.4 151 ( 6.3) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.9 +1.3 3.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 44/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.7 +0.7 4.1 -3.3 1.0 0.0 4.0 9.3 256 (10.7) 17/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 +1.9 4.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 +1.7 3.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 26/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.9 +2.3 6.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 531 (22.1) 39/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 -0.3 4.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 26/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -0.4 2.4 -4.2 -0.5 0.0 2.4 9.1 302 (12.6) 26/10
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

32.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.6 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 11.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+5.3 : 14.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+4.5 : 10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+4.3 : 15.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+4.2 : 9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

27.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.1 : 16.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 15.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 14.7 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 14.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 14.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.3 : 13.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.2 : 15.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.0 : 12.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.0 : 15.7 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-6.9 : 16.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-7.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-11.3 : 5.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-10.5 : 7.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-9.9 : 2.1 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.8 : 9.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
-9.8 : 6.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
43.4 JINDONG Lower West WA
43.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
43.0 COWARAMUP Lower West WA
40.0 DOYLE ROAD CB1
38.0 CHAPMAN HILL Lower West WA

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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3.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1348 (56.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1211 (50.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1100 (45.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1081 (45.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1073 (44.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1021 (42.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1016 (42.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1014 (42.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1002 (41.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
972 (40.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
965 (40.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
962 (40.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
910 (37.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
887 (37.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
863 (36.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
861 (35.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
856 (35.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
784 (32.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
779 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
778 (32.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
767 (32.0) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
748 (31.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
739 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
718 (29.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
714 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
710 (29.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
703 (29.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
697 (29.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
695 (29.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
682 (28.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
680 (28.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
660 (27.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
651 (27.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
650 (27.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
648 (27.0) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
646 (26.9) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
646 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
636 (26.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
632 (26.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
631 (26.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
626 (26.1) DALWALLINU Central West WA
624 (26.0) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
619 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
614 (25.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
613 (25.5) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
603 (25.1) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
111/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
100/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
100/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/11 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
87/13 MANDURAH Lower West WA

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.
None reported None reported