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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 1404 EST on 28/11/2016. 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039303

CHILDERS SOUTH

105.8

92.6

21/11/2008

35

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039327

MAKOWATA

118.0

88.0

06/11/2007

16

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039341

BYRNESTOWN TM

85.8

53.4

12/11/2001

14

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040827

BAN BAN TM

50.0

42.0

17/11/2008

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040891

BROOWEENA TM

62.0

50.2

06/11/2004

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040905

UPPER CHERWELL ALERT

124.0

72.0

06/11/2004

14

1 N

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

189.4

129.0

11/11/1974

41

186.2

12/02/2001

42

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, 28/11/2016.

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 32.0 +6.2 12.9 +0.2 11.2 0.0 11.4 13.2 324 (13.5) 39/14
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/13
MANDURAH 28.3 +3.8 20.6 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 31/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +0.9 24.6 -0.7 24.8 0.0 0.4 10.9 114 ( 4.8) 26/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.4 +0.8 13.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 48/11
WHYALLA AERO 29.0 +2.5 10.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 39/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.9 +2.7 9.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 26/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.2 -1.2 10.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.5 +2.1 21.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +2.2 24.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +2.3 24.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 44/15
MACKAY M.O 29.0 -0.2 21.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 34/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 -1.2 -- -- -- 17.0 -- -- -- 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +0.2 18.4 -0.4 -- 21.6 -- -- 326 (13.6) 37/12
COOLANGATTA 27.9 +2.0 20.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +0.3 19.3 +1.1 19.7 1.6 5.6 9.3 321 (13.4) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.6 +1.9 14.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 59/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +4.7 15.0 -0.1 9.0 0.0 7.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +2.0 12.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 +0.8 15.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 50/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 +3.2 9.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 +0.4 18.8 +3.4 18.1 0.0 9.8 1.7 618 (25.8) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 28.1 +1.4 19.3 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +1.3 18.1 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 503 (21.0) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 +2.5 7.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 30/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +2.1 9.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.2 +0.7 10.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.5 +0.8 9.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 34/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.8 +1.4 6.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 31/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.4 +0.8 7.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 35/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.8 +3.3 7.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 9.9 +0.7 6.6 0.0 2.4 12.9 431 (18.0) 34/13
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

42.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
41.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.6 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+14.6 : 37.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.9 : 38.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+13.6 : 39.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

29.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.9 : 23.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.0 : 20.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 19.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
+7.1 : 20.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 28.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

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

9.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.5 FERNY CREEK E Central VIC
13.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.3 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

-6.6 : 17.7 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-5.7 : 16.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
-5.2 : 16.5 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
-5.2 : 15.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-5.0 : 15.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-5.0 : 16.1 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC

-0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
0.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : -0.1 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.9 : 7.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.4 : 3.5 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 6.5 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.4 : 3.6 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE 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.
189.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
124.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
118.0 MAKOWATA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
105.8 CHILDERS SOUTH Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85.8 BYRNESTOWN TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
118.0 MAKOWATA
105.8 CHILDERS SOUTH
85.8 BYRNESTOWN TM
Brisbane/SE Coast
124.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT
83.0 BIGGENDEN TM
62.0 BROOWEENA TM
50.0 BAN BAN TM

ISLANDS
Islands
189.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1437 (59.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1341 (55.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1260 (52.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1125 (46.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1069 (44.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1067 (44.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1029 (42.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
996 (41.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
981 (40.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
908 (37.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
904 (37.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
751 (31.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
704 (29.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
699 (29.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
696 (29.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
689 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
618 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
106/21 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
85/19 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
76/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/00 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
9.4mm in 24 min to 17:24 23.5mm/h
7.4mm in 6 min to 17:30 74.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 23.4mm/h
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h
E Gascoyne
32KM SOUTH OF JUNA DOWNS
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
11.8mm in 16 min to 19:46 44.2mm/h
8.4mm in 14 min to 20:00 36.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.4mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.2mm/h
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
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
4.6mm in 11 min to 18:20 25.1mm/h
Central Coast W
MORANBAH AIRPORT
7.4mm in 13 min to 09:13 34.2mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
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
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
21.6mm in 18 min to 09:18 72.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
14.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
MARYBOROUGH
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
24.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 49.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.8mm/h
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT
7.0mm in 21 min to 21:55 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
4.4mm in 6 min to 22:07 44.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 22:13 96.0mm/h
3.0mm in 1 min to 22:14 180.0mm/h
4.4mm in 2 min to 22:16 132.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 22:17 96.0mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 37.8mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 31.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
44.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.7mm/h
77.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 25.7mm/h
26.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 53.2mm/h
35.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 35.2mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 30.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 24.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 18.8mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 05:30 29.2mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 26.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 22.4mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.7mm/h
15.8mm in 30 min to 06:30 31.6mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.6mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 07:00 39.6mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 35.6mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 07:30 32.8mm/h
36.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 36.2mm/h
18.2mm in 30 min to 08:00 36.4mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 34.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 23.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
168.6mm in 11 min to 09:11 919.6mm/h
170.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 170.0mm/h
173.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 173.4mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT : 106(130/ 65 ) at 22:13
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 63 ) at 00:00