Australian Weather News -- 02 NOV 2015

Monday 02 NOV 2015

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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 1439 EST on 03/11/2015. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

31.4

30.2

23/11/2008

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067100

CASTLE HILL (KATHLEEN AVE)

163.0

68.0

14/11/1986

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

12.2

12.4

07/11/2004

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
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 14:39EST, 03/11/2015.

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	23.4	-2.4	13.9	+1.2	13.7	13.6	5.6	10.3	280 (11.7)	39/14
BUNBURY	22.9	-1.4	14.5	+2.4	--	1.2	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	35/13
MANDURAH	23.4	-1.1	14.3	-1.2	--	8.8	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+0.3	25.1	-0.2	24.9	0.0	7.4	11.4	370 (15.4)	34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	41.4	+7.8	23.9	+6.0	21.9	0.0	13.4	10.9	344 (14.3)	76/23
WHYALLA AERO	24.7	-1.8	14.3	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	35/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.6	-1.6	15.5	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.1	-3.3	11.6	+3.2	11.6	2.6	1.0	1.1	372 (15.5)	37/07
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.0	+2.6	23.0	+1.6	--	0.2	42.2	9.6	311 (13.0)	31/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	-1.2	22.4	+0.1	25.6	2.0	6.0	6.3	318 (13.3)	34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	-0.7	24.2	+1.3	23.2	0.0	9.6	12.0	540 (22.5)	37/11
MACKAY M.O	30.9	+1.7	21.5	-0.3	--	0.0	--	5.5	276 (11.5)	24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.0	-0.2	20.2	+0.7	20.2	1.6	6.2	--	245 (10.2)	35/17
BUNDABERG AERO	28.1	-0.2	17.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	39/15
COOLANGATTA	27.1	+1.2	20.0	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	552 (23.0)	48/13
BRISBANE AERO	26.6	-0.2	18.5	+0.3	16.2	0.0	9.0	12.0	525 (21.9)	52/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.5	+0.8	14.9	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	31/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.9	+1.5	16.6	+1.5	--	11.2	6.4	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.8	+2.8	18.5	+3.3	--	0.6	--	--	383 (16.0)	24/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.7	+6.2	18.9	+4.5	6.6	0.8	24.2	10.7	277 (11.5)	52/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.2	+2.1	13.3	+4.1	12.1	6.2	6.6	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.2	+1.8	17.0	+3.3	--	8.6	--	--	464 (19.3)	35/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	31.6	+7.6	18.4	+3.0	17.5	9.0	6.6	9.1	541 (22.5)	52/23
RICHMOND RAAF	32.0	+5.3	17.7	+3.6	--	21.4	--	--	305 (12.7)	39/13
BELLAMBI AWS	28.2	+6.1	18.3	+2.6	--	6.4	--	--	453 (18.9)	44/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.1	+1.3	16.3	+5.5	15.1	29.0	6.8	11.0	376 (15.7)	39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.1	+1.1	15.9	+4.0	--	22.8	--	--	293 (12.2)	44/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.8	+0.3	12.1	-0.5	10.0	0.0	9.4	10.0	327 (13.6)	30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.8	-0.9	14.3	+4.1	--	13.4	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	41/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.5	-0.9	11.7	+2.0	--	1.6	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.3	-3.3	9.3	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	404 (16.8)	37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.6	-2.9	11.7	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	48/11
HOBART AIRPORT	13.5	-5.5	9.4	+0.2	7.8	0.6	8.0	2.5	516 (21.5)	54/04
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

43.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
43.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
42.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 43.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.8 : 43.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 39.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 34.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.8 : 41.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 26.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 26.4 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 26.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.8 : 26.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.6 : 16.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+6.6 : 14.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.6 : 25.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
8.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-10.4 : 21.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-10.0 : 22.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-9.2 : 20.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-8.8 : 15.5 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-8.5 : 9.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-8.5 : 17.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-8.5 : 16.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.2 WARRA W Coast TAS

-6.0 : 10.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 11.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.3 : 1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.3 : 22.3 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
-3.3 : 21.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

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.

163.0 CASTLE HILL (KATHLEEN AVE) Sydney--west NSW
57.0 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK) SW Slopes S NSW
51.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
50.4 ADELONG (TUMUT ST) SW Slopes S NSW
49.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--west
163.0 CASTLE HILL (KATHLEEN AVE)
Goulburn/Monaro
51.0 MOUNT GININI AWS
Snowy Mtns
49.0 THREDBO AWS
SW Slopes S
57.0 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK)
50.4 ADELONG (TUMUT ST)

12.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

1.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

947 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
908 (37.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
897 (37.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
884 (36.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
841 (35.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
821 (34.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
788 (32.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
777 (32.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
757 (31.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
745 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
723 (30.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
683 (28.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
680 (28.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
680 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
669 (27.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
668 (27.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
664 (27.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
656 (27.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
652 (27.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
638 (26.6) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
633 (26.4) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
629 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
624 (26.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
616 (25.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

102/16 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
83/18 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
81/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/23 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
76/19 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/13 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 13.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 26.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h Lower West SWANBOURNE 10.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 20.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.0mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h HOPETOUN NORTH 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.2mm/h FLOREAT PARK AG STATION 12.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 24.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.8mm/h Cent Wheatbelt LAKE GRACE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h WICKEPIN AG STATION 11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Plateau TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT 11.2mm in 11 min to 15:22 61.1mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.8mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 22.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.7mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 7.4mm in 20 min to 03:30 22.2mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.6mm/h N Tablelands W INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE 11.6mm in 30 min to 12:30 23.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 8.0mm in 17 min to 15:00 28.2mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 8.0mm in 3 min to 17:59 160.0mm/h 3.0mm in 1 min to 18:00 180.0mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h Hunter Valley SCONE AIRPORT AWS 3.2mm in 2 min to 20:39 96.0mm/h 7.2mm in 21 min to 21:00 20.6mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h 9.4mm in 7 min to 21:37 80.6mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.6mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.8mm/h MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS 10.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h Goulburn/Monaro MOUNT GININI AWS 10.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 20.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h SW Slopes S CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Eucla RED ROCKS POINT : 83( 80/ 65 ) at 18:13 NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 102(200/ 46 ) at 17:25 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 74(200/ 65 ) at 13:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(180/ 65 ) at 12:53