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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 1442 EST on 21/06/2015. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009978

JINDONG

56.8

44.4

25/06/2011

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009131

JURIEN BAY

20.0

19.3

13/06/1988

44

1 N

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

16.0

15.5

13/06/2000

13

1 P

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

17.1

17.0

02/06/1998

19

1 N

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

15.0

14.0

22/06/2004

20

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

17.7

17.3

07/06/2004

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

16.0

15.7

29/06/1985

56

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

13.4

13.1

04/06/2015

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

13.0

13.0

03/06/2005

15

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

13.8

13.5

08/06/2004

17

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

-3.9

-2.8

04/06/2015

17

-3.0

25/04/1997

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

13.5

14.2

11/06/2011

15

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061054

NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

12.0

12.5

29/06/2002

16

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 14:41EST, 21/06/2015.

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 21.8 +2.9 16.0 +7.0 15.2 6.0 2.4 6.8 351 (14.6) 41/11
BUNBURY 20.4 +2.0 17.1 +9.0 -- 7.8 -- -- 315 (13.1) 31/04
MANDURAH 19.9 +1.3 17.1 +5.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 466 (19.4) 50/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +1.3 19.7 -0.2 18.7 0.0 10.8 10.6 401 (16.7) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.6 -2.2 2.1 -2.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 9.8 215 ( 9.0) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.4 -3.9 4.3 -1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -2.1 5.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 18/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.5 -2.3 4.5 -1.2 2.2 0.0 1.2 0.9 260 (10.8) 15/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -2.1 11.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +1.5 22.2 +4.4 21.4 0.0 5.4 5.7 334 (13.9) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 +1.0 17.6 +3.0 15.4 0.0 4.8 4.4 263 (11.0) 39/19
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.9 18.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- 3.3 374 (15.6) 46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.0 -1.5 10.9 0.0 8.8 0.0 4.0 -- 201 ( 8.4) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 20.9 -1.6 8.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 19.7 -1.3 8.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 43/10
BRISBANE AERO 20.3 -0.9 7.7 -2.8 5.0 0.0 4.6 9.2 394 (16.4) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.4 -1.5 5.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 30/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.2 -1.7 7.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.9 -1.4 11.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 61/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -3.6 8.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 35/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 14.9 -2.8 8.0 +0.1 -- 23.4 -- -- 391 (16.3) 26/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.3 -2.1 2.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.8 -2.8 8.4 -0.2 6.4 3.0 2.2 8.6 639 (26.6) 50/00
RICHMOND RAAF 15.0 -2.9 4.5 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/09
BELLAMBI AWS 14.7 -2.9 9.0 -2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 527 (22.0) 43/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.9 -0.9 1.7 -2.0 -0.4 0.0 1.0 8.8 206 ( 8.6) 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -2.0 -0.9 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.6 -3.4 2.7 -2.5 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.3 281 (11.7) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -2.0 1.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 24/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 -0.6 -1.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.5 -2.3 -0.4 -4.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 355 (14.8) 30/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.0 -3.1 -2.9 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 13/02
HOBART AIRPORT 10.7 -2.2 0.9 -3.7 -2.3 0.2 0.4 8.4 305 (12.7) 31/14
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 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
34.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.9 : 29.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.0 : 25.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.0 : 27.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.6 : 34.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 24.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+10.1 : 15.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+9.7 : 20.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+9.6 : 16.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+9.3 : 14.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.2 : 13.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+9.2 : 15.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 12.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-5.9 : 11.1 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-5.7 : 11.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.5 : 13.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-5.3 : 14.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-5.3 : 13.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW

-10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : -1.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.8 : -3.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.7 : 0.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : -2.6 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.7 : -5.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast 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.
56.8 JINDONG Lower West WA
56.4 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
42.8 ASTON DOWNS ALERT Lower West WA
29.6 CHAPMAN HILL Lower West WA
29.0 COWARAMUP Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
56.8 JINDONG
42.8 ASTON DOWNS ALERT
29.6 CHAPMAN HILL
29.0 COWARAMUP

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

10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

955 (39.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
937 (39.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
930 (38.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
848 (35.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
801 (33.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
760 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
726 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
682 (28.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
662 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
655 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
639 (26.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
639 (26.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
629 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
619 (25.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
614 (25.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
106/23 FORREST Eucla WA
94/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/02 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/21 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AIRPORT
4.8mm in 14 min to 21:00 20.6mm/h
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
11.4mm in 30 min to 20:30 22.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Lower West
WITCHCLIFFE
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106( 10/106 ) at 23:08
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 63 ) at 13:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(260/ 74 ) at 17:27