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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 1439 EST on 01/11/2015. 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

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

30.4

27.0

03/10/2011

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009990

BOYANUP NORTH

16.8

14.6

25/10/2008

11

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010556

COONDEE

20.6

16.2

27/10/2003

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014059

FOELSCHE HEADLAND

34.8

31.2

23/10/2011

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014955

NITMILUK RANGERS

95.4

93.6

29/10/2010

17

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014966

NITMILUK RIDGE

86.0

75.0

29/10/2010

11

1 N

VIC

Lower NE

082113

MYRTLEFORD

62.8

41.8

17/10/1974

19

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

26.3

26.3

22/10/2010

15

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

Wimmera S

079100

HORSHAM AERODROME

17.0

17.0

22/10/2007

17

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:39EST, 01/11/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 24.8 +2.2 16.0 +5.8 15.0 9.8 5.0 10.8 334 (13.9) 35/16
BUNBURY 21.8 +0.9 16.5 +7.2 -- 16.2 -- -- 300 (12.5) 30/15
MANDURAH 23.6 +1.9 18.3 +5.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.2 26.4 +1.5 25.5 0.0 7.4 10.2 375 (15.6) 34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.0 +7.1 19.1 +4.3 17.4 0.0 9.0 10.3 307 (12.8) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 +1.7 14.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.0 +6.1 15.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 22/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +8.1 14.2 +7.1 11.3 0.0 3.6 12.0 471 (19.6) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +4.1 24.8 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 70/17
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +2.0 21.5 +0.9 20.6 0.4 6.0 8.9 363 (15.1) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.5 24.4 +3.7 23.7 0.0 10.2 11.7 516 (21.5) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 29.0 +1.5 21.9 +2.2 -- 3.2 -- 1.5 350 (14.6) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -1.7 19.8 +2.8 19.3 1.4 5.2 -- 379 (15.8) 34/09
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.1 16.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 43/01
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +0.1 15.5 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 24/09
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 -0.6 16.5 +0.9 14.8 0.0 4.8 11.6 299 (12.5) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.7 -1.6 12.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 41/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.8 -0.3 16.2 +4.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 +0.5 12.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 46/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.8 +2.2 12.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 43/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.1 -1.6 15.6 +6.3 -- 18.6 -- -- 328 (13.7) 44/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.9 +3.4 16.6 +3.4 12.9 0.0 8.0 5.7 471 (19.6) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 25.8 +1.0 11.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 +1.1 15.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.3 +0.9 17.3 +9.6 15.5 0.0 7.2 4.5 417 (17.4) 55/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.2 17.1 +9.1 -- 5.4 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.7 +10.8 17.2 +7.4 14.0 0.0 6.4 11.4 288 (12.0) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.0 +4.1 18.0 +10.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 292 (12.2) 44/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.3 +4.9 16.7 +10.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.3 +8.7 14.9 +8.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 530 (22.1) 57/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 +2.3 10.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/10
HOBART AIRPORT 23.2 +5.9 12.3 +4.8 10.0 0.0 4.4 9.1 294 (12.3) 50/15
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

44.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+13.0 : 30.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+12.7 : 27.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+12.2 : 38.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+12.2 : 30.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+12.1 : 32.9 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

28.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
27.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 18.9 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+11.6 : 17.0 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+11.6 : 21.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+11.3 : 16.7 REDESDALE N Central VIC
+11.0 : 22.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

8.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.2 : 17.6 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.0 : 20.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-3.3 : 17.8 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-3.1 : 21.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-3.0 : 21.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

1.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-2.9 : 21.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-2.9 : 22.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-2.8 : 7.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-2.4 : 22.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
-1.9 : 10.0 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
95.4 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
86.0 NITMILUK RIDGE N Rivers NT
62.8 MYRTLEFORD Lower NE VIC
62.0 TRUNDLE (BROOKVIEW ST) CW Plains S NSW
51.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
95.4 NITMILUK RANGERS
86.0 NITMILUK RIDGE

QUEENSLAND
Central West
51.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
62.0 TRUNDLE (BROOKVIEW ST)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
62.8 MYRTLEFORD

12.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
11.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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2.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

955 (39.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
924 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
864 (36.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
843 (35.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
732 (30.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
724 (30.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
716 (29.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
714 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
704 (29.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
647 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
620 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
603 (25.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
91/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/10 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
83/17 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/19 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
81/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
Lower West
BICKLEY
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DOUGLAS RIVER
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
10.0mm in 18 min to 16:00 33.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.4mm/h
LAKE JULIUS AWS
14.8mm in 15 min to 19:00 59.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.6mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 26.0mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 28.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.2mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
1.4mm in 1 min to 23:53 84.0mm/h
BLACKALL AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS
25.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 50.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 27.4mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 32.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.2mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
7.0mm in 21 min to 14:30 20.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.2mm/h
SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
8.6mm in 8 min to 12:30 64.5mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 17.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
SW Slopes N
TEMORA AIRPORT
8.4mm in 17 min to 13:30 29.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 28 min to 19:58 23.1mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 20.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
YARRAM AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
W Coast
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 78(200/ 63 ) at 15:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82( 20/ 67 ) at 18:30
GREEN CAPE AWS : 82( 10/ 63 ) at 20:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87( 30/ 65 ) at 11:32