Tuesday 18 OCT 2016
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2016

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29            

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

If you are looking for weather news as it happens, use the links on the Severe weather real-time news reports page.


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 19/10/2016. 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

SA

Upper SE

025560

BORDERTOWN (INDUSTRIAL ESTATE)

21.2

17.6

20/10/2005

12

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

25.9

22.8

31/10/1998

47

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040764

GOLD COAST SEAWAY

9.4

9.5

17/10/2010

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.3

35.2

22/10/2011

18

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:03EST, 19/10/2016.

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 21.8 -0.8 10.6 +0.4 8.6 0.0 4.0 11.9 461 (19.2) 46/05
BUNBURY 17.3 -3.6 3.4 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 270 (11.3) 31/16
MANDURAH 19.1 -2.6 10.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +0.8 26.3 +1.4 26.1 0.0 8.0 7.8 391 (16.3) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 -1.6 5.9 -8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.7 -2.1 10.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 61/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -6.5 10.0 -1.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 59/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -3.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.7 -1.9 17.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +0.9 21.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO -- -- 22.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) --
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +3.2 21.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -1.3 19.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 34/04
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +0.7 16.4 -0.1 -- 11.8 -- -- 521 (21.7) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 24.2 -0.2 8.6 -7.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 449 (18.7) 28/01
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 -1.2 11.3 -4.3 8.3 12.2 9.8 12.6 539 (22.5) 30/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 -1.9 7.2 -5.5 -- 5.8 -- -- 480 (20.0) 31/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.3 -3.8 5.3 -6.9 -- 13.8 0.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -1.3 6.1 -5.8 -- 11.6 -- -- 322 (13.4) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 +1.4 9.5 -2.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 547 (22.8) 52/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.2 -3.4 4.8 -1.8 -6.0 6.2 0.2 11.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -3.2 3.4 -5.9 -- 7.4 -- -- 240 (10.0) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.6 +4.1 11.2 -2.0 5.6 2.8 3.0 12.2 381 (15.9) 55/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.7 +0.9 5.3 -5.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 270 (11.3) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +3.8 10.5 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 307 (12.8) 50/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.7 -2.7 6.0 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 290 (12.1) 43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -5.1 10.1 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 334 (13.9) 46/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.3 -3.6 10.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 6.0 11.0 352 (14.7) 54/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 -3.2 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 311 (13.0) 65/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 -4.2 9.8 +3.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 435 (18.1) 55/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -4.1 6.8 +0.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 624 (26.0) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 -3.6 8.7 +1.8 -- 1.4 -- -- 469 (19.5) 57/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 -2.6 7.4 -0.1 5.1 0.0 6.4 9.7 523 (21.8) 55/14
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

41.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 32.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 32.5 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+5.2 : 38.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 24.0 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
+4.3 : 40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+4.3 : 27.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
28.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 27.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+4.5 : 23.5 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
+4.4 : 21.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+4.3 : 10.7 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+4.3 : 20.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

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

0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.4 : 7.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-8.3 : 15.1 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-8.2 : 14.1 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-8.0 : 1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.7 : 5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-12.0 : 2.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 7.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-9.1 : 4.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-9.1 : -1.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.0 : 6.6 JERVOIS 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.
47.4 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR (QUARTE E Central VIC
40.2 EDITH FARMS ROAD N Rivers NT
38.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 YAPPAR RIVER Gulf Country QLD
35.4 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

Reports not yet available

1360 (56.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1331 (55.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1191 (49.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1189 (49.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1117 (46.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1087 (45.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1085 (45.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
994 (41.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
963 (40.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
955 (39.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
946 (39.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
914 (38.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
896 (37.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
893 (37.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
885 (36.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
870 (36.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
856 (35.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
850 (35.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
848 (35.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
823 (34.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
810 (33.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
786 (32.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
782 (32.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
781 (32.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
776 (32.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
763 (31.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
744 (31.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
719 (30.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
709 (29.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
699 (29.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
698 (29.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
688 (28.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
682 (28.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
681 (28.4) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
661 (27.5) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
659 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
631 (26.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
624 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
615 (25.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
612 (25.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
609 (25.4) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
602 (25.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
213/14 BICKLEY Lower West WA
117/15 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT
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
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
EDINBURGH RAAF
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
28.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 56.4mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.2mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
13.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.0mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
16.8mm in 10 min to 09:10 100.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.8mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
20.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 40.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.0mm/h
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS
3.0mm in 1 min to 09:01 180.0mm/h
Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
Mallee/Upper SE
KEITH (MUNKORA)
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
Lower SE
COONAWARRA
16.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.2mm/h
NARACOORTE AERODROME
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
PADTHAWAY SOUTH
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
15.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
BUNDABERG AERO
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
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
GYMPIE
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
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
BRISBANE
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
Darling Downs E
WARWICK
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM
4.2mm in 12 min to 12:12 21.0mm/h
ISLANDS

REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
19.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 39.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.6mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(250/ 69 ) at 12:04
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(310/ 70 ) at 00:33
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 48 ) at 15:20
E Central
ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 72(240/ 63 ) at 15:24
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 72(260/ 63 ) at 11:46
FAWKNER BEACON : 76(260/ 67 ) at 15:18
W Coast
AIREYS INLET : 78(260/ 63 ) at 13:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 102(250/ 82 ) at 05:38
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(260/ 69 ) at 16:10
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 45 ) at 02:15
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 85(260/ 63 ) at 18:09
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 78(280/ 65 ) at 06:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(260/ 67 ) at 13:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 117(280/ 67 ) at 16:08