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Provisional records set or equalled today

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Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 0953 EST on 04/06/2020.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments and quality flags

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032170

NASH'S CROSSING ALERT

46.0

42.0

16/05/2019

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 09:52EST, 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	19.5	-2.3	2.3	-8.1	2.0	0.0	3.4	9.2	426 (17.8)	28/10
BUNBURY	18.2	-2.8	3.0	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	30/15
MANDURAH	17.6	-3.5	8.6	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	28/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+2.3	23.6	+1.4	23.0	0.0	5.4	10.2	273 (11.4)	37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	25.5	+2.3	7.8	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	232 ( 9.7)	28/10
WHYALLA AERO	25.9	+5.4	10.4	+1.6	--	--	--	--	352 (14.7)	59/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.5	+3.5	11.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	50/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.9	+4.8	9.9	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	52/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.2	+2.2	15.4	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	28/09
CAIRNS AERO	25.9	-1.8	22.1	+2.1	--	11.2	--	--	387 (16.1)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	25.2	-2.5	21.4	+3.7	--	0.6	--	--	433 (18.0)	52/17
MACKAY M.O	25.1	+0.9	19.7	+2.5	--	17.6	--	--	576 (24.0)	44/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.2	+0.1	17.8	+3.5	--	2.4	--	--	400 (16.7)	50/16
BUNDABERG AERO	25.5	+0.7	16.1	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	46/12
COOLANGATTA	23.4	+0.1	15.3	+1.3	--	1.0	--	--	380 (15.8)	34/13
BRISBANE AERO	23.8	+0.2	13.1	+0.1	--	0.0	--	8.6	343 (14.3)	34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.6	+0.7	10.7	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	576 (24.0)	59/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-0.1	9.0	-1.3	--	2.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	22/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.3	-0.1	8.9	-1.2	--	2.2	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	26/14
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	18.5	+2.2	2.3	-0.8	--	0.2	--	--	246 (10.3)	22/20
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	15.7	+1.6	5.7	+3.2	--	0.2	--	--	352 (14.7)	35/00
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	21.7	+1.6	11.2	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	431 (18.0)	31/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.4	+2.2	13.9	+2.9	12.3	0.4	0.6	9.4	253 (10.5)	28/22
RICHMOND RAAF	21.1	+0.2	11.5	+4.0	--	1.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	22/14
BELLAMBI AWS	21.2	+1.3	14.7	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	31/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.4	+0.6	2.7	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	113 ( 4.7)	34/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.8	+2.4	5.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	35/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.0	+1.4	2.9	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.4	+4.3	10.6	+3.2	--	0.0	1.0	--	339 (14.1)	46/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.1	+0.8	8.5	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	35/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.6	-1.1	5.9	+0.6	--	0.4	--	--	235 ( 9.8)	34/20
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	15.9	-0.8	8.2	-0.1	5.6	0.0	2.0	0.3	546 (22.8)	55/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.4	+1.7	5.4	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	510 (21.3)	55/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.4	+1.6	6.7	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	34/12
HOBART AIRPORT	18.4	+3.1	8.9	+2.2	5.3	0.0	0.8	--	260 (10.8)	48/21
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

35.5 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.2 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
35.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 26.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+6.1 : 24.5 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+6.1 : 22.3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+5.9 : 26.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+5.7 : 25.8 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA

26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+13.7 : 22.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.9 : 16.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.0 : 19.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+6.3 : 18.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.1 : 20.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.6 : 25.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 21.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-5.5 : 20.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.0 : 17.8 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-4.9 : 28.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.9 : 15.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

-1.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.8 : -0.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 2.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.6 : 1.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.0 : 2.7 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.5 : 3.4 WONGAN HILLS Central 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.

75.6 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
66.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
63.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
61.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
52.2 INNISFAIL AERODROME N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
75.6 BINGIL BAY
66.0 INNISFAIL
63.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
61.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
52.2 INNISFAIL AERODROME
51.0 COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)

10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
8.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
8.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

2.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1130 (47.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1111 (46.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1076 (44.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1075 (44.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1061 (44.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1052 (43.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
997 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
953 (39.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
929 (38.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
875 (36.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
867 (36.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
861 (35.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
843 (35.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
825 (34.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
784 (32.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
761 (31.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
759 (31.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
756 (31.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
742 (30.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
729 (30.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
694 (28.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
670 (27.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
657 (27.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
637 (26.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
636 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
634 (26.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
627 (26.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
621 (25.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
609 (25.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
604 (25.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

104/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
100/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Pilbara FORTESCUE DAVE FORREST AP 21.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 43.6mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 22.0mm/h 25.6mm in 30 min to 10:30 51.2mm/h 47.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 47.4mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 25.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 11.0mm in 27 min to 15:00 24.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 20.8mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h N Coast--Herbert TOWNSVILLE AERO 5.6mm in 11 min to 12:30 30.5mm/h COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) 16.8mm in 30 min to 04:30 33.6mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 16.8mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h INNISFAIL AERODROME 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h Central Coast E ALVA BEACH 10.2mm in 26 min to 12:56 23.5mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.4mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.6mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest WHITE CLIFFS AWS 6.0mm in 16 min to 19:16 22.5mm/h VICTORIA W Coast WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB 3.0mm in 2 min to 22:36 90.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(280/ 67 ) at 12:38 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 80(280/ 65 ) at 15:59 CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 74(350/ 63 ) at 06:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 72 ) at 12:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 98( 10/ 58 ) at 22:49 MOUNT HOTHAM : 87(360/ 69 ) at 22:34 TASMANIA Southeast KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 104(330/ 72 ) at 23:30