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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 06/06/2013. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

52.2

47.6

13/06/2008

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

33.0

33.0

07/06/2003

15

1 P Equal to record.


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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, 06/06/2013.

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 20.1 -0.8 7.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 34/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.7 +0.8 8.6 -0.4 6.8 0.4 2.0 5.9 224 ( 9.3) 37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.8 +1.1 10.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 52/13
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 18.3 -0.3 10.5 -1.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.4 21.0 +1.1 20.1 0.0 6.6 10.2 396 (16.5) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -0.1 10.4 +5.4 10.5 0.0 2.8 0.0 224 ( 9.3) 24/01
WHYALLA AERO 14.4 -2.9 9.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.1 -1.0 11.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 1.0 0.5 151 ( 6.3) 31/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -0.8 9.5 +3.8 8.4 0.2 1.0 0.0 325 (13.5) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.0 +4.2 9.6 -0.3 7.9 0.0 5.0 9.1 240 (10.0) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +1.8 20.0 +2.2 16.8 1.4 6.0 8.3 588 (24.5) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.9 15.6 +1.0 12.8 0.0 5.4 5.0 355 (14.8) 46/11
MACKAY M.O 23.0 +1.1 16.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- 6.5 488 (20.3) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 +1.2 11.3 +0.4 9.4 0.0 3.4 -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.1 +1.6 13.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 44/00
COOLANGATTA 21.0 0.0 14.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 26/03
BRISBANE AERO 20.0 -1.2 11.8 +1.3 10.5 0.0 2.4 0.2 325 (13.5) 22/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.0 +0.1 8.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 26/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 +3.2 5.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 36 ( 1.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.6 +2.3 9.2 +0.1 6.3 0.0 3.4 3.4 339 (14.1) 21/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +0.3 11.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 +1.2 6.6 -1.3 5.2 0.0 0.8 3.5 147 ( 6.1) 21/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.5 2.5 -0.1 -2.7 0.0 1.0 7.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +1.9 4.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +3.0 10.4 +1.8 8.8 0.0 3.4 2.3 274 (11.4) 30/15
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +0.7 5.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 14 ( 0.6) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +1.3 12.1 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +0.8 4.7 +1.0 1.8 0.0 1.8 1.3 190 ( 7.9) 22/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -0.6 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 59/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -0.7 8.0 +2.8 5.8 0.0 1.0 0.7 130 ( 5.4) 43/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.5 -1.5 7.1 +3.4 -- 0.2 1.2 -- 97 ( 4.0) 31/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -0.3 9.3 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 28/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.2 +0.1 12.0 +5.1 10.9 0.0 0.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.7 8.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 +0.4 1.9 -1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 17/23
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +1.0 6.1 +1.5 3.0 0.0 1.8 4.9 410 (17.1) 34/23
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

35.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.5 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
33.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 9.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.4 : 12.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.8 : 8.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+5.8 : 9.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+5.8 : 30.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

26.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.2 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.9 : 25.4 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+7.5 : 20.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+6.7 : 22.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 19.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 9.3 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+5.8 : 10.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

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

5.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
7.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.9 : 13.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7 : 22.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-6.6 : 18.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-5.4 : 25.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-5.2 : 21.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

-4.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-3.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.1 : -3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.6 : 0.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-4.5 : 9.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-4.3 : -3.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.8 : -2.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.
52.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
33.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
25.0 YARRIE E Pilbara WA
24.6 ANNA PLAINS W Kimberley WA
21.0 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
33.4 BIDYADANGA
24.6 ANNA PLAINS
E Pilbara
52.2 MARBLE BAR
25.0 YARRIE
21.0 WARRAWAGINE

10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
7.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

0.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1068 (44.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1003 (41.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
964 (40.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
924 (38.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
920 (38.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
908 (37.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
874 (36.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
791 (33.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
784 (32.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
757 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
746 (31.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
716 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
699 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
678 (28.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
622 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
616 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
72/04 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/08 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/23 CAPE SORELL W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
E Pilbara
MANDORA
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h
YARRA - SHAY GAP MINE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
BAYU UNDAN : 115( 60/ 20 ) at 08:01