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I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


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 1512 EST on 02/11/2013. 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 Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

56.8

43.6

21/11/1996

22

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

8.0

9.1

21/11/2001

15

1 N

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

-7.7

-6.5

03/11/1974

58

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

40.5

40.0

04/11/2003

13

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

22.6

21.3

29/11/1999

13

1 N


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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 15:11EST, 02/11/2013.

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 COMPARISON 26.2 -1.0 16.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 50/18
PERTH AIRPORT 27.7 +1.9 14.4 +1.7 13.3 0.0 7.8 12.1 422 (17.6) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.2 -3.7 14.2 +3.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/16
BUNBURY 25.1 +0.8 14.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 43/17
MANDURAH 24.9 +0.4 17.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +0.6 25.7 +0.4 25.2 0.0 9.6 8.4 325 (13.5) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.1 -0.5 12.2 -5.7 8.7 0.0 13.8 13.0 365 (15.2) 44/08
WHYALLA AERO 33.4 +6.9 8.9 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.1 +5.9 10.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.8 +2.4 4.7 -3.7 2.4 0.0 0.8 9.9 200 ( 8.3) 31/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.3 -0.1 20.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 41/08
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.9 21.6 -0.7 19.1 0.0 7.0 11.0 252 (10.5) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.7 24.4 +1.5 22.4 0.0 8.4 10.4 474 (19.8) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -2.7 21.7 -0.1 -- 20.8 -- 1.2 350 (14.6) 43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -2.3 21.2 +1.7 20.6 0.4 8.4 -- 474 (19.8) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -1.3 18.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 44/14
COOLANGATTA 25.4 -0.5 13.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -1.5 17.9 -0.3 16.5 0.0 9.0 12.5 324 (13.5) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.4 -1.3 13.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 668 (27.8) 44/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.2 +1.8 14.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 142 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +0.2 11.4 -4.8 8.1 0.0 5.4 -- 236 ( 9.8) 31/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -0.6 9.4 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -2.5 15.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 41/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.0 +1.9 7.5 -1.7 0.5 0.0 7.0 12.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +2.1 12.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 -0.8 16.9 +1.5 16.4 0.0 8.0 7.7 471 (19.6) 43/15
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +1.2 15.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 14.9 -0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 37/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.7 +2.9 5.6 -5.2 4.0 0.0 5.2 12.9 225 ( 9.4) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +1.9 7.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.9 +3.4 7.5 -5.1 3.8 0.0 7.0 12.1 245 (10.2) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 +1.9 5.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 347 (14.5) 31/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.3 +2.9 3.8 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 +0.7 9.5 -1.7 8.7 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.8 +2.2 5.0 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 356 (14.8) 31/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.9 +1.4 7.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 -0.2 11.1 +1.9 9.4 0.0 5.0 9.3 351 (14.6) 35/01
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

42.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
41.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
41.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
41.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA

+15.7 : 39.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.3 : 38.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 40.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.3 : 36.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 41.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

28.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 24.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 25.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 23.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 24.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 22.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

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

9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 15.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-7.4 : 25.4 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-5.5 : 18.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.0 : 33.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-4.7 : 17.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
-4.7 : 16.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-4.7 : 18.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : 10.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.9 : 6.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-8.6 : 8.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-8.4 : 4.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-8.4 : 4.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley 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.
77.0 CRAIGMORE AL Central Highlands QLD
57.0 CARFAX Central Coast W QLD
56.8 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
45.2 MANTUAN DOWNS Central Highlands QLD
45.0 HEATHWOOD AL Central Highlands QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
57.0 CARFAX
Central Highlands
77.0 CRAIGMORE AL
56.8 EMERALD AIRPORT
45.2 MANTUAN DOWNS
45.0 HEATHWOOD AL

13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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7.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
1.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1276 (53.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
858 (35.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
782 (32.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
734 (30.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
709 (29.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
703 (29.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
670 (27.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
668 (27.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
663 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
647 (27.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
638 (26.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
629 (26.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
102/15 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
83/12 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
78/16 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
76/19 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
72/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.4mm in 20 min to 19:20 31.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
MACKAY M.O
8.6mm in 20 min to 06:30 25.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.2mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
10.0mm in 21 min to 03:51 28.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
14.0mm in 13 min to 04:55 64.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 20.8mm/h
14.0mm in 14 min to 05:14 60.0mm/h
38.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 38.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN NTC AWS : 102( 70/ 45 ) at 15:49
JABIRU AIRPORT : 70( 80/ 63 ) at 19:47