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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 08/06/2013. 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

W Kimberley

003004

CAPE LEVEQUE

137.9

130.6

03/06/1941

84

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

173.0

96.5

20/06/1968

50

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003075

DERBY MAIN ROADS

24.6

12.5

19/06/1986

13

1 N

VIC

Western Plains

089068

ROKEWOOD

23.0

22.6

30/06/1999

57

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

24.2

24.0

25/06/2010

14

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061089

SCONE SCS

15.2

14.6

01/06/1981

49

1 N

NSW

Sydney--east

066196

SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST)

17.3

17.0

01/06/2011

11

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 13:45EST, 08/06/2013.

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 22.9 +2.0 6.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 30/16
PERTH AIRPORT 21.5 +2.6 6.7 -2.3 4.4 0.2 1.0 8.4 221 ( 9.2) 31/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.9 +3.2 9.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 39/12
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.3 +0.7 11.6 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 30/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +2.3 24.5 +4.6 23.8 0.0 6.8 9.8 448 (18.7) 48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.1 -4.7 10.9 +5.9 11.0 2.4 2.2 0.0 104 ( 4.3) 28/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.2 -0.1 11.6 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 0.0 10.4 +2.3 -- 3.8 1.0 -- 311 (13.0) 34/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 +0.3 6.4 +0.7 3.9 21.4 1.8 7.0 445 (18.5) 35/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.9 +5.1 11.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 46/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +0.9 20.8 +3.0 19.0 0.8 3.0 5.0 494 (20.6) 55/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +2.6 18.6 +4.0 14.9 0.0 8.0 7.7 459 (19.1) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.0 18.1 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- 7.7 413 (17.2) 39/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 +0.7 17.6 +6.7 16.3 0.0 2.8 -- 335 (14.0) 30/07
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.8 14.6 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/09
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +2.8 12.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +2.5 15.1 +4.6 12.4 0.0 2.2 3.3 186 ( 7.8) 24/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 +3.0 11.8 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 48/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.3 +3.4 14.1 +8.0 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 34 ( 1.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 +4.0 15.5 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 21/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +0.9 13.1 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 15/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 +5.2 12.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 44/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +0.7 10.0 +7.4 8.6 14.8 2.8 1.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -0.3 12.5 +8.0 -- 11.4 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 34/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.7 +6.1 15.8 +7.2 14.6 0.0 2.0 1.8 338 (14.1) 52/16
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +4.0 11.3 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 46/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +3.4 15.7 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 44/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.7 +1.9 10.7 +7.0 8.8 0.0 0.4 1.5 210 ( 8.8) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 +2.7 8.5 +4.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 39/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 +2.2 11.2 +6.0 9.0 0.0 -- 5.0 268 (11.2) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.8 +1.8 10.9 +7.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 343 (14.3) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.7 +0.4 10.5 +7.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 291 (12.1) 54/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.9 +1.8 10.9 +4.0 9.0 17.0 2.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.1 8.1 +4.1 -- 9.6 -- -- 591 (24.6) 50/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +0.6 9.3 +6.4 -- 8.8 -- -- 382 (15.9) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 +0.1 8.5 +3.9 5.9 0.0 2.4 4.4 449 (18.7) 41/12
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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
34.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 25.9 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+6.1 : 23.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+5.6 : 25.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.5 : 31.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+5.5 : 25.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

26.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.9 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 18.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+10.7 : 13.9 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+10.4 : 15.7 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+10.3 : 11.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+10.1 : 15.7 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW

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

1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.7 : 18.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.4 : 24.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-5.4 : 23.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-5.3 : 24.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 15.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.8 : 8.1 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-4.2 : 6.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
-3.8 : 5.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-3.7 : 3.9 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.7 : 3.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.7 : 3.1 PAYNES FIND 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.
173.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
137.9 CAPE LEVEQUE W Kimberley WA
51.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
40.4 DAMPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
38.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
173.0 CYGNET BAY
137.9 CAPE LEVEQUE
51.0 COUNTRY DOWNS
40.4 DAMPIER DOWNS

VICTORIA
W Coast
38.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

9.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
8.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
8.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
7.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
7.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
7.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1675 (69.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1362 (56.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1308 (54.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1166 (48.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1079 (45.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
991 (41.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
971 (40.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
969 (40.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
968 (40.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
962 (40.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
954 (39.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
936 (39.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
929 (38.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
918 (38.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
898 (37.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
893 (37.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
867 (36.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
852 (35.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
844 (35.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
828 (34.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
826 (34.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
821 (34.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
799 (33.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
779 (32.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
763 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
759 (31.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
748 (31.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
738 (30.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
728 (30.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
714 (29.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
700 (29.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
699 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
667 (27.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
654 (27.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
618 (25.8) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
616 (25.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
612 (25.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
106/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/09 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/04 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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.
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
E Central
ESSENDON AIRPORT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
VIEWBANK
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
13.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h
SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h
FERNY CREEK
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
MELBOURNE (150 LONSDALE ST)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.6mm/h
W Coast
HAMILTON AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
PORT FAIRY AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(180/ 63 ) at 16:30
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 102(320/ 80 ) at 05:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(330/ 65 ) at 03:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(250/ 59 ) at 11:08
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 93(250/ 70 ) at 10:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 69 ) at 16:01
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(250/ 63 ) at 14:02
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(250/ 70 ) at 12:00