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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 23/11/2016. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014966

NITMILUK RIDGE

66.8

54.8

28/11/2010

11

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

Lower North

021133

SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)

15.0

16.0

11/11/1998

16

1 N


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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 14:03EST, 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 28.9 +3.1 12.6 -0.1 10.3 0.0 7.4 13.2 538 (22.4) 57/07
BUNBURY 23.0 -1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 39/16
MANDURAH 27.3 +2.8 14.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 41/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 -1.3 24.7 -0.6 24.5 0.0 4.0 7.1 151 ( 6.3) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.5 +0.9 21.0 +3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 444 (18.5) 54/20
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -7.0 14.6 +0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 714 (29.8) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -7.4 14.4 +0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 22/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 -1.3 8.8 +0.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 434 (18.1) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.5 20.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +1.4 22.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.9 21.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 44/12
MACKAY M.O 27.5 -1.7 22.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +1.6 18.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 34/10
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +1.1 18.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 46/14
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 -0.3 18.7 +0.5 17.2 0.0 8.8 12.6 328 (13.7) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +0.7 14.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 594 (24.8) 44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.4 +6.0 18.5 +3.4 -- 0.0 8.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +2.4 15.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 48/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.7 +9.2 16.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 46/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.9 +4.8 14.9 +5.7 6.9 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +6.0 16.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 43/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.1 +9.1 21.1 +5.7 18.7 0.0 8.0 9.7 394 (16.4) 57/14
RICHMOND RAAF 36.7 +10.0 16.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +3.1 21.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 46/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.1 +5.3 22.5 +11.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 46/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +0.6 21.6 +9.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.4 -6.1 17.4 +4.8 -- 3.6 11.4 1.0 404 (16.8) 46/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.2 -3.5 16.7 +6.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 31/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.1 -4.3 16.6 +6.9 -- 5.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) 35/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.5 -6.1 11.0 +3.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 31/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.5 -1.0 15.2 +6.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 247 (10.3) 30/06
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 -0.9 15.2 +6.0 13.4 0.2 6.6 7.9 483 (20.1) 48/02
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

42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+15.7 : 37.2 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+15.4 : 37.7 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+14.9 : 36.3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+14.7 : 37.7 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+12.2 : 36.8 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+11.9 : 19.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+11.7 : 22.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+11.2 : 15.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+11.2 : 22.9 HUME RESERVOIR SW Slopes S NSW
+10.3 : 24.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

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

8.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-13.4 : 15.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-11.2 : 13.3 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
-10.0 : 17.8 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-9.9 : 14.4 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-9.7 : 20.7 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-9.7 : 15.2 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

2.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
3.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
4.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

-7.4 : 2.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 4.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.5 : 20.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 6.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.
81.4 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
66.8 NITMILUK RIDGE N Rivers NT
61.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
57.6 MOUNT FELIX N Rivers NT
54.0 WOODS POINT Upper NE VIC

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
81.4 NITMILUK RANGERS
66.8 NITMILUK RIDGE
61.6 KIDMAN SPRINGS
57.6 MOUNT FELIX

VICTORIA
Upper NE
54.0 WOODS POINT

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.6 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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1.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1273 (53.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1250 (52.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1193 (49.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
952 (39.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
945 (39.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
925 (38.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
903 (37.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
870 (36.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
862 (35.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
835 (34.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
822 (34.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
793 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
793 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
789 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
782 (32.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
778 (32.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
775 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
768 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
766 (31.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
742 (30.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
728 (30.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
727 (30.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
717 (29.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
715 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
709 (29.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
701 (29.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
692 (28.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
690 (28.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
684 (28.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
682 (28.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
679 (28.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
679 (28.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
675 (28.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
658 (27.4) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
655 (27.3) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
651 (27.1) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
647 (27.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
637 (26.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
634 (26.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
621 (25.9) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
616 (25.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
98/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
31.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.4mm/h
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
4.4mm in 13 min to 14:46 20.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
25.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.4mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.4mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
9.0mm in 15 min to 19:15 36.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
5.0mm in 13 min to 19:30 23.1mm/h
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
8.0mm in 13 min to 13:00 36.9mm/h
7.8mm in 15 min to 13:15 31.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
25.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.4mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
20.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 98(330/ 74 ) at 05:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 83 ) at 04:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 93(290/ 69 ) at 02:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(270/ 65 ) at 00:12