WA records in June 2006

For southwest WA and for Western Australia as a whole, June 2006 was the driest June since at least 1900 and also the coldest June since at least 1950 in terms of minimum temperature and mean temperature.

Some records set in June 2006 for individual locations in WA are tabulated below.

The previous WA June minimum temperature record of -5.7°C recorded at Wandering on 1 June 1964 was broken with -5.9°C at Eyre on 14 June 2006 and then again with -6.0 °C at Collie East on 17 June 2006.

Record highest daily temperature for June
Location	New Record (ºC)	Previous Record	Years of Record *	Annual extreme****
Kalbarri	30.2 on 25th	29.5 on 5th 1975	36	46.3 on 20 Feb.1985

Record lowest daily temperature for June
Location	New Record (ºC)	Previous Record	Years of Record *	Annual Extreme****
Kalbarri	1.1 on13th	2.1 on 27th 2000	36	-1.3 on 24 Jul. 1979
Perth Airport	-1.3 on 17th (also a new annual record)	-1.1 on 27th 1946	63	-1.1 on 27 Jun.1946
Pearce Raaf	-2.9 on 17th (also a new annual record)	-0.9 on 2nd 1964	46	-0.9 on 2 Jun. 1964
Perth Metro **	-0.7 on 17th (also a new annual record)	1.2 on 19th 2003 & 2nd 2004	109	0.0 on 15 Jul. 1997 & 27 Jul. 1998
Bridgetown Comparison	-5.1 on 17th (also a new annual record)	-4.0 on 23rd 1981	99	-4.4 on 15 Jul. 1956
Donnybrook	-2.5C 17th	-2.2 on 17th 1938	100	-3.0 on 2 Jul. 1982
Dwellingup	-3.0C 17th	-2.8 on 1st 1964	50	-3.9 on 30 May 1964
Kellerberrin	-5.2 on 16th (also a new annual record)	-2.5 on 20th 2003	97	-4.5 on 12 Sep. 2004
Beverley	-3.6 on 16th (also a new annual record)	-2.5 on 28th 1990	38	-2.6 on 20 Jul. 1997
Katanning Comparison	-3.0 on 17th (also a new annual record)	-2.1 on 21st 1931	99	-2.2 on 29 Aug. 1925
Ravensthorpe	-0.5 on 15th	0.0 on 19th 1966	44	-1.0 on 20 Jul.1987
Balladonia	-2.2 on 14th	-1.8 on 29th 1997	40	-3.5 on 9 Jul. 2005
Salmon Gums Res.Stn.	-5.7 on 15th	-5.4 on 22th 1956	70	-6.1 on 15 Aug. 1970
Wittenoom	4.0 on 30th	4.2 on 26th 1982	48	1.6 on 12 Jul. 1968

Record highest mean monthly maximum temperature for June
Location	New Record (ºC)	Previous Record	Years of Record *	Annual Extreme****
Dwellingup	17.6	17.4 in 2000	70	33.3 in Feb. 1996
Geraldton Airport	23.3	23.2 in 1949	64	37.6 in Feb. 1985
Jurien Bay	22.2	22.1 in 1983	37	34.8 in Feb. 1985
Kalbarri	25.8	24.2 in 2004	32	37.9 in Jan. 1981
Karnet	18.1	17.6 in 2000	36	34.7 in Feb. 1996
Mullewa	23.1	22.4 in 1949	61	40.4 in Feb. 1996
Pemberton	17.3	17.2 in 1948	61	30.4 in Feb. 1988

Record lowest mean monthly minimum temperature for June
Location	New Record (ºC)	Previous Record	Years of Record *	Annual Extreme****
Albany Airport	6.0	6.8 in 1973	42	5.8 in Jul. 1997
Balladonia	3.2	3.7 in 1984	78	1.7 in Aug. 1933
Beverley	2.0 (also a new annual record)	3.0 in 1990	37	2.6 in Jul. 1997
Bridgetown Comparison	1.8 (also a new annual record)	2.0 in 1931	106	1.6 in Jul. 1901
Corrigin	1.8 (also a new annual record)	2.7 in 1990	58	1.9 in Aug. 1956
Dwellingup	3.5	3.9 in 1960	70	2.6 in Aug. 1943
Eyre	3.2 (also a new annual record)	4.0 in 2001	45	3.5 in Jul. 2005
Hyden	2.2 (also a new annual record)	3.2 in 2001	34	2.6 in Jul. 1982
Katanning Comparison	3.0	3.6 in 1931	112	2.4 in Jul. 1901
Kellerberrin	0.7 (also a new annual record)	3.4 in 1990	94	1.4 in Jul. 1937
Kuri Bay	16.4	16.5 in 2000	35	15.8 in Jul. 1994
Lake Grace Comparison	4.6	4.8 in 1960	51	2.8 in Jul. 1956
Leonora	4.2	5.1 in 1981	57	2.9 in Jul. 1957
Mardie	10.8	11.0 in 2000	50	9.0 in Jul. 1967
Narembeen	3.6	4.6 in 1984	35	2.8 in Jul. 1997
Narrogin	3.3	4.8 in 1960	39	3.2 in Jul. 2001
Norseman	3.1	3.7 in 1960	38	4.5 in Aug.1956
Pemberton	5.9	6.3 in 1956	60	4.4 in Aug. 1951
Pingelly	4.0	4.2 in 1990	35	3.9 in Aug. 1979
Raventhorpe	5.8	6.4 in 1966	45	5.1 in Jul. 2005
Salmon Gums Res. stn.	2.2	3.7 in 1946	59	1.3 in Aug. 1956
Wagin	3.6	4.2 in 1990	32	2.8 in Jul. 1997
Wittenoom	10.1	10.5 in 1971	53	9.1 in Jul. 1967
Wongan Hills	5.3	5.5 in 1990	38	4.5 Aug. 1968

Record lowest rainfall for June
Location	Rainfall for June 2006 (mm)	Previous Record	Year	Years of Record *
Bridgetown Comp.	32.0	41.9	1893	120
Bunbury ***	26.8	36.3	1892	130
Cape Naturaliste	53.2	68.8	1990	103
Carnamah	10.0	13.0	1984	120
Donnybrook	33.8	40.	2001	107
Geraldton Airport	6.0	24.8	1976	64
Gosnells	42	54.2	2001	46
Jandakot Aero	36	55.2	1989	32
Jarrahwood	52.8	60.7	2001	31
Jurien Bay	26.1	31.0	1976	38
Kalbarri	1.2	23.0	1976	36
Karnet	45.7	48.0	2001	41
Katanning Comp.	18.0	21.3	1958	115
Lancelin	34.8	38.4	2001	41
Mandurah ***	19.0	60.5	1893	118
Mullewa	3.0	13.0	1896	109
Pemberton	82.6	89.4	1986	66
Perth Airport	28.4	56.2	2001	63
Perth Metro ***	24.6	54.9	1877	139
Rottnest Island ***	20.2	46.9	1976	128
Wandering ***	18.2	20.4	2001	119

* Only includes sites with at least 30 years of record.
** Observations are taken, as appropriate, from official Perth Metro observing sites at Perth Gardens, West Perth (Old Observatory), East Perth and Mt Lawley. The current (Mt Lawley) site is prone to slightly lower overnight temperature than past observing sites.
*** The rainfall readings were taken at several sites.
**** The 'Annual extreme' column gives the annual record as it stood prior to June 2006. This may or may not have been broken, as indicated in the 'New Record' column.

Further information:
Yanhui Blockley, Glenn Cook and John Cramb Western Australia Climate Services Centre
Tel: (08) 9263 2222, office hours.