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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 1437 EST on 19/06/2016. 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

SA

W Agricultural

018058

WHYALLA (MULLAQUANA)

99.0

45.0

06/06/2001

96

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018063

PENONG

31.4

28.4

20/06/1968

106

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065056

CUDAL (HEIMAT)

39.0

29.4

03/06/2004

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

25.0

24.6

03/06/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

20.6

20.2

02/06/2003

21

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

20.8

20.4

19/06/2005

13

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

3.7

3.7

26/06/2010

20

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

68

65.0

21/06/2008

11

N

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

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

27.0

23.1

22/06/2012

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 19/06/2016.

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 19.6 +0.7 7.0 -2.0 4.5 0.0 2.2 9.2 382 (15.9) 37/12
BUNBURY 17.4 -1.0 3.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 34/12
MANDURAH 18.1 -0.5 9.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +2.0 22.6 +2.7 21.7 0.0 5.4 9.2 317 (13.2) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.6 -3.2 13.1 +8.1 -- 16.8 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.3 -4.0 11.8 +5.7 -- 19.4 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/06
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -0.7 11.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -1.7 3.7 -2.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 302 (12.6) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.4 -3.4 19.3 +9.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +2.7 21.7 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 31/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +2.4 18.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 31/09
MACKAY M.O 24.5 +2.6 17.9 +3.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 319 (13.3) 24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.3 +1.8 16.7 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/08
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +2.9 14.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 24/12
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +2.1 13.4 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 22/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.7 13.4 +2.9 10.9 0.0 2.0 1.8 180 ( 7.5) 17/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.5 12.9 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 39/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.9 0.0 12.8 +6.7 -- 1.8 1.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +0.3 8.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 17/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +2.8 12.3 +4.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 22/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -0.2 12.1 +7.6 -- 25.6 -- -- 327 (13.6) 21/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +3.2 14.6 +6.0 13.5 3.8 3.6 3.4 393 (16.4) 39/21
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +3.8 9.4 +4.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 18/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -0.3 14.9 +3.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 395 (16.5) 46/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.7 +3.9 12.1 +8.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 17/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +3.4 9.0 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 15/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 -0.3 9.8 +4.6 10.5 0.4 0.0 0.2 145 ( 6.0) 24/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.7 -0.3 7.8 +4.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 26/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -0.9 8.6 +5.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.2 -1.6 7.1 +3.1 -- 3.8 -- -- 315 (13.1) 41/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 +0.4 7.0 +4.1 -- 4.2 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 21/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 +0.4 3.6 -1.0 0.3 2.4 1.2 7.7 253 (10.5) 34/09
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 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 BULMAN N Rivers NT
35.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
+5.1 : 25.8 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
+5.0 : 35.0 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.0 : 18.9 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
+4.8 : 30.9 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 21.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+10.6 : 15.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.4 : 20.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+10.2 : 15.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+9.9 : 23.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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

3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 18.5 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.9 : 17.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.8 : 18.1 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.8 : 16.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-5.4 : 17.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

-3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-0.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-6.7 : -1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 3.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.0 : 0.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-4.8 : 3.7 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.7 : 1.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 0.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 0.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
99.0 WHYALLA (MULLAQUANA) W Agricultural SA
80.0 ALDERLEY STATION Northwest QLD
53.2 UNDOOLYA N Plateau NT
45.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
43.0 KURUNDI N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
53.2 UNDOOLYA
43.0 KURUNDI

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
99.0 WHYALLA (MULLAQUANA)

QUEENSLAND
Northwest
80.0 ALDERLEY STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
45.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

956 (39.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
749 (31.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
729 (30.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
702 (29.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
647 (27.0) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
644 (26.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
638 (26.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
635 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
627 (26.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
617 (25.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
611 (25.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/17 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
67/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/05 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
12.0mm in 15 min to 12:30 48.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO
5.2mm in 12 min to 05:00 26.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 22.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 19.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
TREPELL AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
CARTERS BORE
10.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 21.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
URANDANGI AERODROME
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
NEW MAY DOWNS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h
7.0mm in 18 min to 20:50 23.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
5.2mm in 7 min to 04:27 44.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.2mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 05:00 29.2mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 23.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.3mm/h
None reported