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Monday 12 June 2017

 Heavy rain brings flood threat to NSW North Coast

Heavy rain has been falling on and off over the NSW North Coast and QLD Gold Coast for the past three days and is forecast to continue. The rain is being produced by a trough off the coast in which a small low pressure system developed today.

The heaviest rain has been between about Ballina/Lismore and the NSW/QLD border with three-day totals generally around 150mm but up to 250mm in places. Maps from the BoM's Twitter page show where the rain fell and the heaviest totals daily to 09.00 on Saturday 10, Sunday 11 and today Monday 12 June.

As of 23.00 today, minor flood warnings were in force for parts of the Brunswick, Richmond and Wilsons Rivers, including around Lismore. The BoM was forecasting the potential for further rain up to 200mm in the Northern Rivers and northern part of the Mid North Coast in the next two days, so flood watches were current from the Nambucca River north to the QLD border.

Australian weather briefs

  • Fog was widespread in NSW and VIC this morning. Large areas of both states, from the Hunter to the Southern Tablelands and west to the Slopes in NSW and in northern and central VIC, had fog until mid-morning with several observations coming in of visibility down to 50m. The fog was caused by radiation cooling under generally clear skies after rain. What ABC News described as "a classic pea-souper" fog enveloped much of Sydney causing flight cancellations, delays and diversions at the airport and dropping visibility as low as 100m in parts of the metro area.
  • The nights have been exceptionally cold in the Centre so far this month, with Alice Springs Airport reporting minimum temperatures of zero or below on 10 of the 12 mornings so far. The lowest, -2.9° yesterday morning, was the coldest for June in five years according to the BoM. The two mornings with positive minima only reached 1.2° and 2.4°, all well below the June average of +5.0°. The cause of the unusually cold nights has been a persistent ridge of high pressure sitting over SA causing a large area of gently descending dry air and clear skies

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 1401 EST on 13/06/2017. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040416

CLEARVIEW TM

101.0

85.0

03/06/2008

15

1 N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

26.7

26.6

06/06/2012

11

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

39.7

39.0

24/06/2012

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 14:01EST, 13/06/2017.

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 24.0 +5.1 10.1 +1.1 4.3 0.0 3.8 7.6 419 (17.5) 39/10
BUNBURY 22.1 +3.7 5.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 34/11
MANDURAH 20.8 +2.2 12.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 41/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.1 -1.5 17.2 -2.7 15.7 0.0 7.2 10.1 380 (15.8) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.5 -0.3 -1.4 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 +0.4 2.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.7 +1.6 6.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 18/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.7 +1.9 8.4 +2.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 374 (15.6) 28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.1 -1.7 2.5 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 52/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +0.9 17.7 -0.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 30/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.4 +0.8 16.2 +1.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 266 (11.1) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.2 17.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +1.7 15.7 +4.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 17/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.8 15.7 +4.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 24/11
COOLANGATTA 20.9 -0.1 15.7 +4.3 -- 51.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 43/23
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 +1.3 13.7 +3.2 11.1 16.4 0.8 7.4 303 (12.6) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +1.9 9.0 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 339 (14.1) 43/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.6 +0.7 11.4 +5.3 10.1 21.8 2.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -2.6 12.3 +4.2 -- 9.6 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 +2.5 10.1 +2.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.2 +3.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +4.3 4.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 +2.4 10.7 +2.1 10.4 0.0 0.8 7.5 258 (10.8) 41/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 +1.0 9.2 +4.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 17/02
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 +1.2 11.8 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.2 -- -1.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 15/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.9 +1.1 0.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +0.9 1.9 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +1.7 0.6 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 +0.5 -0.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 17/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.5 +1.2 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 24/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.9 +3.3 6.9 +0.7 3.3 0.0 0.6 1.9 381 (15.9) 37/06
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.7 4.2 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 321 (13.4) 26/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 +2.4 6.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 24/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 +3.0 9.8 +5.2 5.8 0.2 1.8 7.0 447 (18.6) 48/18
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

31.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
30.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
30.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 23.9 ALBANY Lower West WA
+6.5 : 21.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.5 : 21.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+6.4 : 22.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 22.2 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.3 : 21.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+6.3 : 23.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 23.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.1 : 10.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.8 : 8.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+8.8 : 10.1 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+7.8 : 8.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.6 : 12.1 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-4.2 : 8.1 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 : 16.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.0 : 24.4 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-3.6 : 17.1 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.5 : 22.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : 1.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4 : 2.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : -1.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.1 : -1.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.9 : 2.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.9 : 9.6 CYGNET BAY W 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.
101.0 CLEARVIEW TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100.0 CLEARVIEW ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
98.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
96.0 HINZE DAM HW ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
77.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
101.0 CLEARVIEW TM
100.0 CLEARVIEW ALERT
96.0 HINZE DAM HW ALERT
61.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
52.0 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
51.8 COOLANGATTA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
98.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
77.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
77.0 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
76.6 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN)
63.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION
59.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
57.0 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
54.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)
53.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
52.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)

Reports not yet available

1600 (66.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1193 (49.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1114 (46.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1097 (45.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1063 (44.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
961 (40.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
958 (39.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
952 (39.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
948 (39.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
925 (38.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
880 (36.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
874 (36.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
848 (35.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
839 (35.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
836 (34.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
813 (33.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
774 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
767 (32.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
757 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
750 (31.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
743 (31.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
732 (30.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
683 (28.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
680 (28.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
663 (27.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
653 (27.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
640 (26.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
624 (26.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
611 (25.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
 93/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/22 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
89/13 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
83/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h
 Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
7.0mm in 21 min to 15:30 20.0mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 18.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 21.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
7.8mm in 9 min to 22:00 52.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.2mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
 MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h
7.4mm in 17 min to 23:17 26.1mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.4mm/h
5.6mm in 12 min to 23:42 28.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 89(110/ 69 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 76 ) at 15:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 87(260/ 70 ) at 14:00