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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 1440 EST on 13/10/2015. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

26.9

25.7

16/10/1944

48

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

28.1

27.7

09/10/2015

41

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

CW Plains N

051161

COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS

102

83.0

19/10/2003

11

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 14:39EST, 13/10/2015.

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 33.5 +10.9 18.1 +7.9 15.5 0.0 8.2 11.8 429 (17.9) 43/00
BUNBURY 29.6 +8.7 14.4 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 24/06
MANDURAH 29.2 +7.5 18.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.9 24.3 -0.6 23.8 0.0 8.0 9.1 351 (14.6) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.2 +4.3 15.8 +1.0 12.9 0.0 12.4 11.9 298 (12.4) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.2 -3.6 14.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 41/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.8 -2.1 12.7 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 37/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.6 -1.3 6.5 -0.6 3.0 0.2 3.2 3.7 303 (12.6) 44/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 +1.8 15.3 -3.2 14.0 0.0 8.6 11.3 233 ( 9.7) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 -2.8 20.7 +0.1 -- 8.8 -- -- 494 (20.6) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.0 19.7 -1.0 17.1 0.0 12.0 11.4 587 (24.5) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 26.2 -1.3 21.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 385 (16.0) 35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.6 0.0 14.6 -2.4 11.3 0.0 7.0 -- 251 (10.5) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 0.0 12.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +1.5 17.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 +0.6 14.7 -0.9 11.9 0.0 7.2 11.4 372 (15.5) 48/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.2 +3.9 11.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 35/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.1 +7.0 14.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +3.7 14.0 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.4 +9.8 13.7 +1.8 11.6 1.4 5.6 9.5 285 (11.9) 57/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.8 +7.1 11.6 +2.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 316 (13.2) 48/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.7 +7.2 16.7 +3.5 14.2 2.0 5.0 9.6 368 (15.3) 59/19
RICHMOND RAAF 32.6 +7.8 13.6 +2.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +3.2 17.3 +3.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 52/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.8 +3.4 11.5 +3.8 10.4 11.8 4.2 12.0 283 (11.8) 41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.4 +2.9 10.7 +2.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 37/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.7 -0.2 8.4 -1.4 6.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 424 (17.7) 44/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.5 -2.4 12.0 +4.5 -- 20.6 -- -- 278 (11.6) 44/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.7 -1.7 13.1 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 43/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 -1.2 7.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 43/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 -0.7 10.8 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 52/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.4 -4.9 9.0 +1.5 9.5 2.0 5.0 1.2 338 (14.1) 50/10
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

42.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+12.4 : 31.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+12.2 : 33.7 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.8 : 31.8 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+11.8 : 36.2 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.8 : 34.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.8 : 33.6 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+12.6 : 25.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+11.4 : 28.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+9.8 : 21.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 19.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+9.5 : 24.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.5 WARRA W Coast TAS
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 11.2 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
-6.5 : 11.9 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 13.3 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 11.4 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-6.2 : 8.2 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.1 : 10.1 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-4.9 : 12.1 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.4 : 16.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-4.1 : 9.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.1 : 18.2 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

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 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW
42.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
41.2 NEWTON BOYD (ABBEY GREEN) N Tablelands E NSW
41.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
29.2 WYEE (WYEE FARMS RD) Hunter Valley NSW

12.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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1.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

920 (38.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
913 (38.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
843 (35.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
841 (35.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
749 (31.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
733 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
724 (30.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
701 (29.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
669 (27.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
658 (27.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
102/17 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
91/17 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
80/16 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
78/22 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
76/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
15.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 15.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN)
11.0mm in 10 min to 14:14 66.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 80(360/ 65 ) at 16:24
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS : 102(210/ 82 ) at 18:51
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS : 91(290/ 46 ) at 18:14
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(190/ 67 ) at 17:30