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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 1452 EST on 14/11/2014. 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 minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

34.0

29.3

16/11/2004

21

31.0

22/04/2006

22

N

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

23.5

23.2

20/11/2009

20

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

28.7

26.1

26/11/1997

48

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

-1.0

20.0

06/11/1985

40

12.0

18/07/1989

41

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

-1.0

14.5

25/11/2003

34

1.6

24/06/1976

40

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

44.9

43.0

17/11/2009

73

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

14.7

15.2

06/11/1999

47

1 N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

30.3

30.0

03/11/2014

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:51EST, 14/11/2014.

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 21.6 -4.2 9.9 -2.8 8.4 0.0 7.2 12.4 600 (25.0) 50/15
BUNBURY 20.2 -4.1 7.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 57/11
MANDURAH 19.7 -4.8 11.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 46/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.3 26.0 +0.7 25.4 2.4 8.8 11.1 406 (16.9) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 44.9 +11.3 16.4 -1.5 13.5 0.0 14.0 12.7 227 ( 9.5) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 42.2 +15.7 19.2 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 61/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 38.8 +13.6 23.8 +9.7 -- 0.0 9.4 5.2 164 ( 6.8) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 34.6 +14.2 10.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 6.0 2.8 233 ( 9.7) 34/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.4 +4.0 20.5 -0.9 18.9 0.0 9.4 -- 208 ( 8.7) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 31.8 +1.2 20.9 -1.4 19.5 0.0 10.4 11.0 401 (16.7) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 -0.4 23.2 +0.3 21.4 0.0 9.4 10.7 454 (18.9) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 29.0 -0.2 19.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 267 (11.1) 24/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +1.6 18.5 -1.0 16.2 0.0 7.6 -- 236 ( 9.8) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.6 +1.3 17.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/15
COOLANGATTA 27.2 +1.3 19.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 34/21
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +0.3 20.3 +2.1 20.1 7.4 5.4 7.6 344 (14.3) 31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +3.3 16.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 722 (30.1) 55/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.6 +6.2 18.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 8.6 -- 148 ( 6.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.4 +1.5 17.5 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 52/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +1.4 11.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 46/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 +1.5 12.9 -1.5 10.8 0.0 7.0 -- 358 (14.9) 39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.3 +7.2 11.0 +1.8 4.5 0.0 5.4 11.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.5 +7.1 16.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 43/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.2 +1.2 18.1 +2.7 15.9 0.0 6.8 6.6 431 (18.0) 48/17
RICHMOND RAAF 28.9 +2.2 16.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 25.1 +3.0 17.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 46/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.5 +7.7 10.2 -0.6 8.4 0.0 7.0 12.9 247 (10.3) 26/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.2 +7.2 12.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.6 +12.1 20.1 +7.5 15.1 0.0 9.6 9.3 206 ( 8.6) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.6 +8.9 10.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 166 ( 6.9) 26/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.1 +9.7 12.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.3 +9.3 13.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.8 +11.2 7.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.3 +1.8 7.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 35/12
HOBART AIRPORT 19.6 +0.6 7.0 -2.2 3.5 0.0 3.4 4.8 293 (12.2) 34/17
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

45.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
44.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+15.8 : 38.1 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.7 : 42.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+15.7 : 41.4 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+15.6 : 41.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+15.3 : 37.9 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA

34.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
29.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.7 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+17.4 : 28.7 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+12.9 : 24.2 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.6 : 23.5 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+11.8 : 24.6 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.7 : 22.6 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

13.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
13.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
14.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
14.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-14.2 : 14.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-13.8 : 16.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-13.7 : 15.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-13.4 : 15.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-13.1 : 14.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

-1.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-1.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-0.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-27.8 : -1.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-25.0 : -1.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-7.4 : 2.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.4 : 4.2 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.3 : 12.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne 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.
56.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
35.4 RAWLINNA HOMESTEAD Eucla WA
35.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION N Kimberley WA
34.2 LIVERINGA STATION W Kimberley WA
34.0 CHANNEL ISLAND N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
35.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
W Kimberley
34.2 LIVERINGA STATION
Eucla
35.4 RAWLINNA HOMESTEAD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.8 PIRLANGIMPI
34.0 CHANNEL ISLAND

12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
11.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

.....

5.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1043 (43.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
955 (39.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
864 (36.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
824 (34.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
795 (33.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
779 (32.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
775 (32.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
771 (32.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
756 (31.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
726 (30.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
722 (30.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
716 (29.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
713 (29.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
629 (26.2) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
614 (25.6) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
612 (25.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
607 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
85/17 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
83/17 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
76/19 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
74/10 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
72/06 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
9.0mm in 19 min to 15:49 28.4mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 16:00 21.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 13:30 21.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
Eucla
FORREST
9.6mm in 22 min to 16:30 26.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURAMINYA
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
None reported