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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 1652 EST on 19/06/2018. 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

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

35.2

28.2

08/06/1991

43

1 N

VIC

E Central

086347

YARRA RIVER @ WARRANDYTE

36.8

27.8

22/06/2012

13

1 N

VIC

E Central

086350

WALLAN

47.4

46.2

11/06/1989

34

1 N

VIC

N Central

088162

WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)

47.0

36.4

11/06/2005

20

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

0.6

1.5

25/06/1998

24

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

12.5

13.7

27/06/2007

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040126

MARYBOROUGH

76

59.0

30/06/2011

11

N


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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 16:52EST, 19/06/2018.

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 17.4 -1.5 12.6 +3.6 9.1 13.6 3.2 7.6 450 (18.8) 70/12
BUNBURY 16.1 -2.3 13.3 +5.2 -- 12.4 -- -- 505 (21.0) 68/15
MANDURAH 17.1 -1.5 14.0 +2.4 -- 7.0 -- -- 649 (27.0) 63/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +1.2 19.5 -0.4 18.6 0.0 10.0 10.8 413 (17.2) 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.1 -3.7 -2.0 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.2 -4.1 5.5 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 354 (14.8) 24/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.5 -3.6 5.2 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 15/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.4 -2.4 5.8 +0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 411 (17.1) 22/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.1 -4.7 9.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.8 18.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 +0.1 16.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 46/05
MACKAY M.O 19.5 -2.4 12.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.8 -2.7 7.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 19.5 -3.0 4.8 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 46/10
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -1.2 0.6 -10.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 31/15
BRISBANE AERO 18.2 -3.0 8.9 -1.6 3.3 0.0 7.2 9.8 602 (25.1) 55/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.2 -4.7 0.3 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 57/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.1 -1.8 6.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -4.5 2.8 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 59/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.3 -4.4 9.1 +1.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 927 (38.6) 61/03
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 10.2 -2.0 3.6 +2.0 -3.0 2.4 0.4 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.8 -2.7 0.5 -2.1 -3.0 11.23 1.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -2.5 6.1 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 567 (23.6) 44/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.1 -1.5 9.3 +0.7 8.2 0.6 4.4 2.2 711 (29.6) 85/18
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 +0.9 9.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 50/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -1.9 9.5 -1.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 747 (31.1) 67/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 378 (15.8) 52/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.3 +0.5 3.7 0.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +1.1 0.7 -3.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.7 -2.3 3.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 4.0 6.5 372 (15.5) 26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -1.1 7.3 +3.6 -- 6.6 -- -- 434 (18.1) 46/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -0.4 1.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 46/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 10.7 -2.9 7.5 +1.3 7.0 35.2 5.8 0.0 616 (25.7) 35/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.7 -2.1 5.6 +1.6 -- 4.6 -- -- 573 (23.9) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 -0.5 1.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -1.9 6.6 +2.0 4.9 5.2 0.4 2.8 612 (25.5) 41/00
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

33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
32.7 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
32.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+3.5 : 28.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+3.5 : 22.4 EYRE Eucla WA

26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.8 : 14.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 15.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 12.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 19.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.4 : 12.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.5 : 3.6 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-6.9 : 6.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 : 5.9 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 : 6.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 : 20.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.8 : 0.6 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.4 : 2.4 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.1 : -3.5 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.0 : 1.3 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-9.0 : -4.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E 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.
83.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
70.0 BULLUMWAAL E Gippsland VIC
66.8 BAIRNSDALE (MITCHELL RIVER @ ROSEHILL) E Gippsland VIC
53.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
53.0 BUCHAN (SNOWY RIVER AT D/S BASIN CREEK) E Gippsland VIC

VICTORIA
Upper NE
83.4 FALLS CREEK
E Gippsland
70.0 BULLUMWAAL
66.8 BAIRNSDALE (MITCHELL RIVER @ ROSEHILL)
53.0 BUCHAN (SNOWY RIVER AT D/S BASIN CREEK)
W Gippsland
53.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT

Reports not yet available

1365 (56.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1321 (55.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1180 (49.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1073 (44.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
999 (41.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
993 (41.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
947 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
943 (39.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
942 (39.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
932 (38.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
930 (38.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
927 (38.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
923 (38.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
921 (38.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
904 (37.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
893 (37.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
879 (36.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
877 (36.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
874 (36.4) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
873 (36.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
843 (35.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
842 (35.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
837 (34.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
827 (34.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
786 (32.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
786 (32.8) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
786 (32.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
785 (32.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
781 (32.5) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
762 (31.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
758 (31.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
754 (31.4) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
748 (31.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
747 (31.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
733 (30.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
731 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
727 (30.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
725 (30.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
723 (30.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
719 (30.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
718 (29.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
716 (29.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
712 (29.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
710 (29.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
708 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
708 (29.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
685 (28.5) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
677 (28.2) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
675 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
666 (27.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
664 (27.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
651 (27.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
649 (27.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
647 (27.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
646 (26.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
639 (26.6) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
633 (26.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
625 (26.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
620 (25.8) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
620 (25.8) BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) W Central VIC
619 (25.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
619 (25.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
616 (25.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
614 (25.6) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
612 (25.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
606 (25.3) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
602 (25.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 91/18 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/12 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
87/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
85/12 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
85/18 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
85/15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

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
LEARMONTH AIRPORT
11.4mm in 15 min to 12:48 45.6mm/h
5.2mm in 12 min to 13:00 26.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.2mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
 W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AG STATION
11.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 22.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
 Lower West
HARVEY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.6mm/h
 VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
 W Gippsland
MOUNT BAW BAW
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(250/ 78 ) at 10:47
CAPE NATURALISTE : 82(230/ 63 ) at 10:02
BUSSELTON AERO : 87(230/ 65 ) at 12:49
BUSSELTON JETTY : 78(250/ 63 ) at 10:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS : 91(190/ 58 ) at 19:00
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 85(200/ 63 ) at 18:29
LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) : 74(180/ 65 ) at 17:34
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 93(180/ 72 ) at 19:38
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 106(170/ 72 ) at 18:10
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(210/ 65 ) at 15:33
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 83(180/ 72 ) at 02:50
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(200/ 67 ) at 14:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 80(260/ 65 ) at 14:30