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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 1437 EST on 17/06/2016. 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

SA

NW Pastoral

016032

NONNING

35.2

33.0

06/06/1921

104

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016086

MOONAREE (KANGAROO WELL)

28.4

27.0

16/06/1995

28

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

22.0

21.7

03/06/1963

55

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

33.0

15/06/2016

15

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:37EST, 17/06/2016.

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 19.7 +0.8 8.8 -0.2 7.1 0.0 3.2 5.7 195 ( 8.1) 31/23
BUNBURY 16.7 -1.7 10.7 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 22/15
MANDURAH 17.7 -0.9 11.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 22/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +2.2 24.2 +4.3 23.5 0.0 6.0 10.9 469 (19.5) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.4 +7.6 13.4 +8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.1 +1.8 10.6 +4.5 -- 23.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 43/05
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 -0.1 13.4 +5.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 34/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -0.8 6.9 +1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 380 (15.8) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.8 +6.0 15.4 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 28/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +1.0 21.3 +3.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 549 (22.9) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.9 19.3 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 44/15
MACKAY M.O 23.0 +1.1 18.1 +4.1 -- 10.0 -- -- 623 (26.0) 50/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 +1.3 15.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +0.9 13.5 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 416 (17.3) 34/11
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +2.0 14.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.1 15.0 +4.5 13.8 0.6 3.6 3.2 282 (11.8) 30/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.0 9.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 44/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.6 +2.7 7.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +2.7 10.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 26/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 +2.5 5.5 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 18/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +2.8 3.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 +4.9 9.4 +0.8 7.1 0.0 2.2 9.6 266 (11.1) 28/19
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 +4.3 5.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 22/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 +2.8 11.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 34/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 +2.1 2.0 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 24/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -1.3 0.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 17/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 +2.2 8.3 +3.1 7.0 1.4 1.9 0.8 328 (13.7) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.6 -1.4 -0.6 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 31/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -1.3 1.9 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 26/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -0.4 4.0 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 520 (21.7) 54/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +0.6 2.0 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 +1.2 5.6 +1.0 1.3 0.0 1.8 2.4 350 (14.6) 35/11
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

35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 27.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 28.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 26.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 31.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 33.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+12.2 : 22.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+9.8 : 16.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 14.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 24.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+9.1 : 13.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

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

3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.4 : 16.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.3 : 15.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-4.1 : 15.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.0 : 13.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-3.9 : 12.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.9 : 14.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-6.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-6.8 : -5.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 : -1.8 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : -6.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : -1.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.6 : -0.3 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-5.6 : -2.6 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-5.6 : 0.9 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

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.
45.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
44.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
35.2 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
33.3 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
7.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1219 (50.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1078 (44.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1025 (42.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1003 (41.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
997 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
994 (41.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
947 (39.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
884 (36.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
880 (36.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
854 (35.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
845 (35.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
837 (34.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
740 (30.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
723 (30.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
710 (29.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
665 (27.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
608 (25.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
600 (25.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
87/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/06 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
78/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
78/14 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.2mm/h
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
W Agricultural
CLEVE AERODROME
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.0mm/h
WHYALLA AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.0mm in 30 min to 12:00 20.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS
4.8mm in 11 min to 19:21 26.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 76(330/ 67 ) at 21:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 80(350/ 65 ) at 18:30