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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 21/11/2015. 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

WA

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

38.0

32.3

17/11/1990

28

32.3

17/11/1990

29

1 P

QLD

Maranoa

043035

SURAT

29.4

29.4

06/11/1965

48

29.4

09/02/2005

52

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

Lower NE

082139

HUNTERS HILL

22.5

21.7

26/11/1997

20

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060141

TAREE AIRPORT AWS

40.0

38.0

29/11/2006

17

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

40.3

39.2

22/11/2009

19

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

41.4

41.2

25/11/2002

14

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

39.8

39.4

22/11/2009

17

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068241

ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

41.8

40.0

22/11/2009

15

1 N

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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

20.5

19.1

15/11/2004

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 21/11/2015.

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 30.1 +4.3 12.9 +0.2 10.6 0.0 7.6 13.1 536 (22.3) 55/23
BUNBURY 25.1 +0.8 8.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 41/22
MANDURAH 26.0 +1.5 12.3 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 412 (17.2) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +0.9 22.7 -2.6 22.5 5.0 9.0 11.7 334 (13.9) 55/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.2 +8.6 22.9 +5.0 20.6 0.0 15.0 11.2 325 (13.5) 55/21
WHYALLA AERO 23.3 -3.2 17.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 599 (25.0) 57/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.0 -3.2 18.4 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +0.1 12.7 +4.3 11.0 0.4 4.0 5.7 351 (14.6) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.4 +3.0 20.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +0.5 20.5 -1.8 18.6 0.2 11.0 11.2 604 (25.2) 50/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +0.6 21.8 -1.1 19.5 0.0 13.4 12.1 517 (21.5) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 28.6 -0.6 23.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 360 (15.0) 31/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 -0.6 19.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 16.0 -- 264 (11.0) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 29.1 +0.8 16.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 30/10
COOLANGATTA 30.9 +5.0 19.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.5 +1.7 17.9 -0.3 14.7 0.0 8.0 12.7 400 (16.7) 46/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 33.5 +7.8 18.5 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 39.8 +11.4 21.2 +6.1 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 33.3 +8.3 17.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 40.5 +15.0 17.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 55/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 19.2 +10.0 11.3 0.0 7.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 39.9 +11.5 15.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 54/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 42.8 +18.8 20.9 +5.5 19.5 0.0 8.8 12.4 385 (16.0) 68/18
RICHMOND RAAF 39.7 +13.0 18.1 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 61/14
BELLAMBI AWS 39.8 +17.7 20.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 68/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.2 +10.4 17.6 +6.8 13.6 0.0 7.2 13.3 247 (10.3) 61/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.3 +8.3 17.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 55/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.2 +5.7 21.1 +8.5 19.0 0.0 16.0 12.4 400 (16.7) 61/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.3 +3.6 17.0 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 46/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.7 +3.3 15.9 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 39/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.8 -0.8 11.9 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.2 -0.3 13.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 52/13
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +4.8 13.4 +4.2 9.9 0.0 10.6 9.7 561 (23.4) 57/14
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

46.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
44.3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
44.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.1 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW

+18.8 : 42.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+18.1 : 41.8 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+17.7 : 39.8 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+17.3 : 40.9 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+16.8 : 40.3 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+16.8 : 41.4 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

38.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
29.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+13.9 : 23.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+13.8 : 38.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+12.4 : 22.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
+12.4 : 29.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+12.2 : 22.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

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

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.7 : 22.1 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.5 : 21.5 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-5.5 : 29.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.0 : 24.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.6 : 22.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

3.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
4.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.5 : 3.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.0 : 4.0 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 16.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-4.7 : 4.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 5.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.
39.6 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.2 BULMAN N Rivers NT
18.0 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R Hunter Valley NSW
16.2 CSIRO BERRIMAH N Rivers NT
15.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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8.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
5.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1480 (61.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1190 (49.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
950 (39.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
922 (38.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
904 (37.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
893 (37.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
872 (36.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
856 (35.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
851 (35.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
849 (35.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
847 (35.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
836 (34.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
822 (34.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
786 (32.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
755 (31.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
749 (31.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
716 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
679 (28.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
667 (27.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
666 (27.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
654 (27.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
647 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
613 (25.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
610 (25.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
608 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
600 (25.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/14 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/16 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
85/12 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
85/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
CORNER INLET (YANAKIE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 72(180/ 65 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 63 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(330/ 67 ) at 00:03
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(270/ 63 ) at 00:00
CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 80(250/ 67 ) at 15:44
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(270/ 65 ) at 21:00