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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 10:46EST, 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 26.3 -4.7 16.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 48/16
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 -6.9 17.7 +1.8 16.6 0.0 8.0 8.0 579 (24.1) 46/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 -5.1 12.6 -0.8 11.0 0.4 -- -- 433 (18.0) 57/01
BUNBURY 21.3 -6.4 14.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 52/02
MANDURAH 22.2 -5.6 17.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 48/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.1 26.1 +1.6 25.0 0.0 7.2 11.0 289 (12.0) 34/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.8 +2.2 13.8 -3.7 12.7 0.0 8.4 11.5 248 (10.3) 28/14
WHYALLA AERO 35.3 +8.1 13.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 50/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.4 +5.1 15.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 4.4 10.1 160 ( 6.7) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.8 +3.7 8.8 -1.7 6.6 0.0 2.4 7.2 151 ( 6.3) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 -0.6 15.7 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +0.3 20.9 -2.1 17.0 0.0 7.2 8.5 397 (16.5) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 20.5 -2.4 15.6 0.0 7.2 11.2 256 (10.7) 37/16
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -1.6 20.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 -0.7 18.1 -2.7 15.4 0.0 5.4 -- 269 (11.2) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +0.1 18.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 41/13
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -0.9 19.0 +0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.0 -0.3 18.6 -1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 -0.7 17.5 -1.9 16.6 0.2 5.0 9.5 364 (15.2) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 -2.3 14.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 44/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 -0.7 12.8 -3.8 11.0 0.6 3.8 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.0 -0.9 16.0 -2.1 13.5 0.0 3.6 9.0 216 ( 9.0) 34/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -0.7 15.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 -1.4 14.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.9 -2.1 15.5 +0.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 18/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.8 -1.9 8.3 -2.3 4.4 0.2 2.2 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.6 -1.4 12.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 28/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 -2.0 16.9 -0.6 14.7 0.0 4.0 7.2 349 (14.5) --
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 -1.6 16.1 +0.5 -- -- -- -- -- 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 -1.5 15.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 50/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.0 -1.5 7.0 -3.8 3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.4 -1.2 10.0 -3.4 7.3 0.0 2.6 11.1 207 ( 8.6) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.5 -1.2 11.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.3 +2.0 13.1 -0.7 10.3 14.0 6.2 9.8 230 ( 9.6) 31/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +1.4 10.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 156 ( 6.5) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.6 +1.8 12.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.2 +4.3 14.2 +1.0 10.0 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.5 +2.3 9.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 50/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.7 -0.8 13.5 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/16
HOBART AIRPORT 22.4 +1.7 6.2 -4.6 3.4 0.0 1.6 10.1 263 (11.0) 37/21
Max
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+/- 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

40.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+12.3 : 38.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.2 : 37.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 38.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 35.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 34.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

27.6 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 14.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+5.1 : 18.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.7 : 8.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+4.2 : 22.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+3.9 : 9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

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

11.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.3 : 19.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.6 : 23.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.6 : 21.8 HARVEY Lower West WA
-7.5 : 20.4 KARNET Lower West WA
-7.4 : 18.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-7.4 : 23.5 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.7 : 14.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.0 : 15.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : 15.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.9 : 13.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 9.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-5.9 : 8.8 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains 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.
64.2 ST ALBANS (ESPIE ST) Hunter Valley NSW
52.0 SEBASTOPOL (ERIN VALE) SW Slopes N NSW
41.6 BURNIE (PARK GROVE) N Coast TAS
33.8 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
30.2 DUNGOG POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
64.2 ST ALBANS (ESPIE ST)
30.2 DUNGOG POST OFFICE
SW Slopes N
52.0 SEBASTOPOL (ERIN VALE)

TASMANIA
N Coast
41.6 BURNIE (PARK GROVE)
33.8 BURNIE (ROUND HILL)

11.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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7.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
7.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1015 (42.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
973 (40.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
960 (40.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
948 (39.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
906 (37.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
828 (34.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
797 (33.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
785 (32.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
782 (32.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
724 (30.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
686 (28.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
678 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
663 (27.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
647 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
89/15 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
78/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
70/18 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
68/01 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
68/09 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
68/23 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/09 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/04 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
17.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 35.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 19.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 18.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(250/ 67 ) at 00:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NULLARBOR : 89(230/ 67 ) at 16:27