Australian Weather News -- 06 JUN 2013

Thursday 06 JUN 2013

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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 1345 EST on 07/06/2013. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

W Kimberley

003001

COUNTRY DOWNS

134.0

44.4

19/06/2005

1 N

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

139.0

127.0

24/06/1968

1 N

W Kimberley

003041

KILTO STATION

98.0

80.8

19/06/2005

1 N

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

202.0

76.0

18/06/2005

192.0

23/02/2003

1 P

Highest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

27.1

01/06/2013

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

19.6

20.4

20/06/2007

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
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 13:45EST, 07/06/2013.

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	21.1	+0.2	11.9	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	206 ( 8.6)	39/12
PERTH AIRPORT	20.8	+1.9	13.0	+4.0	11.1	0.0	2.0	6.0	288 (12.0)	34/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.9	+0.2	11.9	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	31/01
BUNBURY	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MANDURAH	19.7	+1.1	13.6	+2.0	--	0.8	--	--	254 (10.6)	41/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	+1.6	23.3	+3.4	22.4	0.0	5.8	9.4	443 (18.5)	41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.4	+0.6	11.8	+6.8	11.4	0.0	1.8	0.4	79 ( 3.3)	26/16
WHYALLA AERO	18.9	+1.6	11.6	+5.5	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.4	+2.3	12.1	+4.0	--	0.0	1.0	3.4	246 (10.3)	44/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	+0.9	9.3	+3.6	8.1	0.0	1.0	0.4	518 (21.6)	44/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.5	+4.7	10.7	+0.8	9.3	0.0	4.0	--	183 ( 7.6)	30/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.9	+0.9	20.7	+2.9	18.6	4.6	5.4	3.6	521 (21.7)	54/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.6	+2.0	17.9	+3.3	15.2	0.0	6.4	6.8	443 (18.5)	46/17
MACKAY M.O	24.6	+2.7	18.9	+4.9	--	0.6	--	6.9	413 (17.2)	31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.0	-0.5	16.6	+5.7	15.2	0.0	3.2	--	320 (13.3)	34/09
BUNDABERG AERO	24.6	+2.1	14.2	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	34/12
COOLANGATTA	22.9	+1.9	12.1	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	21/13
BRISBANE AERO	21.8	+0.6	13.3	+2.8	12.4	0.4	1.0	1.6	242 (10.1)	24/06
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.5	+0.6	12.0	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	28/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.6	+1.7	7.8	+1.7	--	0.0	1.4	--	58 ( 2.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.9	+4.6	13.1	+4.0	10.7	0.0	0.0	--	240 (10.0)	35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.6	+3.2	10.5	+2.4	--	0.2	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	15/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.4	+0.7	9.4	+1.5	8.0	0.0	0.8	--	100 ( 4.2)	17/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.4	+1.9	5.0	+2.4	-1.2	0.0	1.8	3.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	18.3	+1.9	8.5	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.8	+4.2	12.1	+3.5	10.0	0.0	1.6	2.3	289 (12.0)	24/05
RICHMOND RAAF	17.2	-0.7	7.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	38 ( 1.6)	17/00
BELLAMBI AWS	19.7	+2.1	14.0	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	251 (10.5)	28/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.7	+2.9	7.4	+3.7	5.4	0.0	1.4	0.7	235 ( 9.8)	34/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.0	+0.8	5.8	+2.1	--	0.4	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.3	+1.3	10.5	+5.3	8.1	0.0	1.0	1.0	280 (11.7)	24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.5	+3.5	8.6	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.9	+1.6	10.0	+6.5	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.3	+3.2	12.5	+5.6	11.0	0.0	1.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.7	-0.1	8.6	+4.6	--	0.2	--	--	672 (28.0)	54/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.7	+1.6	4.0	+1.1	--	5.8	--	--	162 ( 6.8)	46/22
HOBART AIRPORT	18.8	+5.9	7.9	+3.3	4.8	0.0	1.8	6.2	364 (15.2)	54/13
	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

34.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
33.5 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 19.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+7.1 : 30.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.8 : 18.8 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.5 : 19.0 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+6.4 : 30.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 21.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+9.0 : 16.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.7 : 25.2 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+8.6 : 14.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 12.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 16.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.4 : 19.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-10.8 : 19.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.5 : 20.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-8.4 : 20.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-8.3 : 17.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA

-1.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-1.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-4.4 : 9.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : -1.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-2.7 : -1.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.6 : 4.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-2.5 : 6.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-2.5 : 4.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.5 : 4.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-2.5 : 4.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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.

202.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
139.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
134.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
98.0 KILTO STATION W Kimberley WA
30.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
202.0 WEST ROEBUCK
139.0 BROOME AIRPORT
134.0 COUNTRY DOWNS
98.0 KILTO STATION
30.6 BIDYADANGA

9.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
6.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
6.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1213 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1082 (45.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1082 (45.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
976 (40.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
951 (39.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
946 (39.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
940 (39.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
906 (37.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
845 (35.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
812 (33.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
785 (32.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
773 (32.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
773 (32.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
770 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
757 (31.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
741 (30.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
731 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
722 (30.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
718 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
666 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
657 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
643 (26.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
604 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
603 (25.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

126/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/11 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/17 LOW ROCKY POINT 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 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.8mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.6mm/h 13.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 26.0mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 21.6mm/h 13.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 26.0mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.6mm/h 50.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.7mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h CYGNET BAY 71.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h 12.4mm in 30 min to 04:00 24.8mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 22.8mm/h 19.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 39.2mm/h 32.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 32.0mm/h 18.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 36.8mm/h 38.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 38.0mm/h 28.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 28.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.0mm/h 80.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 26.7mm/h 19.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 38.8mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 28.8mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 28.8mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is PARNDANA CFS AWS 12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.0mm/h Adelaide/Lofty PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) 10.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 21.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h VICTORIA W Coast PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) 7.2mm in 21 min to 20:30 20.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h HAMILTON AIRPORT 8.4mm in 24 min to 23:27 21.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.4mm/h CASTERTON 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE 10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 11.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 23.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h CAPE GRIM 10.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 21.2mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h W Coast CAPE SORELL 1.4mm in 1 min to 18:33 84.0mm/h STRAHAN AERODROME 6.0mm in 17 min to 19:00 21.2mm/h MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands CAPE LEVEQUE AIRPORT 11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.8mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(290/ 65 ) at 14:36 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 109(320/ 91 ) at 16:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 93(340/ 59 ) at 03:38 MOUNT HOTHAM : 95(350/ 72 ) at 09:30 N Central WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 83(360/ 63 ) at 03:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(270/ 69 ) at 20:00 E Coast SPRING BAY NTC AWS : 85(320/ 69 ) at 12:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 126(320/109 ) at 18:13 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(330/ 83 ) at 04:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 87(280/ 63 ) at 19:42 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 78(360/ 63 ) at 17:30 LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(310/ 69 ) at 18:00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(330/ 70 ) at 17:33