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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 05/12/2016. 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 maximum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

46.1

45.6

02/12/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT

43.6

43.5

03/12/2016

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

93

89.0

19/12/2010

11

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 14:03EST, 05/12/2016.

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 24.5 -4.4 13.7 -1.2 12.2 0.2 6.2 12.2 493 (20.5) 44/13
BUNBURY 21.8 -5.5 6.3 -7.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 288 (12.0) 41/15
MANDURAH 22.1 -4.8 14.8 -2.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 358 (14.9) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +2.6 25.8 +0.5 25.2 0.0 -- 12.0 225 ( 9.4) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.8 -1.6 20.6 +0.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 361 (15.0) 52/14
WHYALLA AERO 36.0 +7.8 19.8 +3.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 405 (16.9) 57/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.0 +2.0 18.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 48/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.4 +6.5 7.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 76/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.6 +5.5 20.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.8 +2.4 23.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 44/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.2 24.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/08
MACKAY M.O 32.8 +2.7 22.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 26/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.0 +3.9 24.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/00
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +1.2 21.5 +1.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 437 (18.2) 44/00
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +0.5 20.5 +0.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 449 (18.7) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 +0.2 20.6 +0.5 20.0 20.2 10.4 12.6 522 (21.8) 46/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 33.1 +5.7 18.0 +1.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 538 (22.4) 46/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 39.0 +8.1 21.9 +4.4 -- 0.0 9.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +1.4 15.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.3 +1.1 17.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 41/16
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.9 +7.7 19.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 39/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.1 +2.4 19.2 +1.7 15.7 0.0 8.0 9.3 355 (14.8) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 33.3 +4.9 16.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 26.0 +2.2 18.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 37/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.5 +5.1 14.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.8 +3.6 12.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.5 +3.4 19.8 +5.0 -- 0.0 6.6 5.8 211 ( 8.8) 44/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 36.0 +8.6 10.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 50/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.8 +6.8 13.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 68/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.9 +6.3 8.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 70/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +2.1 6.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +4.8 8.1 -2.6 4.5 0.0 4.6 9.9 288 (12.0) 48/16
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

46.1 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
45.3 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
45.0 WINDORAH AWS Channel Country QLD
44.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
44.8 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

+11.6 : 36.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 38.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 30.6 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+10.6 : 44.1 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+10.3 : 45.3 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

29.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 26.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+8.4 : 19.9 YONGALA Upper North SA
+8.3 : 26.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 26.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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

15.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
15.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
17.4 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

-6.5 : 26.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.4 : 24.1 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.2 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.2 : 26.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 24.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.1 : 21.8 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-6.1 : 22.0 KARNET Lower West WA

-1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.3 WARRA W Coast TAS
2.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
2.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-7.4 : 4.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.3 : 6.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-6.6 : 3.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.6 : -1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.2 : 5.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-6.2 : 6.3 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

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.
54.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION N Kimberley WA
54.0 KOORALBYN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
53.0 CAROLE PARK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
48.0 GREENBANK(THOMPSON RD)AL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
48.0 FOREST HOME TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
54.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
54.0 KOORALBYN ALERT
53.0 CAROLE PARK ALERT
48.0 GREENBANK(THOMPSON RD)AL
48.0 FOREST HOME TM

Reports not yet available

854 (35.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
830 (34.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
812 (33.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
721 (30.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
700 (29.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
662 (27.6) FORREST Eucla WA
661 (27.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
631 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
626 (26.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
609 (25.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
608 (25.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
106/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/17 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
98/16 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
96/05 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/09 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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
TRUSCOTT
41.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 82.4mm/h
41.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.2mm/h
41.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.2mm/h
W Kimberley
CAPE LEVEQUE AIRPORT
12.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 24.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
EAST BEVERLEY AG STATION
49.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 99.6mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 49.8mm/h
131.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 263.2mm/h
181.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 181.4mm/h
131.8mm in 30 min to 05:00 263.6mm/h
263.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 263.4mm/h
91.8mm in 30 min to 05:30 183.6mm/h
223.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 223.6mm/h
91.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 91.8mm/h
53.2mm in 30 min to 07:00 106.4mm/h
53.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 53.2mm/h
131.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 263.2mm/h
184.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 184.8mm/h
Eucla
EUCLA
25.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.2mm/h
FORREST
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
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
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.4mm/h
GYMPIE
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
27.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 55.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.8mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.8mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
20.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.2mm/h
BRISBANE
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
REDCLIFFE
34.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 68.0mm/h
34.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.0mm/h
34.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.0mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.2mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
ISLANDS

REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)
26.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 52.0mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.0mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 26.0mm/h
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
7.2mm in 5 min to 09:05 86.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 104(240/ 70 ) at 19:00
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
KADINA AWS : 96(340/ 72 ) at 06:42
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 83(350/ 72 ) at 06:51
Adelaide/Lofty
OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) : 83(340/ 67 ) at 09:00
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 93(330/ 72 ) at 10:41
Murray Valley
MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) : 80(340/ 63 ) at 09:51
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78( 20/ 65 ) at 00:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
FOWLERS GAP AWS : 78(330/ 63 ) at 17:07
WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 93(330/ 72 ) at 17:32
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 91(340/ 70 ) at 23:17