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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 20/10/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

1.6

2.8

14/10/2005

18

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:03EST, 20/10/2016.

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 19.8 -2.8 5.9 -4.3 4.7 0.0 6.0 10.1 373 (15.5) 44/23
BUNBURY 18.1 -2.8 5.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/19
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.6 10.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 35/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +1.5 25.9 +1.0 25.8 0.0 6.2 8.9 324 (13.5) 44/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.4 -0.5 12.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 23.5 -0.3 2.7 -7.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 448 (18.7) 31/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 -1.9 4.9 -6.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 -1.7 3.1 -4.0 -- 1.6 -- -- -- 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 -0.2 19.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 43/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +1.5 21.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +1.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 29.2 +1.7 21.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 18.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +2.1 15.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +2.1 12.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 +0.9 12.7 -2.9 9.3 0.0 6.2 12.1 274 (11.4) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 11.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.2 -1.9 5.9 -6.3 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +2.1 8.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 35/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 +0.4 10.2 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 449 (18.7) 35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.3 -6.3 5.0 -1.6 -5.0 0.0 4.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -5.6 9.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.4 +0.9 15.5 +2.3 13.3 0.0 11.0 11.1 562 (23.4) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 -0.6 9.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 41/10
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +0.6 13.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 -5.5 3.3 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 30/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -5.3 4.7 -3.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 395 (16.5) 37/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 -4.3 2.9 -6.9 -- 0.0 4.8 9.9 345 (14.4) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 -4.9 0.2 -7.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 286 (11.9) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -4.3 1.2 -5.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 1.5 -4.7 -- 5.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 -3.0 2.6 -4.3 -- 6.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.6 -3.7 5.0 -2.5 2.6 0.8 4.6 11.4 507 (21.1) 55/13
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

42.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
39.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+7.0 : 30.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.2 : 34.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.1 : 34.8 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 35.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+4.9 : 30.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

28.1 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 26.1 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.4 : 21.7 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.2 : 22.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+3.7 : 25.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+3.1 : 22.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

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

0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.2 : 19.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-10.6 : 14.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.7 : 0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-7.2 : 1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.1 : 15.3 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

-6.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-9.2 : 8.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.4 : 0.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.2 : 1.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-7.9 : 2.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.7 : 6.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego 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.
45.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
37.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
26.8 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
24.0 WAYATINAH (SALTAS) Derwent Valley TAS

12.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.5 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

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9.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
9.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
8.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
7.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1569 (65.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1323 (55.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1212 (50.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
943 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
913 (38.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
904 (37.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
803 (33.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
790 (32.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
777 (32.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
764 (31.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
757 (31.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
756 (31.5) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
753 (31.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
736 (30.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
735 (30.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
733 (30.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
727 (30.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
702 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
698 (29.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
680 (28.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
656 (27.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
652 (27.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
638 (26.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
631 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
630 (26.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
629 (26.2) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
608 (25.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
100/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
87/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
78/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
76/04 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
76/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
76/10 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h
TRUSCOTT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.6mm/h
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
4.8mm in 6 min to 07:30 48.0mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 6 min to 15:30 54.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
6.2mm in 15 min to 15:45 24.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
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

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 87(250/ 67 ) at 02:25
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 83 ) at 03:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 70(280/ 63 ) at 04:38
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(270/ 69 ) at 01:30