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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 1440 EST on 20/11/2015. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

23.0

22.0

15/11/2015

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

57

57.0

12/11/2012

11

N Equal to record.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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, 20/11/2015.

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 22.8 -3.0 8.8 -3.9 7.2 0.6 6.2 12.7 433 (18.0) 48/13
BUNBURY 20.9 -3.4 8.7 -3.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 39/16
MANDURAH 21.2 -3.3 13.8 -1.7 -- 5.2 -- -- 431 (18.0) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.6 25.1 -0.2 24.5 0.0 6.4 11.6 266 (11.1) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.0 +7.4 17.4 -0.5 14.4 0.0 14.8 13.2 293 (12.2) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 34.2 +7.7 16.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 65/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.4 +12.2 22.4 +8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 43/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.7 +4.3 12.5 +4.1 13.3 1.0 7.4 3.3 402 (16.8) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.9 +2.5 21.4 0.0 19.0 0.0 13.8 -- 384 (16.0) 50/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 +0.6 23.1 +0.8 21.5 2.0 12.4 11.2 560 (23.3) 65/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.6 +1.9 21.1 -1.8 18.7 0.0 11.8 12.0 513 (21.4) 52/13
MACKAY M.O 28.3 -0.9 19.2 -2.6 -- 0.6 -- 11.7 399 (16.6) 31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.7 +0.5 19.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +1.1 16.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +2.5 19.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 37/07
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 +1.5 16.9 -1.3 13.2 0.0 7.0 11.9 365 (15.2) 41/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.7 +6.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.0 +9.6 19.2 +4.1 -- 0.0 9.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +3.4 14.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.8 +9.3 16.3 +1.9 14.0 0.0 10.8 -- 407 (17.0) 34/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 13.8 +4.6 8.6 0.0 9.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.9 +10.5 14.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 35.0 +11.0 18.3 +2.9 14.6 0.0 10.4 12.5 540 (22.5) 35/16
RICHMOND RAAF 38.2 +11.5 15.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 17/18
BELLAMBI AWS 25.1 +3.0 17.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 28/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.0 +11.2 16.4 +5.6 13.4 0.0 10.0 9.3 334 (13.9) 48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.2 +11.2 18.1 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 44/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 42.5 +15.0 21.5 +8.9 18.0 0.0 14.8 12.4 338 (14.1) 54/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 37.1 +12.4 21.3 +11.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 44/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.6 +12.2 19.1 +9.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 57/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.4 +10.8 14.1 +6.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 344 (14.3) 48/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.5 +5.0 13.9 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 46/13
HOBART AIRPORT 27.3 +8.3 11.3 +2.1 9.4 0.0 2.6 10.4 318 (13.3) 55/11
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

45.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
44.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
44.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
44.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

+15.0 : 42.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+15.0 : 45.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+15.0 : 42.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+14.9 : 39.5 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+14.5 : 44.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

30.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.5 : 23.8 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+12.3 : 24.5 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+11.8 : 22.1 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+11.3 : 26.3 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+11.1 : 22.3 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+11.1 : 21.3 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
+11.1 : 21.8 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+11.1 : 19.7 REDESDALE N Central VIC

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

10.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.4 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
15.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.0 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
16.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

-5.6 : 17.1 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.5 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.3 : 26.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.3 : 26.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.2 : 29.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

3.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.5 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.3 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.3 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

-8.5 : 15.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-5.7 : 5.3 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 16.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 6.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.6 : 3.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt 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.
74.6 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
11.4 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
11.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.8 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
9.0 WALPOLE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
9.8 NORTHCLIFFE
9.0 WALPOLE
Eucla
11.4 RED ROCKS POINT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
74.6 SOUTHWELL STATION
N Coast--Herbert
11.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

13.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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5.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
4.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1052 (43.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
898 (37.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
872 (36.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
830 (34.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
785 (32.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
777 (32.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
776 (32.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
771 (32.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
766 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
747 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
728 (30.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
702 (29.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
695 (29.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
665 (27.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
652 (27.2) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
646 (26.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
632 (26.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
631 (26.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
628 (26.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
620 (25.8) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
614 (25.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
612 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
106/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
83/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
6.6mm in 13 min to 16:43 30.5mm/h
12.2mm in 17 min to 17:00 43.1mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.0mm/h
17.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 34.0mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 35.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 13.3mm/h
BULMAN
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 33.6mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 26.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
13.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 27.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 69 ) at 16:39
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(290/ 80 ) at 05:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(250/ 63 ) at 12:00