Australian Rainfall and Temperature Extremes
November 1998

Data sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

01

113.0 Proserpine AP Qld
70.0 Burdekin Falls Dam Qld
63.2 Crystal Brook Proserpine Qld
60.0 Turrawalla Station Dalrymple Heights Qld
39.4 Eyre WA
-0.3 Mt Hotham Vic
28.4 Troughton Is WA
-5.0 Crackenback NSW
+15.5
39.4 Eyre WA
-10.4
5.5 Thredbo Village NSW
+8.9
19.0 Salmon Gums Res Stn WA
-10.6
-1.2 Nhill Vic
02
108.0 Tully Qld
72.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
70.2 Greenhaven Millaa Millaa Qld
51.0 Norfolk Is AP
39.7 Kidman Springs NT
9.0 Crackenback NSW
28.0 =Wyndham PO, Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA, Bradshaw NT
-7.0 =Crackenback, Perisher Valley NSW
+8.3
31.4 Elliston SA
-10.4
17.1 Murrurundi NSW
+6.9
20.0 Eucla AP WA
-12.9
5.0 Cape Byron NSW
03
135.0 Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
95.0 Sudley Station Weipa Qld
78.8 Cape Tribulation Store Qld
58.2 Mareeba Qld
41.2 Flying Fox NT
14.1 Nullo Mountain NSW
28.1 Troughton Is WA
-4.6 Cooma AP NSW
+10.1
28.8 C Northumberland SA
-8.5
19.0 Murrurundi NSW
+6.3
19.7 Whyalla AP SA
-10.9
5.0 Casino AP NSW
04
80.0 Darwin River Dam NT
71.0 Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
60.0 Mt Sophia Gordonvale Qld
56.8 Glenroy Massie Allora NT
40.2 Flying Fox NT
12.5 Mt Hotham Vic
30.0 Wyndham PO WA
-0.6 Braidwood NSW
+10.0
31.2 Bairnsdale Vic
-7.6
18.9 Polda Basin SA
+9.7
19.5 Keith SA
-9.1
1.0 Salmon Gums Res Stn WA
05
106.0 Bradshaw NT
73.4 Mt Briggs Garabaldi NT
67.8 Docker River NT
66.4 Cox Peninsula NT
41.0 =Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
4.9 Mt Read Tas
27.0 =Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Crossing AP WA, Victoria River Downs NT
0.7 Armidale AP NSW
+10.1
33.0 Esperance AP WA
-8.8
19.0 Renmark PO SA
+8.0
23.0 Arkaroola SA
-9.6
2.5 Eyre WA
06
64.0 North East Is NT
38.6 Casuarina NT
34.0 Channel Is NT
31.0 Gove AP NT
43.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
9.6 Mt Wellington Tas
29.0 Wyndham PO WA
-2.0 =Liawenee, Lake St Clair Tas
+11.2
37.0 Ceduna AP SA
-6.8
14.7 Nerriga NSW
+5.8
12.7 Tumbarumba NSW
-6.5
0.5 Fingal Tas
07
42.6 Larrakeyah NT
39.0 Darwin Botanical Gardens NT
37.4 Blackville NSW
34.0 Dunedoo NSW
41.4 Telfer AP WA
11.2 Barren Tier Tas
30.0 Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
0.6 Newdegate Res Stn WA
+10.6
25.0 Maatsuyker Is Tas
-5.6
19.0 Kent Town Adelaide SA
+10.5
25.5 Arkaroola SA
-8.1
2.0 Salmon Gums Res Stn WA
08
40.0 Thredbo Village NSW
37.5 Lawn Hill Gorge Burketown Qld
33.6 Gemtree Park NT
33.0 Mt Read Tas
44.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
6.4 Mt Wellington Tas
29.3 Troughton Is WA
-1.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
+8.2
32.4 Cheetham Salt Works Price SA
-8.6
19.3 Coonabarabran NSW
+7.8
14.7 Tumbarumba NSW
-10.1
2.0 Eyre WA
09
81.2 Ruby Plains Halls Creek WA
71.0 Taree AP NSW
58.0 Halls Creek WA
55.4 Taree NSW
41.6 Marble Bar WA
9.2 Mt Read Tas
31.0 Marble Bar WA
-2.0 Liawenee Tas
+10.1
=37.0 Geraldton AP WA
=37.4 Kalbarri PO WA
-9.9
23.1 Marla SA
+7.7
22.7 Arkaroola SA
-6.8
0.5 Hamilton Res Stn Vic
10
122.0 Yappar River Qld
108.4 Larrakeyah Darwin NT
104.0 Elsey Station NT
92.0 Bradshaw NT
40.2 Gascoyne Jn WA
15.0 =Crackenback NSW, Mt Baw Baw, Cape Otway Vic, Cape Grim Tas
29.6 Curtin AP Derby WA
-1.0 Lake St Clair Tas
+12.7
40.0 Carnarvon AP WA
-11.4
24.0 Birdsville Qld
+6.8
24.5 Gascoyne Jn WA
-7.8
4.3 Eyre WA
 

