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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 1505 EST on 18/11/2014. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040121

MALENY TAMARIND ST

22.0

21.8

24/11/2011

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

36.3

35.7

07/11/1994

36

1 N

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

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

23.6

23.0

16/11/2006

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 15:04EST, 18/11/2014.

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 29.1 +3.3 12.0 -0.7 9.5 0.0 8.0 13.1 323 (13.5) 31/13
BUNBURY 24.6 +0.3 11.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 35/00
MANDURAH 24.7 +0.2 14.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.1 24.8 -0.5 24.1 7.4 5.2 11.7 308 (12.8) 34/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 -2.1 14.2 -3.7 12.9 0.2 2.8 5.9 219 ( 9.1) 35/23
WHYALLA AERO -- -- 13.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.0 -2.2 12.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 11.0 11.7 269 (11.2) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -1.4 10.8 +2.4 8.7 2.4 4.6 9.2 532 (22.2) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.9 +3.5 25.6 +4.2 23.4 0.0 51.6 11.5 561 (23.4) 54/00
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +0.7 18.8 -3.5 14.9 0.0 7.4 11.4 218 ( 9.1) 28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +1.1 24.1 +1.2 21.0 0.0 10.0 12.4 348 (14.5) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 32.5 +3.3 23.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- 11.7 454 (18.9) 39/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 39.3 +8.1 22.1 +2.6 20.7 0.0 11.2 -- 300 (12.5) 35/17
BUNDABERG AERO 36.3 +8.0 23.5 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 690 (28.8) 39/01
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +3.1 18.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 41/07
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 +1.5 23.5 +5.3 20.8 0.0 6.2 11.9 421 (17.5) 41/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 34.5 +8.8 20.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 46/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.9 +2.5 15.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 8.6 -- 211 ( 8.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.4 -0.5 18.2 +2.0 14.4 0.0 4.0 -- 347 (14.5) 35/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +0.5 14.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.1 -1.4 11.6 -2.8 -- 0.8 31.2 -- 478 (19.9) 41/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 -1.1 7.0 -2.2 0.0 0.0 2.8 13.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 -0.3 8.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 39/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 +0.6 15.2 -0.2 9.7 0.4 7.0 12.6 622 (25.9) 39/14
RICHMOND RAAF 30.9 +4.2 11.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 43/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.3 13.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 28/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.0 -1.8 7.5 -3.3 5.6 0.0 4.6 12.9 406 (16.9) 39/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -3.6 8.3 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 346 (14.4) 34/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.3 -2.2 9.2 -3.4 6.8 0.0 5.6 13.1 366 (15.3) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.6 -2.1 7.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.8 -2.6 7.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 -0.9 12.4 +1.2 10.1 1.4 11.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -1.0 7.4 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 478 (19.9) 41/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 -0.8 9.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 46/11
HOBART AIRPORT 17.9 -1.1 10.5 +1.3 8.0 0.0 3.4 11.3 573 (23.9) 65/17
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

43.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
42.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
42.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
42.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 40.8 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.6 : 35.4 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
+9.0 : 37.8 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.8 : 34.5 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+8.7 : 31.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

29.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.4 : 23.5 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.8 : 20.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 27.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.1 : 22.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.0 : 20.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 29.4 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-6.2 : 7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 6.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.9 : 12.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.1 : 4.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.0 : 2.7 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-6.8 : 11.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 6.5 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W 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.
96.0 HOWARD SPRINGS NATURE PARK N Rivers NT
30.2 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
27.4 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
27.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
26.0 THE CHASE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
27.0 THEDA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
96.0 HOWARD SPRINGS NATURE PARK
26.0 THE CHASE

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
30.2 GREEN CAPE AWS

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
27.4 MALLACOOTA

13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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7.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
5.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
5.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1620 (67.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1502 (62.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1202 (50.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1188 (49.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1111 (46.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1024 (42.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
978 (40.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
977 (40.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
977 (40.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
961 (40.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
884 (36.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
869 (36.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
847 (35.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
836 (34.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
815 (34.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
794 (33.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
789 (32.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
786 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
782 (32.6) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
774 (32.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
774 (32.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
740 (30.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
737 (30.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
736 (30.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
733 (30.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
712 (29.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
697 (29.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
690 (28.8) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
686 (28.6) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
681 (28.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
667 (27.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
664 (27.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
664 (27.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
659 (27.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
658 (27.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
653 (27.2) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
648 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
638 (26.6) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
633 (26.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
626 (26.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
622 (25.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
621 (25.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
 120/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
100/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/13 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
91/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
8.4mm in 15 min to 16:45 33.6mm/h
5.2mm in 15 min to 17:00 20.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
 E Gascoyne
JIMBLEBAR MINE
6.0mm in 12 min to 17:03 30.0mm/h
 Interior
TELFER AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
 TASMANIA
W Coast
STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
12.0mm in 28 min to 20:00 25.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS : 91( 80/ 50 ) at 13:16
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(270/ 63 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 78(260/ 65 ) at 21:20
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 87(240/ 63 ) at 09:36
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(300/ 95 ) at 07:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(250/ 61 ) at 05:29
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(260/ 54 ) at 03:10
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 87(270/ 65 ) at 04:45
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 89(250/ 67 ) at 04:42
LOW ROCKY POINT : 76(280/ 63 ) at 00:30
MOUNT READ : 91(250/ 50 ) at 00:08
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 100(280/ 83 ) at 04:00