Australian Weather News -- 21 NOV 2016

Monday 21 NOV 2016

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2016

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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 1405 EST on 22/11/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest wind gust (km/h)

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

98.0

18/11/2011

N Equal to record.

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

28.0

27.7

19/11/2016

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

19.6

19.0

18/11/2016

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

28.5

28.2

12/11/2007

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 14:04EST, 22/11/2016.

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	22.6	-3.2	8.8	-3.9	6.2	0.0	7.4	12.6	561 (23.4)	44/19
BUNBURY	--	--	4.1	-8.0	--	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	35/16
MANDURAH	21.4	-3.1	11.6	-3.9	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	44/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.9	-1.4	24.3	-1.0	24.0	0.0	5.2	2.5	136 ( 5.7)	21/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.6	+6.0	25.4	+7.5	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	59/14
WHYALLA AERO	38.4	+11.9	17.4	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	72/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.0	+6.8	21.9	+7.8	--	0.0	--	--	96 ( 4.0)	39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	29.5	+9.1	19.2	+10.8	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	54/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	39.3	+2.9	20.1	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	41/15
CAIRNS AERO	31.1	+0.5	23.2	+0.9	--	0.2	--	--	499 (20.8)	41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.1	+0.4	21.7	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	538 (22.4)	48/15
MACKAY M.O	26.9	-2.3	20.6	-1.2	--	8.4	--	--	479 (20.0)	46/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.3	-0.9	19.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	449 (18.7)	50/12
BUNDABERG AERO	28.8	+0.5	18.2	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	513 (21.4)	50/13
COOLANGATTA	27.0	+1.1	15.8	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.1	+0.3	17.2	-1.0	16.2	0.0	8.0	12.9	299 (12.5)	34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.4	+1.7	14.9	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	616 (25.7)	48/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	34.6	+6.2	20.9	+5.8	--	0.0	8.8	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.3	+3.3	15.5	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	39/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.6	+7.1	15.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.5	+4.4	12.6	+3.4	7.0	11.8 ⁴	19.2	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	34.4	+6.0	18.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	364 (15.2)	50/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.8	+6.8	20.4	+5.0	18.8	0.0	7.4	6.0	389 (16.2)	54/15
RICHMOND RAAF	35.6	+8.9	17.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	44/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+2.7	18.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	31/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.2	+10.4	18.1	+7.3	--	1.8	--	--	380 (15.8)	48/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	36.2	+10.2	19.2	+7.3	--	0.8	--	--	261 (10.9)	54/21
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.6	+12.1	19.9	+7.3	--	0.8	10.6	4.1	332 (13.8)	80/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	37.7	+13.0	19.4	+9.2	--	0.0	--	--	379 (15.8)	67/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	36.9	+12.5	18.7	+9.0	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	59/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	31.0	+11.4	18.3	+10.5	--	0.0	--	--	466 (19.4)	91/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	26.4	+5.9	12.2	+3.2	--	4.6	--	--	283 (11.8)	37/19
HOBART AIRPORT	27.7	+8.7	11.9	+2.7	8.1	0.4	5.0	4.0	429 (17.9)	48/21
	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

43.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
43.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+16.7 : 36.3 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+15.8 : 38.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+15.7 : 37.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+15.6 : 36.7 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+15.3 : 37.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

30.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.4 : 23.9 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.1 : 21.7 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+12.3 : 23.1 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.0 : 22.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

17.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.0 SPRING BAY NTC AWS E Coast TAS
18.0 HILLARYS BOAT HARBOUR NTC AWS Lower West WA
18.0 ESPERANCE NTC AWS

-5.4 : 20.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 24.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.9 : 25.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.9 : 23.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 24.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

1.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
2.9 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
2.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-8.1 : 1.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : 4.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.5 : 2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.4 : 4.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 2.9 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.

44.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
42.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS N Rivers NT
41.0 HAMPTON (BINDO) C Tablelands S NSW
39.6 WANDIE CREEK N Rivers NT
37.0 HILLVIEW (SHOALHAVEN RIVER) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Reports not yet available

1008 (42.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
889 (37.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
876 (36.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
864 (36.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
841 (35.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
832 (34.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
800 (33.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
798 (33.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
797 (33.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
769 (32.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
765 (31.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
757 (31.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
749 (31.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
747 (31.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
734 (30.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
711 (29.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
709 (29.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
699 (29.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
694 (28.9) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
691 (28.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
684 (28.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
680 (28.3) FORREST Eucla WA
679 (28.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
668 (27.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
654 (27.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
653 (27.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
649 (27.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
641 (26.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
619 (25.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
603 (25.1) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
600 (25.0) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
600 (25.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

120/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
117/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
115/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/13 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
100/09 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/16 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
94/13 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
94/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/16 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
91/16 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
91/15 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
91/22 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley ARGYLE AERODROME 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h 9.4mm in 5 min to 21:12 112.8mm/h 19.0mm in 17 min to 21:24 67.1mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 26.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BATCHELOR AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP 12.6mm in 30 min to 10:30 25.2mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.8mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT 12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 8.6mm in 13 min to 21:30 39.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.0mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 17.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 34.4mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.2mm/h 24.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 49.2mm/h 41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 41.8mm/h 44.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 88.0mm/h 44.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 44.0mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 14.7mm/h 44.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 44.4mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL AERODROME 11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 8.6mm in 11 min to 09:11 46.9mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 4.6mm in 3 min to 17:36 92.0mm/h 3.0mm in 2 min to 17:38 90.0mm/h 9.8mm in 17 min to 17:55 34.6mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.8mm/h OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB) 11.8mm in 30 min to 04:30 23.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.4mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h 19.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.2mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.6mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.6mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h 12.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.4mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 91(270/ 58 ) at 18:00 W Agricultural PORT AUGUSTA AERO : 78(150/ 65 ) at 13:49 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 70 ) at 11:37 VICTORIA Mallee S HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 95(300/ 65 ) at 14:34 SWAN HILL AERODROME : 78(320/ 63 ) at 16:12 Wimmera N NHILL AERODROME : 82(290/ 63 ) at 14:15 Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 104(300/ 65 ) at 14:34 Upper NE MOUNT HOTHAM : 87( 20/ 63 ) at 08:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(270/ 76 ) at 19:16 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 96(290/ 83 ) at 17:57 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 91(250/ 67 ) at 17:42 FRANKSTON AWS : 85(260/ 65 ) at 18:01 W Central LAVERTON RAAF : 89(260/ 70 ) at 17:47 AVALON AIRPORT : 91(270/ 61 ) at 17:22 POINT WILSON : 83(250/ 72 ) at 17:28 SHEOAKS : 98(310/ 43 ) at 17:01 N Central WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 85(350/ 69 ) at 15:37 Western Plains BALLARAT AERODROME : 91(300/ 65 ) at 16:36 W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 121(340/ 45 ) at 16:16 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(330/ 89 ) at 22:07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(330/ 87 ) at 10:54 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(320/ 72 ) at 23:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 117(270/102 ) at 19:54