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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1438 EST on 16/06/2016. 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

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

17.0

14.0

09/06/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031186

SUTTIES CREEK ALERT

41.0

40.0

30/06/2011

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032161

CORSIS ALERT

51.0

50.0

26/06/2010

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

15.5

15.0

09/06/2005

16

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

33.0

33.0

14/06/2016

15

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

47.9

47.5

13/06/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 16/06/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 19.1 +0.2 7.9 -1.1 7.1 0.0 1.6 8.2 317 (13.2) 24/16
BUNBURY 17.9 -0.5 9.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 17/14
MANDURAH 18.5 -0.1 11.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 22/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.7 24.4 +4.5 23.8 0.0 8.8 10.8 460 (19.2) 48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.6 +6.8 7.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 +1.0 4.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 17/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.3 +4.2 9.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 30/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 +1.5 0.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.2 +4.4 18.6 +8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.3 21.1 +3.3 -- 25.4 -- -- 590 (24.6) 52/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 +3.0 21.5 +6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 434 (18.1) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 22.0 +0.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 52/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 +1.6 15.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 46/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +2.5 15.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 48/11
COOLANGATTA 22.4 +1.4 14.2 +2.8 -- 4.4 -- -- 317 (13.2) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.7 13.2 +2.7 12.5 1.6 0.8 5.3 299 (12.5) 31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.7 -0.2 10.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.3 +2.4 5.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +1.6 8.4 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 +3.4 7.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 1.6 -1.0 -5.0 0.2 0.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +2.8 3.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +3.0 8.9 +0.3 5.6 0.0 3.4 8.2 324 (13.5) 22/06
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 +2.0 2.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 15/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +1.1 11.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 21/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.9 +0.1 0.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 17/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.4 -2.8 0.9 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 +2.8 3.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.0 8.5 191 ( 8.0) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +0.3 -1.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 11/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 +0.7 0.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 15/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +1.4 1.4 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 0.0 -0.1 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 21/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 +0.1 3.7 -0.9 1.1 1.2 0.2 8.4 382 (15.9) 34/13
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

35.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+7.8 : 10.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+7.7 : 11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+7.6 : 9.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+6.8 : 26.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 8.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.6 : 14.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

27.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.9 : 18.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+10.6 : 15.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 17.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.4 : 14.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 18.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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

4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
8.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-4.9 : 14.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.6 : 13.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 14.2 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.3 : 15.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-3.8 : 13.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-6.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : -7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : -5.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 : -6.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.6 : -4.9 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 : -7.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 : -3.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra 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.
72.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
64.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
53.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
51.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
49.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
72.0 TOPAZ ALERT
64.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
53.0 NERADA ALERT
51.0 CORSIS ALERT
49.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT

Reports not yet available

1348 (56.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1149 (47.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1132 (47.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1124 (46.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1073 (44.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1068 (44.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1057 (44.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1030 (42.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1024 (42.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
949 (39.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
929 (38.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
906 (37.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
903 (37.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
864 (36.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
833 (34.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
814 (33.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
775 (32.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
709 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
706 (29.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
651 (27.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
650 (27.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
647 (27.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
647 (27.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
639 (26.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
72/03 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
72/03 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(130/ 69 ) at 00:37
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 74 ) at 20:39
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 65 ) at 21:00
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 65(120/ 63 ) at 15:00
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 80(120/ 72 ) at 08:43