Australian Weather News -- 17 JUN 2018

Sunday 17 JUN 2018

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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 1602 EST on 18/06/2018. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

W Central

087176

BURNSIDE

20.0

18.4

22/06/2012

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090060

NULLAWARRE

35.6

33.6

16/06/2018

114

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

41.2

40.6

08/06/2011

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

County Light

023343

ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)

-7.0

-6.6

15/06/2006

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

County Light

023343

ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)

-5.5

-3.3

15/06/2006

-3.3

15/06/2006

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

26.0

24.3

16/06/2004

1 P

Lowest maximum temperature

W Agricultural

018201

PORT AUGUSTA AERO

12.3

12.7

21/06/2012

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

8.6

8.9

21/06/2007

1 N

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
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
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 16:01EST, 18/06/2018.

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	24.1	+5.2	8.0	-1.0	4.2	0.0	2.6	9.1	401 (16.7)	39/15
BUNBURY	20.9	+2.5	5.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	57/21
MANDURAH	20.7	+2.1	12.8	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	54/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.7	+1.1	21.7	+1.8	20.5	0.0	7.8	11.1	438 (18.3)	41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.0	-2.8	1.8	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	277 (11.5)	52/13
WHYALLA AERO	14.0	-3.3	5.9	-0.2	--	0.6	--	--	470 (19.6)	39/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	13.9	-2.2	5.7	-2.4	--	4.2	--	--	243 (10.1)	41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.9	-1.9	5.3	-0.4	--	22.6	--	--	504 (21.0)	59/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	20.9	-3.9	7.1	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	349 (14.5)	44/09
CAIRNS AERO	28.0	+2.0	19.7	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	24.7	-0.9	15.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	43/09
MACKAY M.O	22.8	+0.9	15.1	+1.1	--	0.2	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	22.5	-1.0	14.1	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	30/11
BUNDABERG AERO	21.1	-1.4	9.2	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	39/13
COOLANGATTA	20.8	-0.2	5.4	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	19.9	-1.3	8.2	-2.3	4.2	0.0	4.0	9.3	352 (14.7)	59/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	14.3	-2.6	6.4	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	65/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	13.6	-3.3	4.7	-1.4	--	0.0	3.2	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	17.0	-2.4	0.0	-8.1	--	0.0	--	--	103 ( 4.3)	61/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	14.7	-3.0	9.2	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	739 (30.8)	72/12
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION	6.3	-5.9	1.6	0.0	-4.5	3.4	0.2	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	9.6	-6.8	5.0	+0.5	--	0.6	--	--	436 (18.2)	48/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.1	-1.5	7.2	-1.4	2.4	0.0	4.4	9.1	463 (19.3)	65/11
RICHMOND RAAF	15.3	-2.6	4.7	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	57/11
BELLAMBI AWS	14.1	-3.5	7.7	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	80/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT	8.5	--	2.2	--	--	1.4	--	--	543 (22.6)	50/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	9.1	-4.7	4.4	+0.7	--	5.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	11.3	-2.9	4.9	+1.2	--	7.2	--	--	253 (10.5)	31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	13.9	-2.1	4.2	-1.0	--	1.6	3.1	7.5	421 (17.5)	41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	10.3	-3.7	3.4	-0.3	--	1.8	--	--	344 (14.3)	48/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.2	-1.1	4.5	+1.0	--	1.4	--	--	318 (13.3)	52/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	11.7	-1.9	6.1	-0.1	3.4	19.4	4.8	0.0	640 (26.7)	63/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	9.4	-1.4	2.9	-1.1	--	14.4	--	--	501 (20.9)	57/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.5	+0.4	3.4	+0.5	--	1.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	61/13
HOBART AIRPORT	11.7	-1.2	7.1	+2.5	5.5	10.2	1.6	2.5	407 (17.0)	57/12
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
32.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
32.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 26.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.0 : 27.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.7 : 29.5 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.5 : 25.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.4 : 18.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.2 : 21.8 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 21.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.0 : 19.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
+4.8 : 18.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+4.8 : 17.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.7 : 8.6 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-7.2 : 5.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.2 : 7.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : 2.7 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-6.9 : 3.9 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.9 : 8.6 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.9 : 5.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.7 : -5.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.1 : 0.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.7 : 1.2 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-6.5 : -0.9 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

63.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
52.2 FRANKLIN (SOUTH) Southeast TAS
51.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
46.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
44.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
46.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE

TASMANIA
Southeast
52.2 FRANKLIN (SOUTH)
Central Plateau
51.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
44.4 BUTLERS GORGE
W Coast
63.2 MOUNT READ

Reports not yet available

1664 (69.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1506 (62.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1278 (53.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1278 (53.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1175 (49.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1160 (48.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1131 (47.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1124 (46.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1101 (45.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1057 (44.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
1049 (43.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1021 (42.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
971 (40.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
969 (40.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
968 (40.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
956 (39.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
933 (38.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
867 (36.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
856 (35.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
850 (35.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
841 (35.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
834 (34.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
815 (34.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
814 (33.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
814 (33.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
813 (33.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
810 (33.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
809 (33.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
808 (33.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
808 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
796 (33.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
791 (33.0) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
771 (32.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
750 (31.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
750 (31.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
745 (31.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
742 (30.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
739 (30.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
738 (30.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
734 (30.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
723 (30.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
714 (29.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
706 (29.4) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
705 (29.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
683 (28.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
674 (28.1) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
661 (27.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
652 (27.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
640 (26.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
634 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
625 (26.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
623 (26.0) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
623 (26.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
622 (25.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
605 (25.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
600 (25.0) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

109/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/09 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
93/02 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/16 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
91/18 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
91/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN 6.0mm in 15 min to 20:52 24.0mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT 10.6mm in 24 min to 14:54 26.5mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h MOUNT BAW BAW 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h E Central VIEWBANK 10.8mm in 11 min to 10:41 58.9mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 16.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.8mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h FERNY CREEK 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h COLDSTREAM COMPARISON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h COLDSTREAM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h N Central WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) 14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(340/ 63 ) at 23:38 CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(350/ 59 ) at 21:30 BUSSELTON JETTY : 72(310/ 63 ) at 23:43 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 65 ) at 22:46 GREEN CAPE AWS : 87(190/ 65 ) at 23:35 VICTORIA Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 76(180/ 65 ) at 21:35 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(190/ 65 ) at 21:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(240/ 83 ) at 03:38 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 76(180/ 63 ) at 11:00 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 95(190/ 72 ) at 10:30 W Central POINT WILSON : 87(230/ 65 ) at 08:05 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(200/ 69 ) at 07:39 AIREYS INLET : 85(220/ 63 ) at 07:33 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(180/ 63 ) at 04:39 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(190/ 87 ) at 00:22 CAPE GRIM : 89(200/ 63 ) at 00:30 E Coast LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 91(150/ 76 ) at 19:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91( 40/ 30 ) at 02:37 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 91(190/ 70 ) at 15:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 74(110/ 65 ) at 00:26 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(260/ 65 ) at 22:08 HOGAN ISLAND : 85(260/ 65 ) at 03:32