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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1847 EST on 05/06/2008. 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061351

PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)

116.0

115.2

21/06/1989

26

1 n

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

63.0

60.0

16/06/1997

13

1 n

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

83.6

81.0

30/06/2005

13

1 n

NSW

Sydney--east

066188

BELROSE (EVELYN PLACE)

64.6

56.2

11/06/1996

16

1 n

NSW

Sydney--east

066189

WEST PYMBLE (WYUNA ROAD)

65.4

50.0

16/06/1995

16

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061388

MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE

14.5

14.5

05/06/1998

11

1 Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

26.0

25.6

01/06/1998

11

1 P

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040265

REDLANDS HRS

26.0

25.9

16/06/2002

40

1 P

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

18.0

17.8

02/06/2003

11

1 P


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 23:47EST, 05/06/2008.

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 24.0 +3.2 12.4 +1.5 6.2 0.0 6.6 -- 517 (21.5) --
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 +2.1 10.6 +1.6 6.5 0.0 3.6 -- 483 (20.1) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 +2.4 5.4 -2.8 4.0 0.0 1.2 -- 194 ( 8.1) --
BUNBURY 19.0 +0.6 5.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) --
MANDURAH 21.0 -- 10.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.4 20.6 +0.7 19.0 0.0 4.2 -- 324 (13.5) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 +0.1 3.9 -1.2 1.6 0.0 5.0 -- 253 (10.5) --
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -1.4 12.6 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 +1.9 10.2 +2.0 8.9 0.0 0.2 -- 189 ( 7.9) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +3.2 10.1 +4.4 6.6 0.0 0.2 -- 295 (12.3) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.0 +2.1 12.8 +2.7 10.0 0.0 5.0 -- 291 (12.1) --
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +3.1 21.9 +4.1 21.0 0.0 4.4 -- 347 (14.5) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +3.4 21.6 +7.0 20.4 0.0 2.8 -- 247 (10.3) --
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +3.1 19.9 +5.9 -- 16.6 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +3.5 17.2 +6.3 15.3 0.0 3.0 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 +4.4 15.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 1.3 -- 149 ( 6.2) --
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +2.4 16.0 +6.8 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +4.9 12.9 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) --
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 +4.7 14.0 +3.6 11.6 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +3.9 11.3 +3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 251 (10.5) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 12.6 +6.6 10.4 0.0 1.6 -- 131 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +2.6 11.9 +2.9 9.6 0.2 1.2 -- 160 ( 6.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +2.4 11.1 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +0.4 14.4 +6.6 13.8 48.0 2.0 -- 763 (31.8) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -0.9 14.9 +8.6 -- 102.6 -- -- 316 (13.2) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.1 +2.6 0.5 0.4 1.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +4.5 9.4 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 -0.5 15.2 +6.7 13.9 29.8 2.4 -- 991 (41.3) --
RICHMOND RAAF 17.0 -1.2 13.2 +8.7 -- 13.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) --
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -0.8 14.2 +3.3 -- 44.2 -- -- 932 (38.8) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 +2.8 7.8 +6.9 5.0 0.0 2.2 -- 328 (13.7) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 +6.2 5.1 +1.4 3.8 0.0 1.4 -- 148 ( 6.2) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +4.9 5.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.0 11.8 +6.6 12.2 2.4 1.4 -- 301 (12.5) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.0 +4.1 10.6 +6.9 -- 0.8 0.7 -- 274 (11.4) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +3.8 9.8 +6.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 344 (14.3) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 +4.0 8.2 +1.3 6.4 0.0 0.2 -- 110 ( 4.6) --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.0 +2.3 10.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +3.3 9.1 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.0 +3.9 3.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) --
HOBART AIRPORT 18.0 +5.1 7.9 +3.3 4.9 0.2 0.8 -- 198 ( 8.3) --
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

35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 31.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+6.2 : 30.0 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
+6.2 : 20.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 20.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
+6.1 : 29.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.2 : 14.4 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+10.1 : 10.7 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+10.0 : 9.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+9.7 : 9.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+9.6 : 13.8 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+9.6 : 9.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+9.6 : 14.8 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

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

3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 15.0 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-2.9 : 14.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-2.8 : 15.0 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
-2.8 : 15.0 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
-2.5 : 14.0 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-2.5 : 14.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

-1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.2 : 2.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.2 : 4.1 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-3.5 : 2.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-3.4 : 12.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-3.0 : 2.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

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.
116.0 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
102.6 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
93.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT) Hunter Valley NSW
90.4 GOSFORD NORTH (GLENNIE ST) Hunter Valley NSW
88.2 DARKES FOREST (KINTYRE) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
67.6 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE
Hunter Valley
116.0 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)
102.6 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
93.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
90.4 GOSFORD NORTH (GLENNIE ST)
83.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
75.1 WYONG (WYONG GOLF CLUB)
74.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK))
67.4 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
66.0 GEARS (WYONG RIVER)
64.0 WYONG (OLNEY FOREST)
63.0 NORAH HEAD AWS
62.6 DORA CREEK (DORA ST)
57.5 MAITLAND BELMORE BRIDGE (HUNTER RIVER)
55.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))
52.2 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE
51.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
C Tablelands S
60.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)
Sydney--east
85.2 NORTH TURRAMURRA (DRYDEN RD)
77.0 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)
65.4 WEST PYMBLE (WYUNA ROAD)
64.6 BELROSE (EVELYN PLACE)
57.0 BROOKLYN (SANDBROOK INLET)
56.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE)
50.2 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB)
Sydney--west
79.2 HORNSBY (SWIMMING POOL)
57.0 GLENORIE (OLD NORTHERN RD)
56.2 BEROWRA (GOODWYN ROAD)
Illawarra
88.2 DARKES FOREST (KINTYRE)

Reports not yet available

1359 (56.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
991 (41.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
986 (41.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
934 (38.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
932 (38.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
909 (37.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
858 (35.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
835 (34.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
763 (31.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
684 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
684 (28.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
681 (28.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
618 (25.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
605 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
Reports not yet available

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
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
7.8mm in 44 min to 07:44 10.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS : 85(190/ 70 ) at 03:53
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 93(160/ 65 ) at 06:38