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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1006 EST on 06/07/2012. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

7.5

7.6

27/03/2005

16

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

26.6

26.8

27/03/2008

18

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

26.2

26.9

27/03/2008

11

1 N


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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 10:06EST, 06/07/2012.

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 40.5 +9.5 19.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 43/15
PERTH AIRPORT 40.9 +11.2 18.5 +2.6 16.6 0.0 11.6 11.3 423 (17.6) 52/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 29.1 +5.0 19.1 +5.7 18.0 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 41/14
BUNBURY 37.8 +10.1 16.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 30/00
MANDURAH 33.9 +6.1 20.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 30/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.5 24.0 -0.5 24.0 24.0 8.0 4.7 -- 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.7 -0.9 12.2 -5.3 11.0 0.0 8.4 10.4 273 (11.4) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.7 -2.5 13.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 348 (14.5) 35/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.3 +1.0 12.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 135 ( 5.6) 30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.3 -0.8 4.5 -6.0 2.9 0.0 2.2 6.1 220 ( 9.2) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.9 +0.7 19.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 39/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 -3.6 23.5 +0.5 22.2 18.2 4.4 0.1 439 (18.3) 34/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 -1.0 23.7 +0.8 22.3 0.2 4.2 0.6 301 (12.5) 39/20
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +0.9 22.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- 2.7 309 (12.9) 41/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.5 0.0 19.7 -1.1 17.9 0.0 6.4 -- 204 ( 8.5) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +0.9 19.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/14
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -0.9 19.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +1.0 20.8 +1.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 -0.8 20.8 +1.4 18.2 0.0 7.0 6.2 -- 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 -0.5 17.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 41/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 -0.2 16.2 -0.4 12.9 0.0 5.6 -- 144 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 -0.6 19.6 +1.5 19.6 10.2 6.0 6.4 339 (14.1) 28/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -0.3 17.7 +0.9 -- 6.8 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.7 -1.5 16.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 30/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.0 -1.0 14.4 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.2 -0.5 10.0 -0.6 3.8 0.0 3.4 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.8 -0.2 12.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 -0.8 17.3 -0.2 12.9 0.0 6.4 10.9 439 (18.3) 35/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 0.0 15.8 +0.2 -- -- -- -- 166 ( 6.9) --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 -1.3 16.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 24/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.0 -0.5 13.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.7 -1.9 11.0 -2.4 9.1 0.0 4.6 11.4 198 ( 8.3) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -1.9 10.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.9 -0.4 10.1 -3.7 6.9 0.0 5.2 10.2 231 ( 9.6) 21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.3 -2.9 8.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.3 -1.5 9.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 35/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.8 -2.1 12.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.4 -2.8 6.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 35/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +0.6 8.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 24/18
HOBART AIRPORT 22.3 +1.6 10.7 -0.1 6.6 0.0 4.0 7.6 321 (13.4) 50/13
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

41.9 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
41.1 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
41.1 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
41.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

+11.9 : 36.7 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+11.8 : 41.1 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+11.8 : 39.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+11.5 : 40.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+11.5 : 41.1 PERTH METRO Lower West WA

27.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.1 : 21.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+7.3 : 27.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 23.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+5.9 : 18.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.9 : 20.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

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

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-11.4 : 26.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-11.3 : 26.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-9.4 : 26.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-9.0 : 28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-8.2 : 28.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.1 : 8.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 4.3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-7.2 : 9.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.1 : 10.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.8 : 11.0 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-6.8 : 11.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego 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.
167.0 HOME VALLEY N Kimberley WA
120.4 EL QUESTRO N Kimberley WA
120.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
120.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD
106.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
167.0 HOME VALLEY
120.4 EL QUESTRO
84.4 ELLENBRAE
69.6 EMMA GORGE
65.8 PARRY CREEK FARM
55.0 KIMBERLEY COASTAL CAMP
51.0 DIGGERS REST
E Kimberley
87.4 KACHANA

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
120.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
120.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM
106.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
100.7 SHIPTONS FLAT
93.0 DEERAL
90.8 CAPE FLATTERY
71.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
68.0 PETFORD
66.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
61.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
72.0 BINGIL BAY
68.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
50.6 KANGAROO VALLEY (MAIN RD)

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

2.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1158 (48.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
956 (39.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
949 (39.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
905 (37.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
749 (31.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
726 (30.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
655 (27.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
645 (26.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
637 (26.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
630 (26.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
85/15 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
80/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/16 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
67/13 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
67/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
17.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 17.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
8.0mm in 20 min to 23:30 24.0mm/h
DERBY AERO
7.4mm in 8 min to 18:00 55.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
CURTIN AERO
16.4mm in 28 min to 19:00 35.1mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.2mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.7mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
16.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 32.8mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.6mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 25.6mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 29.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 13 min to 16:00 24.9mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.4mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
11.2mm in 23 min to 20:30 29.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
HORN ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h
9.4mm in 26 min to 20:56 21.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
19.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 38.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 23.4mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
83.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 13.8mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
14.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 29.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 16.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
32.2mm in 59 min to 18:30 32.7mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 32.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(310/ 69 ) at 18:00
ISLANDS
Islands
YXNR - name unknown : ***( 85/ 63 ) at 09:00