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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:42EST, 03/06/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 26.1 +4.3 15.3 +4.9 10.1 0.0 3.4 4.7 418 (17.4) 48/11
BUNBURY 23.7 +2.5 7.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 46/23
MANDURAH 22.9 +1.6 17.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 54/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.2 -2.8 18.1 -4.0 17.0 0.0 10.6 11.1 519 (21.6) 50/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.0 -6.0 0.3 -7.9 -2.6 0.0 5.6 10.7 438 (18.3) 50/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -4.2 11.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -3.4 6.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 1.0 3.8 75 ( 3.1) 21/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 -1.6 9.6 +2.3 3.4 1.8 0.2 2.9 333 (13.9) 30/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -5.1 10.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 601 (25.0) 50/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -1.6 19.9 0.0 19.0 0.0 10.0 9.5 678 (28.3) 55/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 -1.6 13.1 -4.5 10.3 0.0 11.2 8.5 460 (19.2) 41/02
MACKAY M.O 21.9 -2.3 13.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 54/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 -0.4 7.0 -7.1 2.7 0.0 6.4 -- 273 (11.4) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -0.8 7.9 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/09
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -0.7 8.4 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 52/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.0 7.2 -5.6 4.6 0.0 4.8 9.5 388 (16.2) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -0.9 4.0 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 28/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 +0.4 4.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 +0.4 10.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 57/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 -0.8 9.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 46/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 0.0 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 54/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 2.5 -2.1 -4.3 0.0 0.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.5 -0.4 1.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 26/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 -2.1 11.0 +0.1 8.2 0.0 4.4 7.8 618 (25.8) 50/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 -0.1 5.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 39/09
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -1.5 13.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +0.3 0.9 -4.9 -1.0 0.0 1.4 9.8 282 (11.8) 18/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.8 +0.2 2.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.6 -1.4 6.7 -0.7 4.5 0.2 2.4 10.6 306 (12.8) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.9 -0.3 5.1 -0.6 4.0 0.2 -- -- -- 37/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.8 +0.2 3.9 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -1.6 7.8 +2.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +2.8 1.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 18/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -0.2 9.1 +2.5 7.5 0.0 1.0 5.4 464 (19.3) 43/03
Max
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+/- 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 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
30.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

+5.1 : 27.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+4.8 : 27.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.7 : 30.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.3 : 26.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+4.2 : 26.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

27.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.2 : 6.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.2 : 16.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+4.9 : 15.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+4.5 : 14.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.5 : 15.1 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

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

5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
8.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 22.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 23.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 24.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-7.0 : 24.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 25.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-5.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-3.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-11.9 : -1.8 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-10.9 : 4.9 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-10.3 : 7.4 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-10.2 : -4.5 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-9.7 : 0.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
35.0 DARDANUP Lower West WA
25.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
19.8 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
18.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1512 (63.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
1441 (60.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1413 (58.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1392 (58.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1271 (53.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1244 (51.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1232 (51.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1229 (51.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1148 (47.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1146 (47.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1118 (46.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1115 (46.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1086 (45.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1070 (44.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1037 (43.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1033 (43.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1013 (42.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
1001 (41.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
965 (40.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
905 (37.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
893 (37.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
881 (36.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
853 (35.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
847 (35.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
844 (35.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
834 (34.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
829 (34.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
823 (34.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
817 (34.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
816 (34.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
798 (33.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
760 (31.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
726 (30.3) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
722 (30.1) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
718 (29.9) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
715 (29.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
715 (29.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
713 (29.7) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
709 (29.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
707 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
704 (29.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
700 (29.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
670 (27.9) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
669 (27.9) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
657 (27.4) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
653 (27.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
646 (26.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
645 (26.9) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
638 (26.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
630 (26.3) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
618 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
617 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
611 (25.5) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
611 (25.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
601 (25.0) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
89/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
None reported None reported