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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 1626 EST on 20/11/2013. 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 daily rainfall

NSW

Hunter Valley

061360

SCONE (KINGDON PONDS)

51.0

50.5

23/11/2007

12

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

58.2

58.0

19/11/2000

20

1 N

NSW

Sydney--east

066206

ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)

60.0

58.0

15/11/2000

16

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067110

SEVEN HILLS (RADIO FM 103.2)

37.5

36.5

04/11/2007

13

1 N

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

121.2

73.8

28/11/2001

26

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 16:26EST, 20/11/2013.

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 29.8 +2.6 14.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 57/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.6 -0.2 11.6 -1.1 8.4 0.0 8.8 13.0 642 (26.8) 61/07
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.8 -3.1 11.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 574 (23.9) 50/14
BUNBURY 24.3 0.0 8.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 50/08
MANDURAH 25.3 +0.8 12.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 48/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -3.9 24.0 -1.3 24.0 27.0 6.4 0.0 405 (16.9) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.1 +1.5 22.7 +4.8 21.6 0.0 13.0 9.2 293 (12.2) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 38.0 +11.5 14.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 63/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.4 +8.2 15.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 188 ( 7.8) 65/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 -0.6 7.3 -1.1 5.3 0.0 6.6 6.4 298 (12.4) 48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 -1.6 22.6 +1.2 20.8 0.4 5.8 6.1 234 ( 9.8) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.9 22.8 +0.5 22.3 4.2 4.2 6.4 207 ( 8.6) 22/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +0.6 25.2 +2.3 23.2 0.0 5.4 2.6 254 (10.6) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 32.8 +3.6 21.5 -0.3 -- 1.4 -- 7.3 199 ( 8.3) 35/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.4 +4.2 20.3 +0.8 19.0 0.2 4.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 32.5 +4.2 18.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 41/12
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +0.8 14.3 -3.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 39/12
BRISBANE AERO 30.0 +3.2 13.5 -4.7 11.1 7.0 6.4 12.4 286 (11.9) 43/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 +1.4 11.2 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 395 (16.5) 54/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.6 -1.8 10.8 -4.3 -- 11.6 2.8 -- 150 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +0.4 13.5 -2.7 9.5 12.2 2.4 12.8 316 (13.2) 52/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +0.1 14.7 -0.5 -- 10.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 44/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -2.3 14.6 +0.2 13.7 7.6 0.0 8.5 383 (16.0) 52/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.7 +2.6 5.6 -3.6 1.0 0.0 3.2 12.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +2.5 10.1 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 312 (13.0) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +0.1 16.1 +0.7 16.2 17.0 2.0 10.3 771 (32.1) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -0.1 14.9 -0.8 -- 45.8 -- -- 660 (27.5) 43/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.7 +4.9 8.2 -2.6 6.2 0.0 7.8 13.5 249 (10.4) 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.1 +5.1 10.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.0 +8.5 14.7 +2.1 10.1 0.0 10.0 11.0 223 ( 9.3) 48/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.7 +7.0 9.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 152 ( 6.3) 41/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.9 +9.5 10.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 52/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.6 +9.6 14.7 +3.5 14.0 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.8 +9.2 11.5 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.0 +4.5 12.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 35/11
HOBART AIRPORT 23.1 +4.1 12.2 +3.0 9.1 0.0 5.6 4.2 412 (17.2) 59/12
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

41.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
39.6 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

+11.7 : 36.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+11.5 : 38.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.0 : 36.8 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+10.0 : 31.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+10.0 : 31.5 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

29.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
29.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.3 : 20.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+6.9 : 19.2 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 18.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 28.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 17.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+6.3 : 24.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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

11.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
15.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
15.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

-13.8 : 15.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-12.4 : 17.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-10.6 : 19.3 FORREST Eucla WA
-10.3 : 27.7 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-9.8 : 18.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.7 : 9.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.6 : 14.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.9 : 13.3 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.6 : 7.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-6.5 : 9.1 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.
121.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
77.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
76.0 LAURA POST OFFICE S Peninsula QLD
69.2 HORNSBY (SWIMMING POOL) Sydney--west NSW
66.8 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.3 WALKER CREEK
62.2 MARRARA
60.6 MAINORU OUTSTATION STORE
54.2 CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
52.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
77.4 PALMERVILLE
76.0 LAURA POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
58.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
55.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Hunter Valley
64.2 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
59.4 PATERSON POST OFFICE
58.8 CRANKY CORNER (TANGORY MOUNTAIN)
58.2 SCONE AIRPORT AWS
51.0 SCONE (KINGDON PONDS)
50.0 GOSTWYCK BRIDGE (PATERSON RIVER)
50.0 LOSTOCK DAM
Sydney--east
60.0 ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)
53.8 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)
50.4 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
Sydney--west
69.2 HORNSBY (SWIMMING POOL)
66.8 PROSPECT RESERVOIR

ISLANDS
Islands
121.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
56.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1150 (47.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
927 (38.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
860 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
841 (35.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
771 (32.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
767 (32.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
745 (31.0) DALWALLINU Central West WA
736 (30.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
728 (30.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
703 (29.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
693 (28.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
693 (28.9) FORREST Eucla WA
693 (28.9) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
673 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
671 (28.0) BICKLEY Lower West WA
670 (27.9) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
665 (27.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
663 (27.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
660 (27.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
660 (27.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
647 (27.0) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
644 (26.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
642 (26.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
637 (26.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) EUCLA Eucla WA
614 (25.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
608 (25.3) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
602 (25.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
602 (25.1) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
602 (25.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
600 (25.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
600 (25.0) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
96/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/18 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
81/07 BICKLEY Lower West WA
76/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/17 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
11.8mm in 14 min to 08:30 50.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.6mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 21.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 9.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
23.2mm in 30 min to 13:30 46.4mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
16.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
3.4mm in 2 min to 03:00 102.0mm/h
10.6mm in 13 min to 03:13 48.9mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.4mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 22.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
15.8mm in 24 min to 00:30 39.5mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 17.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
62.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 20.7mm/h
 Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
 Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 21.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.2mm/h
10.2mm in 24 min to 16:24 25.5mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
26.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 26.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 25.8mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h
16.2mm in 25 min to 02:00 38.9mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 23.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 19.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 9.3mm/h
21.2mm in 20 min to 06:30 63.6mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.8mm/h
6.0mm in 13 min to 06:43 27.7mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 29.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 8.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h
121.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 242.4mm/h
121.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 121.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BUSSELTON JETTY : 310(120/ 33 ) at 11:41
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) : 83(150/ 63 ) at 22:59
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 72 ) at 09:27
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(310/ 74 ) at 03:25