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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 1632 EST on 12/06/2014. 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

VIC

W Coast

090173

HAMILTON AIRPORT

617.6

31.4

15/06/1988

29

84.8

08/12/2010

32

1 N

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

49.7

47.2

10/06/2014

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

24.4

22.1

01/06/2008

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

27.2

26.0

30/06/2011

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 16:32EST, 12/06/2014.

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 17.7 -3.2 6.7 -4.3 -- 11.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 41/15
PERTH AIRPORT 17.8 -1.1 3.1 -5.9 2.1 0.0 2.2 9.0 361 (15.0) 34/14
BUNBURY 17.4 -1.0 4.0 -4.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 31/16
MANDURAH 17.4 -1.2 8.2 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 333 (13.9) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.6 17.8 -2.1 15.9 0.0 6.0 11.0 348 (14.5) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.4 +4.6 1.1 -3.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 10.3 266 (11.1) 24/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 +1.0 5.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 +1.1 9.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 2.0 0.5 220 ( 9.2) 30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 0.0 8.6 +2.9 6.5 0.0 1.2 0.2 420 (17.5) 30/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 +4.0 14.9 +5.0 10.7 0.0 5.4 9.8 366 (15.3) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 23.9 -2.1 19.6 +1.8 18.1 2.6 4.2 1.3 469 (19.5) 54/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.2 18.3 +3.7 17.6 0.0 3.0 10.0 -- 44/14
MACKAY M.O 22.4 +0.5 17.9 +3.9 -- 1.8 -- 5.4 755 (31.5) 54/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 +1.0 13.8 +2.9 10.7 0.0 5.2 -- 419 (17.5) 43/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +2.3 14.3 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 463 (19.3) 50/14
COOLANGATTA 21.0 0.0 15.0 +3.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 437 (18.2) 35/18
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +1.4 12.8 +2.3 11.6 0.2 4.6 4.9 432 (18.0) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.3 +0.4 7.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 +1.9 6.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 305 (12.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 +1.3 12.6 +3.5 11.0 18.0 3.0 7.2 491 (20.5) 37/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +0.9 8.3 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 +2.2 8.5 +0.6 6.7 2.2 1.4 4.7 328 (13.7) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.7 +2.2 2.6 0.0 -3.0 0.2 1.6 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +1.3 3.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 +1.3 10.2 +1.6 8.4 2.2 2.2 5.6 357 (14.9) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.1 +1.2 6.0 +1.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 17/00
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 +0.9 12.0 +1.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 17/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.9 1.9 -1.8 0.4 0.0 1.2 7.1 183 ( 7.6) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +0.7 1.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 13/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 +2.8 6.1 +0.9 0.5 0.0 1.8 3.5 255 (10.6) 30/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +1.2 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 +1.7 1.8 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +2.5 6.9 0.0 4.3 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 +2.3 2.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 50/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 +2.0 2.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 15/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 +1.5 1.9 -2.7 -2.3 0.0 0.6 5.3 290 (12.1) 34/10
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

32.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
31.8 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
31.3 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 11.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 27.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.8 : 29.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.4 : 26.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
+5.9 : 27.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+9.2 : 16.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 19.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+7.1 : 18.5 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+7.0 : 17.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.6 : 16.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.6 : 12.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
5.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.6 : 5.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 12.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 13.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.5 : 5.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.1 : 16.5 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 14.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

-5.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 8.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 8.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 7.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-6.6 : 2.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.5 : 11.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley 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.
617.6 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
41.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
29.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
22.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
21.0 TAMAR Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
22.8 ESPERANCE AERO
21.0 TAMAR

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
29.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

VICTORIA
W Coast
617.6 HAMILTON AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
41.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1419 (59.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1294 (53.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1210 (50.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1192 (49.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1116 (46.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
1008 (42.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
986 (41.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
950 (39.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
794 (33.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
775 (32.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
755 (31.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
751 (31.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
750 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
737 (30.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
714 (29.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
710 (29.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
695 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
692 (28.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
665 (27.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
663 (27.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
626 (26.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
625 (26.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
624 (26.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
618 (25.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
604 (25.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/01 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/02 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
74/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
72/06 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
11.8mm in 32 min to 00:00 22.1mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.6mm/h
MOUNT BURAMINYA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(130/ 63 ) at 01:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(140/ 69 ) at 01:00