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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1404 EST on 02/10/2017. 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

SA

NW Pastoral

016095

TIEYON

35.8

26.8

13/10/1999

19

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA PIRSA

-3.0

-2.0

21/10/2006

18

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Lower North

021133

SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)

-0.7

-0.6

10/10/2006

16

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Maranoa

043020

MITCHELL POST OFFICE

15.1

15.2

11/10/1982

46

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

15.2

17.0

08/10/2010

17

1 N

QLD

Warrego

044010

BOLLON MARY ST

16.7

17.2

16/10/1959

56

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:04EST, 08/10/2017.

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 24.9 +2.3 9.0 -1.2 7.1 0.0 6.4 9.9 423 (17.6) 44/07
BUNBURY 22.9 +2.0 9.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 30/08
MANDURAH 23.5 +1.8 11.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 28/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.7 26.0 +1.1 25.5 5.4 7.4 4.5 360 (15.0) 34/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.7 -9.2 11.8 -3.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 488 (20.3) 54/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 -5.4 6.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -4.1 6.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -2.3 8.6 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 435 (18.1) 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 -5.0 20.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 54/01
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 -0.1 20.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 26/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +0.3 24.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 34/10
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +2.8 21.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 -0.2 20.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 35/22
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 +0.2 17.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 48/17
COOLANGATTA 23.2 -1.2 15.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 44/09
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 -1.1 20.3 +4.7 17.9 0.0 10.8 0.5 332 (13.8) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 -3.6 14.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 59/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.0 -1.1 13.8 +1.6 9.7 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -1.3 11.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.4 -0.2 8.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 39/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 0.0 2.4 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.1 -0.4 10.5 -2.7 7.1 0.0 6.0 10.6 569 (23.7) 31/13
RICHMOND RAAF 25.9 +1.1 4.9 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 19.4 -2.0 10.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 24/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.8 -- -0.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.5 -0.9 0.5 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -3.5 2.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 31/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.8 -1.1 4.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 8.0 10.8 285 (11.9) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.1 -3.8 0.2 -7.3 7.8 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 -3.4 2.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.5 -0.7 6.1 -2.3 3.1 0.0 3.8 2.1 461 (19.2) 37/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 -2.3 4.7 -1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 400 (16.7) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +0.6 7.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 +1.5 7.4 -0.1 6.2 0.2 6.6 9.5 661 (27.5) 63/05
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

40.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
40.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
39.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 33.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 32.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 22.8 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
+5.1 : 33.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 30.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.5 : 27.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

30.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
28.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
28.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
27.6 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+11.8 : 30.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+5.7 : 28.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 23.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.2 : 22.2 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
+5.2 : 18.4 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-14.3 : 15.2 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-14.2 : 15.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-13.8 : 16.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-12.9 : 16.7 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-12.5 : 16.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-3.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.3 : -0.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.6 : 3.7 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-8.7 : -1.2 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.7 : -5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : -2.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

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.
60.8 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
37.0 LUMEAH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
35.8 TIEYON NW Pastoral SA
24.0 CAMBOON STATION Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
35.8 TIEYON

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
24.0 CAMBOON STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
37.0 LUMEAH ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
60.8 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
36.8 MOUNT READ

Reports not yet available

1777 (74.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1468 (61.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1394 (58.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1324 (55.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1122 (46.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1113 (46.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1104 (46.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1101 (45.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1013 (42.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1004 (41.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
967 (40.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
902 (37.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
884 (36.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
792 (33.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
791 (33.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
773 (32.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
756 (31.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
702 (29.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
699 (29.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
689 (28.7) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
682 (28.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
674 (28.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
661 (27.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
649 (27.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
644 (26.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
626 (26.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
623 (26.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
619 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
618 (25.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
618 (25.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
615 (25.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
615 (25.6) TELFER AERO Interior WA
615 (25.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
615 (25.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
605 (25.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
113/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
91/07 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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