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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 1453 EST on 07/11/2014. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008225

ENEABBA

25.0

24.5

11/11/2003

37

N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

7.0

7.0

03/11/2003

15

N Equal to record.


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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 14:52EST, 07/11/2014.

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 22.4 -3.4 10.7 -2.0 8.3 0.0 8.0 5.5 371 (15.5) 52/21
BUNBURY 22.2 -2.1 8.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 54/18
MANDURAH 20.5 -4.0 13.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 59/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.2 21.5 -3.8 21.9 21.4 7.0 10.5 344 (14.3) 63/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.8 +3.2 15.8 -2.1 13.8 0.0 13.6 12.5 332 (13.8) 34/08
WHYALLA AERO 34.6 +8.1 8.7 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 41/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.9 +3.7 9.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 5.2 11.9 186 ( 7.8) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.9 +3.5 4.8 -3.6 2.3 0.0 5.2 9.8 296 (12.3) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +2.2 18.8 -2.6 16.7 0.0 12.4 -- 288 (12.0) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.3 21.6 -0.7 19.9 0.2 5.6 8.4 335 (14.0) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 -1.1 22.0 -0.9 21.5 17.0 5.8 11.7 423 (17.6) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -1.4 18.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 316 (13.2) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.4 +2.2 17.5 -2.0 15.6 0.0 8.0 -- 279 (11.6) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +0.4 15.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/12
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +0.8 16.5 -1.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 52/18
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 +0.7 17.9 -0.3 17.0 0.0 8.8 9.0 444 (18.5) 74/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +3.3 13.4 -1.2 -- 11.6 -- -- 411 (17.1) 55/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +3.9 13.8 -1.3 -- 10.6 7.0 -- 217 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 -1.2 13.9 -2.3 -- 29.4 -- -- 449 (18.7) 34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -0.1 13.6 -1.6 -- 19.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -2.8 12.1 -2.3 11.3 18.0 8.8 -- 359 (15.0) 44/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.5 +0.4 4.0 -5.2 -1.0 0.0 8.0 11.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +1.3 6.7 -7.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 298 (12.4) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 -2.8 15.8 +0.4 12.8 3.8 5.6 9.5 732 (30.5) 54/03
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 -2.2 12.5 -1.6 -- 8.2 -- -- 284 (11.8) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 -2.9 15.8 +0.1 -- 5.0 -- -- 657 (27.4) 54/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.1 +1.3 6.2 -4.6 4.6 0.0 9.2 11.5 346 (14.4) 43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -0.2 7.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.8 +1.3 9.2 -3.4 5.6 0.0 8.2 9.7 321 (13.4) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.0 +0.3 7.5 -2.7 -- 0.2 7.4 -- 444 (18.5) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.6 +1.2 4.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.9 +1.9 11.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +2.3 1.2 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 31/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 -0.9 8.0 -1.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 249 (10.4) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 7.0 -2.2 4.3 5.6 1.6 9.8 477 (19.9) 43/15
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

44.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 EYRE Eucla WA
43.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+19.0 : 43.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.7 : 39.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.7 : 38.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 40.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.3 : 40.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

29.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 20.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 20.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.7 : 26.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 24.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.1 : 25.0 WILUNA Interior WA

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

7.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.0 : 18.4 KARNET Lower West WA
-5.5 : 19.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-5.3 : 17.1 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-5.3 : 22.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.2 : 19.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.9 : 7.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-8.9 : 3.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 1.5 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.7 : 0.4 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : 6.7 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : 3.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.0 : -2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : 8.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

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.
64.2 FISH RIVER N Rivers NT
62.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW
56.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
51.0 GILNOCKIE N Rivers NT
41.2 GOWRIE (LALLYBROCH) NW Slopes S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.2 FISH RIVER
51.0 GILNOCKIE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
41.2 GOWRIE (LALLYBROCH)
MidNorth Coast S
62.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)
Hunter Valley
56.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

13.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

.....

6.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1452 (60.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1085 (45.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1079 (45.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
885 (36.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
856 (35.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
793 (33.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
742 (30.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
732 (30.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
714 (29.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
709 (29.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
682 (28.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
672 (28.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
663 (27.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
657 (27.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
636 (26.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
633 (26.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
614 (25.6) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
612 (25.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
94/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/18 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
81/16 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
76/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
74/19 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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
4.0mm in 2 min to 10:42 120.0mm/h
20.2mm in 15 min to 10:57 80.8mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 26.6mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 32.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
Lower West
PEMBERTON AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 11 min to 00:57 29.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
4.4mm in 13 min to 01:13 20.3mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.0mm/h
CHARLES POINT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
11.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 23.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.7mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.3mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
16.6mm in 19 min to 18:00 52.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.6mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 26.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.0mm/h
BULMAN AWS
9.2mm in 11 min to 14:57 50.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.6mm/h
BORROLOOLA
4.2mm in 3 min to 13:53 84.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
7.4mm in 22 min to 05:00 20.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
18.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 36.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.6mm/h
27.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 55.6mm/h
46.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 46.2mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 30.8mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 17.3mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
17.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
4.0mm in 11 min to 17:18 21.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(320/ 69 ) at 16:02
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 65 ) at 00:00