 

Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

11

130.0 Ucharonidge NT
112.0 Wondoola Station Normanton Qld
90.0 Nathan River NT
89.2 Nonning SA
42.0 =Bidyadanga Broome, Mandora, Gascoyne Jn WA
9.0 Cabramurra NST
27.0 Coconut Is Qld
3.0 Crackenback NSW
+13.7
39.0 Medina Res Centre Kwinana WA
-12.0
=26.0 Wollogorang NT
=25.2 Winton Qld
+8.8
22.3 Eneabba WA
-5.9
10.0 Casino AP NSW
12
198.0 Westmoreland Station Burketown Qld
145.0 Injinoo AP Qld
120.4 Ultima PO Vic
111.8 Dellisaville Belyuen NT
42.0 =Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing, Fitzroy Crossing AP, Gascoyne Jn WA
1.9 Mt Wellington Tas
29.0 Wyndham PO WA
-0.6 Mt Wellington Tas
+12.1
35.0 Esperance AP WA
-12.0
19.2 Wilcannia NSW
+10.5
20.8 Wagin WA
-4.6
18.5 Telfer AP WA
13
131.0 Lockhart River AP Qld
109.4 Murderers Hill Vic
105.0 Broadleigh Downs Charters Towers Qld
93.0 Mt Moornapa Vic
44.0 Roebourne WA
6.8 Barren Tier Tas
35.0 Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
-0.3 Mt Wellington Tas
+15.1
39.0 Eyre WA
-10.7
16.0 Corowa NSW
+7.9
24.8 Leonora PO WA
-6.6
6.2 Elliston SA
14
78.6 Lindfield Kilcoy Qld
77.6 Bicheno Tas
75.5 Maleny Qld
73.8 St Helens Tas
45.1 Telfer AP WA
10.9 Mt Hotham Vic
30.0 Wittenoom WA
1.5 Lake St Clair Tas
+13.2
39.0 Ceduna AP SA
-4.9
19.8 Ravensthorpe WA
+6.4
30.0 Wittenoom WA
-5.7
16.0 Mt Isa AP Qld
15
76.6 Mt Seaview NSW
59.0 Marlows Lagoon NT
33.6 Drake NSW
32.0 Sudley Station Weipa Qld
44.8 Marble Bar WA
7.6 Mt Read Tas
31.0 Wittenoom WA
3.0 =Bridgetown WA, Crackenback NSW
+7.8
35.1 Kalbarri WA
-5.8
20.0 Ceduna AP SA
+7.4
31.0 Wittenoom WA
-5.8
6.4 Norseman WA
16
41.6 Piccaninny Plains Coen Qld
29.2 Wondoan PO Qld
24.8 Manilla PO NSW
23.0 Mt Read Tas
44.6 Marble Bar WA
4.2 Mt Read Tas
31.0 =Wyndham, Wittenoom WA
-1.7 Mt Wellington Tas
+11.5
42.2 Mullewa WA
-8.4
13.1 Omeo Vic
+7.5
22.4 Paynes Find WA
-8.7
3.4 Eyre WA
17
40.4 Ely Camp Weipa Qld
39.0 Bradshaw NT
31.0 Jabiru Township NT
26.0 Cape Keerweer Qld
44.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
2.7 =Mt Wellington, Mt Read Tas
32.7 Borroloola NT
-1.2 Mt Wellington Tas
+9.6
40.0 Cashmere Downs WA
-8.3
16.7 Katanning WA
+7.5
28.0 Urandangie Qld
-6.4
2.4 Casterton Showgrounds Vic
18
101.0 Maryville NSW
68.0 Jarrahdale WA
55.0 Norah Head AWS NSW
53.6 Newcastle Uni NSW
42.0 =Fitzroy Crossing AP WA, Brunette Downs NT
3.0 =Crackenback NSW, Mt Baw Baw Vic
30.2 Wave Hill New Station NT
-6.0 Liawenee Tas
+5.1
34.0 Kalgoorlie-Boulder AP WA
-13.3
14.2 Murrurundi PO NSW
+7.2
=25.0 Wiluna WA
=27.0 Giles Met Office WA
-8.6
-1.0 Bushy Park Tas
19
133.6 Stroud PO NSW
132.0 Smoky Cape NSW
120.0 Mullumbimby NSW
95.0 Williamtown AP NSW
41.4 Curtin AP Derby WA
5.0 =Crackenback NSW, Mt Wellington Tas
29.5 Troughton Is WA
-6.0 Crackenback NSW
+6.3
30.0 Eucla AP WA
-10.9
10.6 Nerriga NSW
+7.0
15.6 Bridgetown WA
-8.1
2.0 Flingers Is AP Tas
20
50.0 Halifax Qld
49.6 Kuranda Qld
45.0 Alva Beach Ayr Qld
37.0 Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
42.0 =Gascoyne Jn, Murchison WA
7.4 Mt Wellington Tas
29.9 Troughton Is WA
-3.0 Crackenback NSW
+11.4
39.0 Badgingarra Res Stn Dandaragan WA
-8.6
18.1 Taree NSW
+7.9
25.9 Three Rivers WA
-7.6
=3.2 Tenterfield NSW
=-1.0 Cooma Visitors Centre NSW
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

