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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 27/10/2015. 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 rainfall

WA

W Kimberley

003086

WILLARE BRIDGE

68.0

31.0

18/10/2000

15

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

42.0

30.2

25/10/2011

18

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043108

BENDOBA TM

46.8

34.0

08/10/2010

12

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

25.6

24.5

20/10/2015

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AIRPORT

26.3

26.2

07/10/2005

25

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

NW Plains W

052088

WALGETT AIRPORT AWS

100

93.0

25/10/2011

11

N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061260

CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS

78

74.0

14/10/2009

11

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

VIC

Wimmera N

078015

NHILL AERODROME

30.9

29.5

14/10/2009

11

1 N

VIC

Wimmera S

079028

LONGERENONG

28.3

28.3

31/10/2008

11

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090173

HAMILTON AIRPORT

31.8

28.7

12/10/2010

11

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, 27/10/2015.

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 28.5 +5.9 14.9 +4.7 12.6 0.6 6.4 12.0 468 (19.5) 48/23
BUNBURY 26.0 +5.1 13.3 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 37/09
MANDURAH 28.6 +6.9 14.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.1 24.9 0.0 24.4 0.0 10.4 11.3 341 (14.2) 39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.7 +7.8 18.1 +3.3 14.9 0.0 10.0 10.5 221 ( 9.2) 39/20
WHYALLA AERO 21.4 -2.4 14.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 658 (27.4) 57/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.1 -0.8 13.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 -0.1 11.2 +4.1 10.3 1.0 5.4 9.3 733 (30.5) 55/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.5 +3.9 18.7 +0.2 17.4 0.0 10.6 8.8 187 ( 7.8) 44/23
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.1 23.5 +2.9 21.9 0.0 7.2 10.9 387 (16.1) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +0.3 23.5 +2.8 23.0 0.0 11.0 11.2 609 (25.4) 37/08
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +2.0 22.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 30/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +2.6 21.1 +4.1 19.9 0.0 6.0 -- 271 (11.3) 37/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 19.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 26.1 +1.7 18.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 +0.9 17.6 +2.0 15.1 0.0 6.2 10.2 353 (14.7) 50/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.4 +4.1 14.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 78/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +7.2 16.3 +4.1 -- 0.4 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.9 +5.0 16.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 57/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.6 +10.0 14.0 +2.1 11.0 0.0 6.4 7.5 263 (11.0) 63/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.3 +6.7 13.0 +6.4 5.5 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +4.6 14.1 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 76/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.4 +3.9 17.1 +3.9 13.5 0.0 7.0 5.2 434 (18.1) 85/13
RICHMOND RAAF 25.7 +0.9 12.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 67/12
BELLAMBI AWS 28.0 +6.6 18.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 76/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +6.1 16.5 +8.8 14.8 0.0 6.8 10.8 233 ( 9.7) 41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +4.4 17.4 +9.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 48/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 +1.7 13.2 +3.4 11.5 0.2 10.6 11.4 459 (19.1) 46/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.4 -0.5 12.6 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 369 (15.4) 59/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.7 -0.7 11.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 48/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 -1.1 10.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 684 (28.5) 65/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.8 -0.2 10.9 +4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 274 (11.4) 68/08
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 -3.4 10.5 +3.0 10.1 0.0 4.8 6.0 542 (22.6) 59/08
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

43.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.1 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+10.3 : 32.4 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.1 : 36.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+10.0 : 33.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+9.7 : 36.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.7 : 38.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.3 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
27.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+11.9 : 20.7 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+11.8 : 26.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+11.5 : 26.3 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.0 : 22.6 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.7 : 18.4 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC

-5.0 : 18.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 10.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 17.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-3.5 : 12.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
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.
68.0 WILLARE BRIDGE W Kimberley WA
46.8 BENDOBA TM Maranoa QLD
42.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
36.6 KILLARNEY POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
31.0 KILLARNEY ALERT Darling Downs E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
68.0 WILLARE BRIDGE
Goldfields
42.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
36.6 KILLARNEY POST OFFICE
31.0 KILLARNEY ALERT
Maranoa
46.8 BENDOBA TM

12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1123 (46.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1031 (43.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1010 (42.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1009 (42.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
942 (39.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
882 (36.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
870 (36.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
820 (34.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
817 (34.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
797 (33.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
787 (32.8) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
775 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
763 (31.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
757 (31.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
742 (30.9) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
742 (30.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
734 (30.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
733 (30.5) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
732 (30.5) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
724 (30.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
716 (29.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
709 (29.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
695 (29.0) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
684 (28.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
684 (28.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
680 (28.3) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
679 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
666 (27.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
661 (27.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) FORREST Eucla WA
655 (27.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
650 (27.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
646 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
643 (26.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
642 (26.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
640 (26.7) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
632 (26.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
621 (25.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
618 (25.8) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
612 (25.5) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
611 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
609 (25.4) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
608 (25.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
606 (25.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
 115/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/14 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
98/07 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/14 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
91/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/09 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h
7.6mm in 7 min to 21:51 65.1mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 23.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.0mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
2.0mm in 1 min to 21:57 120.0mm/h
3.6mm in 2 min to 21:59 108.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 22:00 96.0mm/h
10.6mm in 8 min to 22:08 79.5mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 26.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.8mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
2.0mm in 1 min to 15:23 120.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:27 84.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
 MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 14 min to 18:51 30.9mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
 Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
20.8mm in 22 min to 15:30 56.7mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 27.4mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 28.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
9.0mm in 18 min to 00:30 30.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.0mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS : 100(250/ 48 ) at 15:23
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS : 93(190/ 56 ) at 16:00
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(260/ 63 ) at 14:13
KURNELL AWS : 95(280/ 50 ) at 14:12
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 89(240/ 70 ) at 14:18
SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 83(230/ 67 ) at 14:21
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 82(180/ 65 ) at 19:50
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(200/ 70 ) at 19:30
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(330/ 65 ) at 02:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 113(180/ 91 ) at 09:00
CAPE GRIM : 93(200/ 67 ) at 07:00
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 91(180/ 74 ) at 11:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(170/ 72 ) at 09:08
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 76(190/ 63 ) at 14:00
MOUNT READ : 80(170/ 65 ) at 09:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(110/ 63 ) at 22:00