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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1808 EST on 12/06/2018. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

98.0

96.5

27/06/1965

98

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006102

STEEP POINT

86.0

72.6

03/06/2005

17

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

95.6

60.6

10/06/2012

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

23.2

22.7

15/06/2010

39

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

23.3

22.2

04/06/1957

47

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

24.3

23.6

17/06/2010

14

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

15.6

15.3

03/06/2002

20

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

17.2

15.7

17/06/2004

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

13.5

13.3

11/06/2012

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

14.1

14.1

25/06/2003

19

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

15.3

15.0

03/06/2002

12

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

13.7

13.5

08/06/2004

17

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

29.5

29.2

20/06/2010

14

1 N

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

30.9

30.8

01/06/1999

62

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

87

80.0

10/06/2012

11

N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

29.2

26.6

06/06/2012

11

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

27.5

26.8

28/06/2011

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 18:08EST, 12/06/2018.

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 17.9 -1.0 15.6 +6.6 13.5 3.0 1.2 0.1 628 (26.2) 78/05
BUNBURY 17.8 -0.6 9.6 +1.5 -- 11.2 -- -- 456 (19.0) 76/06
MANDURAH 18.7 +0.1 13.7 +2.1 -- 6.6 -- -- 701 (29.2) 80/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.5 -1.1 17.5 -2.4 15.0 0.0 5.6 10.8 290 (12.1) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.1 +0.3 -0.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 0.0 3.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 21/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 +1.2 5.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 17/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 +2.2 0.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.0 -0.8 4.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 -0.1 11.2 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.2 8.7 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.0 11.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +2.7 10.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 31/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.8 13.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/15
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.6 14.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 39/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 +0.3 11.3 +0.8 9.6 0.0 4.0 9.7 343 (14.3) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +1.9 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 31/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 +2.2 5.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +0.1 8.1 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 250 (10.4) 34/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.8 -0.9 11.4 +3.5 -- 20.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 26/12
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 14.0 +1.8 1.2 -0.4 -6.5 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 +1.9 2.6 0.0 -4.2 1.6 1.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +3.1 4.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 39/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.8 -2.8 10.6 +2.0 8.9 2.0 2.0 0.1 587 (24.5) 50/18
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 -0.3 5.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 30/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -1.9 11.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 44/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 244 (10.2) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +3.8 6.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 18/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.1 +2.9 3.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 21/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 +1.4 3.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 2.0 10.0 227 ( 9.5) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.5 +2.5 4.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 18/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.7 +2.4 5.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 31/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.1 +1.5 8.3 +2.1 5.1 1.8 0.8 8.1 244 (10.2) 26/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 +2.6 6.0 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 391 (16.3) 37/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.9 -0.8 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 18/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 +0.3 4.6 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.6 3.6 226 ( 9.4) 21/10
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

33.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
31.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
31.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 25.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.9 : 23.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.3 : 29.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 22.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+4.9 : 22.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.3 : 17.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+10.1 : 23.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.4 : 14.9 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3 : 15.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.2 : 23.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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

1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.8 : 25.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-3.5 : 14.8 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-3.5 : 9.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.4 : 9.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.2 : 16.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.9 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-2.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-7.9 : 5.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 11.5 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.1 : 7.9 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-6.9 : 5.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.9 : 5.7 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 8.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
98.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
95.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
86.0 STEEP POINT W Gascoyne WA
66.2 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
63.4 USELESS LOOP W Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
98.0 DENHAM
95.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT
86.0 STEEP POINT
63.4 USELESS LOOP
63.0 HAMELIN STATION
55.0 TAMALA

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
66.2 NORAH HEAD AWS
52.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

Reports not yet available

1127 (47.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1091 (45.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1018 (42.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
899 (37.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
851 (35.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
836 (34.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
811 (33.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
782 (32.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
777 (32.4) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
772 (32.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
755 (31.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
752 (31.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
745 (31.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
734 (30.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
716 (29.8) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
715 (29.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
710 (29.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
704 (29.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
702 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
701 (29.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
700 (29.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) DALWALLINU Central West WA
672 (28.0) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
660 (27.5) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
646 (26.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
640 (26.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
628 (26.2) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
620 (25.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
619 (25.8) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
618 (25.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
614 (25.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
613 (25.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
604 (25.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
603 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
109/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
109/06 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/07 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
93/06 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
89/13 ESPERANCE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
ONSLOW AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 22.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 41.6mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 31.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.0mm/h
W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 39.6mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 28.2mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 32.8mm/h
36.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 36.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.6mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 22.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 19.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.4mm/h
69.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 23.0mm/h
CARNARVON AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.4mm/h
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
11.2mm in 27 min to 08:57 24.9mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
7.6mm in 11 min to 10:30 41.5mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 23.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h
BUNBURY
5.8mm in 14 min to 11:14 24.9mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
DARDANUP
7.6mm in 20 min to 11:30 22.8mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
6.0mm in 33 min to 10:00 10.9mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
9.0mm in 39 min to 10:00 13.8mm/h
WAROONA
11.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 22.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
GOSFORD AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.0mm/h
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
10.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
18.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 37.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 28.6mm/h
South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT : 83( 30/ 63 ) at 04:30
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 109(360/ 72 ) at 06:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(300/ 65 ) at 10:41
CAPE NATURALISTE : 108(360/ 80 ) at 06:00
BUSSELTON AERO : 93(360/ 54 ) at 08:43
ESPERANCE : 80(350/ 63 ) at 13:36
BUSSELTON JETTY : 109( 10/ 76 ) at 05:46
ALBANY AIRPORT : 95(360/ 58 ) at 07:09
MANYPEAKS AG STATION : 91(350/ 54 ) at 07:23
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION : 82(350/ 63 ) at 12:30
LAKE GRACE : 83(360/ 65 ) at 13:30
GAIRDNER AG STATION : 95(350/ 59 ) at 10:54
JERRAMUNGUP AG STATION : 91(340/ 67 ) at 11:14
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 87(360/ 63 ) at 14:30
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 76(350/ 67 ) at 12:00