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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 1403 EST on 20/11/2016. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

30.1

29.4

06/11/2016

75

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

29.0

29.0

26/11/2006

55

1 N Equal to record.

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

27.7

27.5

23/11/2011

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 20/11/2016.

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 26.5 +0.7 9.0 -3.7 7.6 0.0 8.4 12.9 373 (15.5) 46/19
BUNBURY 23.3 -1.0 10.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 41/16
MANDURAH 23.5 -1.0 15.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.1 23.9 -1.4 24.1 11.6 3.6 9.4 214 ( 8.9) 26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.8 +4.2 18.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 48/16
WHYALLA AERO 27.5 +1.0 15.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 675 (28.1) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.3 +4.1 15.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 +1.7 4.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.5 24.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +1.4 22.0 -0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 586 (24.4) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +0.5 21.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 572 (23.8) 54/11
MACKAY M.O 28.0 -1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.9 17.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +0.3 18.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 43/16
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -0.2 14.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 -0.7 17.6 -0.6 17.2 0.0 7.6 6.8 302 (12.6) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 +1.3 13.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 43/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.2 +5.8 16.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 7.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +4.5 13.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 -1.3 15.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 48/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.7 +6.3 15.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 41/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 -1.1 18.7 +3.3 18.6 0.2 8.6 3.7 580 (24.2) 57/05
RICHMOND RAAF 27.7 +1.0 15.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 31/11
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 -1.6 18.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 43/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.0 +8.2 14.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.5 +5.5 14.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +6.3 16.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- 4.3 323 (13.5) 35/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.5 +4.8 10.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 30/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.2 +5.8 9.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 30/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.7 +4.1 6.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 37/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.5 0.0 9.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 22.8 +3.8 12.2 +3.0 9.9 0.0 9.2 11.7 551 (23.0) 44/12
Max
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+/- 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

43.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 34.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+10.8 : 35.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.8 : 35.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.5 : 36.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 33.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

30.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 20.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.9 : 17.8 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
+7.6 : 25.6 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 23.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 17.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
+7.4 : 23.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

11.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.8 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
14.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-4.9 : 21.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : 20.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.5 : 19.5 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.4 : 20.3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-2.8 : 19.6 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

0.0 EYRE Eucla WA
2.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

-11.9 : 0.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.0 : 9.9 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.9 : 7.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.5 : 10.1 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E 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.
29.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.6 STOKES HILL N Rivers NT
11.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD

13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

7.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
3.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

1677 (69.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1059 (44.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1001 (41.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
980 (40.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
968 (40.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
951 (39.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
946 (39.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
919 (38.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
911 (38.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
828 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
807 (33.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
789 (32.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
759 (31.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
751 (31.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
739 (30.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
708 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
700 (29.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
690 (28.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
677 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
672 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
666 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
664 (27.7) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
663 (27.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
646 (26.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
645 (26.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
633 (26.4) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
624 (26.0) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
89/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
78/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/16 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
76/19 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.4mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
29.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 58.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 72(110/ 65 ) at 00:22
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 72 ) at 01:00