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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 22/10/2015. 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

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

18.9

18.6

16/10/2007

13

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

18.5

18.3

20/10/2015

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

17.5

17.3

31/10/2010

19

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

18.2

17.9

20/10/2015

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

15.5

15.4

03/10/1998

18

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

17.0

16.6

18/10/1998

21

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

102

74.0

23/10/2005

11

102.0

21/02/2012

12

N


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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 22/10/2015.

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 32.9 +10.3 11.4 +1.2 8.4 0.0 8.8 12.3 403 (16.8) 35/07
BUNBURY 25.1 +4.2 12.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 24/14
MANDURAH 25.7 +4.0 14.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.2 22.9 -2.0 22.5 0.0 8.0 11.5 339 (14.1) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.4 +2.5 22.5 +7.7 20.7 0.0 16.0 12.2 433 (18.0) 41/01
WHYALLA AERO 20.1 -3.7 14.2 +3.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 524 (21.8) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.4 -2.5 14.7 +3.2 -- 4.8 -- -- 283 (11.8) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -0.8 7.5 +0.4 5.3 0.4 3.8 3.7 301 (12.5) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +4.0 16.1 -2.4 14.4 0.0 9.8 11.6 220 ( 9.2) 50/22
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 -1.0 19.4 -1.2 18.6 5.4 4.6 11.2 397 (16.5) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 -1.1 19.1 -1.6 17.2 0.0 9.6 11.5 467 (19.5) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 27.8 +0.3 20.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 370 (15.4) 26/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.5 +0.9 17.6 +0.6 15.6 0.0 9.2 -- 341 (14.2) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 14.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 41/12
COOLANGATTA 26.1 +1.7 12.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 +0.4 15.2 -0.4 13.4 0.2 5.6 12.1 325 (13.5) 44/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.9 +3.6 12.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.7 +7.6 17.1 +4.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +4.3 16.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.1 +10.5 16.6 +4.7 12.4 0.0 6.6 9.9 302 (12.6) 44/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 +3.0 14.7 +8.1 9.5 1.6 5.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +3.7 19.2 +9.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 89/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.1 +6.6 19.0 +5.8 16.0 4.6 7.6 3.4 371 (15.5) 39/18
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 +0.3 14.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 21/18
BELLAMBI AWS 25.8 +4.4 19.4 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 35/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 +0.7 18.0 +10.3 15.0 1.2 5.2 2.1 310 (12.9) 41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +3.2 16.6 +8.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 43/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.4 +0.5 14.8 +5.0 13.3 2.0 6.0 4.4 333 (13.9) 43/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 +4.2 14.9 +7.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 245 (10.2) 50/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +2.6 15.6 +9.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 309 (12.9) 50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.7 -0.9 13.2 +7.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 44/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 +2.4 11.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 44/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 -2.0 10.3 +2.8 10.2 0.8 3.4 9.1 409 (17.0) 54/09
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

42.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+11.5 : 35.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.2 : 34.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+11.2 : 34.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+11.2 : 33.4 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.1 : 35.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.1 : 32.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.7 : 20.2 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+12.7 : 22.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+12.5 : 23.9 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+12.4 : 21.7 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+11.9 : 20.5 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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

5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-5.0 : 17.7 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.6 : 18.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.3 : 22.3 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 16.3 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-4.1 : 18.6 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
-4.1 : 19.3 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.4 : 15.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-4.3 : 12.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3 : 5.8 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.
29.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
26.2 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS
24.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
24.0 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
23.0 ASHTON Adelaide/Lofty SA

12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

2.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1193 (49.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1162 (48.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1152 (48.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
903 (37.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
866 (36.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
840 (35.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
832 (34.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
829 (34.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
782 (32.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
775 (32.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
759 (31.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
750 (31.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
749 (31.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
733 (30.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
731 (30.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
720 (30.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
715 (29.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
687 (28.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
684 (28.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
684 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
682 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
678 (28.3) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
666 (27.8) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
649 (27.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
641 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
636 (26.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
634 (26.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
631 (26.3) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
631 (26.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
626 (26.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
612 (25.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
609 (25.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
607 (25.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/20 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
100/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
89/16 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
87/02 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
10.4mm in 28 min to 17:58 22.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.6mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Riverina W
HAY AIRPORT AWS
11.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
WANGARATTA AERO
2.0mm in 1 min to 13:51 120.0mm/h
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
E Gippsland
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
W Gippsland
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
MOUNT MOORNAPA
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT : 96(250/ 72 ) at 20:36
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(330/ 63 ) at 15:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 93(190/ 80 ) at 17:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 67 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(280/ 63 ) at 01:24
ISLANDS
Islands
BAYU UNDAN : 98( 80/ 26 ) at 08:30