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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1343 EST on 04/06/2013. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

17.5

18.9

02/06/2013

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

12.0

12.0

30/06/1998

52

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

57

57.0

10/06/2012

11

N Equal to record.

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

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

21.4

20.4

22/06/2008

15

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 13:43EST, 04/06/2013.

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 22.1 +1.2 11.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 52/08
PERTH AIRPORT 19.6 +0.7 11.1 +2.1 6.6 0.0 2.2 9.2 444 (18.5) 37/04
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.3 +0.6 8.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/10
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.6 +1.0 12.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 24/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 +0.7 22.0 +2.1 20.5 0.0 7.0 10.9 437 (18.2) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.2 -2.6 10.7 +5.7 10.1 0.0 3.2 2.9 481 (20.0) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -1.6 12.5 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 22/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +1.0 8.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +1.2 6.4 +0.7 3.8 1.0 0.8 3.6 298 (12.4) 26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.4 -1.4 14.1 +4.2 11.9 0.0 22.8 10.2 555 (23.1) 46/00
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.7 16.4 -1.4 11.5 0.0 4.8 10.7 264 (11.0) 31/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +3.9 14.9 +0.3 12.1 0.0 3.8 10.5 194 ( 8.1) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 21.9 0.0 16.7 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- 10.2 321 (13.4) 52/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.5 0.0 15.8 +4.9 14.5 0.0 4.6 -- 271 (11.3) 31/02
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 +0.6 13.0 +1.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 298 (12.4) 34/09
COOLANGATTA 21.2 +0.2 10.9 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 273 (11.4) 52/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 +0.2 11.2 +0.7 9.3 0.2 3.2 10.1 397 (16.5) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 +0.2 9.0 +1.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 545 (22.7) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.6 -0.3 6.7 +0.6 -- 2.8 1.8 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 -0.1 13.8 +4.7 10.5 4.0 2.8 7.2 530 (22.1) 67/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.3 -2.1 12.1 +4.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 478 (19.9) 55/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 +0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.5 0.4 -2.2 -6.2 1.0 2.0 4.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.9 +0.5 3.2 -1.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 30/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.8 +0.2 10.0 +1.4 7.4 16.6 4.6 9.7 896 (37.3) 55/00
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 +1.5 6.8 +1.9 -- 12.8 -- -- 290 (12.1) 34/10
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -0.2 11.8 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 788 (32.8) 55/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 -0.1 0.8 -2.9 -1.2 0.0 3.6 7.4 351 (14.6) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 +0.1 0.6 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 +0.6 7.0 +1.8 5.1 0.0 2.2 3.4 317 (13.2) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +0.3 5.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 359 (15.0) 35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 +1.3 4.0 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 39/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 +1.7 10.3 +3.4 7.7 0.2 13.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.1 +0.3 7.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 37/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +4.1 1.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 15/11
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.7 1.9 -2.7 -2.0 0.0 1.6 2.3 399 (16.6) 52/06
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

34.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 10.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+5.9 : 7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.9 : 7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+5.6 : 13.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+5.2 : 10.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+5.2 : 19.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

26.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.4 : 24.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+7.9 : 21.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+7.4 : 22.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
+7.3 : 13.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 11.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2 : 22.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

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

3.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.4 : 17.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-9.3 : 16.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-9.2 : 12.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.7 : 18.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-8.4 : 16.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : -5.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 : 1.4 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.7 : 4.1 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-4.2 : -2.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 : -2.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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.
47.4 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
47.2 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW
47.0 URANA POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
40.0 GUNNING RURAL SUPPLIES Goulburn/Monaro NSW
37.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

.....

2.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1278 (53.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1253 (52.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1229 (51.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1078 (44.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1075 (44.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
987 (41.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
978 (40.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
965 (40.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
962 (40.1) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
932 (38.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
896 (37.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
881 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
811 (33.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
805 (33.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
798 (33.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
794 (33.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
788 (32.8) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
787 (32.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
784 (32.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
730 (30.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
727 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
709 (29.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
706 (29.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
699 (29.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
694 (28.9) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
686 (28.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
682 (28.4) BICKLEY Lower West WA
677 (28.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
658 (27.4) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
658 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
654 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) TELFER AERO Interior WA
633 (26.4) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
623 (26.0) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
619 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
618 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
601 (25.0) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
601 (25.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/19 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83/13 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
81/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 Pilbara
PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
11.8mm in 7 min to 09:07 101.1mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
LEGENDRE ISLAND : 74( 80/ 63 ) at 02:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(210/ 65 ) at 13:04
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 74 ) at 11:14
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 80 ) at 07:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 72 ) at 08:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 95(220/ 69 ) at 01:30
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(250/ 67 ) at 11:00