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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 2250 EST on 03/11/2017. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

19.6

20.0

03/11/2010

16

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central West

036007

BARCALDINE POST OFFICE

10.0

10.0

01/11/1964

52

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Sydney--west

067019

PROSPECT RESERVOIR

0.0

0.0

01/11/2017

47

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

13.6

13.6

14/11/2006

16

1 N Equal to record.


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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 22:49EST, 03/11/2017.

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 27.6 +1.8 14.7 +2.0 12.1 0.0 10.2 11.9 457 (19.0) 46/01
BUNBURY 22.9 -1.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 46/03
MANDURAH 26.5 +2.0 14.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 34/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.0 22.9 -2.4 22.8 2.4 6.4 9.4 243 (10.1) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 -2.1 8.7 -9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 23.1 -3.4 11.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.5 -3.7 9.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 9.2 +0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.7 -1.7 18.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 -0.7 23.3 +1.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 249 (10.4) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +0.1 24.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 29.3 +0.1 21.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.1 -0.1 18.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 24/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +0.5 17.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 31/15
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.3 17.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 -0.3 14.4 -3.8 12.0 0.0 8.0 12.5 438 (18.3) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 -0.9 11.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 30/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.8 -0.6 10.1 -5.0 5.5 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -1.6 8.5 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 -2.9 11.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 -1.1 6.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -2.2 9.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 -1.7 14.5 -0.9 11.7 0.0 5.6 9.9 428 (17.8) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 25.8 -0.9 9.8 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 -1.7 14.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 26/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 37/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.2 -0.6 6.4 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -2.3 8.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 39/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 -1.9 9.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 7.7 8.9 310 (12.9) 31/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.2 -4.5 8.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.1 -6.3 7.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 48/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.5 -6.4 9.1 -1.3 6.4 2.0 3.0 1.3 399 (16.6) 37/06
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -6.5 8.6 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 360 (15.0) 37/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 -3.4 10.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 37/01
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 -5.0 6.5 -2.7 2.4 5.2 3.2 4.4 339 (14.1) 48/09
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

41.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
41.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
40.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

+8.6 : 40.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 41.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 38.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 39.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 40.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
26.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+5.9 : 22.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.6 : 23.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.6 : 19.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+3.8 : 15.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+3.5 : 17.8 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

1.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.5 : 15.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-10.2 : 16.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.0 : 15.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.8 : 5.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-9.6 : 17.3 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-14.3 : 0.0 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
-10.9 : 6.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.7 : 6.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-10.3 : 10.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-10.2 : 6.3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW

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.
47.6 PINELANDS N Rivers NT
37.0 HERBERTON ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
37.0 CHARNLEY RIVER W Kimberley WA
33.0 MALANDA ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
30.8 THE CHASE N Rivers NT

Reports not yet available

1146 (47.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1103 (46.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1045 (43.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
976 (40.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
953 (39.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
743 (31.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
703 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
690 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
685 (28.5) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
682 (28.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
666 (27.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
638 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
635 (26.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
616 (25.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
72/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
70/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
63/11 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
30.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 60.0mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 30.0mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.0mm/h
9.2mm in 15 min to 18:00 36.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
24.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 49.6mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.0mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 31.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
Central Coast E
PROSERPINE 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
None reported