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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 11/12/2015. 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

NSW

North Coast

058161

GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS

61.4

49.5

17/12/2005

14

1 N

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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

24.3

23.6

26/12/2003

11

1 N


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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:40EST, 11/12/2015.

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 27.8 -1.1 13.9 -1.0 12.1 0.0 8.0 13.1 494 (20.6) 44/14
BUNBURY 27.7 +0.4 10.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 37/18
MANDURAH 25.7 -1.2 14.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 43/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 25.8 +0.5 25.5 0.4 5.2 8.4 288 (12.0) 57/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.6 +4.2 21.1 +0.9 19.3 1.4 8.2 7.2 256 (10.7) 54/15
WHYALLA AERO 28.0 -0.2 17.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 43/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.3 -0.7 14.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 +1.9 8.2 -1.8 3.5 0.0 5.6 10.7 338 (14.1) 50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.2 +2.1 24.4 +1.4 23.0 0.6 7.4 -- 361 (15.0) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.1 23.9 +0.5 21.6 0.0 8.0 11.9 374 (15.6) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +0.9 25.8 +1.7 24.7 0.0 13.0 11.9 489 (20.4) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 32.5 +2.4 20.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 248 (10.3) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.9 +1.8 20.8 -0.4 19.6 0.0 8.0 -- 201 ( 8.4) 35/17
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.5 20.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +1.8 21.7 +1.8 -- 4.8 -- -- 483 (20.1) --
BRISBANE AERO 30.0 +1.9 22.6 +2.5 21.6 0.0 8.8 8.7 527 (22.0) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.6 +4.2 18.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 55/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.8 +0.9 17.7 +0.2 -- 8.8 5.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +3.5 18.6 +1.8 -- 13.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 31/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 -1.0 18.7 +2.2 17.3 10.0 8.8 -- 376 (15.7) 48/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.8 +6.6 19.5 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 52/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +0.8 19.3 +1.8 19.3 3.4 10.0 6.4 599 (25.0) 54/23
RICHMOND RAAF 31.7 +3.3 20.8 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 277 (11.5) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 -0.7 18.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 39/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.4 +3.0 12.5 -1.3 9.4 0.0 9.0 12.9 277 (11.5) 43/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.5 +2.3 14.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.4 +2.3 16.2 +1.4 14.0 0.0 12.0 13.1 288 (12.0) 48/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.3 +2.9 12.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 48/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.9 +2.9 11.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 54/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.3 +3.7 8.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.7 -0.7 10.2 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 411 (17.1) 48/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +4.8 9.5 -1.2 5.5 0.0 14.2 8.4 775 (32.3) 44/02
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

44.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 36.5 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+6.7 : 29.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.6 : 37.8 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+6.6 : 30.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.5 : 38.3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW

30.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+6.9 : 25.9 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+6.5 : 30.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.4 : 24.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+6.2 : 19.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.1 : 26.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+6.1 : 26.9 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.4 : 21.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 21.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 22.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 20.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.4 : 24.9 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.3 : 2.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.0 : 5.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.7 : 6.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.7 : 5.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-5.4 : 6.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

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.
64.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK)) Hunter Valley NSW
61.4 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
50.2 YULMBU E Kimberley WA
48.8 ALLAMBIE Warrego QLD
46.6 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
50.2 YULMBU
W Kimberley
46.6 NAPIER DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
48.8 ALLAMBIE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
61.4 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
Hunter Valley
64.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK))

13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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8.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
8.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
7.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
7.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
6.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1859 (77.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1378 (57.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1178 (49.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1137 (47.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1079 (45.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1057 (44.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
967 (40.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
941 (39.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
934 (38.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
915 (38.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
907 (37.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
904 (37.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
840 (35.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
815 (34.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
809 (33.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
791 (33.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
775 (32.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
755 (31.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
749 (31.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
733 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
725 (30.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
671 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
642 (26.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
636 (26.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
630 (26.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
612 (25.5) WARRA W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
93/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
74/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/14 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
70/13 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.6mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
10.6mm in 30 min to 02:00 21.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
COOLANGATTA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
9.8mm in 8 min to 16:45 73.5mm/h
21.0mm in 10 min to 16:55 126.0mm/h
3.8mm in 2 min to 16:57 114.0mm/h
42.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 42.2mm/h
7.8mm in 11 min to 17:11 42.5mm/h
53.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 53.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.7mm/h
60.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
10.4mm in 29 min to 22:30 21.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
7.8mm in 10 min to 14:10 46.8mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
8.0mm in 13 min to 16:30 36.9mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 8 min to 15:43 75.0mm/h
10.4mm in 6 min to 15:49 104.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.0mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 28.4mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 38.2mm/h
16.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 32.0mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 30.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 21:36 46.0mm/h
8.2mm in 5 min to 21:41 98.4mm/h
10.8mm in 19 min to 22:00 34.1mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 23.6mm/h
13.2mm in 21 min to 22:21 37.7mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 37.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 83 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
BROWSE ISLAND : 82(110/ 63 ) at 07:08