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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 00:23EST, 07/06/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 28.9 -2.7 18.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 48/15
PERTH AIRPORT 28.5 -3.2 18.6 +1.6 17.4 0.0 11.6 7.0 522 (21.8) 46/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.0 +0.3 16.9 +3.2 15.7 0.4 5.2 5.2 666 (27.8) 48/09
BUNBURY 27.6 -2.0 17.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 34/22
MANDURAH 25.6 -3.4 21.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.3 25.9 +1.1 25.1 0.0 6.0 9.1 346 (14.4) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.1 +3.7 23.7 +2.2 22.1 1.4 13.2 8.1 333 (13.9) 48/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.1 -2.9 18.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 14.4 -- 661 (27.5) 63/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.9 -1.3 15.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 8.6 13.6 359 (15.0) 50/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.8 -3.4 5.9 -5.2 3.1 0.0 5.8 11.9 342 (14.3) 54/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.1 +1.9 17.9 -5.8 16.3 0.0 9.0 -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/14
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +1.8 21.8 -1.9 20.0 1.6 6.8 11.7 376 (15.7) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.3 20.9 -3.4 17.2 0.0 10.4 10.3 394 (16.4) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 29.3 -0.7 20.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 322 (13.4) 28/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 0.0 18.8 -3.3 16.9 0.0 8.2 -- 168 ( 7.0) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 -0.6 18.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 39/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.3 17.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.0 -0.3 19.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 35/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -1.4 19.6 -1.6 16.5 0.0 7.8 6.6 331 (13.8) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.6 -1.5 16.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 41/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.5 +1.6 21.7 +2.8 18.9 0.0 7.6 -- 230 ( 9.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 -0.4 21.3 +1.9 20.6 0.6 7.6 6.4 474 (19.8) 31/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +0.2 19.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 -3.4 20.9 +2.9 18.9 0.0 7.8 -- 425 (17.7) 39/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.8 -2.8 20.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 30/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.5 0.0 14.9 +1.6 9.2 0.0 5.0 7.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.0 +0.9 21.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 57/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 -0.3 20.4 +1.6 19.0 0.0 9.0 3.9 583 (24.3) 48/00
RICHMOND RAAF 27.4 -2.5 19.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 31/23
BELLAMBI AWS 23.9 -1.0 18.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 39/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.0 14.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.4 -0.2 12.0 -4.2 10.3 0.0 10.2 13.6 368 (15.3) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.6 -1.6 13.3 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 -1.0 14.3 -2.4 12.1 0.0 12.8 13.3 410 (17.1) 34/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.7 -3.8 11.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 584 (24.3) 44/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.6 -2.0 10.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 50/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.8 -4.1 14.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.0 -4.0 6.7 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 569 (23.7) 48/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.5 -0.8 10.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 22.1 -0.4 10.8 -1.2 6.2 0.0 7.0 8.9 566 (23.6) 52/13
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

43.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
42.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+6.5 : 33.1 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW
+4.6 : 35.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.5 : 37.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.4 : 42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+4.2 : 38.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

30.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
28.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+4.9 : 24.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+4.7 : 27.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+4.7 : 19.9 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+4.5 : 18.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.5 : 24.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+4.5 : 24.5 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW

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

7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.5 : 13.4 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-9.9 : 15.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.9 : 15.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-8.6 : 17.9 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-7.2 : 10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
2.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.8 : 2.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.3 : 6.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-6.8 : 8.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : 4.2 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.7 : 4.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

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.
58.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
52.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
48.0 GLEN ETIVE Darling Downs E QLD
47.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
47.4 CAPE LEVEQUE W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
58.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH
52.4 KURI BAY
W Kimberley
47.8 DERBY AERO
47.4 CAPE LEVEQUE

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
48.0 GLEN ETIVE

13.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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5.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1414 (58.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1213 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1100 (45.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1042 (43.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
974 (40.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
862 (35.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
857 (35.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
762 (31.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
760 (31.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
711 (29.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
708 (29.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
708 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
694 (28.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
681 (28.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
674 (28.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
666 (27.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
661 (27.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
653 (27.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
639 (26.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
634 (26.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
623 (26.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
621 (25.9) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
606 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
104/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/15 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
89/15 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
85/17 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
83/14 TELFER AERO Interior 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
Lower West
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
10.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 21.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.4mm/h
10.0mm in 29 min to 20:29 20.7mm/h
Goldfields
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
20.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
LEONORA AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 17:01 108.0mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 17:03 84.0mm/h
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
7.4mm in 17 min to 18:17 26.1mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.8mm/h
SALMON GUMS AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 13:30 26.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.0mm/h
Interior
TELFER AERO
2.8mm in 2 min to 14:00 84.0mm/h
6.2mm in 6 min to 14:06 62.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
18.4mm in 19 min to 17:19 58.1mm/h
5.8mm in 6 min to 17:25 58.0mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 27.4mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 30.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
8.6mm in 24 min to 19:56 21.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 22.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 21.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 18 min to 15:30 33.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 28 min to 15:58 24.9mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.0mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 16:01 132.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 108( 10/ 52 ) at 17:03
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 85 ) at 07:18
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(270/ 65 ) at 05:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(250/ 67 ) at 18:07