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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 1405 EST on 05/11/2016. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Gippsland

085283

WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR)

3.0

3.0

05/11/2003

20

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

124

115

01/11/2016

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

93

89.0

14/11/2004

16

N

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

200838

HOGAN ISLAND

139

135.0

01/11/2012

11

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 14:04EST, 05/11/2016.

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 27.4 +1.6 15.7 +3.0 13.5 0.0 5.8 9.3 531 (22.1) 39/00
BUNBURY 23.3 -1.0 15.6 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 34/17
MANDURAH 25.6 +1.1 15.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 39/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.8 25.9 +0.6 25.1 0.0 5.2 10.4 338 (14.1) 34/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.0 +2.4 14.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 35.8 +9.3 8.0 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 68/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.2 +3.0 9.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 46/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 +2.1 5.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 72/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +1.8 23.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 23.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +0.5 24.6 +1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 460 (19.2) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -2.6 20.2 -1.6 -- 61.2 -- -- 333 (13.9) 43/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -3.2 18.1 -1.4 -- 8.6 -- -- 304 (12.7) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 +0.6 17.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 28.2 +2.3 18.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +0.3 18.7 +0.5 17.3 0.2 8.0 11.7 353 (14.7) 52/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.9 +2.2 14.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 30/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.1 +0.7 10.9 -4.2 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +1.4 11.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.2 +5.7 13.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 52/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.7 +0.3 7.5 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.6 +8.6 15.6 +0.2 13.2 0.0 8.4 12.8 386 (16.1) 41/12
RICHMOND RAAF 30.9 +4.2 11.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 30.5 +8.4 14.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 52/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +1.6 6.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 41/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +2.2 7.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 52/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +5.3 10.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 6.8 12.5 200 ( 8.3) 52/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.7 +5.0 4.4 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 52/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.9 +4.5 5.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 63/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.4 +3.8 5.4 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 298 (12.4) 65/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 -3.4 10.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 65/15
HOBART AIRPORT 24.1 +5.1 11.7 +2.5 9.8 0.0 4.6 10.6 500 (20.8) 80/15
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 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
43.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 36.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 35.8 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.6 : 32.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.4 : 30.5 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+8.3 : 29.8 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 16.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+5.5 : 15.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.4 : 24.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 14.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+4.4 : 14.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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

7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 27.4 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-5.4 : 27.4 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.1 : 19.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.0 : 27.5 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.0 : 20.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

1.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
1.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 4.2 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-8.8 : 5.1 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-8.0 : 8.5 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-7.8 : 6.5 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 8.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains 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.
86.0 BOOROONDARRA Central Highlands QLD
72.4 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
69.8 OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB) Central Coast E QLD
61.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
53.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
72.4 MACKAY AERO
69.8 OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
61.2 MACKAY M.O
53.0 MACKAY ALERT
Central Highlands
86.0 BOOROONDARRA

Reports not yet available

1373 (57.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1201 (50.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1121 (46.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1078 (44.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
915 (38.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
905 (37.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
853 (35.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
841 (35.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
799 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
763 (31.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
755 (31.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
752 (31.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
680 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
675 (28.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
672 (28.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
668 (27.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
656 (27.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
641 (26.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
636 (26.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
634 (26.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
632 (26.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
614 (25.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
139/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
135/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
124/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
118/17 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
115/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/19 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
109/16 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
107/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/14 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
94/15 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
93/20 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/20 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
93/22 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/19 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/22 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
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
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
10.0mm in 15 min to 00:00 40.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.8mm/h
64.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 21.3mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 00:30 39.6mm/h
37.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 37.4mm/h
24.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 48.8mm/h
44.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 44.2mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 26.8mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h
72.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 144.4mm/h
72.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 72.2mm/h
72.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 72.4mm/h
MACKAY M.O
47.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.7mm/h
11.4mm in 9 min to 00:39 76.0mm/h
31.2mm in 21 min to 01:00 89.1mm/h
44.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 44.6mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 20.4mm/h
52.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 52.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.0mm/h
61.0mm in 7 min to 09:07 522.9mm/h
61.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 61.2mm/h
61.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 61.2mm/h
ST LAWRENCE
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
16.2mm in 30 min to 00:00 32.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.0mm/h
62.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 20.7mm/h
25.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 51.2mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 41.8mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 35.6mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 43.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 19.8mm/h
65.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h
69.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 139.6mm/h
69.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 69.8mm/h
69.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 69.8mm/h
Central Coast W
MORANBAH AIRPORT
30.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 60.4mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 30.2mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.2mm/h
Central Highlands
CLERMONT AIRPORT
13.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 26.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.6mm/h
31.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 62.4mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 31.2mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.2mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
8.4mm in 10 min to 09:10 50.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(330/ 74 ) at 20:20
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(290/ 54 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 95(340/ 65 ) at 22:30
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(220/ 72 ) at 23:54
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(270/ 61 ) at 23:30
CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) : 82(270/ 63 ) at 23:30
E Central
ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 87(250/ 69 ) at 21:04
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(270/ 65 ) at 23:00
FAWKNER BEACON : 95(260/ 76 ) at 21:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 95(300/ 72 ) at 16:30
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(260/ 65 ) at 18:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 124(270/ 80 ) at 23:31
SMITHTON AERODROME : 87(250/ 70 ) at 21:23
LOW HEAD : 93(280/ 58 ) at 21:43
CAPE GRIM : 93(270/ 54 ) at 23:31
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 95(310/ 61 ) at 16:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/ 91 ) at 21:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 119(270/ 82 ) at 19:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(290/ 50 ) at 20:46
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 87(290/ 65 ) at 14:18
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 95(310/ 69 ) at 16:39
LOW ROCKY POINT : 109(290/ 91 ) at 20:25
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(330/ 70 ) at 15:42
MOUNT READ : 109(340/ 56 ) at 17:10
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(270/ 63 ) at 23:57
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 133(270/102 ) at 23:30