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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 1548 EST on 04/06/2018. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-4.9

-4.5

16/05/2018

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

0.0

0.0

29/05/2004

16

1 N Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

0.5

1.0

16/05/1996

27

1 N


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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

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 15:47EST, 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 22.9 +1.1 9.4 -1.0 6.3 0.0 2.6 8.4 273 (11.4) 37/10
BUNBURY 20.7 -0.5 10.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/11
MANDURAH 21.1 -0.2 11.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.4 21.0 -1.1 18.7 0.0 7.2 11.0 284 (11.8) 65/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 -3.0 6.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.2 -3.2 6.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 -2.0 7.7 -2.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 259 (10.8) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.5 4.1 -3.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.2 +0.4 15.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 50/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 -0.2 21.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 +0.5 14.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 24.2 0.0 15.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +2.4 12.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 11.7 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/20
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +2.7 12.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 34/17
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +0.4 12.1 -0.7 9.8 0.0 2.4 9.4 195 ( 8.1) 37/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.3 +2.5 9.6 -0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 283 (11.8) 48/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.6 -2.7 11.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.1 +1.7 9.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 -0.7 9.9 -0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 299 (12.5) 43/16
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 10.0 -5.7 4.8 +1.4 -3.5 9.4 1.4 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.4 -6.8 4.3 -0.3 -2.8 7.8 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -6.5 7.0 +0.5 -- 9.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 -3.0 13.7 +2.8 12.1 4.2 4.6 5.2 405 (16.9) 57/14
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -1.7 10.7 +3.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 44/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 -2.7 13.0 0.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 320 (13.3) 59/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 3.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 35/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.3 -3.0 6.2 +0.4 -- 13.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -2.8 6.8 +1.4 -- 7.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 34/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -2.8 3.4 -4.0 6.4 0.0 6.0 10.0 323 (13.5) 67/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 -3.7 6.4 +0.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.5 -3.1 2.9 -2.2 -- 9.4 -- -- 304 (12.7) 37/23
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.9 -1.7 5.0 -3.3 2.3 0.0 3.4 6.3 386 (16.1) 50/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 -1.7 0.6 -5.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 294 (12.3) 54/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -3.6 1.1 -3.9 -- 7.8 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -2.9 5.8 -0.8 2.1 0.0 2.0 2.7 603 (25.1) 41/01
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

35.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.2 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.0 : 22.6 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.7 : 25.5 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+3.6 : 26.4 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+3.5 : 28.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+3.4 : 27.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.4 : 25.1 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+4.2 : 9.2 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+3.9 : 12.4 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+3.7 : 7.0 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+3.6 : 12.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+3.6 : 10.5 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+3.6 : 11.2 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
+3.6 : 10.6 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

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

0.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 11.3 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 11.4 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-8.1 : 11.7 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-8.0 : 11.6 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-8.0 : 12.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW

-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.7 : -1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.4 : 0.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-7.9 : 0.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.0 : 1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.0 : 3.0 WILUNA 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.
37.0 NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER) Illawarra NSW
34.2 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS
30.4 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
29.6 HUON (BARKLEYS CAMP) Lower NE VIC
29.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1375 (57.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1269 (52.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1246 (51.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1220 (50.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1065 (44.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1039 (43.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1039 (43.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1008 (42.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
966 (40.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
955 (39.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
934 (38.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
900 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
871 (36.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
827 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
819 (34.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
806 (33.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
791 (33.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
757 (31.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
746 (31.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
741 (30.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
741 (30.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
716 (29.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
693 (28.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
686 (28.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
660 (27.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
653 (27.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
635 (26.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
106/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
106/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
106/14 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
106/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/14 CAPE GRIM N Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
13.6mm in 29 min to 09:00 28.1mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 17.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
STRAHAN AERODROME
10.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.2mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 76(170/ 65 ) at 12:52
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(250/ 72 ) at 22:23
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(270/ 72 ) at 14:50
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 106(310/ 46 ) at 14:46
LOW HEAD : 72(270/ 63 ) at 16:22
CAPE GRIM : 91(290/ 67 ) at 15:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(340/ 89 ) at 00:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 93(250/ 74 ) at 00:00
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87(270/ 67 ) at 18:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 106(300/ 91 ) at 18:30