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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 1705 EST on 09/06/2014. 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027061

SOUTHWELL STATION

4.0

2.0

07/06/2007

16

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

21.6

19.4

02/06/2012

11

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

21.9

22.8

07/06/1965

41

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

18.5

19.0

27/06/2007

14

19.0

27/06/2007

15

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

55

55.0

24/06/2012

11

N Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

14.7

14.7

26/06/2007

13

1 N Equal to record.


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10am EST Minimum 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 17:04EST, 09/06/2014.

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 22.8 +1.9 13.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 +1.1 14.4 +5.4 11.2 0.0 3.0 0.0 386 (16.1) 37/06
BUNBURY 18.7 +0.3 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/20
MANDURAH 20.1 +1.5 15.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 28/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 +0.8 22.4 +2.5 21.8 0.0 10.4 11.0 573 (23.9) 50/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.5 -1.3 1.1 -3.9 -0.2 0.0 5.0 10.3 381 (15.9) 50/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.9 -0.4 6.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 39/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 +0.9 9.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 26/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 +1.1 5.8 +0.1 3.9 1.4 0.6 3.7 283 (11.8) 24/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.1 +0.3 14.3 +4.4 11.9 0.0 23.8 10.3 567 (23.6) 48/16
CAIRNS AERO 20.3 -5.7 18.4 +0.6 17.7 16.0 3.8 0.0 562 (23.4) 35/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 20.3 -5.3 18.8 +4.2 17.4 1.6 2.6 0.0 288 (12.0) 41/19
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.9 18.4 +4.4 -- 15.4 -- 0.0 518 (21.6) 52/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.5 -2.0 18.0 +7.1 17.0 0.0 4.0 -- 287 (12.0) 24/09
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -0.6 14.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 31/08
COOLANGATTA 22.1 +1.1 15.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 41/19
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 +1.7 13.3 +2.8 12.2 0.0 5.0 6.5 360 (15.0) 34/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.0 8.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 24/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.4 +1.5 5.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 135 ( 5.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +0.7 12.2 +3.1 9.5 0.0 3.4 9.3 505 (21.0) 41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +0.2 11.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 34/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 -0.1 9.6 +1.7 -- 1.8 7.8 -- 369 (15.4) 44/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 +0.8 2.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -1.0 10.0 +1.4 7.5 0.0 3.6 6.3 451 (18.8) 54/12
RICHMOND RAAF -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -0.8 11.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 50/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +1.3 2.9 -0.8 0.6 0.2 1.0 8.5 188 ( 7.8) 15/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +0.7 1.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 30/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 +0.2 6.1 +0.9 3.9 0.0 1.6 8.3 254 (10.6) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 257 (10.7) 41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 +0.6 2.3 -1.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 43/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.9 +1.8 11.2 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +0.9 6.4 +2.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.7 -1.4 3.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 11.6 -1.3 8.1 +3.5 5.6 0.4 0.8 2.0 382 (15.9) 24/05
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

32.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.1 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
31.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
31.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 30.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.8 : 18.5 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.6 : 22.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+4.6 : 21.9 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 21.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+7.1 : 18.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.6 : 11.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 15.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+6.2 : 17.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.2 : 17.7 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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

0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.7 : 19.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-7.8 : 22.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : 21.9 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-6.8 : 18.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.7 : 20.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : -4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 9.3 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.3 : -0.2 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.0 : -0.8 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-3.9 : 1.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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.
57.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.2 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
43.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
33.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT Central Coast E QLD
32.0 MIRANI WEIR TM Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
57.0 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
43.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
33.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
32.0 MIRANI WEIR TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
47.2 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1030 (42.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
1014 (42.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
960 (40.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
939 (39.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
908 (37.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
901 (37.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
892 (37.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
891 (37.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
881 (36.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
861 (35.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
858 (35.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
845 (35.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
845 (35.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
833 (34.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
823 (34.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
814 (33.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
797 (33.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
784 (32.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
762 (31.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
741 (30.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
736 (30.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
716 (29.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
702 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
687 (28.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
681 (28.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
665 (27.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
663 (27.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
661 (27.5) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
657 (27.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
642 (26.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
639 (26.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
631 (26.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
612 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
87/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/05 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
83/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/19 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
80/18 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
13.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
8.0mm in 11 min to 16:14 43.6mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(110/ 65 ) at 17:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 67 ) at 23:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(250/ 65 ) at 20:00
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND : 74(170/ 63 ) at 17:30
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 69(120/ 65 ) at 00:44
TIMOR SEA 487KM WNW DARWIN : 80(120/ 67 ) at 07:40