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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1043 EST on 06/07/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070335

HILLVIEW (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

69.0

53.0

01/03/2012

12

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

32.6

28.0

09/03/2001

12

29.7

26/12/2001

16

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 10:42EST, 06/07/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 30.2 -0.8 16.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 591 (24.6) 43/17
PERTH AIRPORT 30.8 +1.1 13.5 -2.4 11.4 0.0 5.8 11.0 402 (16.8) 41/05
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.9 -2.2 14.5 +1.1 13.0 6.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 34/13
BUNBURY 28.4 +0.7 14.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 30/10
MANDURAH 28.7 +0.9 17.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.2 27.0 +2.5 25.7 0.0 6.8 6.0 317 (13.2) 30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.0 +0.4 10.1 -7.4 9.0 0.0 7.4 11.4 223 ( 9.3) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 31.5 +4.3 13.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 152 ( 6.3) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.8 +2.5 16.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 2.4 10.3 63 ( 2.6) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.3 +3.2 8.6 -1.9 6.2 0.0 3.4 9.6 268 (11.2) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 -1.3 18.4 -3.3 16.1 0.0 7.6 11.0 305 (12.7) 46/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 -1.0 21.8 -1.2 20.3 4.2 3.4 7.3 491 (20.5) 43/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 21.1 -1.8 15.0 0.6 6.0 10.8 383 (16.0) 41/17
MACKAY M.O 25.8 -2.8 21.1 -1.2 -- 0.8 -- 4.2 651 (27.1) 55/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 -2.0 19.9 -0.9 18.6 0.0 7.0 -- 409 (17.0) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 -0.8 18.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 48/09
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -1.9 18.0 -0.3 -- 27.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.7 -0.6 17.7 -2.0 -- 8.4 -- -- 311 (13.0) 39/17
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 -1.7 16.9 -2.5 15.8 0.0 5.2 9.2 356 (14.8) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 -3.7 14.4 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 648 (27.0) 48/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.8 -1.3 16.6 0.0 13.2 0.0 4.2 -- 92 ( 3.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 -1.2 17.0 -1.1 15.9 3.4 5.2 3.0 295 (12.3) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 -1.0 16.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 +0.4 16.2 -0.1 15.1 0.0 4.8 7.9 273 (11.4) 37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.1 -0.9 16.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.0 -3.7 11.8 +1.2 9.5 4.8 3.0 4.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.3 -1.7 15.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 -1.7 19.0 +1.5 17.4 0.0 5.6 0.4 394 (16.4) 44/11
RICHMOND RAAF 25.0 -2.0 17.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 18/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.4 -2.6 18.5 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 26/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 -7.5 13.0 +2.2 10.0 15.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.0 -4.6 15.3 +1.9 14.2 3.4 3.0 4.0 195 ( 8.1) 34/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -4.3 13.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 26/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.8 -0.5 14.5 +0.7 11.0 0.0 4.0 8.6 217 ( 9.0) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 -2.0 9.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 171 ( 7.1) 46/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.6 -2.2 7.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.6 -0.3 14.1 +0.9 12.0 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 -0.3 4.9 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.2 -1.3 9.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 21/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 -1.7 7.5 -3.3 2.7 0.0 4.0 5.0 252 (10.5) 26/14
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

39.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
38.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.1 : 34.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 34.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 33.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 32.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.2 : 35.1 FORREST Eucla WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.3 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 20.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.3 : 18.8 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+5.3 : 18.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+4.7 : 18.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+4.5 : 18.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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

7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.4 : 17.8 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-8.9 : 17.1 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-7.5 : 17.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 : 18.3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : 15.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.9 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
3.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.4 : 10.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 11.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 11.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.0 : 14.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-6.0 : 6.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St 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.
155.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
69.0 HILLVIEW (SHOALHAVEN RIVER) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
66.4 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
64.0 MURCHISON Upper North VIC
63.8 COEN AIRPORT EVAP N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
66.4 COEN AIRPORT
63.8 COEN AIRPORT EVAP
N Coast--Barron
155.0 TOPAZ
60.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
69.0 HILLVIEW (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

VICTORIA
Upper North
64.0 MURCHISON

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1111 (46.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1058 (44.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1037 (43.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
995 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
993 (41.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
943 (39.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
932 (38.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
852 (35.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
706 (29.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
673 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
666 (27.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
651 (27.1) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
633 (26.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
81/16 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/01 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/19 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/17 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/20 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
20.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 20.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
5.0mm in 15 min to 16:26 20.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
15.8mm in 22 min to 20:30 43.1mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
8.6mm in 19 min to 13:30 27.2mm/h
8.8mm in 8 min to 13:38 66.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 24.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
9.2mm in 17 min to 19:30 32.5mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
17.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
16.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 32.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.6mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 16:00 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 20.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
29.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 9.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(130/ 74 ) at 16:38