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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Records set or equalled today

None known


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 anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 15:42EST, 04/06/2018.

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 18.3 -3.5 7.7 -2.7 7.0 3.8 1.8 2.1 380 (15.8) 31/13
BUNBURY 18.3 -2.9 8.4 -0.9 -- 6.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 31/00
MANDURAH 18.3 -3.0 10.7 -2.9 -- 8.4 -- -- 406 (16.9) 26/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.1 22.3 +0.2 21.6 0.0 1.6 10.8 207 ( 8.6) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.5 +7.5 10.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 +4.2 12.3 +3.6 -- 9.8 -- -- 373 (15.5) 52/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 +3.4 14.4 +4.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 44/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +3.7 13.8 +6.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 423 (17.6) 46/21
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.9 +1.1 11.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 31/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +0.3 20.7 +0.8 -- 9.2 -- -- 469 (19.5) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 17.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 -0.5 18.2 +1.1 -- 9.0 -- -- 548 (22.8) 46/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +1.3 17.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +0.4 14.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 21.9 -1.2 14.8 +0.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 -1.5 14.1 +1.3 13.2 3.4 2.2 3.6 274 (11.4) 31/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 -0.1 11.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 41/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 -0.2 10.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +0.6 11.6 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 18/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 +0.9 8.0 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 17/10
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 15.8 +0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.6 +0.4 2.4 -2.2 -5.5 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +2.5 9.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +2.0 12.0 +1.1 10.5 0.0 2.6 4.5 301 (12.5) 26/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.1 -0.4 6.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 17/09
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 +1.9 13.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 44/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.7 -- 2.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 30/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.4 +3.1 6.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 28/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +2.0 5.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.5 +4.5 11.6 +4.2 -- 1.0 -- 9.0 372 (15.5) 34/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.2 +4.0 10.4 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 31/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.3 +3.7 9.0 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 52/08
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.8 +4.2 13.4 +5.1 10.5 0.0 3.8 1.6 745 (31.0) 65/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +1.8 10.6 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 604 (25.2) 57/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 +3.0 5.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 22/21
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 +5.2 5.2 -1.4 2.9 0.0 1.0 5.3 319 (13.3) 34/15
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

35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 30.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 30.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 29.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 15.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+6.8 : 19.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+7.5 : 14.3 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+7.5 : 14.2 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
+7.4 : 15.1 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.3 : 15.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+7.2 : 14.4 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+7.2 : 14.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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

6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 18.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.3 : 17.2 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-5.0 : 15.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.9 : 17.4 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.9 : 16.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.9 : 18.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 16.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 16.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 19.3 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-2.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW

-6.5 : -2.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-5.7 : 3.1 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 6.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.4 : 4.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior 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.
49.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
25.8 MURESK INSTITUTE Cent Wheatbelt WA
22.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
20.2 WILPENA POUND Upper North SA

Reports not yet available

1173 (48.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1017 (42.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
984 (41.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
948 (39.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
927 (38.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
920 (38.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
918 (38.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
905 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
900 (37.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
876 (36.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
823 (34.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
802 (33.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
766 (31.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
757 (31.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
755 (31.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
736 (30.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
729 (30.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
715 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
715 (29.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
707 (29.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
685 (28.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
674 (28.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
668 (27.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
651 (27.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
641 (26.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
609 (25.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
602 (25.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
107/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
93/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
85/23 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/17 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/16 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
80/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

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--Herbert
INNISFAIL AERODROME
5.6mm in 11 min to 10:41 30.5mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)
2.4mm in 1 min to 20:30 144.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
22.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.2mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 106(270/ 78 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 104(350/ 59 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(350/ 63 ) at 23:30