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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2213 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

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

30.0

24.4

10/11/2003

12

1 n

NSW

Hunter Valley

061086

JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE

82.0

67.1

19/11/1943

121

1 y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063290

BILPIN POST OFFICE

82.2

62.0

15/11/2000

19

1 y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063292

MOUNT BOYCE AWS

66.4

53.0

15/11/2000

13

1 n

NSW

Illawarra

068218

WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)

163.0

89.0

08/11/2007

14

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

42.4

38.0

04/11/2007

12

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

28.3

28.0

11/11/2002

16

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

44.0

43.1

13/11/2003

41

1 Y

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

45.4

44.4

13/11/2003

20

1 Y

WA

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

44.4

44.2

08/11/1977

16

1 Y

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

44.6

43.5

29/11/2007

18

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014626

DALY WATERS AWS

43.3

43.0

03/11/2001

37

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 01:38EST, 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 23.5 -3.6 17.1 +3.3 14.8 0.8 8.4 -- 451 (18.8) 43/13
PERTH AIRPORT 22.6 -3.2 13.8 +1.2 11.2 2.8 6.8 11.5 371 (15.5) 50/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.6 +4.8 12.3 +1.5 9.0 0.0 4.4 11.6 273 (11.4) 67/12
BUNBURY 22.0 -2.2 14.3 +2.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 57/02
MANDURAH 20.6 -- 16.0 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 61/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +1.5 25.7 +0.4 25.2 0.0 5.2 11.2 270 (11.3) 48/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.4 +8.8 21.1 +3.2 19.0 0.0 14.6 13.2 266 (11.1) 54/16
WHYALLA AERO 28.8 +2.3 14.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 380 (15.8) 48/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.5 +6.4 16.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 8.0 11.3 218 ( 9.1) 39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.4 +6.0 12.3 +3.9 9.5 0.0 4.4 6.7 342 (14.3) 43/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.3 +3.9 20.0 -1.4 17.8 0.0 16.0 12.6 396 (16.5) 52/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 23.9 +1.6 21.4 0.4 5.6 6.9 250 (10.4) 35/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 -0.8 24.1 +1.2 22.7 13.2 7.2 5.7 409 (17.0) 41/17
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +1.1 21.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 8.9 290 (12.1) 93/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.7 20.2 +0.7 20.0 0.0 4.6 -- 274 (11.4) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 -0.8 19.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 321 (13.4) 34/16
NAMBOUR DPI 24.5 -3.5 16.7 +0.4 -- 2.2 6.4 -- 103 ( 4.3) 26/10
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.1 17.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +0.2 18.4 +0.4 15.6 0.0 5.0 7.8 306 (12.8) 34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -2.4 15.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 -2.5 17.6 +2.6 17.0 9.6 3.6 -- 171 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 +0.5 17.5 +1.4 16.8 0.0 5.0 3.5 354 (14.8) 39/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +1.2 17.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 -0.2 15.5 +1.2 13.9 0.0 6.6 4.1 231 ( 9.6) 28/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.4 -1.7 17.9 +4.8 -- 33.6 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 28/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.4 -1.7 13.3 +4.2 12.7 4.0 2.0 1.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 -0.3 17.0 +3.4 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +0.1 19.3 +4.0 17.2 0.0 5.4 4.8 437 (18.2) 35/12
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 -0.6 18.7 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 43/11
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.3 18.5 +2.9 -- 34.6 -- -- 316 (13.2) 52/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.1 +1.4 13.6 +4.8 10.1 0.4 2.6 0.5 208 ( 8.7) 30/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.1 +1.4 18.8 +8.1 18.3 0.0 4.0 3.4 268 (11.2) 48/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.8 +0.8 18.3 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 24/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.9 +6.5 16.8 +4.3 15.5 1.0 8.4 13.4 266 (11.1) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.6 +5.0 18.1 +8.0 -- 0.3 5.7 -- 252 (10.5) 39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.8 +7.6 15.6 +6.1 -- 5.4 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.8 +2.9 17.6 +6.4 15.0 0.0 4.8 -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/16
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.1 +0.1 15.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 41/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.9 +8.3 10.7 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 43/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.8 +3.4 13.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 41/16
HOBART AIRPORT 21.1 +2.1 8.3 -0.9 4.0 0.0 6.4 9.7 339 (14.1) 50/17
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