21

80.6 Carmila Qld
65.2 Humpty Doo NT
57.0 Meadowbank Mt Garnet Qld
53.0 Willis Island Qld
42.0 Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
5.2 Mt Wellington Tas
29.0 Meekatharra AP WA
0.3 Armidale Uni NSW
+12.2
40.4 Cunderdin WA
-7.8
25.5 Moranbah Qld
+11.7
26.6 Paynes Find WA
-9.5
0.3 Armidale Uni NSW
22
48.4 Flying Fox NT
48.0 Strathmay Station Coen Qld
43.0 Cairns AP Qld
43.0 Wynyard AP Tas
43.0 Rabbit Flat NT
3.8 Mt Wellington Tas
31.0 Wyndham PO WA
-1.5 Mt Buller Vic
+12.8
41.9 Balgair WA
-5.8
18.0 Mangalore Vic
+10.1
24.0 Kalgoorlie-Boulder AP WA
-7.9
1.0 Longerenong Vic
23
52.0 Orange Ag Inst NSW
51.0 Cape Moreton Qld
49.0 Upper Stone NSW
48.4 Capalaba Qld
45.0 Rabbit Flat NT
3.6 Mt Wellington Tas
30.2 Galiwinku Elcho Island NT
-3.4 Perisher Valley NSW
+10.2
43.2 Marla SA
-8.9
20.2 Dubbo Town NSW
+9.1
27.0 Alice Springs AP NT
-6.7
15.0 Mt Isa AP Qld
24
50.0 Green Cape NSW
43.2 Hazelmere Cooktown Qld
38.0 Bega Town NSW
36.4 Genoa Vic
43.0 Ali Curung NT
5.6 Mt Wellington Tas
30.0 =Rabbit Flat NT, Boulia Qld
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
+7.5
41.0 Alice Springs AP NT
-8.2
30.5 Wave Hill New Station NT
+9.1
21.1 Kadina SA
-5.9
2.9 Bathurst Ag Station NSW
25
109.0 Taroom PO Qld
84.0 The Glebe Taroom Qld
79.4 Smoky Cape LH NSW
73.3 Tarana Crossing, Dawson River Qld
42.0 =Jervois NT, Urandangie, Bedourie, Boulia Qld
6.1 Mt Wellington Tas
30.0 Port Keats NT
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
+9.1
32.0 Esperance WA
-9.8
14.5 Armidale Uni NSW
+8.0
20.0 Kadina SA
-7.1
3.0 Flinders Is AP Tas
26
133.0 Hill St Port Macquarie NSW
110.0 Moura PO Qld
97.4 Builyan Qld
76.0 Sellheim Qld
43.0 Cloncurry AP Qld
11.0 Crackenback NSW
30.2 Galiwinku Elcho Island NT
0.0 Crackenback NSW
+15.5
34.2 Cape Northumberland SA
-7.2
12.9 Katoomba NSW
+8.7
30.0 Palmerville Qld
-5.6
7.0 Pearce AP WA
27
44.6 Gudgerama Maningrida NT
41.0 Yabulu Townsville Qld
36.8 Cape Byron LH NSW
33.0 Innisfail Qld
