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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1336 EST on 13/11/2009. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

21.1

20.0

16/11/2000

13

1

WA

Gt Southern

010536

CORRIGIN

24.7

23.7

23/11/1977

51

1

WA

Gt Southern

010568

HYDEN

24.8

23.0

23/11/1977

36

1

WA

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

19.3

19.1

13/11/2003

13

1

SA

W Agricultural

018115

NEPTUNE ISLAND

20.5

19.5

10/11/2009

45

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

22.5

22.0

21/11/2006

15

1

Highest maximum temperature

SA

Lower North

021133

SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)

42.3

41.3

27/11/2004

11

1

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

38.6

38.1

26/11/2004

15

1

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

35.4

35.3

11/11/2009

11

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031192

GREEN ISLAND

24.0

24.6

03/11/1996

14

1 P


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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 07:32EST, 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 37.1 +10.0 19.9 +6.1 19.0 2.0 6.0 -- 323 (13.5) 55/14
PERTH AIRPORT 30.6 +4.8 19.4 +6.8 18.9 0.4 5.8 3.6 268 (11.2) 50/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.8 +5.0 15.1 +4.3 13.3 0.0 3.8 1.1 343 (14.3) 37/23
BUNBURY 27.3 +3.1 17.7 +5.7 -- 9.8 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 59/04
MANDURAH 28.2 -- 20.0 -- -- 2.4 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 59/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 -0.1 25.3 0.0 24.9 23.4 7.4 4.5 295 (12.3) 54/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.2 +2.6 17.6 -0.3 15.5 0.0 16.0 12.9 420 (17.5) 48/14
WHYALLA AERO 39.5 +13.0 19.5 +5.6 -- 0.0 16.2 -- 304 (12.7) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 39.2 +14.1 24.5 +10.5 -- 0.0 11.4 12.3 297 (12.4) 35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.1 +9.7 13.6 +5.2 13.2 0.0 6.2 8.8 242 (10.1) 30/04
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.3 -1.1 23.7 +2.3 21.4 0.0 12.0 12.2 428 (17.8) 48/12
CAIRNS AERO 25.2 -5.4 20.8 -1.5 20.7 54.8 6.8 0.0 489 (20.4) 41/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 -0.4 20.1 -2.8 18.7 14.4 8.8 5.1 513 (21.4) 52/12
MACKAY M.O 27.5 -1.7 20.7 -1.0 -- 5.4 -- 10.5 508 (21.2) 39/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 -0.5 18.0 -1.5 16.3 0.0 8.0 -- 411 (17.1) 35/07
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 -0.6 16.2 -2.7 -- 0.6 4.6 -- 454 (18.9) 41/11
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- 14.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -0.1 14.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 -0.6 16.4 -1.6 14.2 0.0 6.6 12.1 315 (13.1) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.8 +1.1 13.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.8 +5.5 15.8 +0.8 9.2 0.0 7.8 -- 159 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 0.0 14.6 -1.5 12.6 0.0 6.0 13.0 377 (15.7) 48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +1.7 13.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.0 +6.6 12.1 -2.2 11.4 0.0 6.8 9.2 277 (11.5) 48/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 31.2 +6.1 12.1 -1.0 10.3 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 34/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 32.6 +11.5 13.4 +4.3 7.5 0.0 6.6 10.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.5 +10.1 19.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 63/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.0 +6.0 15.9 +0.6 13.8 0.0 6.8 11.2 718 (29.9) 50/14
RICHMOND RAAF 37.3 +10.7 11.7 -2.2 7.1 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 68/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +1.3 17.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 44/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 35.2 +12.5 10.9 +2.1 7.5 0.0 10.2 8.9 207 ( 8.6) 54/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 40.2 +14.5 17.6 +6.9 15.0 0.0 12.6 9.7 252 (10.5) 59/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.1 +9.1 16.7 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.1 +13.7 25.1 +12.6 23.0 0.0 16.0 12.0 312 (13.0) 50/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.4 +10.8 15.0 +4.9 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 243 (10.1) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.6 +11.4 15.3 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 46/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.8 +7.9 18.8 +7.6 15.5 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 29.6 +8.6 11.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 57/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.8 +10.2 12.2 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.8 +6.4 13.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.2 -1.8 13.4 +4.2 11.1 0.0 3.6 4.4 368 (15.3) 39/16
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

43.7 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
43.3 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW
43.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
43.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
43.1 EUCLA Eucla WA

+19.0 : 43.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.7 : 35.8 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+16.6 : 42.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+16.4 : 42.0 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+16.2 : 39.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+14.3 : 21.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+13.5 : 24.7 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+13.4 : 24.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.9 : 25.1 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.6 : 25.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+12.6 : 25.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+12.6 : 23.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.7 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.1 : 24.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.1 : 24.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.0 : 25.7 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.4 : 25.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.0 : 26.7 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

**W** -49.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**W** -56.8 : -49.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 : 11.3 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 13.8 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 11.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.9 : 6.2 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.9 : 11.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
229.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
196.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
190.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
184.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
180.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
52.0 NIGHTCLIFF POOL

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
229.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
196.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
190.0 HAPPY VALLEY
180.0 MT SOPHIA
164.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
158.0 DEERAL
148.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
93.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
89.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
87.4 MT SHERIDAN
79.0 MULGRAVE MILL
62.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
57.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
55.0 YARRABAH COMM COUNCIL
54.8 CAIRNS AERO
54.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
51.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
184.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
143.0 RUSSELL RIVER
141.5 BINGIL BAY
133.0 NERADA ALERT
122.0 MENAVALE ALERT
105.0 CORSIS ALERT
89.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
88.0 DARADGEE
79.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
78.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
72.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
68.8 INNISFAIL
68.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
66.0 TUNG OIL TM
59.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
58.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
Central Coast W
52.0 DOONGARA

13.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

952 (39.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
940 (39.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
825 (34.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
800 (33.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
723 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
698 (29.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
109/15 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
91/16 DALWALLINU Central West WA
81/20 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
78/18 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
78/16 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

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
Central West
MORAWA AIRPORT
2.2mm in 1 min to 16:39 132.0mm/h
12.8mm in 10 min to 16:49 76.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
MURESK AG STATION
7.4mm in 33 min to 18:00 13.5mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
MORAWA AG STATION
8.2mm in 11 min to 15:44 44.7mm/h
Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE
6.8mm in 16 min to 21:40 25.5mm/h
7.0mm in 20 min to 22:00 21.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.2mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
18.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 36.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 20.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD
9.2mm in 8 min to 18:15 69.0mm/h
MECKERING NORTH AG STATION
8.4mm in 9 min to 18:09 56.0mm/h
NORTHAM AG STATION
8.6mm in 31 min to 18:00 16.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
22.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
10.4mm in 7 min to 14:30 89.1mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
13.4mm in 21 min to 21:51 38.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MORAWA AIRPORT : 109(310/ 74 ) at 15:33
DALWALLINU : 91(290/ 56 ) at 16:50
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS : 78(190/ 63 ) at 17:45