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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0019 EST on 07/06/2012. 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
Highest grass minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094008

HOBART AIRPORT

20.1

19.5

03/01/1973

54

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

23.8

23.6

12/01/1982

42

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094008

HOBART AIRPORT

21.2

21.0

03/01/1973

54

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

18.9

18.7

14/01/1998

15

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL AIRPORT

12.3

12.4

05/01/2001

20

1 Y


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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 00:19EST, 07/06/2012.

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 37.2 +5.6 19.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 48/13
PERTH AIRPORT 32.6 +0.9 18.2 +1.2 16.9 0.0 9.2 13.0 568 (23.7) 83/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.4 -3.3 11.5 -2.2 8.3 0.0 3.8 6.7 270 (11.3) 50/12
BUNBURY 30.0 +0.4 14.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 55/18
MANDURAH 31.7 +2.7 17.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 48/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.3 23.2 -1.6 23.8 31.4 11.0 7.4 315 (13.1) 67/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.5 +6.1 22.3 +0.8 20.9 0.0 15.0 13.0 335 (14.0) 52/14
WHYALLA AERO 33.7 +3.7 23.1 +5.6 -- 0.0 17.2 -- 497 (20.7) 63/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.9 +6.7 25.3 +8.2 24.5 0.23 35.0 10.4 339 (14.1) 44/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.7 +8.5 17.5 +6.4 15.9 0.0 14.0 12.4 483 (20.1) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.0 +0.8 21.3 -2.4 20.5 0.0 8.0 11.8 296 (12.3) 31/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 -0.7 21.3 -2.4 19.6 0.0 8.6 5.9 506 (21.1) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.3 21.6 -2.7 17.2 0.0 12.0 12.1 484 (20.2) 44/14
MACKAY M.O 28.5 -1.5 24.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 461 (19.2) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 -1.5 18.6 -3.5 15.5 0.0 8.2 -- 361 (15.0) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.6 -0.5 18.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 43/16
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.3 17.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.6 -0.7 16.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 -2.1 17.5 -3.7 14.2 0.0 9.4 -- 345 (14.4) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 -2.7 15.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 639 (26.6) 46/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.2 +0.3 17.6 -1.3 14.1 0.0 7.4 -- 105 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 -0.6 17.0 -2.4 14.6 0.0 7.0 12.3 264 (11.0) 44/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 -0.7 14.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 43/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.2 +3.2 16.9 -1.1 11.0 0.0 8.0 13.5 395 (16.5) 37/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.8 +0.2 14.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.3 +2.8 15.9 +2.6 9.4 0.0 5.6 12.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +2.2 17.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 31/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.0 +2.6 21.1 +2.3 19.3 0.0 7.2 12.6 676 (28.2) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 33.5 +3.6 16.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 -1.3 19.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 548 (22.8) 54/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 34.0 +6.0 16.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.9 +5.3 20.8 +4.6 18.4 0.0 8.8 12.7 217 ( 9.0) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 38.9 +6.7 19.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 43/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.0 +5.8 21.4 +4.7 17.4 0.0 12.0 6.7 253 (10.5) 41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 40.2 +10.7 19.3 +5.2 -- 0.0 34.2 -- 290 (12.1) 46/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.7 +8.1 18.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 52/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.8 +3.9 23.5 +9.2 -- 0.0 45.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.9 +5.9 14.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 26/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 29.4 +5.1 17.1 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 39/10
HOBART AIRPORT 33.2 +10.7 21.2 +9.2 20.1 0.0 6.6 5.9 390 (16.3) 48/17
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

45.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
45.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
44.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.3 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

+15.2 : 37.2 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
+13.3 : 38.0 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+13.3 : 39.1 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+12.5 : 35.1 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
+12.1 : 37.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

31.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
29.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
28.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.0 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
28.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+13.3 : 18.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+11.8 : 16.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+11.5 : 22.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+11.4 : 18.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
+11.2 : 18.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+11.2 : 17.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

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

17.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
20.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
20.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
20.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
21.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
21.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

-10.7 : 20.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.6 : 25.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 25.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 28.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.1 : 24.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

9.0 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
9.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
9.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
9.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
9.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-7.4 : 12.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.6 : 11.4 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-6.1 : 13.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 12.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 11.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.8 : 9.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N 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.
92.0 LAWN HILL Gulf Country QLD
64.0 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
57.0 NIGHTCLIFF SPORTS CLUB N Rivers NT
55.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
54.8 BERRIMAH RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
51.0 GIBB RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.0 WAGAIT BEACH
57.0 NIGHTCLIFF SPORTS CLUB
55.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
54.8 BERRIMAH RESEARCH FARM
52.0 KARAMA
51.8 NIGHTCLIFF POOL

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
92.0 LAWN HILL

13.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

5.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

975 (40.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
973 (40.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
914 (38.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
890 (37.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
889 (37.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
825 (34.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
803 (33.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
794 (33.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
794 (33.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
788 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
780 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
734 (30.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
722 (30.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
707 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
700 (29.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
698 (29.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
686 (28.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
676 (28.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
670 (27.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
661 (27.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
638 (26.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
622 (25.9) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
608 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
605 (25.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
94/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/22 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
83/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/21 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
81/23 BICKLEY Lower West WA
81/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 4 min to 01:30 81.0mm/h
20.0mm in 16 min to 01:51 75.0mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 30.8mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 25.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
18.6mm in 17 min to 03:17 65.6mm/h
18.4mm in 13 min to 03:30 84.9mm/h
40.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 40.8mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 04:00 26.8mm/h
50.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 50.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.0mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 17.0mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)
5.8mm in 7 min to 17:57 49.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 95( 90/ 58 ) at 23:00
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(130/ 63 ) at 15:44
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME : 74(210/ 63 ) at 20:13
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 78 ) at 07:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(270/ 70 ) at 12:59
TASMAN ISLAND : 82(360/ 65 ) at 00:30