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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1036 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

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

3.6

4.3

29/03/1999

17

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

7.0

7.0

25/03/2007

15

1 N Equal to record.


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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 10:36EST, 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 29.5 -1.5 22.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 39/17
PERTH AIRPORT 27.2 -2.5 17.1 +1.2 15.5 0.0 6.6 2.7 417 (17.4) 34/20
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 25.9 +1.8 15.8 +2.4 9.0 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 28/15
BUNBURY 24.9 -2.8 12.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 28/17
MANDURAH 25.7 -2.1 18.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 30/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.3 24.1 -0.4 23.0 2.8 5.4 11.2 277 (11.5) 35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 -4.6 9.1 -8.4 8.1 0.0 8.0 11.5 315 (13.1) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 -4.0 11.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 229 ( 9.5) 26/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 -3.1 11.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 8.2 147 ( 6.1) 28/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.2 -4.9 10.3 -0.2 9.2 0.4 3.2 2.0 243 (10.1) 24/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.0 -1.2 19.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +2.0 23.8 +0.8 21.5 0.0 6.6 2.2 289 (12.0) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +0.6 24.7 +1.8 22.0 0.0 4.0 1.2 331 (13.8) 41/19
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -0.8 22.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- 2.5 425 (17.7) 54/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 -1.1 20.7 -0.1 19.5 0.0 7.0 -- 244 (10.2) 52/19
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 -2.2 21.3 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 325 (13.5) 48/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -2.9 21.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.4 -0.9 19.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 -1.9 19.8 +0.4 19.0 0.0 5.4 8.6 371 (15.5) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -3.3 15.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 46/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.2 -1.9 10.2 -6.4 7.7 0.0 5.6 -- 160 ( 6.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 -1.0 17.4 -0.7 13.6 0.0 6.0 8.8 363 (15.1) 28/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 -1.0 14.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -2.7 11.3 -5.0 9.2 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.9 -4.1 10.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.0 -3.7 4.0 -6.6 -1.8 0.0 3.0 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.3 -3.7 6.9 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 35/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 -2.9 14.2 -3.3 11.0 0.0 7.8 5.7 381 (15.9) 43/09
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 -3.0 10.0 -5.6 -- -- -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 20.7 -3.3 15.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 -5.5 2.0 -8.8 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.4 -6.2 4.6 -8.8 2.1 0.0 3.2 10.7 269 (11.2) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -6.7 6.2 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.4 -3.9 9.9 -3.9 6.5 0.0 3.2 10.4 280 (11.7) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.6 -6.6 6.3 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 -6.6 5.7 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.1 -4.8 12.4 -0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -5.5 8.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 26/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 -2.9 2.5 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.4 +0.7 4.3 -6.5 1.3 0.2 2.2 10.8 417 (17.4) 39/12
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

35.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
35.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
35.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
34.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+3.8 : 26.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
+2.5 : 27.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+2.0 : 32.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
+1.9 : 33.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
+1.8 : 26.2 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+1.8 : 25.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+1.8 : 27.4 EYRE Eucla WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.1 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
26.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
26.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+4.3 : 22.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+4.2 : 23.3 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.4 : 15.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+2.8 : 15.4 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
**S** +2.8 : 12.6 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

7.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
8.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 16.0 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-7.7 : 21.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.7 : 18.4 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-7.6 : 16.3 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-7.5 : 17.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-7.5 : 15.6 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.3 : 1.8 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-9.9 : 7.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.7 : -1.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-9.6 : 3.6 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-9.5 : 5.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S 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.
130.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
123.0 GAIRLOCH N Coast--Herbert QLD
120.8 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
110.2 BEMERSIDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
103.5 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
86.0 DAMPIER DOWNS
75.0 NITA DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.0 MCCLUER ISLAND

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
75.0 INORUNIE STATION
N Coast--Barron
75.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
N Coast--Herbert
130.0 HAWKINS CREEK
123.0 GAIRLOCH
120.8 CARDWELL RANGE
110.2 BEMERSIDE
103.5 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
90.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
85.2 INGHAM COMPOSITE
65.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
65.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
52.0 HALIFAX ALERT
Central Coast E
50.0 CLARE ALERT

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1049 (43.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1048 (43.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1025 (42.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1010 (42.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1000 (41.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
943 (39.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
940 (39.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
921 (38.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
886 (36.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
740 (30.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
702 (29.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
700 (29.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
68/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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 Kimberley
LOMBADINA MISSION
23.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.4mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.2mm/h
44.1mm in 30 min to 10:00 88.2mm/h
67.3mm in 1 hr to 10:00 67.3mm/h
18.3mm in 30 min to 10:30 36.6mm/h
62.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 62.4mm/h
18.9mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.9mm/h
DERBY AERO
16.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
CYGNET BAY
104.0mm in 9 hr to 15:00 11.6mm/h
CURTIN AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
7.8mm in 35 min to 02:00 13.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
5.4mm in 3 min to 02:30 108.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.2mm/h
37.0mm in 30 min to 03:00 74.0mm/h
48.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 48.2mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 16.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h
47.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 47.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.6mm/h
NGAYAWILI
16.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
27.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 54.0mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 29.4mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 29.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
15.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 30.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.4mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
6.2mm in 18 min to 23:00 20.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
12.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.8mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
14.4mm in 23 min to 04:23 37.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 20.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.6mm/h
9.2mm in 24 min to 05:30 23.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
CARDWELL MARINE PDE
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
19.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 38.0mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 28.8mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
9.0mm in 27 min to 21:27 20.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
19.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 6.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(320/ 65 ) at 20:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 72(260/ 63 ) at 17:00