Australian Weather News -- 12 June 2000

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Monday 12 June 2000

Record June warmth in southwestern WA

Warm northerlies brought maximum temperatures of 6 to 9° above the June norm to SW WA today

Warm air from the interior swept over WA's southwest today making it the warmest June day in some locations for more than 40 years. New records for June maximum temperatures were set at several weather stations in the southwest and Great Southern (see box below). In Perth, the temperature at the airport rose to within a couple of degrees of the record of 27.8, set on 5 June 1975. Unusually for this time of year, the nation's highest temperature was recorded at Gingin airport, 60km north of Perth, when the mercury rose to 28.4°. The highest temperatures in June are normally found somewhere in the far north of WA, NT or Qld.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 67.0 Coolangatta AP Qld 37.8 Nobbys Newcastle NSW 37.4 Alstonville NSW 36.0 Point Lookout North Stradbroke Is Qld	Today's highest & lowest temps		Records set this day Highest maximum temperature for June (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets): *Pearce RAAF Base WA: 27.0 (26.6, 40) *Albany AP WA: 25.0 (24.8, 36) Pingelly WA: 23.5 (23.4, 26) Wagin WA: 23.5 (23.2, 26) *To be confirmed, as temperature was reported in whole degrees.
	Maximum	Minimum
	28.4 Gingin AP WA	23.0 Coconut Is Qld
	-0.2 Mt Hotham Vic	-10.3 Charlotte Pass NSW
	Greatest variations from normal
	Maximum	Minimum
	+8.5 25.0 Albany AP WA	+6.5 9.2 Quirindi NSW
	-7.0 21.5 Elliott NT	-7.3 1.0 Giles MO WA -7.3 5.0 Victoria River Downs NT

Times stated are the clock time in force in the relevant state or territory
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