Australian Weather News -- 21 NOV 2011

Monday 21 NOV 2011

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0746 EST on 26/05/2012. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

E Gascoyne

007019

BULLOO DOWNS

52.4

50.0

23/11/2008

1 y

E Gascoyne

007059

MOUNT VERNON

64.4

44.6

22/11/2008

1 y

E Gascoyne

007179

TANGADEE

57.4

43.9

23/11/1973

1 y

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

117.2

102.0

28/11/1997

1 y

Roper-McArthur

014636

HIDDEN VALLEY

76.2

72.6

23/11/1973

1 n

Roper-McArthur

014646

FLYING FOX

123.0

60.0

10/11/1998

1 y

Victoria

014856

BIRRINDUDU

50.0

42.0

24/11/2002

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

14.9

16.1

04/11/1975

1 Y

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

14.7

16.9

15/11/1983

1 Y

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

15.3

16.6

14/11/1994

1 Y

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

15.9

17.0

04/11/2007

1 N

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

13.7

18.1

20/11/2011

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

20.1

22.4

01/11/2010

1 Y

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

18.5

20.0

08/11/1999

1 Y

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

18.7

19.4

23/11/2009

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 07:46EST, 26/05/2012.

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	30.4	+3.2	12.0	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	46/16
PERTH AIRPORT	29.4	+3.6	15.2	+2.5	12.9	0.0	9.0	13.1	496 (20.7)	54/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.5	-0.3	10.2	-0.6	7.1	0.0	4.6	3.9	188 ( 7.8)	31/16
BUNBURY	27.1	+2.8	11.3	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	28/15
MANDURAH	26.5	+1.8	15.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.5	-0.8	24.7	-0.6	24.5	10.4	4.2	11.6	288 (12.0)	37/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.1	-15.5	14.9	-2.9	15.4	3.8	0.4	0.0	366 (15.3)	28/22
WHYALLA AERO	22.3	-4.1	14.8	+0.9	--	0.0	8.0	--	456 (19.0)	43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.0	-2.1	11.4	-2.6	--	0.0	14.0	8.5	261 (10.9)	30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.9	+0.5	7.4	-1.0	5.8	0.0	5.8	9.9	504 (21.0)	46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.1	-5.3	21.2	-0.2	--	18.8³	24.6	2.6	316 (13.2)	46/21
CAIRNS AERO	31.2	+0.6	22.4	+0.1	20.0	4.2	6.2	8.7	340 (14.2)	31/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.7	0.0	22.6	-0.3	20.3	0.0	11.4	11.8	509 (21.2)	43/15
MACKAY M.O	30.0	+0.9	21.2	-0.5	--	0.0	--	10.4	313 (13.0)	30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.7	+0.5	19.9	+0.4	17.7	0.0	9.0	--	294 (12.3)	31/15
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+2.0	17.9	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	37/14
NAMBOUR DPI	30.0	+2.1	18.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.3	+2.5	21.6	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	507 (21.1)	34/10
BRISBANE AERO	29.7	+3.0	18.9	+0.8	16.6	0.0	11.4	12.5	555 (23.1)	43/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.6	+4.1	15.7	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	43/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.9	-1.4	20.2	+5.2	18.3	3.2	7.6	--	243 (10.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.9	+2.0	21.2	+5.1	19.1	0.0	7.2	10.1	581 (24.2)	37/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+0.1	21.0	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	26/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.2	-3.2	18.1	+3.8	13.6	6.2⁴	20.8	--	509 (21.2)	35/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.6	-3.5	15.2	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	18/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.1	-0.9	6.5	-2.6	1.8	10.0	3.0	0.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.7	-5.6	11.7	-1.9	--	4.8	--	--	378 (15.8)	34/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.6	-0.4	16.9	+1.6	13.5	3.0	4.8	0.4	403 (16.8)	35/15
RICHMOND RAAF	23.3	-3.2	13.5	-0.5	--	1.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	26/11
BELLAMBI AWS	21.5	-0.5	14.9	-0.7	--	1.8	--	--	258 (10.8)	48/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.0	+1.3	5.0	-3.8	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.5	-1.2	8.6	-2.2	6.8	7.4	2.4	6.8	306 (12.8)	34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	23.5	-2.4	8.1	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	34/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.5	-1.9	9.5	-3.0	6.5	0.0	8.0	9.5	377 (15.7)	28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.7	-0.9	6.8	-3.4	2.1	5.2³	17.4	--	373 (15.5)	26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.1	-1.1	5.1	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	352 (14.7)	31/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.4	+0.5	10.7	-0.5	7.7	25.0³	15.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.4	-0.2	3.5	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	34/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.4	-3.0	7.6	-1.4	--	3.4	--	--	389 (16.2)	48/15
HOBART AIRPORT	20.8	+1.8	9.3	+0.1	6.0	1.0	3.4	9.6	692 (28.8)	63/15
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

