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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 17/10/2015. 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

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

22.2

21.7

13/10/2006

17

1 N

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

18.4

18.2

22/10/2007

18

1 N

VIC

Upper North

081123

BENDIGO AIRPORT

17.7

16.9

13/10/2004

22

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MOUNT MOORNAPA

19.1

18.9

06/10/2015

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

N Central

088043

MARYBOROUGH

19.1

18.6

30/10/2009

49

1 N

VIC

N Central

088051

REDESDALE

17.5

16.4

26/10/2008

19

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092045

LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT)

14.9

14.5

27/10/2008

55

1 N

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

15.1

14.0

31/10/2009

21

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094195

TUNNACK FIRE STATION

14.3

13.1

31/10/2010

17

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:40EST, 04/11/2015.

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 22.7 +0.1 3.7 -6.5 1.1 0.0 3.8 12.0 325 (13.5) 41/16
BUNBURY 19.6 -1.3 5.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 26/16
MANDURAH 21.7 0.0 10.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 23.5 -1.4 23.2 0.0 7.0 11.4 386 (16.1) 50/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.1 +8.2 14.9 +0.1 11.9 0.0 12.4 12.0 248 (10.3) 44/15
WHYALLA AERO 21.7 -2.1 17.8 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 647 (27.0) 54/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 -0.9 17.5 +6.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.1 +2.2 12.5 +5.4 11.5 1.2 9.0 9.0 496 (20.7) 31/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.1 +1.5 20.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 -1.8 20.3 -0.3 18.9 3.6 7.8 7.7 519 (21.6) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 -0.5 19.0 -1.7 16.3 0.0 11.0 11.5 523 (21.8) 52/11
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -0.5 19.6 -0.1 -- 0.8 -- 10.2 445 (18.5) 39/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 -0.4 17.0 0.0 14.9 0.0 9.8 -- 364 (15.2) 43/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +0.7 16.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 43/16
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +1.1 15.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +0.5 16.5 +0.9 14.4 0.0 6.8 11.8 293 (12.2) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 0.0 14.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 44/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.1 +6.0 15.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 7.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +1.3 13.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 37/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.6 +9.0 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 11.7 +5.1 3.7 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.1 +7.4 12.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.0 +9.5 18.1 +4.9 15.6 0.0 6.8 11.9 570 (23.8) 48/15
RICHMOND RAAF 34.4 +9.6 13.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.5 +2.1 18.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 31/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.1 +10.7 14.1 +6.4 11.4 0.0 6.4 10.3 211 ( 8.8) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +8.1 13.1 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.7 +7.8 19.2 +9.4 15.0 0.0 14.4 4.5 420 (17.5) 44/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.4 +3.5 17.8 +10.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.3 +6.9 17.7 +11.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.6 +4.0 14.1 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +6.5 13.4 +6.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 340 (14.2) 43/11
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +4.4 11.5 +4.0 11.1 2.6 9.8 9.1 549 (22.9) 59/14
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

42.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+15.6 : 36.9 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+15.2 : 35.6 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+15.1 : 35.2 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+15.1 : 34.5 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
+14.3 : 36.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

27.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
26.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+13.9 : 22.2 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+13.6 : 21.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+12.8 : 18.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+12.5 : 21.4 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+12.4 : 15.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+12.4 : 19.6 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS

-5.0 : 17.7 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 18.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 20.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 21.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 17.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

-0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
0.7 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
1.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-6.6 : -0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 2.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.5 : 3.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.4 : 3.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West 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.
22.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
16.2 CHILDERS SOUTH Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
13.0 WILSONS PEAK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 GYMPIE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

12.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

2.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1437 (59.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1151 (48.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1048 (43.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
885 (36.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
865 (36.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
859 (35.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
847 (35.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
751 (31.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
739 (30.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
732 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
729 (30.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
728 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
718 (29.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
710 (29.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
701 (29.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
699 (29.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
699 (29.1) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
691 (28.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
688 (28.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
677 (28.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
676 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
669 (27.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
661 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
659 (27.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
656 (27.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
651 (27.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
643 (26.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
643 (26.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
632 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
630 (26.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
630 (26.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
630 (26.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
626 (26.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
619 (25.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
601 (25.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
98/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/05 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/10 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/23 MOUNT READ 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.
None reported None reported