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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 1439 EST on 11/10/2015. 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

20.5

20.3

09/10/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

71.2

67.6

03/10/1974

65

1 N


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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 14:39EST, 11/10/2015.

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 33.2 +10.6 12.0 +1.8 10.1 0.0 8.0 11.2 230 ( 9.6) 31/13
BUNBURY 26.9 +6.0 9.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 24/22
MANDURAH 28.3 +6.6 15.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 24.2 -0.7 23.8 0.0 8.0 10.9 467 (19.5) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.5 +2.6 13.6 -1.2 10.9 0.0 11.4 11.8 346 (14.4) 43/17
WHYALLA AERO 32.2 +8.4 16.6 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 63/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.0 +7.1 18.2 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 41/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.8 +9.9 15.4 +8.3 12.7 0.0 5.8 6.8 279 (11.6) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 -0.7 17.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 -1.3 19.3 -1.3 -- 6.4 -- -- 485 (20.2) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 20.1 -0.6 16.7 0.0 8.6 4.4 579 (24.1) 54/12
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -2.6 19.9 +0.2 -- 1.2 -- 2.4 609 (25.4) 50/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -1.7 18.5 +1.5 17.5 1.8 7.8 -- 485 (20.2) 41/16
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 -0.5 16.0 -0.5 -- 5.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 48/11
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +0.4 15.2 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 337 (14.0) 31/08
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 -1.2 17.2 +1.6 15.5 0.0 4.6 9.6 344 (14.3) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -1.5 12.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 677 (28.2) 43/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 +4.5 13.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 +0.6 8.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 39/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.8 +2.2 9.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +5.4 14.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 50/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.2 +3.7 16.1 +2.9 11.6 0.0 6.8 9.5 445 (18.5) 28/16
RICHMOND RAAF 28.3 +3.5 13.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 21/05
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +1.4 15.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 21/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.0 +7.6 15.5 +7.8 13.4 0.0 6.0 10.9 284 (11.8) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +8.2 13.2 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 35/02
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.9 +8.0 19.9 +10.1 17.6 0.0 8.8 4.3 350 (14.6) 72/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.3 +9.4 11.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.0 +10.6 12.1 +5.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 65/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.9 +9.3 13.6 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.7 +3.7 10.4 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 +2.4 10.1 +2.6 7.6 0.0 5.2 10.0 385 (16.0) 39/16
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

41.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+12.5 : 30.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+12.3 : 33.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+12.2 : 35.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+12.0 : 36.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.0 : 34.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+11.9 : 21.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+10.3 : 21.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+10.1 : 19.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+10.0 : 17.5 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.0 : 18.0 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

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

12.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
13.4 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.8 : 25.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.4 : 25.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-4.3 : 25.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.6 : 25.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.5 : 28.1 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD

-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
1.5 WARRA W Coast TAS
1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.0 : 18.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.3 : 6.2 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.1 : 9.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.0 : 20.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers 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.
57.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
52.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
51.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
42.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
52.0 TOPAZ ALERT
51.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
57.0 CORSIS ALERT
42.0 NERADA ALERT
38.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT

11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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4.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
4.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
4.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1072 (44.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
958 (39.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
955 (39.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
934 (38.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
927 (38.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
878 (36.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
844 (35.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
822 (34.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
795 (33.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
769 (32.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
760 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
705 (29.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
668 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
665 (27.7) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
655 (27.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
609 (25.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/19 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
81/08 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
81/03 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
78/01 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
72/17 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
72/12 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MURESK AG STATION
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
13.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
FALLS CREEK
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
5.8mm in 12 min to 17:12 29.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
OMEO
9.8mm in 27 min to 15:57 21.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
W Gippsland
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)
10.0mm in 26 min to 13:26 23.1mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
E Central
ESSENDON AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MURESK AG STATION : 93(170/ 15 ) at 17:04
ISLANDS
Islands
FREDERICK REEF : 74(120/ 69 ) at 08:38