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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 18/11/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

25.4

25.2

06/11/2016

41

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, 18/11/2016.

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 22.5 -3.3 8.2 -4.5 6.2 5.0 3.8 13.2 465 (19.4) 43/14
BUNBURY -- -- 3.6 -8.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 37/15
MANDURAH 20.8 -3.7 10.8 -4.7 -- 9.2 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.0 26.2 +0.9 26.0 0.0 11.4 9.9 186 ( 7.8) 54/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.3 +3.7 14.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 34/08
WHYALLA AERO 37.8 +11.3 17.2 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 65/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.2 +10.0 17.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 44/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.0 +10.6 12.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 67/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.5 +1.1 14.2 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.9 23.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 55/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.9 22.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 55/11
MACKAY M.O 28.3 -0.9 24.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 50/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.7 18.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +0.1 16.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 46/10
COOLANGATTA 24.4 -1.5 16.7 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 44/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -1.2 17.4 -0.8 15.4 1.2 9.2 9.7 331 (13.8) 48/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +0.7 14.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.8 +1.4 14.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 7.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +0.4 14.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 35/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -2.5 16.3 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 10.4 +1.2 5.0 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.9 +1.5 14.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 46/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.3 +1.3 16.5 +1.1 14.9 0.0 7.4 12.8 475 (19.8) 44/15
RICHMOND RAAF 28.6 +1.9 15.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 26.5 +4.4 15.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 50/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +3.7 11.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 34/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +3.3 11.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.3 +7.8 14.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 8.0 6.1 226 ( 9.4) 41/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.0 +6.3 8.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 43/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.9 +7.5 9.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 46/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.1 +7.5 8.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 48/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.8 +1.3 11.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 43/16
HOBART AIRPORT 27.5 +8.5 9.2 0.0 5.5 0.0 4.0 11.5 370 (15.4) 50/22
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 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.8 : 36.1 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+13.2 : 31.8 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+12.7 : 30.9 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.6 : 31.5 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+11.6 : 33.6 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

28.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
28.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+11.5 : 23.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 22.2 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 20.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.8 : 20.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.7 : 22.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

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

13.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
14.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
16.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 26.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.0 : 22.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.4 : 21.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.3 : 19.6 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 32.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 19.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.5 : 3.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.3 : 1.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.2 : 13.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.6 : 16.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 10.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.
38.8 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
31.2 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.4 ANKETELL Lower West WA
21.6 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA
21.2 MOUNT SOLUS Lower West WA

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
11.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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9.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
8.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

917 (38.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
901 (37.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
885 (36.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
883 (36.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
759 (31.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
755 (31.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
744 (31.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
740 (30.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
720 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
688 (28.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
686 (28.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) FORREST Eucla WA
680 (28.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
680 (28.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
670 (27.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
656 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
642 (26.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
638 (26.6) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
629 (26.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
628 (26.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
628 (26.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
627 (26.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
619 (25.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
618 (25.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
612 (25.5) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
137/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
131/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
117/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/20 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
98/17 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
98/19 MOUNT READ W Coast 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
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
PERTH METRO
14.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
26.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 52.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.4mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 26.4mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
JACUP
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
WANDERING
15.2mm in 53 min to 09:53 17.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
WICKEPIN AG STATION
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
STIRLINGS NORTH AG STATION
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.4mm/h
TUNNEY AG STATION
21.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
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
POINT STUART
29.0mm in 30 min to 05:00 58.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 29.0mm/h
38.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 38.6mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h
38.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 77.6mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.8mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 38.8mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
9.6mm in 28 min to 19:30 20.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
12.6mm in 19 min to 15:00 39.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 137(330/ 96 ) at 19:43
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 102(310/ 76 ) at 22:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(300/ 58 ) at 21:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(280/ 70 ) at 22:38
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 98(330/ 69 ) at 18:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 130(320/106 ) at 19:57