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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 1457 EST on 05/11/2017. 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

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

-1.5

1.7

02/11/1999

15

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

27.0

27.0

22/11/2008

23

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

4.5

5.0

03/11/2003

12

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

1.4

1.8

01/11/1998

21

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

5.2

6.0

17/11/2006

11

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

1.7

3.0

02/11/1999

18

1 N

SA

Upper SE

025507

KEITH

0.5

0.6

03/11/1974

51

1 N

SA

Upper SE

025557

KEITH (MUNKORA)

-2.3

-1.7

10/11/2012

13

1 N

SA

Lower SE

026091

COONAWARRA

-0.2

0.0

28/11/1986

29

1 N

SA

Lower SE

026100

PADTHAWAY SOUTH

-0.8

0.6

10/11/2012

14

1 N

VIC

Wimmera N

078077

WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM

0.5

1.0

22/11/1984

42

1 N

VIC

W Central

087113

AVALON AIRPORT

2.6

2.9

04/11/2003

19

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

2.0

2.4

15/11/2006

19

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

-1.9

-1.7

15/11/2006

28

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

15.9

16.0

19/11/2001

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

113

106.0

15/11/2011

13

N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:47EST, 05/11/2017.

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 30.7 +4.9 14.8 +2.1 12.0 0.0 8.0 12.6 569 (23.7) 68/02
BUNBURY 26.6 +2.3 13.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 30/23
MANDURAH 28.2 +3.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.2 25.9 +0.6 25.0 0.0 6.8 10.2 248 (10.3) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.1 +5.5 14.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 22.6 -3.9 12.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 598 (24.9) 46/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 -3.8 9.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 43/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 -4.2 1.8 -6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.9 12.4 -9.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 31/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.3 23.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +0.1 23.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +0.4 19.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 24/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 -0.2 20.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +1.7 17.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/15
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +2.1 19.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +0.8 17.4 -0.8 13.8 0.0 8.0 12.1 399 (16.6) 34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.6 +2.9 14.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 44/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.2 +0.8 16.8 +1.7 11.5 0.0 7.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -0.2 15.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 48/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 -4.4 16.5 +2.1 -- 3.8 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -10.3 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 401 (16.7) 24/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -6.9 15.7 +0.3 13.8 1.6 7.4 0.0 570 (23.8) 55/09
RICHMOND RAAF 15.7 -11.0 14.8 +0.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 311 (13.0) 24/23
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -6.2 13.2 -2.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 39/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.3 -- 9.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.7 -3.1 3.8 -7.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.6 -4.4 5.0 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 31/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.4 -5.1 8.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 6.4 12.8 342 (14.3) 37/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.6 -6.1 4.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.5 -4.9 2.2 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 44/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.4 -5.5 3.9 -6.5 -1.5 0.2 4.8 10.6 504 (21.0) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 -5.6 -0.3 -8.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 414 (17.3) 43/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.2 -2.3 0.8 -8.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 268 (11.2) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -4.0 4.4 -4.8 -1.3 0.6 3.2 11.1 489 (20.4) 61/15
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

43.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+7.4 : 33.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.7 : 37.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+5.9 : 40.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.5 : 39.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.5 : 39.5 WILUNA Interior WA

28.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.7 : 23.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 28.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+5.0 : 19.3 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.3 : 21.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+4.2 : 25.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.2 : 27.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

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

0.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.0 : 16.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
-11.7 : 2.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-11.7 : 16.7 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-11.5 : 20.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-11.1 : 16.1 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.0 : -2.3 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-10.7 : -0.8 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-10.2 : -5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-10.1 : -1.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-9.9 : 2.3 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E 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.
21.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
16.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
15.6 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
15.2 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
15.2 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1252 (52.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1239 (51.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1190 (49.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1161 (48.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
997 (41.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
997 (41.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
967 (40.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
904 (37.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
901 (37.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
900 (37.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
894 (37.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
877 (36.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
864 (36.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
864 (36.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
819 (34.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
790 (32.9) FORREST Eucla WA
761 (31.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
744 (31.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
730 (30.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
726 (30.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
719 (30.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
718 (29.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
681 (28.4) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
670 (27.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
654 (27.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
654 (27.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
650 (27.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
649 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
649 (27.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
646 (26.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
642 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
640 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
637 (26.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
635 (26.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
635 (26.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
632 (26.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
608 (25.3) EUCLA Eucla WA
606 (25.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
120/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/05 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
81/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

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
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
2.4mm in 1 min to 15:36 144.0mm/h
9.4mm in 24 min to 16:00 23.5mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 63 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 74(240/ 69 ) at 07:49
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/ 76 ) at 02:16
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(220/ 65 ) at 14:16
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 113(250/ 69 ) at 08:47
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 72(230/ 65 ) at 08:21