43.1 Cloncurry AP Qld
8.1 =Falls Creek, Mt Hotham Vic
29.4 Centre Island NT
1.0 Bridgetown WA
+6.6
26.2 Pt Hicks LH Vic
-9.5
24.0 Alice Springs AP NT
+12.7
25.0 Mildura AP Vic
-6.5
6.6 Scone SCS NSW
28
85.4 Diddleum Tas
85.0 Warmun Halls Creek WA
71.4 Quamby Bluff Tas
67.0 Delamere NT
40.1 Julia Creek Qld
1.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
28.2 Alyangula NT
-2.9 Mt Hotham Vic
+3.8
29.4 Double Is Pt Qld
-8.0
23.2 Wilcannia NSW
+6.8
22.9 Yeelirrie WA
-7.5
4.6 Eyre WA
29
60.0 Menzies WA
43.8 Cooktown AP Qld
42.0 Doongan WA
41.6 Timber Creek NT
40.4 Marble Bar WA
4.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
29.0 =Darwin AP, Dum In Mirrie NT
-3.9 Falls Creek Vic
+9.0
=39.7 Mullewa WA
=35.0 Salmon Gums WA
-9.2
12.3 Omeo Vic
+5.9
=14.5 Bridgetown WA
=17.0 Corrigin PO WA
-8.0
3.5 Barraba PO NSW
30
73.0 Proserpine AP Qld
67.0 Hilltop Qld
50.2 Darwin River Dam NT
48.0 Cape Fourcroy NT
41.4 Paraburdoo AP WA

6.1 Mt Read Tas

28.0 =Broome AP, Bidyadanga Broome WA

-4.5 Perisher Valley NSW

+15.3
39.2 Eyre WA
-6.1
15.4 Omeo Vic
+11.8
27.9 Wiluna WA
-7.0
6.0 Baradine NSW
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

Monthly totals and averages

461.0 Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
349.2 Smoky Cape LH NSW
346.0 Tully Qld
322.2 Proserpine AP Qld
40.5 Marble Bar WA
8.2 Mt Wellington Tas
28.0 Troughton Is WA
0.5 Perisher Valley NSW
+3.9
34.6 Mullewa WA
-4.6
22.9 Murrurundi NSW
+3.8
21.8 Three Rivers WA
-2.6
6.1 Orange NSW
Daily extremes
198.0 (12) Westmoreland Stn Burketown Qld
145.0 (12) Injinoo AP Qld
135.0 (03) Cubbagudta Daintree Qld
133.6 (19) Stroud PO NSW
 
45.1 (14) Telfer AP WA
-0.3 (01) Mt Hotham Vic
35.0 (13) Cadgebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
-7.0 =(02)Crackenback, (02) Perisher Valley NSW
 
+15.5
=(01) 39.4 Eyre WA
=(26) 34.2 Cape Northumberland SA
-13.3
(18) 14.2 Murrurundi PO NSW
+12.7
(27) 25.0 Mildura AP Vic
-12.9
(02) 5.0 Cape Byron NSW