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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 1331 EST on 18/10/2009. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008225

ENEABBA

21.6

21.3

25/10/1983

32

1

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

11.5

12.3

07/10/2006

15

1

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

-0.7

-0.3

11/10/2003

15

1

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

-8.3

-8.3

01/10/2002

12

1 Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

-0.1

0.0

09/10/2003

11

1

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

15.4

15.9

05/10/2009

13

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

0.6

1.0

11/10/2003

15

1

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

-2.3

-1.2

01/10/2002

15

1

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

37.5

37.0

20/10/1996

18

1

WA

Lower West

009114

LANCELIN

39.0

37.1

26/10/1972

44

1

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

37.4

35.7

20/10/1996

18

1

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

35.2

33.7

20/10/1996

18

1

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

37.8

35.8

20/10/1996

26

1

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

37.1

36.6

20/10/1996

15

1

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

36.9

36.9

20/10/1996

16

1 Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

35.8

35.6

16/10/2009

16

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009534

DONNYBROOK

35.3

35.0

26/10/1961

50

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009569

BUSSELTON

32.7

29.7

19/10/2008

12

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

32.2

31.2

20/10/2008

13

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

31.1

30.0

15/10/2008

12

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

30.4

29.2

20/10/2008

11

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

34.3

31.5

21/10/1994

33

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

32.9

31.0

20/10/2008

14

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

30.3

30.0

28/10/2000

13

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

36.3

36.1

05/10/2009

12

36.1

05/10/2009

12

1 Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 05:59EST, 15/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 37.6 +13.2 17.9 +7.0 13.4 0.0 10.2 -- 495 (20.6) 61/08
PERTH AIRPORT 37.0 +14.5 17.1 +6.9 14.3 0.0 11.2 12.2 671 (28.0) 63/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 30.0 +11.3 9.3 +0.2 7.5 0.2 5.0 12.3 429 (17.9) 31/06
BUNBURY 32.9 +12.2 12.8 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 30/02
MANDURAH 33.4 -- 19.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 39/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 37.8 +4.6 24.9 -0.1 24.4 0.0 8.0 11.1 314 (13.1) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.2 -5.8 9.9 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 -5.5 10.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 435 (18.1) 37/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.4 -4.4 10.4 -1.0 7.6 0.2 -- 8.1 265 (11.0) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 -4.0 8.5 +1.4 6.8 1.2 1.4 0.6 397 (16.5) 34/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.1 -5.5 15.7 -2.9 13.0 0.0 12.4 11.6 531 (22.1) 48/11
CAIRNS AERO 33.7 +4.2 18.0 -2.6 13.6 0.0 5.4 11.1 176 ( 7.3) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.8 +4.4 15.1 -5.6 11.5 0.0 10.0 11.1 275 (11.5) 50/14
MACKAY M.O 27.7 +0.1 17.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 328 (13.7) 48/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +1.5 16.7 -0.3 14.3 0.0 11.4 -- 292 (12.2) 34/07
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +1.2 14.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 377 (15.7) 50/16
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.7 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +0.6 12.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 -0.5 12.8 -2.9 5.6 0.0 11.8 12.1 546 (22.8) 34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 +0.2 8.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 562 (23.4) 43/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.2 -1.9 5.0 -7.1 -0.1 0.0 6.4 -- 165 ( 6.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.6 -2.0 6.7 -7.1 2.6 0.0 7.0 12.1 278 (11.6) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -2.1 3.5 -8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 -2.7 8.3 -3.7 5.1 0.0 7.6 12.4 425 (17.7) 35/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.8 -2.9 5.9 -4.8 3.6 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 -3.0 2.2 -4.4 -2.0 0.0 3.4 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -1.4 1.7 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 48/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 -2.4 11.7 -1.4 8.0 0.0 8.0 12.2 598 (24.9) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 -2.2 4.9 -6.1 0.1 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.3 10.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 41/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.9 -2.5 0.6 -5.5 -1.6 1.0 4.0 8.8 278 (11.6) 31/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.5 +0.1 2.4 -5.3 -1.5 0.0 3.4 12.4 243 (10.1) 39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.4 4.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.8 -4.0 7.5 -2.3 5.8 0.0 4.8 7.6 391 (16.3) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 -2.2 4.4 -3.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 285 (11.9) 43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 -4.0 4.4 -1.9 -- 6.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 30/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 -2.5 10.3 +0.8 8.7 1.2 2.8 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.1 -2.7 6.9 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 457 (19.0) 37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -3.5 5.7 -0.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 407 (17.0) 35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 -0.7 4.8 -2.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 -2.4 8.0 +0.5 3.7 0.8 2.0 7.0 441 (18.4) 35/11
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

41.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+16.7 : 39.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+15.4 : 37.8 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+15.2 : 37.1 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+14.9 : 37.4 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+14.9 : 35.2 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+14.9 : 35.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA

28.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
26.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 22.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
+10.6 : 21.7 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.5 : 21.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+10.4 : 19.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+10.2 : 19.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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

0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.0 : 0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 : 1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.8 : 26.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 28.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.4 : 16.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-12.7 : -2.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.5 : -2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-10.4 : -1.3 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-10.1 : -1.1 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-10.0 : -2.3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-10.0 : -4.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-10.0 : -1.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

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.
57.4 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK) N Central VIC
45.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT E Kimberley WA
39.6 ELLENBRAE N Kimberley WA
28.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT E Kimberley WA
26.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
39.6 ELLENBRAE
E Kimberley
45.0 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT
28.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
26.2 MOUNT BAW BAW
N Central
57.4 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

.....

3.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

970 (40.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
902 (37.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
894 (37.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
838 (34.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
832 (34.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
695 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
686 (28.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
685 (28.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
676 (28.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
667 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
644 (26.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
636 (26.5) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
629 (26.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
616 (25.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/05 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/09 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
70/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/18 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
68/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
None reported None reported