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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 03/06/2016. 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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032167

EURAMO TM

68.0

65.0

18/06/2007

13

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN

62.0

34.8

22/06/1998

17

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

16.0

16.0

05/06/1998

22

1 N Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

23.1

22.0

06/06/2005

13

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

23.5

21.7

11/06/2012

13

1 N

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

23.0

22.5

05/06/1975

38

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

24.2

24.0

25/06/2010

14

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

27.0

27.0

18/06/2002

17

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

26.7

26.5

06/06/2007

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

36.3

36.1

03/06/2003

13

1 N

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

32.9

32.6

01/06/2016

33

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

36.4

36.0

16/06/2002

15

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

36.0

36.0

01/06/2016

12

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

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

30.0

29.4

03/06/1984

38

1 P


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 03/06/2016.

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 21.6 +2.7 9.8 +0.8 8.5 0.0 3.6 9.2 520 (21.7) 50/01
BUNBURY 20.6 +2.2 6.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/15
MANDURAH 22.4 +3.8 9.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +3.5 24.2 +4.3 23.8 0.0 6.0 10.7 288 (12.0) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.4 +2.6 13.6 +8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 28/14
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +1.4 6.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 22/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.0 +2.9 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 42 ( 1.8) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 +1.8 2.9 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 21/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.2 +0.4 12.3 +2.4 -- 11.4 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.7 20.9 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 425 (17.7) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +3.7 18.6 +4.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 426 (17.8) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 23.8 +1.9 18.2 +4.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.5 16.0 +5.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 +0.6 15.5 +3.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 313 (13.0) 31/11
COOLANGATTA 20.6 -0.4 15.0 +3.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 307 (12.8) 30/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.7 -0.5 15.8 +5.3 15.1 0.0 3.8 2.1 275 (11.5) 28/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 +1.3 11.5 +4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 610 (25.4) 46/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 +2.0 11.1 +5.0 -- 2.8 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +1.6 6.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 21/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 +1.5 8.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 +1.6 4.2 +1.6 -0.2 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -2.8 10.2 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 31/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 +0.4 11.5 +2.9 9.9 0.0 2.4 8.7 302 (12.6) 39/21
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 +1.5 6.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 17/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -0.2 11.2 +0.2 -- 7.6 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.7 +3.9 5.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 22/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +3.9 3.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 13/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.0 4.5 -0.7 4.2 0.0 3.2 5.4 172 ( 7.2) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.2 +4.2 1.9 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 17/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 +3.1 6.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 61/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +4.6 0.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 26/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 +0.7 -1.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 15/09
HOBART AIRPORT 11.9 -1.0 2.0 -2.6 -0.1 0.0 0.8 8.8 300 (12.5) 24/10
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

36.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 31.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 32.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 27.7 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.2 : 26.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 33.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

+12.0 : 18.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+11.1 : 23.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+10.5 : 23.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+10.1 : 18.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+9.9 : 16.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.4 : 13.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-4.1 : 7.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.1 : 17.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.4 : 7.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-3.4 : 13.6 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

-8.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.4 : 1.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-7.1 : -0.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : -8.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.4 : -4.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.9 : -5.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.
68.0 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
68.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
62.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
48.4 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
40.0 EASTMERE Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
68.0 EURAMO TM
Central West
40.0 EASTMERE
Wide Bay/Burnett
68.0 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
62.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN
South Coast
48.4 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION

Reports not yet available

879 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
798 (33.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
740 (30.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
740 (30.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
704 (29.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
657 (27.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
610 (25.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
608 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
63/15 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
63/09 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/12 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
59/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
54/14 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
10.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 21.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
19.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 38.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 24.8mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
5.4mm in 8 min to 11:30 40.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 12:11 21.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h
None reported