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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 1344 EST on 22/06/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--east

067117

HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE

-46.0

-32.0

18/06/2013

15

-42.0

28/10/2012

16

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

38.4

35.8

30/06/2009

20

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

14.0

14.3

12/06/2011

11

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

12.7

13.6

30/06/1998

19

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

12.8

14.0

07/06/1998

16

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

12.7

14.0

26/06/2012

12

13.3

02/07/2010

12

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058216

BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)

12.1

12.8

09/06/2011

11

12.8

09/06/2011

12

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:44EST, 22/06/2013.

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 23.3 +2.4 6.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 19.7 +0.8 7.9 -1.1 4.5 0.0 1.2 0.0 253 (10.5) 41/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.6 -1.1 4.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 30/10
BUNBURY 19.9 +1.5 4.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 26/14
MANDURAH 19.3 +0.7 10.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.3 22.2 +2.3 21.8 0.0 10.0 4.5 503 (21.0) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.0 -1.8 0.3 -4.7 -2.0 0.0 1.6 10.2 211 ( 8.8) 30/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.1 -1.2 7.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -1.7 8.5 +0.4 -- 1.4 1.4 -- 285 (11.9) 44/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.9 -2.9 3.9 -1.8 2.7 0.0 1.0 1.3 361 (15.0) 41/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.5 -2.3 13.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 30/15
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -1.0 20.0 +2.2 17.8 0.0 5.2 3.4 416 (17.3) 39/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.1 -2.5 17.0 +2.4 14.9 0.0 3.4 0.6 253 (10.5) 21/12
MACKAY M.O 18.5 -3.4 14.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- 0.1 289 (12.0) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 15.8 -7.7 11.9 +1.0 12.7 0.2 1.2 -- 92 ( 3.8) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 15.0 -7.5 13.4 +1.8 -- 4.8 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/13
COOLANGATTA 15.4 -5.6 12.7 +1.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 276 (11.5) 24/21
BRISBANE AERO 13.3 -7.9 12.1 +1.6 11.5 2.6 2.2 0.0 296 (12.3) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 10.4 -6.5 8.7 +1.2 -- 10.4 -- -- 305 (12.7) 26/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.1 7.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.1 -3.2 10.0 +0.9 8.3 0.0 0.8 -- 342 (14.3) 21/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -1.5 9.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 26/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.3 -1.4 7.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.8 +0.3 1.0 -1.6 -2.4 0.0 0.0 6.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -0.1 5.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.7 -1.9 8.2 -0.4 6.2 0.0 2.0 8.1 471 (19.6) 37/11
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -1.0 3.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/09
BELLAMBI AWS 15.1 -2.5 9.0 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 356 (14.8) 35/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.3 +0.5 -0.1 -3.8 -2.7 0.2 0.6 8.6 164 ( 6.8) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 -1.0 -0.5 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 13/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.7 +0.7 2.8 -2.4 0.3 0.0 1.0 5.5 154 ( 6.4) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 -0.5 -1.1 -4.8 -- 0.2 0.8 -- 96 ( 4.0) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -0.7 -0.5 -4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +1.3 3.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.1 -2.0 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 11/15
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -2.8 0.8 -3.8 -1.8 0.0 1.0 7.7 278 (11.6) 22/01
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

38.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
32.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
31.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+12.0 : 38.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+2.7 : 26.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+2.6 : 20.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+2.4 : 32.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
+2.4 : 23.3 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

25.5 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
24.7 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.8 : 22.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.2 : 23.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+6.4 : 20.3 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.3 : 25.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
+6.2 : 18.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+6.2 : 21.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
+6.2 : 17.4 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-9.4 : 14.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-9.4 : 2.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-8.6 : 13.9 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-8.3 : 13.6 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.1 : 13.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-46.0 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-9.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-52.0 : -46.0 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-8.6 : -4.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-8.2 : -9.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.8 : -5.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.2 : -5.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands 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.
112.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
42.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
26.6 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.4 MOUNT HOPE (FAIRVIEW) W Agricultural SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
38.5 ELLISTON
21.4 MOUNT HOPE (FAIRVIEW)

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
42.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
26.6 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

ISLANDS
Islands
112.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

926 (38.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
898 (37.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
869 (36.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
770 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
758 (31.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
747 (31.1) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
738 (30.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
663 (27.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
654 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
650 (27.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
633 (26.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
626 (26.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
81/02 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
74/00 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/11 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
67/09 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
7.6mm in 15 min to 10:48 30.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
14.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 28.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
16.4mm in 35 min to 00:00 28.1mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
10.2mm in 42 min to 02:00 14.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.6mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 37.2mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.7mm/h
8.2mm in 10 min to 03:46 49.2mm/h
8.8mm in 14 min to 04:00 37.7mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.8mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.3mm/h
5.4mm in 11 min to 11:00 29.5mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 20:00 108.0mm/h
21.0mm in 48 min to 20:48 26.2mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(300/ 63 ) at 11:30
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(350/ 67 ) at 03:00