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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1637 EST on 03/06/2014. 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

NSW

NW Plains E

053108

TERRY HIE HIE

32.2

27.0

22/06/1987

14

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

15.1

14.9

08/06/2005

18

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

14.0

12.1

12/06/2005

19

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

14.1

14.1

08/06/2001

19

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091107

WYNYARD AIRPORT

13.8

13.7

11/06/2005

28

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

13.2

13.0

01/06/2003

19

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091259

LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY)

11.8

11.1

06/06/1998

17

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

14.3

13.3

11/06/2005

17

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092045

LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT)

15.1

15.0

05/06/1974

55

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

13.7

13.5

01/06/2004

13

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092123

SWAN ISLAND

15.2

14.7

05/06/2003

12

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094155

TASMAN ISLAND

12.0

12.0

07/06/2002

12

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

14.5

13.8

07/06/2002

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

34.9

34.9

01/06/2014

32

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

TAS

N Coast

091107

WYNYARD AIRPORT

17.6

17.6

01/06/1999

28

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091223

MARRAWAH

18.6

18.2

03/06/1974

43

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

18.3

18.1

01/06/2014

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 16:37EST, 03/06/2014.

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 23.5 +2.6 11.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 31/15
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 +3.0 12.5 +3.5 11.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 211 ( 8.8) 22/14
BUNBURY 21.1 +2.7 9.0 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 24/11
MANDURAH 20.3 +1.7 11.5 -0.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 21/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +2.4 23.6 +3.7 23.0 0.0 5.4 10.9 371 (15.5) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.1 +1.3 3.3 -1.7 1.9 0.0 4.0 10.3 211 ( 8.8) 28/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.6 +0.3 9.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 34/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.2 +2.1 11.1 +3.0 -- 1.0 4.0 3.2 96 ( 4.0) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 -0.1 11.3 +5.6 10.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 258 (10.8) 22/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.5 +1.7 13.6 +3.7 11.7 0.0 26.6 10.3 419 (17.5) 35/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +2.3 21.1 +3.3 20.7 0.0 4.4 3.8 420 (17.5) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +3.2 21.3 +6.7 20.8 0.0 4.0 6.8 295 (12.3) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +3.1 18.9 +4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 +1.1 17.5 +6.6 16.1 0.0 3.2 -- 280 (11.7) 24/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +3.3 16.7 +5.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +3.1 13.2 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 28/18
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 +3.9 13.6 +3.1 11.8 0.0 2.4 9.7 204 ( 8.5) 24/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 +5.1 12.4 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 24/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.6 +1.7 12.4 +6.3 -- 31.0 0.0 -- 26 ( 1.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 +4.4 15.2 +6.1 13.4 0.2 1.4 5.5 254 (10.6) 31/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +3.4 13.6 +5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 26/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.4 +3.7 12.0 +4.1 9.3 4.0 6.4 -- 235 ( 9.8) 54/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.7 +1.2 7.4 +4.8 4.1 16.2 3.2 0.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -1.9 9.1 +4.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 21/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 +4.9 12.3 +3.7 11.2 0.4 2.0 5.9 342 (14.3) 35/04
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 +2.8 8.6 +3.7 -- 9.4 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 +1.7 13.3 +2.3 -- 2.8 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 34/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 +0.2 9.2 +5.5 7.5 5.2 1.0 0.8 227 ( 9.5) 26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +1.6 10.1 +6.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 26/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +1.7 9.3 +4.1 8.1 0.0 1.8 4.8 156 ( 6.5) 22/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 +3.0 9.5 +5.8 -- 10.2 6.2 -- 73 ( 3.0) 22/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 +3.1 7.0 +3.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 21/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.4 +3.3 11.5 +4.6 5.4 2.6 15.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 +3.5 5.1 +1.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 21/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +4.6 6.2 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 22/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.7 7.0 +2.4 -- 1.8 -- 6.2 225 ( 9.4) 28/01
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

34.9 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
34.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 33.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.2 : 24.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.1 : 13.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+6.1 : 10.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+5.9 : 23.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+13.1 : 14.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.0 : 11.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+10.9 : 15.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.4 : 14.9 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+10.1 : 15.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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

5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-3.4 : 12.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-2.8 : 11.9 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-2.8 : 13.4 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
-2.7 : 12.6 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-2.3 : 12.1 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC

-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-5.4 : 10.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 8.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-4.1 : 8.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-3.4 : 10.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-3.0 : 10.8 MARDIE W Pilbara 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.
74.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
57.2 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
46.4 BEGA (NEWTOWN ROAD) South Coast NSW
43.4 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
43.0 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
43.0 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE
MidNorth Coast N
57.2 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
South Coast
46.4 BEGA (NEWTOWN ROAD)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
74.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
43.4 MALLACOOTA

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.2 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

882 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
850 (35.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
818 (34.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
816 (34.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
730 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
729 (30.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
687 (28.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
666 (27.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
644 (26.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
642 (26.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
611 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
68/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
68/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
61/12 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
57/05 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
55/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 20.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.8mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 23.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 20.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 22.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.8mm in 10 min to 00:23 46.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 5.3mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.8mm/h
None reported