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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0037 EST on 07/06/2012. 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 Pilbara

005015

MULGA DOWNS

300.0

189.4

26/01/2003

103

1 y

WA

W Pilbara

005026

WITTENOOM

170.8

170.4

08/01/1997

57

1 y

WA

W Pilbara

005093

AUSKI MUNJINA ROADHOUSE

210.0

178.6

26/01/2003

14

189.4

16/12/1999

13

1 y

VIC

N Central

088163

ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

64.2

48.8

01/01/2003

14

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.1

29.0

01/01/2012

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Maranoa

043035

SURAT

10.9

11.2

20/01/2010

49

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

9.2

11.2

20/01/2010

20

1 Y

NSW

Illawarra

068151

JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

13.1

13.9

09/01/2004

11

1 Y

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

4.1

5.0

12/01/2012

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

40.2

39.2

12/01/2012

22

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

42.3

40.7

12/01/2012

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.4

41.0

12/01/2012

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 00:37EST, 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 38.1 +6.5 25.7 +7.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 50/02
PERTH AIRPORT 34.7 +3.0 23.4 +6.4 21.8 0.0 13.2 12.4 584 (24.3) 50/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.6 +1.9 17.0 +3.3 15.4 0.0 8.0 -- 556 (23.2) 50/16
BUNBURY 36.0 +6.4 21.8 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 43/12
MANDURAH 36.5 +7.5 24.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 41/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +2.7 27.9 +3.1 27.4 0.0 9.0 7.9 357 (14.9) 72/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 -2.1 17.5 -4.0 16.1 0.0 12.8 10.5 358 (14.9) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.9 -4.1 16.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 478 (19.9) 50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.8 -2.4 15.6 -1.5 13.7 0.0 5.6 9.3 266 (11.1) 39/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.1 -4.1 13.8 +2.7 13.5 0.0 2.8 5.8 415 (17.3) 48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.4 +2.2 24.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.1 23.1 -0.6 20.6 0.0 6.2 10.8 207 ( 8.6) 26/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.1 +1.8 27.2 +2.9 25.8 0.0 9.6 9.8 349 (14.5) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 28.8 -1.2 23.9 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- 2.8 238 ( 9.9) 43/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 -1.1 22.9 +0.8 22.1 0.0 12.0 -- 405 (16.9) 34/07
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 -0.7 22.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 43/15
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- 19.0 -0.4 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.3 -2.0 18.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 -1.6 21.0 -0.2 19.5 0.0 10.6 9.7 417 (17.4) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 -0.9 15.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 46/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.8 -3.1 15.0 -3.9 11.5 0.0 7.6 -- 203 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 -1.7 15.7 -3.7 13.6 0.4 8.8 9.8 446 (18.6) 31/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 -1.7 13.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 -2.1 12.3 -5.7 7.1 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.2 -2.4 10.0 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.8 -2.7 6.6 -6.7 2.0 0.0 5.6 13.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.7 -3.4 10.7 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +0.7 14.4 -4.4 11.1 0.0 7.8 11.3 494 (20.6) 48/15
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 -1.1 11.0 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.1 -0.8 14.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 43/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.0 -1.0 5.0 -8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 -3.3 8.4 -7.8 6.2 0.0 8.6 11.8 340 (14.2) 35/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 -3.9 9.9 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.8 -4.4 13.7 -3.0 11.2 0.0 8.0 7.7 339 (14.1) 39/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.5 -7.0 13.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 450 (18.8) 50/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.4 -5.2 13.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.9 -5.0 13.3 -1.0 12.6 0.6 3.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.9 -5.1 9.4 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 471 (19.6) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.8 +0.5 9.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.6 -2.9 12.3 +0.3 8.1 0.0 1.6 9.4 402 (16.8) 57/14
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

43.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.8 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
42.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
42.3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
42.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 34.4 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+9.1 : 35.1 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+8.2 : 42.3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
+8.1 : 34.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+8.0 : 34.3 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

29.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.3 : 27.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.4 : 25.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+7.3 : 25.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.2 : 19.8 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.1 : 23.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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

5.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-17.0 : 20.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-16.9 : 20.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-16.3 : 19.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-15.1 : 22.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-13.9 : 24.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.7 : 9.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.6 : 1.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-10.5 : 5.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-10.4 : 11.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.4 : 10.0 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-10.4 : 0.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
300.0 MULGA DOWNS W Pilbara WA
210.0 AUSKI MUNJINA ROADHOUSE W Pilbara WA
170.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
129.0 MARILLANA W Pilbara WA
124.6 SHERLOCK E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
124.6 SHERLOCK
111.2 HILLSIDE STATION
66.0 REDMONT
50.2 COSSACK
W Pilbara
300.0 MULGA DOWNS
210.0 AUSKI MUNJINA ROADHOUSE
170.8 WITTENOOM
129.0 MARILLANA
85.8 HOOLEY

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
75.0 PRAIRIE POST OFFICE
60.0 KIDSTON
Central Coast E
71.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
62.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
58.0 KOUMALA HATFIELDS ROAD
57.0 BARNGANAL BLUE MOUNTAIN
55.0 DORAVILLE STATION

VICTORIA
N Central
64.2 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

13.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

.....

4.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1287 (53.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1129 (47.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1035 (43.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1000 (41.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
841 (35.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
811 (33.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
790 (32.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
790 (32.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
777 (32.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
751 (31.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
739 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
738 (30.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
664 (27.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
617 (25.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
81/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
78/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
72/20 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
72/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
12.0mm in 11 min to 15:09 65.5mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 15:10 96.0mm/h
12.2mm in 50 min to 16:00 14.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
W Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK
13.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 27.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
E Pilbara
ROEBOURNE
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
ROEBOURNE AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
W Gascoyne
EMU CREEK STATION
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
9.0mm in 15 min to 19:45 36.0mm/h
18.4mm in 15 min to 20:00 73.6mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 27.4mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 20:11 22.9mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 34.8mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
16.0mm in 19 min to 14:00 50.5mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
11.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 22.8mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.0mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 28.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.4mm/h
40.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 80.0mm/h
54.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 54.2mm/h
47.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 47.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.2mm/h
75.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 25.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 19.8mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(220/ 63 ) at 16:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(260/ 63 ) at 03:00