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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 19/11/2016. 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

19.3

18.5

18/11/2006

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

19.0

17.9

24/11/2010

11

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

21.6

20.7

02/11/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:02EST, 19/11/2016.

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 30.0 +4.2 7.8 -4.9 6.0 0.0 7.8 12.8 424 (17.7) 37/15
BUNBURY 23.8 -0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/16
MANDURAH 23.9 -0.6 13.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +0.7 22.5 -2.8 21.6 18.0 9.2 10.6 255 (10.6) 52/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.6 +4.0 21.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 48/15
WHYALLA AERO 23.6 -2.9 17.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.9 +0.7 17.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 22/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.3 -2.1 11.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.5 +0.1 20.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 43/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.9 23.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 652 (27.2) 52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +0.5 18.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 52/11
MACKAY M.O 28.0 -1.2 20.5 -1.3 -- 3.4 -- -- 527 (22.0) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 -1.4 18.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 48/10
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 -0.4 16.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 50/10
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.9 15.3 -2.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 341 (14.2) 24/08
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -1.5 19.0 +0.8 16.2 0.0 9.6 11.5 394 (16.4) 30/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 0.0 13.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 730 (30.4) 54/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.2 +4.8 14.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 7.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +2.4 10.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 39/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.2 +8.7 12.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +5.1 13.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 35.1 +11.1 17.4 +2.0 15.6 0.0 9.2 12.1 475 (19.8) 35/14
RICHMOND RAAF 36.1 +9.4 12.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 29.9 +7.8 18.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 39/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.3 +8.5 15.0 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.9 +3.9 14.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 22/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 +2.3 15.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 274 (11.4) 31/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.2 +4.5 12.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.7 +5.3 13.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.8 -0.8 10.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 31/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 +0.5 14.1 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.8 +1.8 12.8 +3.6 10.0 0.0 8.8 12.1 573 (23.9) 54/13
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

43.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+13.4 : 36.4 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+12.1 : 33.6 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+11.8 : 33.2 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+11.6 : 36.9 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+11.6 : 35.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

29.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
28.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.4 : 15.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+8.2 : 18.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.1 : 11.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.6 : 12.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+7.4 : 13.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.5 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

-8.6 : 17.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 28.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.8 : 20.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.6 : 24.3 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.1 : 20.7 YONGALA Upper North SA

1.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
1.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.7 : 1.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 4.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.3 : 5.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 6.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8 : 6.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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.
68.8 MIDDLE POINT RANGERS N Rivers NT
63.8 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
61.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.4 LAMBELL'S LAGOON N Rivers NT
24.8 BONALBO N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
68.8 MIDDLE POINT RANGERS
63.8 MIDDLE POINT
25.4 LAMBELL'S LAGOON
24.8 BONALBO

ISLANDS
Islands
61.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1590 (66.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1181 (49.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1179 (49.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1138 (47.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1112 (46.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1062 (44.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1042 (43.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1038 (43.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
999 (41.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
968 (40.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
931 (38.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
929 (38.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
877 (36.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
877 (36.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
876 (36.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
863 (36.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
845 (35.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
819 (34.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
803 (33.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
790 (32.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
790 (32.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
789 (32.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
782 (32.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
765 (31.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
747 (31.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
730 (30.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
730 (30.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
709 (29.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
708 (29.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
683 (28.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
674 (28.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
672 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
671 (28.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
652 (27.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
645 (26.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
640 (26.7) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
640 (26.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
633 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
609 (25.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
100/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
11.6mm in 23 min to 00:30 30.3mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.7mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.4mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
5.8mm in 7 min to 23:50 49.7mm/h
GUNN POINT
11.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.6mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.8mm/h
16.2mm in 16 min to 03:00 60.8mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 25.6mm/h
31.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 62.4mm/h
49.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 49.0mm/h
64.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 21.3mm/h
64.0mm in 6 hr to 03:30 10.7mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 33.2mm/h
63.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 127.6mm/h
63.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 63.8mm/h
63.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 63.8mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.0mm in 20 min to 13:00 21.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
40.6mm in 15 min to 09:15 162.4mm/h
40.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 40.6mm/h
44.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 44.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 27 min to 17:00 27.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.2mm/h
7.4mm in 7 min to 20:00 63.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(330/ 65 ) at 03:31
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 78 ) at 13:55
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 98(280/ 61 ) at 00:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 65 ) at 13:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(250/ 65 ) at 10:00