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Data is as received at 01:38EST, 05/06/2020.

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 19.8 -2.0 11.4 +1.0 9.7 1.0 0.0 4.8 280 (11.7) 35/14
BUNBURY 19.2 -1.8 9.8 +0.6 -- 4.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 39/02
MANDURAH 20.0 -1.1 12.2 -1.2 -- 4.4 -- -- 421 (17.5) 39/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.2 21.0 -1.2 19.9 0.0 5.6 11.0 248 (10.3) 28/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 +3.5 11.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.6 -2.9 6.7 -2.1 -- -- -- -- 550 (22.9) 46/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.9 -4.1 10.1 -0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 291 (12.1) 61/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.5 7.2 -0.2 -- 8.8 -- -- 579 (24.1) 50/19
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +3.6 9.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 30/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.6 20.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 31/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 -1.0 18.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 23.6 -0.6 16.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 +0.5 12.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 26/09
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 +0.1 13.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 30/10
COOLANGATTA 21.7 -1.6 13.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 24/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 -1.9 14.0 +1.0 10.4 2.6 -- 3.8 293 (12.2) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.8 10.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 +1.7 12.0 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 24/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -0.3 8.3 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 18/11
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -1.4 5.3 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 35/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -2.2 4.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 37/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -0.8 6.4 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.4 +2.2 11.6 +0.6 10.0 0.0 3.2 4.0 315 (13.1) 34/11
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +0.8 7.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +0.2 13.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 37/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.0 -0.8 2.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +0.1 7.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -2.3 4.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 50/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.1 -2.0 9.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.1 -1.2 8.8 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 -1.7 7.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 46/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.6 -0.1 10.0 +1.7 8.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 779 (32.5) 55/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -0.6 5.9 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 826 (34.4) 57/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 -1.6 11.0 +5.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 525 (21.9) 67/04
HOBART AIRPORT 16.0 +0.7 8.7 +2.0 4.3 0.0 3.4 -- 591 (24.6) 61/03
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

36.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.4 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
36.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+4.4 : 21.3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+3.7 : 31.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.7 : 29.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+3.6 : 31.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+3.6 : 33.4 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.6 : 19.1 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.9 : 11.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+5.5 : 22.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 8.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+5.0 : 10.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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

1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 18.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.6 : 19.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.0 : 13.4 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-4.9 : 22.5 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 11.2 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.8 : 21.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 19.0 MULLEWA Central West WA

-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-8.2 : 2.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : 1.3 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 4.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 5.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne 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.
69.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
20.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
18.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
16.8 TARGA (MOUNTAIN VIEWS) N Coast TAS
16.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
N Coast
16.8 TARGA (MOUNTAIN VIEWS)
W Coast
18.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM
16.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

ISLANDS

20.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
Islands
69.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
5.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

3.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
2.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1736 (72.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1404 (58.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1267 (52.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1266 (52.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1228 (51.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1221 (50.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1185 (49.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1161 (48.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1124 (46.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1097 (45.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1066 (44.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1052 (43.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1047 (43.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1044 (43.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
991 (41.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
989 (41.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
945 (39.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
936 (39.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
889 (37.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
882 (36.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
882 (36.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
877 (36.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
873 (36.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
865 (36.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
826 (34.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
815 (34.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
807 (33.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
801 (33.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
796 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
788 (32.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
779 (32.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
776 (32.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
770 (32.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
764 (31.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
750 (31.3) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
749 (31.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
736 (30.7) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
734 (30.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
728 (30.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
723 (30.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
722 (30.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
718 (29.9) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
704 (29.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
695 (29.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
692 (28.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
691 (28.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
689 (28.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
675 (28.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
671 (28.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
663 (27.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
657 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
632 (26.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
632 (26.3) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
616 (25.7) OMEO Upper NE VIC
614 (25.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
139/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
107/19 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
102/01 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
102/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/01 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
94/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/00 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/03 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
91/05 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast 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
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
KINGSCOTE AERO
2.8mm in 2 min to 19:32 84.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
PARNDANA CFS AWS
1.6mm in 1 min to 19:32 96.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h
NOARLUNGA
4.4mm in 12 min to 22:12 22.0mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
8.8mm in 21 min to 22:21 25.1mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
Lower SE
COONAWARRA
12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.4mm/h
ROBE AIRFIELD
1.4mm in 1 min to 21:01 84.0mm/h
10.8mm in 29 min to 21:30 22.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
16.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 32.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 19.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.2mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 05:30 28.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 22.2mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 24.8mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 17.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 21.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 22.8mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 22.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 108(250/ 76 ) at 20:00
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 83(310/ 65 ) at 21:08
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(220/ 63 ) at 23:30
PARNDANA CFS AWS : 89(270/ 65 ) at 19:33
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 85(240/ 69 ) at 23:35
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) : 74(240/ 63 ) at 23:27
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 139(330/ 96 ) at 02:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96(350/ 65 ) at 00:30
FALLS CREEK : 102(340/ 67 ) at 01:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(330/ 72 ) at 00:26
LOW HEAD : 76(330/ 65 ) at 03:30
CAPE GRIM : 95(330/ 69 ) at 00:00
BURNIE NTC AWS : 82(330/ 69 ) at 01:02
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 91(330/ 54 ) at 05:05
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 91(340/ 69 ) at 03:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(330/ 69 ) at 02:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 113(350/ 69 ) at 00:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 89(360/ 67 ) at 01:02
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(330/ 83 ) at 03:00
MOUNT READ : 95(360/ 59 ) at 01:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 70 ) at 05:00