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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 15/10/2016. 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

Central Coast E

033263

BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT

52.0

21.0

24/10/2005

13

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033291

DALBEG ALERT

39.0

33.0

21/10/2010

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

33.3

33.0

15/10/2010

14

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, 15/10/2016.

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 20.8 -1.8 13.5 +3.3 11.9 0.6 3.4 8.6 326 (13.6) 50/21
BUNBURY 19.2 -1.7 14.7 +5.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 72/21
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.6 16.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 63/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 0.0 25.4 +0.5 24.5 0.0 6.0 9.9 282 (11.8) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 -2.9 7.6 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 27.9 +4.1 6.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 41/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.5 +3.6 11.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 31/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.3 +3.4 1.8 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.1 -3.5 16.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.2 20.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 23.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -1.0 20.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 43/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 -2.6 17.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 46/22
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 -1.9 15.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 57/12
COOLANGATTA 22.5 -1.9 13.9 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 586 (24.4) 48/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 -2.8 11.7 -3.9 10.8 0.0 -- 9.2 454 (18.9) 43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 -4.6 8.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 602 (25.1) 55/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.5 -3.6 9.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -3.8 9.5 -2.4 -- 29.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 28/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 -4.7 9.9 -2.0 -- 26.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 -3.8 6.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 34/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 -2.2 8.4 -4.8 6.5 0.2 8.2 11.6 635 (26.5) 35/08
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 -2.6 4.0 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 -1.6 10.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 606 (25.3) 24/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.3 -1.1 3.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 26/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -0.8 4.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.7 -0.2 4.0 -5.8 -- 0.0 5.6 10.5 228 ( 9.5) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.9 -1.0 1.0 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.1 -0.3 1.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 30/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.8 +1.2 0.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 -1.9 3.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -0.3 7.0 -0.5 3.5 0.2 3.8 6.9 273 (11.4) 30/11
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

41.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA

+16.7 : 39.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.1 : 39.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.9 : 36.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.6 : 38.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.2 : 35.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+10.3 : 21.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 17.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.9 : 20.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 17.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 22.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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

7.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 14.1 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.5 : 28.9 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.9 : 29.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-5.8 : 28.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-5.7 : 27.2 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD

-6.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.1 : 11.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-9.8 : 4.3 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-9.3 : 13.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 3.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-8.6 : 10.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria 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.
99.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
52.0 BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT Central Coast E QLD
39.0 ROMA PEAK ALERT Central Coast E QLD
39.0 DALBEG ALERT Central Coast E QLD
36.0 RATHDOWNEY TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
52.0 BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT
39.0 ROMA PEAK ALERT
39.0 DALBEG ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
36.0 RATHDOWNEY TM

ISLANDS
Islands
99.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1249 (52.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1223 (51.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1093 (45.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1092 (45.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
945 (39.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
929 (38.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
889 (37.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
831 (34.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
774 (32.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
682 (28.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
667 (27.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
660 (27.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
660 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
650 (27.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
621 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
618 (25.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
606 (25.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
602 (25.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
600 (25.0) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
89/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/04 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/18 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
22.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.4mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 22.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
98.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 98.2mm/h
98.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 98.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(290/ 65 ) at 11:49
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(130/ 69 ) at 02:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(150/ 67 ) at 06:00