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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2115 EST on 18/11/2008. 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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central West

036040

SPRINGLEIGH

87.0

61.5

25/11/1952

63

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

29.1

29.0

21/11/1979

22

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014401

WARRUWI

30.4

29.9

25/11/1996

37

30.0

06/12/2002

42

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009131

JURIEN BAY

40.5

40.3

14/11/2002

38

1 Y


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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 01:32EST, 15/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 42.6 +15.5 15.9 +2.1 13.1 0.0 10.0 -- 538 (22.4) 50/08
PERTH AIRPORT 36.5 +10.7 17.7 +5.1 16.3 0.0 10.6 13.0 595 (24.8) 59/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.6 +1.8 10.5 -0.3 7.5 0.0 5.8 12.6 415 (17.3) 41/14
BUNBURY 33.4 +9.2 13.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 35/23
MANDURAH 36.2 -- 17.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 37/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.2 25.5 +0.2 24.9 1.4 7.4 8.5 264 (11.0) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.7 -1.9 18.0 +0.1 15.5 0.0 12.4 12.7 351 (14.6) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 28.3 +1.8 12.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 24.0 -- 294 (12.3) 55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.4 +5.3 12.7 -1.3 8.5 0.0 -- 13.2 201 ( 8.4) 52/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.9 +3.5 6.1 -2.3 3.0 0.0 5.2 13.1 206 ( 8.6) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +2.3 24.5 +3.1 22.0 0.0 15.0 12.1 443 (18.5) 41/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +0.7 25.4 +3.1 23.1 4.4 13.8 7.4 356 (14.8) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +1.1 25.2 +2.3 24.4 0.0 9.4 11.7 584 (24.3) 50/22
MACKAY M.O 27.7 -1.5 24.0 +2.3 -- 0.6 -- 10.8 400 (16.7) 48/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 -1.9 21.3 +1.8 20.5 0.0 6.4 -- 328 (13.7) 41/17
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 0.0 19.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 477 (19.9) 54/10
NAMBOUR DPI 25.1 -2.9 18.6 +2.3 -- 5.4 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 35/10
COOLANGATTA 23.8 -2.0 17.9 -0.3 -- 11.8 -- -- 391 (16.3) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -2.7 18.4 +0.4 17.3 2.4 5.6 3.1 417 (17.4) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.2 -2.5 13.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 737 (30.7) 58/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 13.6 -1.4 10.8 0.0 7.2 -- 317 (13.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 -2.2 15.1 -1.0 13.5 5.2 2.8 8.9 441 (18.4) 32/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -2.3 15.1 +0.1 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -2.2 10.2 -4.1 8.9 2.0 5.0 10.9 236 ( 9.8) 34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.5 -1.6 10.3 -2.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 +0.9 7.0 -2.1 3.6 0.0 5.6 12.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.0 -0.4 12.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 -0.5 14.8 -0.5 10.7 0.0 4.8 12.8 -- 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 -1.1 11.2 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.8 -0.3 13.7 -1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 30/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 +2.5 9.1 +0.3 6.7 0.0 4.2 11.9 177 ( 7.4) 30/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +3.8 10.5 -0.2 9.4 0.0 8.2 13.4 242 (10.1) 32/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +2.3 11.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +5.4 13.4 +0.9 11.1 0.0 9.2 11.7 190 ( 7.9) 41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +5.3 10.7 +0.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.9 +5.7 11.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.9 +4.0 12.3 +1.1 8.9 0.0 5.0 -- 133 ( 5.5) 15/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.4 +1.4 7.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.9 +5.3 4.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 32/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.4 +2.0 11.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 44/14
HOBART AIRPORT 24.8 +5.8 11.6 +2.4 8.5 0.0 7.2 10.6 318 (13.3) 52/13
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

43.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
43.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
43.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
42.9 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
42.7 ENEABBA Central West WA

+15.6 : 40.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+15.5 : 42.6 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+14.8 : 40.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+13.0 : 42.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
+12.5 : 40.5 KALBARRI Central West WA

30.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
29.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 23.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.8 : 20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+7.2 : 21.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.1 : 20.4 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.0 : 18.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

13.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : 24.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.7 : 28.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-7.6 : 23.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.3 : 24.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.9 : 18.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

-6.4 : 18.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-5.5 : 6.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-5.3 : 3.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-5.1 : 19.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

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.
85.0 MARENGO Central West QLD
66.0 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB North Coast NSW
65.0 WAHROONGHA Central West QLD
52.4 HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL) North Coast NSW
49.6 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE) North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central West
85.0 MARENGO
65.0 WAHROONGHA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
66.0 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB
52.4 HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL)
49.6 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE)

13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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5.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1089 (45.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1056 (44.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
812 (33.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
777 (32.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
737 (30.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
731 (30.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
726 (30.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
671 (28.0) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
670 (27.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
662 (27.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
635 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
634 (26.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
604 (25.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/18 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
72/16 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
72/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
70/16 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
70/20 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
70/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
5.0mm in 3 min to 16:15 100.0mm/h
4.6mm in 3 min to 16:18 92.0mm/h
10.6mm in 12 min to 16:30 53.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
11.2mm in 36 min to 15:06 18.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
22.4mm in 59 min to 19:30 22.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
4.0mm in 11 min to 09:00 21.8mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
19.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
13.0mm in 10 min to 12:30 78.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 16.4mm/h
16.6mm in 9 min to 12:39 110.7mm/h
22.0mm in 21 min to 13:00 62.9mm/h
55.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 55.0mm/h
44.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 44.4mm/h
67.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 22.3mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
KHANCOBAN AWS
9.6mm in 26 min to 19:00 22.2mm/h
None reported