39.9 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
38.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.4 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
38.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.1 : 34.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 29.2 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.5 : 35.7 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

**S** 28.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
27.8 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
27.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 20.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.6 : 20.9 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+6.1 : 26.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.0 : 22.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+6.0 : 21.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-19.5 : 14.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-19.5 : 15.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-19.0 : 15.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-18.6 : 14.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-17.2 : 13.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

-1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-10.9 : 1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.0 : 12.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 16.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.6 : 11.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 1.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast 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.

123.0 FLYING FOX N Rivers NT
117.2 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
76.2 HIDDEN VALLEY N Rivers NT
65.0 WEELARRANA E Gascoyne WA
64.6 LITCHFIELD N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
65.0 WEELARRANA
64.4 MOUNT VERNON
57.4 TANGADEE
52.4 BULLOO DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
123.0 FLYING FOX
117.2 NGUKURR
76.2 HIDDEN VALLEY
64.6 LITCHFIELD
60.6 BORROLOOLA
52.8 MCMINNS LAGOON
50.0 BIRRINDUDU
N Plateau
60.8 YULARA AERO
50.8 ELLIOTT
50.2 AVON DOWNS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
53.0 MOOMBA (TANTANNA)

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1834 (76.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1422 (59.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1344 (56.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1241 (51.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1164 (48.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1075 (44.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1063 (44.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
988 (41.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
942 (39.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
858 (35.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
855 (35.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
798 (33.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
765 (31.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
725 (30.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
719 (30.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
710 (29.6) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
705 (29.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
692 (28.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
690 (28.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
669 (27.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
660 (27.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
648 (27.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
630 (26.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
623 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
621 (25.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
615 (25.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
605 (25.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

109/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
87/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TROUGHTON ISLAND 8.4mm in 22 min to 04:00 22.9mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 11.0mm in 30 min to 12:00 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h OENPELLI 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 4.4mm in 3 min to 13:50 88.0mm/h 11.6mm in 10 min to 14:00 69.6mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.2mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 14.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 28.8mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 25.2mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 17.6mm/h 15.0mm in 9 min to 21:47 100.0mm/h 9.6mm in 6 min to 21:53 96.0mm/h 6.8mm in 7 min to 22:00 58.3mm/h 32.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 32.4mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 22:30 22.0mm/h 43.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 43.4mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 3.8mm in 11 min to 16:11 20.7mm/h BORROLOOLA 14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.4mm/h N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 18.4mm in 19 min to 15:49 58.1mm/h 28.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 28.6mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h CURTIN SPRINGS 40.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h JERVOIS 18.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h RABBIT FLAT 31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 6.8mm in 10 min to 19:40 40.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.6mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 7.8mm in 11 min to 18:41 42.5mm/h 9.6mm in 19 min to 19:00 30.3mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.6mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.4mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 26.2mm in 30 min to 10:00 52.4mm/h 29.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.8mm/h 27.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 27.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h SWEERS ISLAND 35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 87 ) at 02:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(260/ 85 ) at 00:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(270/ 58 ) at 00:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 70(270/ 65 ) at 01:06 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(270/ 70 ) at 00:12