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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 1441 EST on 13/06/2015. 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

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031181

BARTLE VIEW ALERT

73.0

70.0

30/06/2011

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031187

TOPAZ ALERT

99.0

85.0

29/06/2011

12

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031200

RAVENSHOE ALERT

32.0

25.0

19/06/2007

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

29.2

27.6

19/06/2007

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032161

CORSIS ALERT

58.0

50.0

26/06/2010

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032162

CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

58.0

51.0

30/06/2011

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032165

NERADA ALERT

65.0

56.0

10/06/2006

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

5.3

5.0

07/06/2001

26

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

68

67.0

14/06/2006

11

N

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

85

83.0

28/06/2011

12

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

24.5

21.4

14/06/2006

11

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

25.8

24.8

22/06/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

27.9

26.1

29/06/2011

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

19.8

18.7

01/06/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

19.2

18.4

01/06/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

26.6

26.0

30/06/2011

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:41EST, 13/06/2015.

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 21.3 +2.4 12.4 +3.4 10.9 0.0 1.6 5.6 249 (10.4) 35/12
BUNBURY 20.3 +1.9 13.4 +5.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/10
MANDURAH 19.9 +1.3 15.2 +3.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 34/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +2.1 22.2 +2.3 21.1 0.0 5.4 10.8 390 (16.3) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.4 +1.6 5.7 +0.7 3.9 0.0 3.6 -- 275 (11.5) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.6 -1.7 0.8 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.6 +3.5 4.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 51 ( 2.1) 24/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 +2.9 1.5 -4.2 -0.8 0.0 0.8 7.5 220 ( 9.2) 21/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.9 -3.9 16.9 +7.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 350 (14.6) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 +0.1 20.4 +2.6 20.2 28.4 2.0 5.0 627 (26.1) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.7 19.4 +4.8 19.2 1.0 8.0 5.2 608 (25.3) 61/15
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.8 19.1 +5.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 582 (24.3) 55/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 +0.6 17.0 +6.1 15.2 0.4 4.2 -- 437 (18.2) 57/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 +0.5 16.5 +4.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 479 (20.0) 44/14
COOLANGATTA 18.8 -2.2 14.8 +3.4 -- 15.6 -- -- 458 (19.1) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.6 12.4 +1.9 11.5 6.6 3.4 5.5 399 (16.6) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.2 +0.3 9.5 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 567 (23.6) 43/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.7 +1.8 9.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 260 (10.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.4 -2.9 12.9 +3.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 451 (18.8) 41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -1.3 10.8 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 21/03
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 +0.5 11.7 +3.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 15/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +1.3 5.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +1.5 13.4 +4.8 11.4 0.0 1.4 0.7 276 (11.5) 26/06
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 +0.8 9.8 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 17/23
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 0.0 12.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 21/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +2.2 2.0 -1.7 -1.0 0.0 1.8 9.0 260 (10.8) 17/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.2 +1.0 -0.8 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.2 +5.2 3.9 -1.3 0.4 0.0 1.6 6.4 254 (10.6) 21/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +3.7 1.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 15/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 +3.4 2.7 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 21/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.9 +3.1 -1.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 24/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +0.6 -1.9 -4.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 11/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +2.5 5.9 +1.3 0.3 0.2 2.2 5.0 501 (20.9) 37/01
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

34.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 11.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+9.0 : 11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+7.9 : 11.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+7.5 : 12.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.9 : 10.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+10.1 : 17.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.8 : 19.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+9.7 : 13.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+9.6 : 17.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.4 : 17.2 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

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

6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
8.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
8.9 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

-7.1 : 7.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.8 : 19.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.4 : 21.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.2 : 9.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.8 : 9.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

-7.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-8.4 : -1.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.7 : -2.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : -6.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.8 : -5.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : -0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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.
99.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
73.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
72.2 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron QLD
67.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
65.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
99.0 TOPAZ ALERT
73.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
72.2 GREENHAVEN
67.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
62.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
53.0 KAREEYA
N Coast--Herbert
65.0 NERADA ALERT
64.0 MENAVALE ALERT
58.0 CORSIS ALERT
58.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
56.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
52.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
52.0 TUNG OIL TM

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

2.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1492 (62.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1363 (56.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1196 (49.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1132 (47.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1125 (46.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1057 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1009 (42.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
987 (41.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
986 (41.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
981 (40.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
974 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
831 (34.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
814 (33.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
741 (30.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
652 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
639 (26.6) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
632 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
631 (26.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
627 (26.1) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
615 (25.6) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
614 (25.6) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
608 (25.3) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
605 (25.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
85/02 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
85/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/11 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
4.2mm in 11 min to 08:30 22.9mm/h
7.6mm in 15 min to 08:45 30.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(110/ 76 ) at 02:57
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(120/ 72 ) at 21:49
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(140/ 70 ) at 02:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 69(310/ 63 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 72(120/ 65 ) at 05:00
CREAL REEF : 76(120/ 63 ) at 00:30