45.4 EYRE Eucla WA
44.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
44.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
44.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
44.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+21.1 : 45.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.2 : 44.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+15.9 : 40.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.6 : 40.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.7 : 43.5 FORREST Eucla WA

30.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
28.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 23.7 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.9 : 28.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.0 : 17.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.7 : 18.5 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
+8.5 : 26.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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

10.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.4 : 22.6 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.7 : 25.4 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-6.2 : 24.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-6.1 : 25.7 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.9 : 24.3 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-5.9 : 26.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW

4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.6 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
5.9 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
5.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-3.4 : 6.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-3.3 : 14.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.6 : 11.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-2.6 : 17.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-2.4 : 9.8 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

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.
163.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW
131.0 HAMPDEN BRIDGE (KANGAROO RIVER) Illawarra NSW
120.8 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL) Illawarra NSW
104.8 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
82.2 BILPIN POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
57.4 COMETSIDE
50.0 LORRAINE
Maranoa
62.0 AMBY
52.0 NORMANDY

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
50.0 MUNGINDI (BURRENBAH)
NW Slopes S
69.6 BLACKVILLE POST OFFICE
N Tablelands E
53.8 WALCHA (PINDARI)
Hunter Valley
82.0 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE
C Tablelands N
64.2 LEADVILLE (DAYMAR)
C Tablelands S
82.2 BILPIN POST OFFICE
66.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS
63.0 BLACKHEATH (WOMBAT STREET)
63.0 BILPIN (FERN GROVE)
56.0 BLACKHEATH (LAWRENCE ST)
50.2 ROCKLEY (CLEVELANDS)
CW Slopes S
54.5 WELLINGTON (CUNDUMBUL (MEHRUDA))
Illawarra
163.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)
131.0 HAMPDEN BRIDGE (KANGAROO RIVER)
120.8 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL)
104.8 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
70.4 MOUNT KEIRA (YATES AVE)
56.4 KANGAROO VALLEY (BUDGONG)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
76.0 MOUNT BULLER
65.6 ARCHERTON
56.0 CHESHUNT EURANGIE PARK
50.4 WOODS POINT
W Gippsland
64.6 MOUNT USEFUL

13.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1091 (45.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
883 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
700 (29.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
696 (29.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
625 (26.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
611 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
605 (25.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
94/18 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
93/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/23 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
80/17 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
74/19 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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.
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
55.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
10.0mm in 12 min to 21:43 50.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
19.8mm in 12 min to 18:23 99.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
5.6mm in 8 min to 23:38 42.0mm/h
4.8mm in 7 min to 23:45 41.1mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h
7.0mm in 21 min to 11:55 20.0mm/h
MACKAY M.O
6.6mm in 2 min to 23:42 198.0mm/h
22.6mm in 11 min to 23:53 123.3mm/h
WILLIAMSON
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
13.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.8mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
21.8mm in 32 min to 01:00 40.9mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 27.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
13.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.4mm/h
JIMNA FORESTRY
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH POOL
34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
25.0mm in 33 min to 13:33 45.5mm/h
13.0mm in 27 min to 14:00 28.9mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 38.0mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.3mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 25 min to 13:29 29.3mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
Illawarra
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
BELLAMBI AWS
27.0mm in 30 min to 09:00 54.0mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 34.6mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.7mm/h
24.6mm in 26 min to 09:30 56.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 10:00 24.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.4mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.3mm/h
South Coast
BEGA AWS
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
12.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 25.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
BOMBALA AWS
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO : 95( 60/ 76 ) at 19:16
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(320/ 69 ) at 16:28