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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 17/11/2016. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

27.6

27.6

26/11/1995

41

1 N Equal to record.

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

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

25.5

23.5

01/11/2011

11

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

47.8

46.0

06/11/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 23/11/2016.

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 21.8 -4.0 18.3 +5.6 17.3 0.0 7.8 4.3 466 (19.4) 48/12
BUNBURY 20.6 -3.7 17.1 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/16
MANDURAH 21.3 -3.2 18.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 44/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +1.9 25.7 +0.4 25.2 0.0 5.4 11.3 178 ( 7.4) 26/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.6 +1.0 10.8 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 32.2 +5.7 9.5 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.4 +4.2 8.8 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.8 +3.4 8.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.2 -0.2 13.7 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.7 +2.1 19.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 551 (23.0) 52/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.7 18.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 28.5 -0.7 17.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 -1.2 18.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 0.0 16.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/10
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.1 14.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 -0.8 16.2 -2.0 14.7 0.0 8.0 12.9 336 (14.0) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.5 +1.8 12.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 43/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 +0.5 10.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +1.5 9.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 41/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.4 -1.1 12.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.0 -0.1 8.0 -1.2 0.9 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 -0.3 7.6 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -0.2 14.1 -1.3 11.6 0.0 5.2 12.7 355 (14.8) 35/12
RICHMOND RAAF 27.5 +0.8 10.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 14.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.3 +1.5 8.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +0.3 8.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 18/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.6 +1.1 10.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 5.4 13.0 273 (11.4) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.0 +0.3 9.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.0 +1.6 6.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 26/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +2.3 8.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 28/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +4.0 7.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 -0.5 12.0 +2.8 9.6 0.0 5.6 7.2 462 (19.3) 43/00
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

44.0 EYRE Eucla WA
43.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
41.6 FORREST Eucla WA
41.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
40.4 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+19.5 : 44.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.8 : 41.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.7 : 38.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.7 : 41.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.2 : 39.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

28.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.8 : 22.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.9 : 22.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 22.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 20.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+8.1 : 20.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.1 : 19.4 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 26.0 WILUNA Interior WA

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

13.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.3 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
14.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : 28.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.7 : 25.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-7.5 : 28.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.9 : 23.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.5 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

1.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.4 : 12.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-9.3 : 12.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.1 : 12.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.6 : 9.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 8.1 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW

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.
43.0 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA
31.4 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
28.6 LEOPOLD DOWNS TBRG W Kimberley WA
22.6 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA
19.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

13.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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7.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
7.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
7.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1432 (59.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1297 (54.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1209 (50.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1147 (47.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1072 (44.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1060 (44.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1053 (43.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1010 (42.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
984 (41.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
942 (39.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
837 (34.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
803 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
803 (33.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
799 (33.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
789 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
788 (32.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
772 (32.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
763 (31.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
755 (31.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
751 (31.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
731 (30.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
726 (30.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
721 (30.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
703 (29.3) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
703 (29.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
699 (29.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
693 (28.9) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
691 (28.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
675 (28.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
659 (27.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
652 (27.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
651 (27.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
645 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
633 (26.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
612 (25.5) PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
612 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
609 (25.4) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
102/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/19 FORREST Eucla WA
76/02 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.
None reported None reported