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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0152 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039259

EIDSVOLD BRIDGE

115.0

113.0

18/02/1997

17

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

29.9

29.8

27/02/2007

15

29.9

17/01/2009

16

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

13.1

13.6

14/02/2009

46

1 Y

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

13.1

13.2

04/02/2005

14

1 Y


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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 01:52EST, 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT 30.8 -1.1 17.5 0.0 15.5 0.0 6.6 11.8 364 (15.2) 39/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 25.0 +0.1 17.0 +2.6 16.0 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 37/15
BUNBURY 27.4 -2.6 16.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 30/16
MANDURAH 28.3 -1.3 19.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.9 25.6 +0.9 24.4 2.8 7.0 11.7 296 (12.3) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.5 +3.5 15.2 -5.6 13.4 0.0 12.0 12.8 265 (11.0) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 30.7 +1.1 12.1 -5.6 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 345 (14.4) 35/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.1 +0.7 14.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 11.2 12.4 226 ( 9.4) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 -0.3 9.6 -2.0 5.9 0.0 4.0 12.4 382 (15.9) 37/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +3.5 13.1 -10.3 -- 0.0 40.4 12.1 185 ( 7.7) 46/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +0.9 23.6 -0.2 20.2 0.0 6.8 11.9 238 ( 9.9) 44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.7 24.5 +0.4 21.4 0.0 8.0 11.8 278 (11.6) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 31.4 +1.8 24.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 218 ( 9.1) 26/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +1.0 24.9 +2.8 23.9 0.0 7.0 -- 208 ( 8.7) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 31.5 +1.6 23.1 +1.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 30.0 +1.2 20.0 +0.3 -- 142.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +0.6 20.3 -0.6 -- 4.4 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 72/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 -0.2 21.5 +0.3 20.9 4.2 6.6 8.1 300 (12.5) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.3 0.0 17.1 -0.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 44/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.8 -0.3 17.4 -1.3 14.3 0.0 5.8 -- 122 ( 5.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.6 -0.2 18.7 -0.8 17.6 45.2 9.6 7.2 314 (13.1) 55/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 -0.4 18.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 65/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 -0.6 16.5 -1.6 12.1 15.84 20.8 -- 233 ( 9.7) 50/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.7 -1.5 16.3 -0.9 -- 5.6 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.6 -2.1 10.6 -2.6 4.8 0.0 4.0 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.4 -1.5 15.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 31/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.8 18.5 -0.5 15.8 2.0 4.8 9.1 338 (14.1) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.9 -3.2 16.7 -1.0 -- 10.8 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 37/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -1.7 17.2 -2.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 24/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.0 -1.1 10.0 -3.1 6.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.9 -1.9 11.9 -4.5 9.6 0.0 7.0 12.7 239 (10.0) 30/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.7 -1.4 13.5 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 -0.9 13.0 -3.5 9.8 0.0 8.0 12.5 272 (11.3) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.7 -0.8 13.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 20.2 -- 359 (15.0) 39/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.7 -1.6 13.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 39/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.7 -1.1 16.8 +2.2 13.8 7.63 12.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.3 -1.7 11.9 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 575 (24.0) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.9 +1.5 14.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.1 -0.1 10.5 -1.5 7.4 0.0 5.6 10.2 310 (12.9) 46/14
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

45.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
44.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+15.7 : 41.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.6 : 40.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 45.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+8.5 : 44.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+8.2 : 36.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

29.9 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

**S** +5.5 : 25.9 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.3 : 29.9 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+5.0 : 19.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+3.7 : 28.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+3.7 : 19.1 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.7 : 19.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

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

12.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
14.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 30.7 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.0 : 32.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
-3.9 : 23.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-3.9 : 20.5 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-3.7 : 30.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-3.7 : 26.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.3 : 13.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.8 : 13.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
**S** -9.4 : 12.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.3 : 15.1 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.1 : 17.0 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
142.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
115.0 EIDSVOLD BRIDGE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
91.0 GOOMBOORIAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78.0 EIDSVOLD TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
75.0 CURRAJONG Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
115.0 EIDSVOLD BRIDGE
78.0 EIDSVOLD TM
75.0 CURRAJONG
51.2 EIDSVOLD POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
142.0 NAMBOUR DPI
91.0 GOOMBOORIAN
69.8 EERWAH VALE
68.6 GOOMBOORIAN TM
59.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
57.6 NAMBOUR BOWLING CLUB
56.0 WOODFORD STANMORE
56.0 WAMURAN
52.2 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
51.8 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
50.6 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

7.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
5.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

674 (28.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
634 (26.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) REDESDALE N Central VIC
593 (24.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
72/12 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/14 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
65/12 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
65/21 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
65/15 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
65/16 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CAPE DON
20.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
5.0mm in 12 min to 17:28 25.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
49.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 16.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
TOOLARA (KELLY)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h
JIMNA FORESTRY
18.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 37.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.8mm/h
COOLANGATTA
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.8mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
1.6mm in 1 min to 14:01 96.0mm/h
9.2mm in 5 min to 14:10 110.4mm/h
7.8mm in 20 min to 14:30 23.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 24.4mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 26.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
7.2mm in 17 min to 14:47 25.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
22.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 44.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 10 min to 15:00 82.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.0mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
47.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.7mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
7.4mm in 4 min to 17:50 111.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.4mm/h
Illawarra
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
5.4mm in 6 min to 16:26 54.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
MOSS VALE AWS
11.6mm in 28 min to 15:58 24.9mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.0mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
COOMA AIRPORT AWS
14.8mm in 12 min to 18:23 74.0mm/h
8.6mm in 7 min to 18:30 73.7mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.2mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 25.6mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 38.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h
None reported