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Data is as received at 08:54EST, 04/06/2020.

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 19.9 -1.9 4.2 -6.2 2.7 0.0 4.4 9.0 282 (11.8) 48/13
BUNBURY 18.3 -2.7 5.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 39/13
MANDURAH 18.2 -2.9 12.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.8 23.7 +1.5 23.7 0.0 8.0 7.7 389 (16.2) 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.8 +1.6 4.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 +4.0 3.8 -5.0 -- -- -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 +3.3 8.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 34/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.4 +2.3 3.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.2 +1.2 14.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 -1.4 21.4 +1.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 481 (20.0) 37/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.3 -2.4 20.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 24.1 -0.1 19.9 +2.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 52/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 -1.4 18.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 57/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -0.4 16.5 +2.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 424 (17.7) 55/14
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.5 16.0 +2.0 -- 15.2 -- -- 398 (16.6) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 +0.6 15.3 +2.3 -- 3.6 -- 8.5 337 (14.0) 43/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 +0.6 11.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) 59/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -1.0 12.5 +2.2 -- 7.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -1.9 11.2 +1.1 -- 6.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 17.1 +0.8 1.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.8 +0.7 0.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 34/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +0.5 6.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 37/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 -1.1 11.3 +0.3 8.7 0.4 2.4 2.7 250 (10.4) 26/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -2.1 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 17/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -0.9 12.1 -1.0 -- 17.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 28/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.3 +0.5 0.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.6 +1.2 7.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +1.5 3.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.6 +3.5 5.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.2 +0.9 1.7 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 0.0 3.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.7 +1.0 4.3 -4.0 2.7 0.0 1.2 8.7 245 (10.2) 55/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.2 +1.5 -0.2 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 +1.0 9.4 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) --
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 +1.2 8.1 +1.4 5.8 0.0 3.0 -- 271 (11.3) 30/19
Max
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° 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

35.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
34.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 25.6 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.6 : 19.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+4.6 : 25.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+4.5 : 16.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+4.4 : 25.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

27.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.6 : 10.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.8 : 15.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+6.3 : 13.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+6.2 : 11.6 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.1 : 10.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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

5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.5 : 19.6 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-4.5 : 14.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.4 : 15.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.1 : 13.7 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-3.8 : 13.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

-5.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.3 : 0.7 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : 3.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.1 : 1.3 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.7 : 1.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
-6.7 : 0.9 DARTMOOR W Coast VIC

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.
80.9 WOOLI BEACH North Coast NSW
62.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
46.2 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN) North Coast NSW
44.5 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
38.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
44.5 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
80.9 WOOLI BEACH
62.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
46.2 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN)
38.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

9.1 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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6.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1113 (46.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1052 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1026 (42.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
977 (40.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
937 (39.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
934 (38.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
922 (38.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
880 (36.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
856 (35.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
850 (35.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
770 (32.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
767 (32.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
760 (31.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
754 (31.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
682 (28.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
648 (27.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
647 (27.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
637 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
634 (26.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
633 (26.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
600 (25.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
85/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/17 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.0mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
8.2mm in 15 min to 20:30 32.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
5.6mm in 14 min to 23:44 24.0mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
4.8mm in 11 min to 18:00 26.2mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
10.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
11.4mm in 27 min to 14:30 25.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
1.6mm in 1 min to 23:54 96.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 23:12 21.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(130/ 65 ) at 04:17
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 83(300/ 70 ) at 23:00