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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 1403 EST on 10/11/2016. 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 wind gust (km/h)

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

83

83.0

20/11/2008

12

N Equal to record.

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

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

39.9

31.8

08/11/2005

11

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

34.2

27.0

11/11/2010

11

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

35.1

29.9

20/11/2009

11

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA AIRPORT

15.5

14.8

10/11/2003

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

16.7

15.5

08/11/2016

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 14:02EST, 10/11/2016.

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 21.6 -4.2 10.9 -1.8 9.0 0.0 8.4 8.1 521 (21.7) 44/12
BUNBURY 19.4 -4.9 12.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 34/17
MANDURAH 20.3 -4.2 14.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.5 28.7 +3.4 27.2 0.0 -- 11.7 424 (17.7) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.0 +6.4 19.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 48/23
WHYALLA AERO 21.5 -5.0 12.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 608 (25.3) 48/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.1 -2.1 9.0 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 -2.6 2.1 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.4 +4.0 26.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.0 22.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +1.7 24.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 30.9 +1.7 20.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.1 +2.9 18.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 43/16
BUNDABERG AERO 31.1 +2.8 20.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 50/13
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +2.8 21.9 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 55/18
BRISBANE AERO 30.3 +3.5 20.6 +2.4 18.8 0.4 6.8 8.5 616 (25.7) 61/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.0 +5.3 18.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 61/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.4 -1.0 19.6 +4.5 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +3.0 15.3 +0.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 312 (13.0) 43/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -2.3 17.6 +3.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 426 (17.8) 31/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -7.2 11.6 -2.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 296 (12.3) 41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.5 -3.5 17.0 +1.6 16.8 2.6 5.2 2.5 646 (26.9) 46/03
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 -0.7 18.0 +3.9 -- 3.8 -- -- 269 (11.2) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.4 -2.7 16.2 +0.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 407 (17.0) 37/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 +0.5 9.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.9 -0.1 9.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 31/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 -0.4 9.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- 12.6 330 (13.8) 28/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.9 -0.8 8.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 31/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.7 -1.7 7.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 34/07
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -2.9 4.6 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 372 (15.5) 31/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 -0.7 4.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.8 -1.2 6.1 -3.1 1.6 0.0 4.2 11.5 379 (15.8) 34/08
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

43.4 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
43.3 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
43.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 34.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.5 : 41.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.3 : 35.6 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+6.7 : 35.0 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+6.4 : 40.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
30.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
30.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
30.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
29.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 30.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 30.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 23.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.2 : 26.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+5.2 : 21.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

9.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 17.2 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.4 : 25.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.4 : 24.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 23.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.2 : 16.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-0.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
0.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

-9.2 : 2.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.5 : 3.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-7.8 : 0.9 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.5 : 4.7 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 3.5 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.4 : 3.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
38.2 HIGHVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
29.4 BERRY MASONIC VILLAGE Illawarra NSW
29.0 BUKKULLA (RFS) NW Slopes N NSW
26.0 NUNDLE (HEAD OF THE PEEL) NW Slopes S NSW

Reports not yet available

1188 (49.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1124 (46.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
970 (40.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
958 (39.9) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
898 (37.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
843 (35.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
828 (34.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
821 (34.2) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
800 (33.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
794 (33.1) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
783 (32.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
774 (32.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
733 (30.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
716 (29.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
716 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
697 (29.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
693 (28.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
672 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
660 (27.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
646 (26.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
636 (26.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
628 (26.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
616 (25.7) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
610 (25.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
104/14 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
85/15 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
83/16 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
83/16 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
72/01 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
5.2mm in 12 min to 19:52 26.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
9.0mm in 18 min to 17:48 30.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
31.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 62.0mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 31.0mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
19.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.8mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.8mm/h
COOLANGATTA
10.8mm in 13 min to 23:00 49.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 24.0mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 26.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
9.0mm in 17 min to 10:00 31.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.6mm/h
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 20.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.6mm/h
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.6mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 18 min to 18:30 38.7mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
8.8mm in 7 min to 18:58 75.4mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 20:23 84.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
2.8mm in 2 min to 17:26 84.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.4mm in 27 min to 19:27 34.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
6.4mm in 8 min to 19:30 48.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.4mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 24.0mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 104(330/ 39 ) at 17:36
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP : 85(320/ 65 ) at 17:09