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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 1455 EST on 26/10/2014. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

27.1

26.8

18/10/2006

17

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

19.5

19.5

14/10/2004

11

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

21.1

19.9

27/10/2004

13

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097053

STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

16.0

14.0

09/10/1999

44

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

42.6

42.3

30/10/2008

19

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

41.2

41.2

19/10/2012

15

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

41.6

40.2

30/10/2008

14

1 N

NSW

Far Northwest

046043

WILCANNIA (REID ST)

42.4

40.7

04/10/1988

57

1 N

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

41.8

41.0

30/10/1997

17

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048027

COBAR MO

39.9

39.4

20/10/1988

52

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

41.7

40.9

20/10/2012

23

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

40.4

38.5

24/10/2014

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

41.2

40.5

24/10/2014

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Southwest Plains

049000

IVANHOE AERODROME AWS

41.4

38.6

23/10/2014

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Plains S

050017

WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS

38.0

37.1

24/10/2014

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

39.6

39.1

24/10/2014

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061388

MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE

38.0

38.0

31/10/2008

17

1 P Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

32.6

31.6

20/10/2012

11

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

34.9

34.0

24/10/2014

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063292

MOUNT BOYCE AWS

28.4

28.3

30/10/1990

21

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064009

DUNEDOO POST OFFICE

36.8

36.7

31/10/1965

47

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

34.5

34.0

31/10/2002

13

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

36.8

36.0

24/10/2014

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

38.1

37.0

24/10/2014

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

37.0

36.9

24/10/2014

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

SW Slopes N

073032

QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE

37.3

35.7

14/10/2006

44

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074037

YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

38.6

37.0

12/10/2004

15

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

38.2

36.6

23/10/2014

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Riverina W

075031

HAY (MILLER STREET)

39.6

39.2

13/10/2006

57

1 N

NSW

Riverina W

075032

HILLSTON AIRPORT

39.8

38.2

30/10/1990

57

1 N

NSW

Riverina W

075039

LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT

39.0

38.6

13/10/2004

43

1 P

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

39.2

38.3

30/10/1990

38

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

11.2

10.8

11/10/2006

11

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 14:54EST, 26/10/2014.

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 22.2 -0.4 11.6 +1.4 10.3 0.0 6.0 -- 319 (13.3) 37/16
BUNBURY 21.4 +0.5 12.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 41/13
MANDURAH 22.8 +1.1 15.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 44/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.4 23.9 -1.0 23.1 1.2 10.0 11.6 428 (17.8) 39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.7 +7.8 19.6 +4.8 15.9 0.0 12.0 12.4 274 (11.4) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 -1.0 13.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.5 +3.6 15.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 +2.8 12.6 +5.5 12.2 0.0 4.6 9.5 429 (17.9) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.1 +2.5 19.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 52/16
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +0.7 20.5 -0.1 19.0 0.2 10.6 11.3 566 (23.6) 44/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.4 18.4 -2.3 16.0 0.0 10.2 11.6 392 (16.3) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 27.1 -0.4 16.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.9 274 (11.4) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +1.2 15.4 -1.6 12.9 0.0 8.0 -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +1.7 13.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 26.4 +2.0 18.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 54/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 +0.9 15.2 -0.4 15.5 0.0 10.0 11.7 457 (19.0) 48/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.3 +8.0 12.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 41/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.1 +11.0 20.2 +8.0 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 256 (10.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.8 +3.2 17.9 +4.1 25.0 0.0 20.0 -- 655 (27.3) 48/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +4.3 17.9 +6.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 478 (19.9) 30/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.6 +7.0 15.0 +3.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 55/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.1 +13.4 12.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 57/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +2.9 17.9 +4.7 14.6 0.2 6.0 8.4 512 (21.3) 41/12
RICHMOND RAAF 34.2 +9.4 14.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 39/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +1.3 17.5 +3.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 326 (13.6) 39/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.0 +12.6 9.8 +2.1 8.4 0.0 8.0 9.7 297 (12.4) 48/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.4 +10.9 11.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.6 +10.7 17.6 +7.8 15.0 0.0 9.6 12.0 271 (11.3) 41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.3 +8.4 13.4 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 37/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.0 +10.6 11.0 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.3 +0.6 14.6 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.3 +5.7 9.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 34/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.8 +5.8 9.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 10.0 +2.5 7.2 0.0 3.4 9.2 353 (14.7) 50/12
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

44.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

+15.3 : 39.2 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+15.2 : 39.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+15.1 : 39.6 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+15.0 : 42.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+14.8 : 41.4 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

28.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
27.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
27.1 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

+13.0 : 27.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+12.1 : 27.1 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+11.5 : 23.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+11.0 : 26.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.7 : 24.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+10.7 : 16.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+10.7 : 22.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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

10.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.7 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

-5.0 : 13.9 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-3.8 : 14.6 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-3.2 : 16.5 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-2.8 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-2.7 : 31.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.6 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.8 : 6.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-4.9 : 12.1 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.6 : 10.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-4.4 : 15.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-4.2 : 17.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country 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.
42.0 LUMEAH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
17.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
14.0 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD) E Coast TAS
13.0 ALLORA TM Darling Downs E QLD
13.0 WARWICK ALERT Darling Downs E QLD

12.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

5.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1010 (42.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
962 (40.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
899 (37.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
865 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
830 (34.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
819 (34.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
815 (34.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
777 (32.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
729 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
717 (29.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
707 (29.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
683 (28.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
677 (28.2) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
669 (27.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
663 (27.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
658 (27.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
655 (27.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
653 (27.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
87/15 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
81/17 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
74/16 FORREST Eucla WA
74/14 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
74/13 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
74/17 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
74/17 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

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
7.2mm in 18 min to 16:30 24.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h
TRUSCOTT
4.6mm in 13 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
7.8mm in 5 min to 17:30 93.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
15.4mm in 11 min to 17:41 84.0mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 30.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 70(260/ 63 ) at 02:30