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Weather events and extremes today

Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

The day's significant weather statistics are given below:

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily rainfall for November
Western Australia:
009172 JANDAKOT AERO 31.6 (31.2, 22)

Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain.
Data is as received at 19:38EST, 14/11/2004.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.1 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
41.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.8 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
41.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

+8.2   41.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.0   34.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.2   26.0 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
+7.1   31.8 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.0   40.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.3 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+10.2   22.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.3   26.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.2   18.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.4   19.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.2   18.5 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA

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

9.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.6   24.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-8.5   25.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.3   20.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2   20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-8.0   27.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-8.0   28.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
-8.0   20.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0   24.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2   16.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.8   14.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.2   17.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-5.9   16.9 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

Wettest Major City Extremes
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.

85.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
62.0 PECHEY FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
56.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
54.4 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
51.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
85.0 THEDA

QUEENSLAND
    Central Highlands
54.4 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN
    Brisbane/SE Coast
62.0 PECHEY FORESTRY
50.0 HILLTOP GARDENS

NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
56.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
50.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
50.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS
    MidNorth Coast N
51.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.2 -2.3 26.5 +1.5 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 19.5 -6.1 10.3 -2.3 13.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.7 -3.1 9.1 -1.5 8.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.4 -6.5 12.7 -1.3 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.1 25.8 +0.5 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.3 +6.7 26.1 +8.3 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.2 +1.6 18.3 +4.5 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.8 +5.7 8.0 -0.2 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +0.5 22.6 +0.3 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +1.6 24.4 +1.6 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.0 +0.8 20.5 +1.1 0.4
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 14.7 16.2
AMBERLEY AMO 26.9 -2.6 14.8 -1.5 13.8
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 9.3 15.8
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.5 -2.4 15.7 -0.3 20.2
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.2 -2.4 15.7 -0.4 9.8
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.7 -0.9 14.6 -0.9 1.0
PROSPECT DAM 21.6 -3.5 12.7 -1.4 4.4
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.7 -2.1 13.4 -1.0 5.6
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.7 -1.8 6.9 -1.7 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.7 +0.3 12.0 +1.5 2.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.4 +0.2 12.8 +0.5 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 22.1 +1.1 7.8 -1.6 /
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.3 +4.5 11.8 +0.7 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 25.7 +4.4 9.9 0.0 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +2.5 6.0 -1.7 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 17.4 -1.3 5.0 -2.1 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.0 +1.4 8.3 -0.9 0.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
7.4mm in 21 min to 00:00 21.1mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.2mm/h
    Eucla
EUCLA
7.0mm in 10 min to 13:44 42.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 78(210/ 69 ) at 20:49
TARCOOLA AERO : 91(270/ 67 ) at 19:31
    NE Pastoral
MARREE AERO : 83(190/ 65 ) at 22:30
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80( 60/ 65 ) at 11:06