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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 16/10/2015. 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 maximum temperature

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

34.8

34.7

09/10/2015

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

086354

PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE

30.6

30.0

26/10/1982

26

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090186

WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB

32.7

32.5

12/10/2006

16

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)

21.9

21.8

12/10/2006

21

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094195

TUNNACK FIRE STATION

27.1

27.0

27/10/2008

17

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097085

MOUNT READ

19.7

19.6

24/10/1996

18

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 14:39EST, 16/10/2015.

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 20.5 -2.1 8.0 -2.2 5.8 1.8 5.6 9.4 428 (17.8) 37/01
BUNBURY 18.5 -2.4 11.3 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 415 (17.3) 39/00
MANDURAH 20.7 -1.0 14.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.7 23.8 -1.1 23.0 0.0 9.0 9.8 311 (13.0) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.6 +7.7 13.9 -0.9 11.8 0.0 10.8 12.1 227 ( 9.5) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 40.0 +16.2 16.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 59/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.1 +14.2 16.1 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.7 +14.8 9.1 +2.0 7.3 0.0 5.8 11.0 374 (15.6) 57/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.7 +3.1 20.9 +2.4 19.0 0.0 10.4 -- 249 (10.4) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 0.0 18.6 -2.0 17.5 0.0 9.8 10.7 466 (19.4) 50/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 20.3 -0.4 17.4 0.0 10.0 10.6 443 (18.5) 44/13
MACKAY M.O 27.2 -0.3 21.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 388 (16.2) 41/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -0.7 18.0 +1.0 15.5 0.0 8.0 -- 324 (13.5) 39/08
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 +0.2 15.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +1.4 16.0 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 275 (11.5) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -0.2 16.3 +0.7 15.5 2.2 3.2 10.2 262 (10.9) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 +0.4 14.5 +1.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 530 (22.1) 44/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 +4.5 15.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +0.4 16.0 +4.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.3 +4.7 13.7 +1.8 9.5 0.0 6.8 -- 397 (16.5) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +5.4 14.6 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.2 +3.7 17.1 +3.9 13.5 0.2 7.0 12.0 487 (20.3) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 30.6 +5.8 12.3 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +2.0 17.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.1 +9.7 13.9 +6.2 10.8 0.0 7.8 12.2 303 (12.6) 30/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.4 +10.9 10.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +13.8 11.8 +2.0 6.0 0.0 6.4 9.9 173 ( 7.2) 46/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.3 +12.4 13.8 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 43/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.3 +13.9 9.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 46/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.3 +13.7 8.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 63/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.7 +6.7 11.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 46/12
HOBART AIRPORT 32.0 +14.7 11.5 +4.0 8.9 0.0 4.8 8.5 363 (15.1) 68/10
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

41.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.1 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+16.5 : 38.3 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+16.4 : 33.1 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
+16.3 : 39.0 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+16.2 : 40.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+15.9 : 34.0 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
26.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
26.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.9 : 22.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.0 : 20.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.6 : 19.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 22.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.9 : 26.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

14.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
15.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
16.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 26.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.8 : 22.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-3.8 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.8 : 17.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-3.7 : 17.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA

2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
3.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-4.8 : 14.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-4.1 : 3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-3.9 : 20.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-3.8 : 18.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-3.8 : 17.8 WAVE HILL 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.
48.0 CROWS NEST JOHN ST
42.0 THE GAP TM Central Coast E QLD
35.8 BARAKULA FOREST STN Darling Downs W QLD
35.0 BOONDALL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 WILLARE BRIDGE W Kimberley WA

12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
11.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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7.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
7.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
5.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
2.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1054 (43.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1049 (43.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1007 (42.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
877 (36.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
853 (35.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
845 (35.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
829 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
828 (34.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
774 (32.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
746 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
739 (30.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
710 (29.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
695 (29.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
688 (28.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
681 (28.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
659 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
642 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
634 (26.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
628 (26.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
622 (25.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
620 (25.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
617 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
98/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
11.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
13.2mm in 24 min to 09:24 33.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(330/ 74 ) at 10:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 89(310/ 63 ) at 06:31
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 69 ) at 11:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(300/ 65 ) at 08:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(320/ 70 ) at 15:00