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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 1402 EST on 06/06/2017. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

42.9

36.1

06/06/1998

20

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

25.7

25.7

01/06/2017

18

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

WA

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

26.6

24.3

16/06/2004

42

1 N


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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 14:02EST, 06/06/2017.

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 25.3 +6.4 10.1 +1.1 7.5 0.0 1.8 9.2 297 (12.4) 31/08
BUNBURY 22.9 +4.5 7.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 15/00
MANDURAH 21.9 +3.3 12.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 18/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.8 23.3 +3.4 22.4 0.0 5.4 8.9 325 (13.5) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 2.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 16.5 -0.8 0.6 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 21/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.5 5.1 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 18/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 +1.1 6.8 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 364 (15.2) 50/16
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- 8.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) --
CAIRNS AERO 23.6 -2.4 19.2 +1.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 542 (22.6) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 +0.4 14.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/11
MACKAY M.O -- -- 14.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 +1.3 10.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 34/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +1.4 11.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 30/11
COOLANGATTA 22.6 +1.6 11.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 30/09
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +1.4 9.8 -0.7 7.9 0.0 4.0 9.3 318 (13.3) 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.4 +2.5 6.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 24/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.3 +1.4 3.6 -2.5 0.4 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +0.9 8.8 +0.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 26/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 +0.8 7.3 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 26/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.3 +0.8 -1.0 -3.6 -15.0 0.6 3 4.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 +0.2 -1.0 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 +2.8 9.1 +0.5 7.0 0.2 2.8 9.4 324 (13.5) 26/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 +0.9 4.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 15/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.5 -0.1 9.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 44/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.7 -- -3.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 24/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 0.0 -1.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.5 -1.7 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.1 +1.1 1.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 3.2 5.7 84 ( 3.5) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 +0.1 -1.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 30/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 +1.3 0.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 24/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.5 +3.9 4.9 -1.3 0.2 0.0 1.4 2.7 290 (12.1) 37/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 +2.6 2.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 50/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +1.4 5.4 +2.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.6 8.5 +3.9 6.4 0.0 1.4 3.6 257 (10.7) 39/15
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

42.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
33.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+12.3 : 42.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
+10.3 : 26.6 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 26.5 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+7.6 : 26.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+7.6 : 25.8 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.2 : 6.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+5.8 : 20.6 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 5.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+5.2 : 11.5 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.0 : 5.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+5.0 : 18.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

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

2.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-2.6 : 10.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
-2.5 : 11.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-2.4 : 23.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.2 : 7.9 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-2.1 : 13.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

-6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

-8.6 : -3.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-8.5 : -4.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-7.9 : -1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.6 : -3.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.5 : -3.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

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.
50.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
26.0 GREENBUSHES Lower West WA
24.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.8 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
26.0 GREENBUSHES

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
37.0 MT SOPHIA
N Coast--Herbert
50.8 INNISFAIL
24.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT

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

Reports not yet available

958 (39.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
901 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
901 (37.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
887 (37.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
878 (36.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
862 (35.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
854 (35.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
818 (34.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
770 (32.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
736 (30.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
705 (29.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
693 (28.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
650 (27.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
638 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
619 (25.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
614 (25.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/18 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
INNISFAIL
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(230/ 91 ) at 22:29
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 102(250/ 76 ) at 18:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(300/ 74 ) at 16:34
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 109(250/ 98 ) at 22:54