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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 21/06/2017. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 14:01EST, 21/06/2017.

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 23.0 +4.1 10.6 +1.6 7.8 0.0 2.8 9.1 267 (11.1) 31/09
BUNBURY 22.8 +4.4 6.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 35/12
MANDURAH 20.1 +1.5 12.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 43/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.8 19.3 -0.6 17.7 0.0 6.0 11.0 283 (11.8) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.3 +1.5 0.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 +3.5 1.2 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 22/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.1 +3.0 4.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 18/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 +2.5 6.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 41/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 +2.5 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.8 17.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 530 (22.1) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.2 12.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 34/15
MACKAY M.O -- -- 13.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.5 +2.0 11.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +2.6 13.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 19.7 -1.3 14.8 +3.4 -- 6.4 -- -- 606 (25.3) 46/02
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 +0.1 14.2 +3.7 12.5 0.0 4.4 5.1 474 (19.8) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 +1.3 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 22/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.6 +2.7 7.1 +1.0 3.7 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +1.3 10.9 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 327 (13.6) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +2.1 11.6 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +4.0 5.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +0.8 11.7 +3.1 10.5 1.6 2.2 5.8 542 (22.6) 34/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.1 +2.2 11.4 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 17/09
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 +0.4 12.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 30/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 -- -2.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 24/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +3.3 0.5 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 17/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +0.7 1.2 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 11/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.9 1.1 -4.1 -- 0.2 1.4 7.4 141 ( 5.9) 17/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 0.0 -2.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 15/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.1 +0.8 -0.3 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 26/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.3 +1.7 4.9 -1.3 2.9 0.0 2.4 8.8 325 (13.5) 43/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 +1.7 1.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 41/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.1 +1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 55/20
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +4.5 9.1 +4.5 3.1 0.0 2.4 4.0 374 (15.6) 76/23
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

34.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
34.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+10.2 : 28.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.6 : 15.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+7.2 : 24.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 24.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 24.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.5 : 11.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+6.4 : 14.7 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+6.3 : 6.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+6.1 : 13.1 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.1 : 10.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+6.1 : 14.0 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

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

5.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.5 : 7.8 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.6 : 17.6 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-2.9 : 17.8 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.2 : 17.5 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-2.0 : 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-2.0 : 18.2 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.0 : 11.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 : 15.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-3.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : 8.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-8.5 : -1.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.0 : -1.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.8 : -1.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-6.7 : 0.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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.
49.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
45.8 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
45.2 TAMAR Lower West WA
44.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
36.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW

Reports not yet available

1456 (60.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1290 (53.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1142 (47.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1141 (47.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1060 (44.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1037 (43.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
938 (39.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
909 (37.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
893 (37.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
860 (35.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
803 (33.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
761 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
752 (31.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
742 (30.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
736 (30.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
699 (29.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
698 (29.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
674 (28.1) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
646 (26.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
629 (26.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
628 (26.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
627 (26.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
606 (25.3) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
600 (25.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
135/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
117/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
115/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
106/20 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
106/20 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
106/19 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/16 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
94/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
93/22 LOW HEAD 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
45.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 90.4mm/h
45.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 45.2mm/h
45.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 45.2mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.0mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 22.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(180/ 63 ) at 00:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(300/ 32 ) at 23:35
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 115(280/ 58 ) at 20:17
CAPE GRIM : 106(260/ 56 ) at 20:19
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 135(320/ 98 ) at 18:19
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(260/ 74 ) at 21:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(290/ 58 ) at 19:08
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(330/ 70 ) at 17:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(300/ 95 ) at 19:08
MOUNT READ : 96(340/ 58 ) at 19:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 113(190/ 56 ) at 18:19
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(300/ 78 ) at 23:30