Australian Weather News -- 25 JUN 2012

Monday 25 JUN 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0112 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

W Central

087131

ALTONA (CITY OFFICES)

47.3

19.0

01/06/1977

1 y

VIC

W Coast

090070

PORTLAND

64.0

50.0

04/06/2012

132

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

2.2

2.5

19/06/1976

1 Y

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

-1.3

30/06/2004

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061086

JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE

-3.0

-2.8

15/06/1959

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

-0.1

0.6

11/06/2010

1 Y

TAS

Central Plateau

096033

LIAWENEE

-1.0

-0.3

18/06/2007

1 Y

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

4.7

5.0

24/06/2006

1 Y

TAS

W Coast

097085

MOUNT READ

-1.1

-0.9

18/06/2007

1 Y

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
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 01:12EST, 20/04/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON	15.9	-5.0	14.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	44/17
PERTH AIRPORT	15.8	-3.1	10.3	+1.3	6.8	0.0	2.4	0.0	443 (18.5)	41/22
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.3	-0.3	3.2	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	28/13
BUNBURY	16.1	-2.3	7.8	-0.2	--	0.2	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	34/11
MANDURAH	16.3	-2.3	10.3	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	269 (11.2)	39/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	27.9	-2.7	14.5	-5.4	13.3	0.0	7.8	10.9	501 (20.9)	48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	15.5	-4.3	-3.4	-8.4	-5.1	0.0	4.4	10.2	393 (16.4)	50/10
WHYALLA AERO	15.9	-1.4	5.7	-0.4	--	0.0	0.2	--	161 ( 6.7)	18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.4	-0.7	10.8	+2.7	--	2.4	2.4	--	167 ( 7.0)	22/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.1	+1.3	8.4	+2.7	6.5	3.6	1.4	4.4	367 (15.3)	39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	22.0	-2.8	7.7	-2.3	4.4	0.0	6.0	10.3	472 (19.7)	39/17
CAIRNS AERO	26.6	+0.6	18.4	+0.6	16.2	0.0	5.4	9.3	466 (19.4)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	20.1	-5.5	16.4	+1.8	16.1	0.0	3.4	0.0	501 (20.9)	39/04
MACKAY M.O	19.4	-2.5	14.1	+0.1	--	0.4	--	0.0	605 (25.2)	46/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	19.2	-4.3	12.7	+1.8	12.5	15.6	0.6	--	316 (13.2)	31/15
BUNDABERG AERO	18.6	-4.0	13.5	+1.9	--	10.4	--	--	395 (16.5)	37/12
COOLANGATTA	20.0	-1.1	13.6	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	34/05
BRISBANE AERO	18.2	-3.0	12.4	+1.9	11.5	0.8	2.8	0.2	318 (13.3)	28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.1	-1.8	8.2	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	319 (13.3)	37/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.3	+0.5	0.2	-5.9	-2.8	0.0	1.6	--	4 ( 0.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.5	+0.1	2.4	-6.7	0.0	0.0	1.4	9.5	175 ( 7.3)	30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.9	-0.5	3.3	-4.8	--	0.0	--	--	116 ( 4.8)	22/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.1	+0.4	2.9	-5.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	9.7	383 (16.0)	41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.3	+0.4	1.0	-5.5	--	0.2	--	--	26 ( 1.1)	21/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	8.8	-1.7	2.8	+0.3	-2.4	0.2	0.4	3.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-0.2	-1.8	-6.3	--	0.2	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	30/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.4	+2.8	6.2	-2.4	3.0	0.0	2.2	9.8	443 (18.5)	35/15
RICHMOND RAAF	18.0	0.0	-1.0	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	12 ( 0.5)	17/18
BELLAMBI AWS	18.8	+1.1	10.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	350 (14.6)	39/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	13.1	-0.7	1.7	-2.0	-0.2	0.4	0.8	1.1	180 ( 7.5)	28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	13.3	-0.9	3.1	-0.7	--	1.4	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.5	+1.5	4.5	-0.7	-0.4	0.0	1.6	5.0	243 (10.1)	26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.1	+0.1	7.2	+3.5	-4.0	2.4³	2.0	--	284 (11.8)	31/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	13.2	-0.1	5.1	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	279 (11.6)	24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.6	+1.5	11.4	+4.5	2.1	5.2³	6.8	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.2	+0.4	7.0	+3.0	--	1.4	--	--	429 (17.9)	35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	10.9	-2.2	7.0	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	46/10
HOBART AIRPORT	8.3	-4.6	5.1	+0.5	3.8	5.0	2.2	6.9	682 (28.4)	72/03
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

31.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
31.2 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
30.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.1 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
29.9 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT

+2.9 : 12.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+2.9 : 14.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+2.8 : 19.6 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+2.8 : 20.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+2.5 : 13.6 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
+2.5 : 19.4 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+2.5 : 19.3 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.3 : 10.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+4.9 : 12.8 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.6 : 8.8 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
+4.5 : 8.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+4.5 : 11.4 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
+4.5 : 8.3 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.3 : 16.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-8.2 : 14.1 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.5 : -1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.3 : 16.0 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-7.2 : -0.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.6 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.2 : -10.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.7 : 2.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : -5.7 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : -3.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.4 : -7.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.4 : -9.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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.

64.0 PORTLAND W Coast VIC
63.6 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA
47.3 ALTONA (CITY OFFICES) W Central VIC
35.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
34.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
63.6 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)

VICTORIA
W Central
47.3 ALTONA (CITY OFFICES)
W Coast
64.0 PORTLAND
35.4 WARRA
34.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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1.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1791 (74.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1582 (65.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1340 (55.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1319 (55.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1228 (51.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1167 (48.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1152 (48.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1121 (46.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1121 (46.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1104 (46.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1101 (45.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1100 (45.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1094 (45.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1075 (44.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1070 (44.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1030 (42.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
984 (41.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
975 (40.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
947 (39.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
925 (38.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
921 (38.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
894 (37.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
874 (36.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
861 (35.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
824 (34.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
820 (34.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
817 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
817 (34.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
813 (33.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
805 (33.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
768 (32.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
759 (31.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
748 (31.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
738 (30.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
679 (28.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
675 (28.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
671 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
666 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
653 (27.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
632 (26.3) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
629 (26.2) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
625 (26.0) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
621 (25.9) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
607 (25.3) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
602 (25.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

148/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
146/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
130/02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
115/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
111/06 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
104/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
102/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/03 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
93/05 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
93/06 CAPE GRIM N Coast 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	VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(220/ 65 ) at 15:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(270/ 63 ) at 10:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 98(270/ 76 ) at 05:00 LOW HEAD : 76(290/ 63 ) at 02:30 CAPE GRIM : 93(260/ 46 ) at 06:21 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(230/ 69 ) at 04:39 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 148(320/130 ) at 01:44 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 146(280/ 91 ) at 02:32 TASMAN ISLAND : 115(220/ 70 ) at 04:08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(290/ 59 ) at 02:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 95(240/ 78 ) at 03:49 STRAHAN AERODROME : 83(250/ 63 ) at 03:56 LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(290/ 80 ) at 02:30 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 130(300/ 96 ) at 03:00 MOUNT READ : 104(250/ 85 ) at 04:35 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(240/ 65 ) at 08:46 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 111(290/ 83 ) at 06:02