Australian Weather News -- 16 NOV 2015

Monday 16 NOV 2015

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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 1440 EST on 17/11/2015. 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

Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040903

PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT

67.0

57.0

06/11/2004

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040904

RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT

75.0

64.0

06/11/2004

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

29.3

28.5

23/11/2007

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

42.6

42.3

27/11/1979

1 N

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

42.8

42.6

29/11/2007

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 14:39EST, 17/11/2015.

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	32.5	+6.7	12.9	+0.2	10.8	0.0	10.8	13.1	399 (16.6)	30/07
BUNBURY	25.8	+1.5	11.5	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	22/14
MANDURAH	27.9	+3.4	17.0	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	336 (14.0)	26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.6	+1.3	25.7	+0.4	25.2	0.0	4.0	9.3	261 (10.9)	67/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.2	+0.6	12.3	-5.6	10.5	0.0	13.6	13.1	309 (12.9)	34/14
WHYALLA AERO	29.7	+3.2	11.5	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.3	+6.1	11.1	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.5	+7.1	6.7	-1.7	1.8	0.0	4.4	12.4	395 (16.5)	44/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.4	0.0	21.9	+0.5	--	0.0	54.6	--	487 (20.3)	44/01
CAIRNS AERO	31.4	+0.8	22.2	-0.1	20.4	3.8	6.4	10.1	336 (14.0)	31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.0	+2.3	26.0	+3.1	25.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
MACKAY M.O	31.7	+2.5	23.2	+1.4	--	1.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	44/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.5	-4.7	19.5	0.0	20.1	15.6	8.0	--	384 (16.0)	41/15
BUNDABERG AERO	25.0	-3.3	18.8	0.0	--	40.4	--	--	434 (18.1)	50/15
COOLANGATTA	25.2	-0.7	17.3	-0.9	--	0.2	--	--	493 (20.5)	46/14
BRISBANE AERO	25.3	-1.5	16.9	-1.3	15.8	0.0	6.4	9.8	385 (16.0)	43/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.3	-2.4	13.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	727 (30.3)	50/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.5	-1.9	12.8	-2.3	--	0.0	7.2	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.1	-1.9	13.8	-1.4	--	1.2	--	--	370 (15.4)	37/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.1	-3.4	13.4	-1.0	11.2	7.6	19.4	12.7	388 (16.2)	35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	--	--	2.8	-6.4	4.0	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.9	-2.5	10.9	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	561 (23.4)	39/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.0	-2.0	14.5	-0.9	13.4	5.8	4.4	13.0	614 (25.6)	41/23
RICHMOND RAAF	24.2	-2.5	12.8	-1.3	--	7.4	--	--	242 (10.1)	30/15
BELLAMBI AWS	21.1	-1.0	13.7	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	636 (26.5)	26/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.8	0.0	11.8	+1.0	7.9	0.0	6.0	13.2	285 (11.9)	30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.7	+0.7	11.6	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.9	+5.4	13.2	+0.6	10.5	0.0	8.6	12.5	311 (13.0)	30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.4	+2.7	9.6	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.4	+5.0	11.3	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.1	+7.5	7.7	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	39/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.9	+1.4	12.6	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	37/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.5	+1.5	6.3	-2.9	3.2	0.0	4.0	11.9	299 (12.5)	46/14
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

43.4 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
43.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
43.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.0 WILUNA Interior WA
43.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

+13.2 : 37.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.9 : 42.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+11.1 : 40.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.9 : 36.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.7 : 43.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

29.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.0 : 29.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 25.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 25.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.5 : 26.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.1 : 23.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 23.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 23.9 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.3 : 23.5 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 26.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.9 : 22.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 24.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 25.5 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7 : 26.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 14.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.4 : 2.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-6.3 : 15.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.2 : 2.5 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.1 : 4.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

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.

75.0 RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
59.3 MORNINGTON E Kimberley WA
58.8 GLENLANDS Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
58.6 LOVANDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
59.3 MORNINGTON

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
53.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
Central Coast E
50.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
Wide Bay/Burnett
58.8 GLENLANDS
58.6 LOVANDEE
Brisbane/SE Coast
75.0 RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT
67.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT
53.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT

13.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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9.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1144 (47.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1131 (47.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
927 (38.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
782 (32.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
759 (31.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
752 (31.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
751 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
748 (31.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
727 (30.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
703 (29.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
692 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
679 (28.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
636 (26.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
635 (26.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
617 (25.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
617 (25.7) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
616 (25.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
614 (25.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
610 (25.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

93/16 BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
78/14 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
78/23 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
72/16 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
70/23 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
70/13 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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 FITZROY CROSSING AERO 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h N Coast--Barron COOKTOWN AIRPORT 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.6mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 6.4mm in 13 min to 18:30 29.5mm/h WILLIAMSON 14.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 28.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.2mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.4mm/h ST LAWRENCE 12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.6mm/h 23.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 47.6mm/h 25.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.0mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 31.8mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h SAMUEL HILL AERO 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h Central Coast W MORANBAH AIRPORT 2.8mm in 1 min to 17:15 168.0mm/h 3.6mm in 1 min to 17:16 216.0mm/h 7.4mm in 2 min to 17:18 222.0mm/h 10.0mm in 2 min to 17:20 300.0mm/h 4.4mm in 1 min to 17:21 264.0mm/h 3.8mm in 1 min to 17:22 228.0mm/h 5.0mm in 2 min to 17:24 150.0mm/h 9.6mm in 4 min to 17:28 144.0mm/h 49.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 49.4mm/h 4.4mm in 13 min to 17:46 20.3mm/h 56.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 56.8mm/h 57.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h Central Highlands ROLLESTON AIRPORT 9.4mm in 19 min to 17:30 29.7mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.4mm/h BLACKWATER AIRPORT 6.6mm in 3 min to 16:48 132.0mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.2mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 19.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett THANGOOL AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h 23.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 46.4mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 28.8mm/h 24.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 24.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE) 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 20.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.8mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.4mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAY POINT : 98(350/ 80 ) at 18:50 Central Coast W MORANBAH AIRPORT : 156(260/111 ) at 17:18 Central Highlands BLACKWATER AIRPORT : 93(250/ 46 ) at 16:39