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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 1518 EST on 18/11/2015. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central Highlands

035282

TAROOM TM

59.0

48.0

18/11/2010

13

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

29.5

26.6

28/11/2008

20

27.3

12/02/2002

21

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

7.0

11.1

18/11/1981

45

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035070

TAROOM POST OFFICE

4.0

5.2

17/11/2006

57

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

104

100.0

05/11/2005

11

N

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

93

93.0

28/11/2012

11

N Equal to record.

WA

Goldfields

012071

SALMON GUMS RES.STN.

93

83.0

22/11/2012

11

91.0

20/05/2011

12

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 15:17EST, 18/11/2015.

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 26.2 +0.4 14.0 +1.3 11.5 0.0 10.8 9.0 305 (12.7) 52/15
BUNBURY 23.8 -0.5 11.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 46/10
MANDURAH 24.0 -0.5 17.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 43/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +1.5 24.5 -0.8 24.2 0.2 6.0 11.9 344 (14.3) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.4 +2.8 14.6 -3.3 11.7 0.0 10.0 13.1 248 (10.3) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 38.9 +12.4 13.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 54/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.7 +10.5 14.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 31/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +9.1 7.6 -0.8 3.8 0.0 8.0 13.2 279 (11.6) 57/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +1.6 21.6 +0.2 15.3 0.0 14.4 12.1 367 (15.3) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 -0.1 24.3 +2.0 29.5 0.0 5.6 7.6 288 (12.0) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 -0.7 23.0 +0.1 23.0 18.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 28.1 -1.1 21.1 -0.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 394 (16.4) 37/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 -2.2 18.6 -0.9 17.6 3.8 2.8 -- 376 (15.7) 50/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 -0.9 18.3 -0.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 48/12
COOLANGATTA 25.4 -0.5 15.2 -3.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -1.6 16.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 7.0 12.6 372 (15.5) 39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.6 -2.1 13.5 -1.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 676 (28.2) 46/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 0.0 14.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -1.2 11.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 +0.8 9.0 -5.4 6.8 0.0 5.0 12.9 294 (12.3) 35/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 +0.9 7.6 -1.6 3.0 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +0.9 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 30/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.2 +2.2 14.3 -1.1 11.3 0.0 8.0 12.6 341 (14.2) 50/16
RICHMOND RAAF 28.6 +1.9 11.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 26.4 +4.3 15.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 52/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.6 +3.8 11.6 +0.8 9.2 0.0 6.0 13.0 207 ( 8.6) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.0 +5.0 12.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.3 +9.8 15.8 +3.2 12.3 0.0 10.8 13.1 258 (10.8) 55/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.8 +8.1 16.2 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.7 +9.3 14.5 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.8 +11.2 11.8 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 61/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.0 +3.5 8.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 37/17
HOBART AIRPORT 23.2 +4.2 12.2 +3.0 9.0 0.0 7.6 6.3 354 (14.8) 31/19
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

44.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
43.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

+18.4 : 41.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+17.9 : 43.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+16.7 : 40.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.0 : 40.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+15.9 : 41.8 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
27.0 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+8.8 : 25.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.8 : 24.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 18.5 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
+8.6 : 25.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 26.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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

12.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 26.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-4.9 : 28.2 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-4.3 : 27.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.3 : 27.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-4.2 : 26.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
4.2 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-13.5 : 4.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.4 : 15.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 17.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-5.8 : 15.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.5 : 15.9 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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.
90.8 CARMILA BEACH ROAD Central Coast E QLD
81.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
69.0 GILIGULGUL TM Central Highlands QLD
67.0 SEVEN OAKS TM Darling Downs E QLD
59.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
90.8 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
81.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
56.4 CARDOWAN
55.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
Central Coast W
56.8 MORANBAH AIRPORT
Central Highlands
69.0 GILIGULGUL TM
59.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE
59.0 TAROOM TM
Darling Downs E
67.0 SEVEN OAKS TM
Maranoa
54.0 WALLUMBILLA POST OFFICE

14.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

6.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
6.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

908 (37.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
861 (35.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
793 (33.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
696 (29.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
654 (27.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
605 (25.2) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
104/13 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
94/20 FORREST Eucla WA
93/16 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
93/15 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
87/17 ESPERANCE AERO 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
19.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 39.6mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 26.4mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 29.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
Central Coast E
WILLIAMSON
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
BEGA AWS
11.8mm in 18 min to 16:30 39.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO : 85(290/ 65 ) at 16:30
Eucla
FORREST : 91(340/ 69 ) at 20:30
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 104(310/ 59 ) at 13:21
MUNGLINUP WEST : 93(290/ 39 ) at 16:55
SALMON GUMS RES.STN. : 93(310/ 43 ) at 15:37