Australian Weather News -- 07 NOV 2016

Monday 07 NOV 2016

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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 1404 EST on 08/11/2016. 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 minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

29.4

29.3

05/11/2016

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

29.3

28.9

30/11/2007

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

80.0

20/11/2009

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

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

13.3

13/11/2010

1 N Equal to record.

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 anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 14:03EST, 08/11/2016.

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	23.3	-2.5	10.9	-1.8	7.2	0.0	7.6	12.6	582 (24.3)	41/13
BUNBURY	20.3	-4.0	5.6	-6.5	--	0.0	--	--	297 (12.4)	35/14
MANDURAH	20.9	-3.6	11.2	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	476 (19.8)	44/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.8	+0.5	25.3	0.0	25.0	2.2	0.4	11.1	318 (13.3)	31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	40.2	+6.6	17.3	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	59/12
WHYALLA AERO	32.0	+5.5	15.8	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	437 (18.2)	65/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.2	+1.0	15.3	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	140 ( 5.8)	44/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.7	-5.7	8.6	+0.2	--	0.2	--	--	424 (17.7)	37/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.6	+1.2	21.6	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	74/12
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+1.1	22.5	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.5	+2.8	23.4	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	318 (13.3)	34/17
MACKAY M.O	31.4	+2.2	22.1	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	39/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	37.0	+5.8	20.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	37/16
BUNDABERG AERO	30.6	+2.3	17.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	39/16
COOLANGATTA	27.3	+1.4	16.6	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	263 (11.0)	35/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.0	+1.2	20.6	+2.4	18.6	0.0	8.8	12.0	376 (15.7)	35/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	31.3	+5.6	13.2	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	473 (19.7)	43/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.6	+3.2	10.0	-5.1	--	0.0	6.8	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.4	+2.4	8.9	-6.3	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	33.0	+7.5	10.1	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	44/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	6.1	-3.1	-0.5	0.0	5.8	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.3	+2.9	6.0	-7.7	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.8	+6.8	15.0	-0.4	12.5	0.0	7.6	12.4	440 (18.3)	57/15
RICHMOND RAAF	35.1	+8.4	10.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	41/16
BELLAMBI AWS	27.6	+5.5	14.1	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	55/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.5	+3.7	8.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	50/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.4	+3.4	8.8	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	50/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.7	+6.2	13.9	+1.3	--	0.0	--	12.5	320 (13.3)	46/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.1	+5.4	11.5	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	54/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.5	+4.1	8.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	65/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.1	-0.5	9.9	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	531 (22.1)	50/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.1	-5.4	12.4	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	487 (20.3)	44/09
HOBART AIRPORT	17.5	-1.5	11.6	+2.4	9.0	0.4	3.6	4.1	473 (19.7)	74/09
	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

45.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
44.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.8 : 33.1 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+10.5 : 32.0 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+10.3 : 31.7 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+10.2 : 30.8 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
+9.9 : 43.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
29.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 29.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 25.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.9 : 18.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.8 : 18.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
9.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-11.9 : 16.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-9.0 : 16.9 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-8.7 : 5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.5 : 9.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-8.0 : 17.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.9 : 8.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.8 : 5.5 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 8.3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-8.2 : 7.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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.

119.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
64.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
54.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
53.8 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
45.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM
53.8 OENPELLI AIRPORT
45.2 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP

ISLANDS
Islands
119.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
54.6 POINT FAWCETT

Reports not yet available

1380 (57.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1219 (50.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1186 (49.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1161 (48.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1147 (47.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1075 (44.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1046 (43.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
984 (41.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
967 (40.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
947 (39.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
936 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
931 (38.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
915 (38.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
894 (37.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
891 (37.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
881 (36.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
865 (36.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
856 (35.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
820 (34.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
775 (32.3) FORREST Eucla WA
772 (32.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
764 (31.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
734 (30.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
718 (29.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
708 (29.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
702 (29.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
701 (29.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
698 (29.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
695 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
687 (28.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
675 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
671 (28.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
668 (27.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
666 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
663 (27.6) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
661 (27.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
651 (27.1) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
640 (26.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
638 (26.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
630 (26.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
625 (26.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
621 (25.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
610 (25.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
610 (25.4) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

113/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/13 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/03 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/14 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
94/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/13 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
93/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/06 LOW ROCKY POINT 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 KALUMBURU 19.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.6mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.8mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT 39.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 78.0mm/h 39.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.0mm/h 39.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 39.0mm/h MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP 34.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.3mm/h 19.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 38.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.0mm/h 1.8mm in 1 min to 16:01 108.0mm/h 12.8mm in 29 min to 16:30 26.5mm/h 33.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 33.6mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.4mm/h OENPELLI AIRPORT 53.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 107.6mm/h 53.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 53.8mm/h 53.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 53.8mm/h NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP 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 QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO 11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h LAKE JULIUS AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.6mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h 13.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 26.0mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.8mm/h 9.2mm in 12 min to 01:30 46.0mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 33.8mm/h 14.6mm in 30 min to 02:00 29.2mm/h 35.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 35.4mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 24.6mm/h 16.0mm in 30 min to 03:00 32.0mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 26.0mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 19.6mm/h 117.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 234.0mm/h 117.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 117.0mm/h 119.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 119.0mm/h POINT FAWCETT 54.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 109.2mm/h 54.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 54.6mm/h 54.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 54.6mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral MARREE AERO : 85(250/ 65 ) at 23:26 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 91(310/ 56 ) at 06:34 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 102(330/ 80 ) at 15:00 VICTORIA Upper North SHEPPARTON AIRPORT : 95(240/ 50 ) at 15:41 Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 93(350/ 59 ) at 12:00 FALLS CREEK : 95(330/ 63 ) at 14:30 MOUNT HOTHAM : 108(350/ 72 ) at 12:00 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 83(240/ 67 ) at 14:00 FAWKNER BEACON : 78(240/ 65 ) at 14:00 TASMANIA E Coast LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 82(270/ 63 ) at 13:25 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(330/ 89 ) at 00:30 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(280/ 72 ) at 04:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 85(330/ 63 ) at 07:38 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(320/ 70 ) at 04:08 MOUNT READ : 78(330/ 63 ) at 06:41 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(280/ 78 ) at 16:00