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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 1629 EST on 21/11/2013. 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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014651

SNOWDROP CREEK

98.8

78.8

23/11/2004

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033291

DALBEG ALERT

59.0

41.0

25/11/2010

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

36.0

35.6

24/11/2003

14

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

15.2

15.6

02/11/2004

18

1 N

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

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

31.2

29.7

01/11/2012

11

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018120

WHYALLA AERO

31.6

31.5

28/11/2010

11

1 N

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022046

EDITHBURGH

38.5

37.6

29/11/2009

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 16:28EST, 21/11/2013.

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 30.8 +3.6 16.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 593 (24.7) 48/01
PERTH AIRPORT 28.2 +2.4 12.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 10.8 12.8 753 (31.4) 61/04
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.3 -0.6 9.3 -1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 57/14
BUNBURY 26.4 +2.1 11.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 44/00
MANDURAH 28.2 +3.7 13.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 43/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -1.5 23.5 -1.8 24.1 3.0 2.2 5.3 263 (11.0) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.9 +1.3 22.5 +4.6 20.7 0.0 12.0 9.1 278 (11.6) 39/20
WHYALLA AERO 22.1 -4.4 16.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 759 (31.6) 65/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 -5.2 14.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 8.2 5.6 359 (15.0) 46/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 -5.4 10.5 +2.1 9.8 0.0 3.2 0.1 535 (22.3) 46/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +0.4 22.1 +0.7 20.5 0.0 7.2 7.1 342 (14.3) 43/22
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.4 23.4 +1.1 22.8 21.4 7.6 6.1 236 ( 9.8) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 0.0 22.7 -0.2 21.5 2.0 3.8 5.3 237 ( 9.9) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 32.8 +3.6 23.4 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- 5.7 307 (12.8) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.6 +5.4 23.3 +3.8 22.4 0.0 7.6 -- 277 (11.5) 37/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +2.4 20.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 28.1 +2.2 16.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 48/15
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +0.3 17.5 -0.7 15.3 0.0 8.0 12.9 291 (12.1) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.7 +4.0 14.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.1 +3.7 15.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 169 ( 7.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.0 +0.1 17.3 +1.1 12.8 0.2 6.8 10.6 466 (19.4) 31/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +0.9 14.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 28/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 -0.3 14.6 +0.2 12.8 1.0 4.2 10.2 347 (14.5) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.0 +5.9 9.8 +0.6 2.0 0.0 4.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.8 +5.4 14.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 39/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +2.7 17.0 +1.6 14.8 0.0 6.8 12.0 375 (15.6) 43/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +3.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 +1.5 15.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 31/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.5 +7.7 10.6 -0.2 8.2 0.0 8.0 9.9 251 (10.5) 39/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.7 +7.7 11.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 59/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.1 -2.4 14.3 +1.7 12.4 0.0 11.4 7.3 379 (15.8) 34/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +5.2 12.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 44/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.2 -0.2 13.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 46/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.9 -3.1 14.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 -4.6 9.9 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 63/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 -7.5 10.5 +1.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 28/00
HOBART AIRPORT 13.4 -5.6 9.5 +0.3 8.8 1.4 3.0 0.1 455 (19.0) 28/00
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

41.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
41.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
41.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+9.3 : 36.0 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+9.0 : 34.0 HUME RESERVOIR SW Slopes S NSW
+8.8 : 34.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.6 : 36.5 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+8.6 : 35.7 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
+8.6 : 32.5 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

28.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
28.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.9 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 19.2 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+6.1 : 25.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 10.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+5.7 : 10.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+5.5 : 9.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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

3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.8 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-10.3 : 19.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-9.9 : 18.9 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-9.5 : 11.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-9.3 : 16.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-9.2 : 19.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

-1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
0.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-8.5 : 13.1 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4 : 9.8 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.6 : 10.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.5 : 11.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.2 : 2.7 DOVER Southeast TAS

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.
98.8 SNOWDROP CREEK N Rivers NT
63.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
59.0 DALBEG ALERT Central Coast E QLD
54.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
51.8 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
98.8 SNOWDROP CREEK
54.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
51.8 DARADGEE
Central Coast E
59.0 DALBEG ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
63.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

16.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1073 (44.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
992 (41.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
966 (40.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
925 (38.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
912 (38.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
891 (37.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
854 (35.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
848 (35.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
806 (33.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
802 (33.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
798 (33.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
781 (32.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
779 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
767 (32.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
759 (31.6) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
758 (31.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
753 (31.4) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
748 (31.2) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
739 (30.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
732 (30.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
707 (29.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
704 (29.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
698 (29.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
691 (28.8) DALWALLINU Central West WA
689 (28.7) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
677 (28.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
677 (28.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
672 (28.0) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
671 (28.0) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
662 (27.6) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
661 (27.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
651 (27.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
649 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
646 (26.9) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
645 (26.9) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
641 (26.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
631 (26.3) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
627 (26.1) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
627 (26.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
622 (25.9) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
619 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
615 (25.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
613 (25.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
610 (25.4) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/20 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
78/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/07 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
76/08 BICKLEY Lower West WA
76/15 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
76/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
7.8mm in 12 min to 16:25 39.0mm/h
KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
40.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
4.0mm in 2 min to 11:00 120.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.8mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 27.2mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 24.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 8.3mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
10.4mm in 30 min to 12:30 20.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.6mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
NGAYAWILI
11.6mm in 9 min to 12:14 77.3mm/h
16.2mm in 16 min to 12:30 60.8mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 28.0mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 28.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 9.7mm/h
BULMAN AWS
22.2mm in 55 min to 16:31 24.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
5.2mm in 12 min to 08:49 26.0mm/h
6.4mm in 11 min to 09:00 34.9mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
54.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 18.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.4mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
18.2mm in 15 min to 01:47 72.8mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 28.6mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 25.2mm/h
9.0mm in 14 min to 02:44 38.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 18.4mm/h
6.8mm in 20 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 20.0mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 16.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
10.4mm in 30 min to 13:00 20.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
9.0mm in 22 min to 00:30 24.5mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BUSSELTON JETTY : 187( 90/ 41 ) at 08:26
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(110/ 63 ) at 21:30