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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 2210 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

Warrego

044111

WANSEY DOWNS

68.4

67.3

24/11/1972

40

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

42.6

42.5

24/11/2005

14

1 Y

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

43.5

43.5

18/11/2007

18

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


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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 01:38EST, 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 25.2 -1.9 16.4 +2.6 13.3 0.0 8.6 -- 365 (15.2) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 -1.6 17.6 +5.0 15.2 0.0 9.2 11.3 452 (18.8) 35/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.9 +3.1 13.4 +2.6 10.9 0.0 6.4 8.4 413 (17.2) 35/12
BUNBURY 23.1 -1.1 15.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 35/12
MANDURAH 22.2 -- 18.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 34/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 22.4 -2.9 23.6 7.8 6.4 8.4 336 (14.0) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.9 +6.3 19.2 +1.3 17.5 0.0 14.0 13.2 287 (12.0) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.7 +3.2 16.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 455 (19.0) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.0 +7.9 17.6 +3.6 14.3 0.0 9.2 11.1 233 ( 9.7) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.0 +6.6 13.4 +5.0 10.9 0.0 6.0 10.4 486 (20.3) 35/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.4 +4.0 22.3 +0.9 19.2 0.0 15.4 12.7 312 (13.0) 54/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +0.1 23.9 +1.6 21.8 0.2 4.4 6.3 262 (10.9) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 -0.9 23.4 +0.5 22.8 12.8 8.4 7.7 363 (15.1) 48/18
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +1.1 23.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.3 342 (14.3) 30/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 -2.4 20.0 +0.5 19.5 0.0 6.4 -- 325 (13.5) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 -0.3 18.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 379 (15.8) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 26.7 -1.3 16.7 +0.4 -- 0.4 4.0 -- 90 ( 3.8) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.4 16.9 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +0.6 17.7 -0.3 15.5 0.0 8.0 6.5 316 (13.2) 30/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 -0.8 15.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 676 (28.2) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.8 -3.5 20.2 +5.2 17.4 0.0 6.6 -- 127 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.9 +1.0 17.1 +1.0 16.7 0.0 3.8 6.8 251 (10.5) 41/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +2.0 17.6 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.4 +1.0 14.5 +0.2 13.3 0.0 6.2 11.1 271 (11.3) 30/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.5 +1.4 14.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 +0.9 12.2 +3.1 9.6 0.0 6.0 1.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +0.6 17.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +1.5 17.6 +2.3 14.6 0.0 6.4 10.5 -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 27.2 +0.6 16.6 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.2 +1.1 17.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 34/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.3 +1.6 15.1 +6.3 13.2 0.0 7.0 0.4 221 ( 9.2) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 +0.6 17.0 +6.3 16.3 22.0 9.4 0.3 271 (11.3) 48/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +1.2 18.3 +6.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.6 +5.2 16.2 +3.7 15.2 3.8 6.6 10.0 272 (11.3) 59/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.1 +3.5 14.8 +4.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 50/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.0 +5.8 14.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 45/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.4 +3.5 17.0 +5.8 16.7 0.0 5.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) 21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.6 +1.6 12.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.1 +6.5 12.3 +4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 502 (20.9) 37/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.6 +1.2 14.4 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 34/17
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 -0.2 12.1 +2.9 10.9 0.0 4.4 9.4 546 (22.8) 34/15
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

44.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
43.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+17.2 : 41.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+15.4 : 38.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+15.2 : 41.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.9 : 41.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+14.7 : 42.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.2 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+8.9 : 17.6 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.4 : 25.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 17.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+8.3 : 27.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.1 : 17.3 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
**S** +8.1 : 17.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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

12.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
13.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
13.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : 23.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.7 : 23.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.1 : 24.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-7.2 : 25.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-7.2 : 24.6 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.9 : 10.6 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 21.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-3.0 : 20.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-2.9 : 22.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-2.9 : 15.0 WILUNA Interior WA

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.
70.0 QUILPETA Warrego QLD
68.4 WANSEY DOWNS Warrego QLD
57.0 SNOWBALL South Coast NSW
54.0 HUMEBURN TM Warrego QLD
53.0 MOORABOOL RIVER AT MORRISONS W Central VIC

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
70.0 QUILPETA
68.4 WANSEY DOWNS
54.0 HUMEBURN TM
50.0 CHEEPIE POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
57.0 SNOWBALL

VICTORIA
W Central
53.0 MOORABOOL RIVER AT MORRISONS

13.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

838 (34.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
736 (30.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
707 (29.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
676 (28.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
674 (28.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
664 (27.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
624 (26.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
615 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
612 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/15 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
78/14 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
74/20 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
72/15 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
70/14 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
8.0mm in 9 min to 20:17 53.3mm/h
16.8mm in 27 min to 20:44 37.3mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 27.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
1.8mm in 1 min to 17:13 108.0mm/h
13.6mm in 17 min to 17:30 48.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Murray Valley
RENMARK AERO
16.6mm in 1 hr 6 min to 18:30 15.1mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
6.8mm in 11 min to 14:50 37.1mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
5.8mm in 7 min to 22:07 49.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
13.0mm in 27 min to 17:26 28.9mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 53 min to 15:53 19.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr 7 min to 17:00 18.3mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.3mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
25.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
15.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 24.8mm/h
CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
7.4mm in 37 min to 16:30 12.0mm/h
SW Slopes N
COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT
36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Riverina E
YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
5.6mm in 14 min to 18:14 24.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
17.4mm in 30 min to 13:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DALY WATERS AWS : 80(250/ 63 ) at 15:30