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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 1610 EST on 24/11/2015. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

28.3

28.3

22/11/2015

47

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

33.2

32.1

24/11/2006

38

33.0

19/02/1992

41

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029167

CENTURY MINE

28.9

28.6

13/11/2004

11

1 N

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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

21.6

21.0

21/11/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 16:09EST, 24/11/2015.

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 28.6 +2.8 15.3 +2.6 13.3 0.0 10.0 11.5 410 (17.1) 35/12
BUNBURY 24.7 +0.4 18.6 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 31/10
MANDURAH 24.6 +0.1 20.4 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 30/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.2 25.8 +0.5 25.0 0.0 8.6 12.0 354 (14.8) 31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.9 +3.3 16.9 -1.0 14.5 0.0 15.6 -- 338 (14.1) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.9 -3.6 15.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 579 (24.1) 41/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 -2.0 13.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 35/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.1 -0.3 11.9 +3.5 9.5 0.0 3.6 3.5 437 (18.2) 41/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.8 +5.4 29.2 +7.8 26.3 0.0 17.6 12.3 472 (19.7) 41/00
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 -1.0 24.8 +2.5 19.5 2.6 5.1 2.5 350 (14.6) 28/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.7 25.3 +2.4 24.6 1.0 9.0 8.1 572 (23.8) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 31.5 +2.3 24.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 316 (13.2) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.5 +2.3 21.1 +1.6 19.4 0.0 8.8 -- 240 (10.0) 28/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +1.0 19.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 34/08
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +2.4 22.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 54/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.7 +1.9 21.7 +3.5 20.3 0.0 3.8 11.6 385 (16.0) 52/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.2 +5.5 17.7 +3.1 -- 12.2 -- -- 542 (22.6) 52/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.1 +5.7 15.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +3.8 16.6 +1.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 34/20
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.1 +5.6 13.5 -0.9 10.9 0.0 2.4 11.3 264 (11.0) 44/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 8.6 -0.6 2.5 0.0 24.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +0.9 9.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 54/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -0.2 17.7 +2.3 15.1 0.0 3.8 11.5 378 (15.8) 50/14
RICHMOND RAAF 30.1 +3.4 13.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 48/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.8 -0.3 17.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.2 +0.4 9.0 -1.8 5.8 0.0 8.0 13.6 259 (10.8) 48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +0.7 9.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.0 -0.5 10.0 -2.6 8.0 0.0 12.0 3.5 357 (14.9) 37/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.7 0.0 10.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 44/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.4 +1.0 11.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.3 +1.7 8.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.0 +2.5 11.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 46/14
HOBART AIRPORT 22.5 +3.5 13.6 +4.4 10.9 0.0 10.6 10.8 660 (27.5) 70/12
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

46.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
45.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+13.9 : 38.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.5 : 38.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+12.5 : 37.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.4 : 35.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+12.3 : 36.6 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

33.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
29.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.1 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD

+9.8 : 33.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+8.3 : 28.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 29.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+7.8 : 20.8 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

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

6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.7 : 23.0 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.7 : 20.3 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.6 : 21.8 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 : 6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

0.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 5.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 5.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : 7.2 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 : 11.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-4.8 : 10.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral 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.
70.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
37.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
32.0 TRAIGHLI Darling Downs E QLD
30.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
30.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
70.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
30.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
37.0 DARADGEE
30.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
Darling Downs E
32.0 TRAIGHLI

13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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7.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

 1868 (77.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1216 (50.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1135 (47.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1119 (46.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1018 (42.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
955 (39.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
936 (39.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
936 (39.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
864 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
826 (34.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
792 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
726 (30.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
723 (30.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
719 (30.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
687 (28.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
678 (28.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
660 (27.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
644 (26.8) WARRA W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
637 (26.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
628 (26.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
615 (25.6) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
605 (25.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
118/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/17 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
4.8mm in 12 min to 15:17 24.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
24.0mm in 18 min to 10:18 80.0mm/h
3.8mm in 2 min to 10:20 114.0mm/h
6.8mm in 10 min to 10:30 40.8mm/h
42.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 42.0mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 37.6mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.0mm/h
 Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
9.0mm in 7 min to 19:30 77.1mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
10.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 20.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
7.0mm in 9 min to 17:28 46.7mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
10.2mm in 21 min to 18:21 29.1mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
9.6mm in 13 min to 17:13 44.3mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DARDANUP : ***(300/ 69 ) at 12:11
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION : 91(350/ 45 ) at 18:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82(260/ 63 ) at 17:59
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/100 ) at 20:04
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(270/ 70 ) at 20:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(300/ 67 ) at 14:16
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(320/ 69 ) at 17:33
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(270/ 76 ) at 20:30