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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 1939 EST on 09/10/2017. 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

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

39.2

34.2

03/10/1981

47

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs W

042036

BAWNDUGGIE AL

50.0

41.2

07/10/2003

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central West

036007

BARCALDINE POST OFFICE

27.2

26.8

27/10/2004

51

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

159

93.0

28/10/2003

11

111.0

22/09/2008

12

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 19:38EST, 09/10/2017.

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 19.6 -3.0 7.2 -3.0 5.4 0.2 5.6 9.5 353 (14.7) 30/09
BUNBURY 17.3 -3.6 8.6 -0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 26/14
MANDURAH 17.9 -3.8 11.0 -2.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.8 +2.6 26.4 +1.5 26.0 7.2 7.2 10.6 302 (12.6) 46/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.5 +5.6 19.4 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 52/18
WHYALLA AERO 32.2 +8.4 12.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 59/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +5.1 14.1 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 37/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 +4.2 10.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.2 -0.4 20.9 +2.4 -- 39.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 39/01
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 +1.7 23.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 24.6 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 28.9 +1.4 22.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +1.9 20.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.5 19.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +0.3 18.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 0.0 18.0 +2.4 16.9 0.0 4.2 7.5 296 (12.3) 41/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 -1.7 14.6 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 648 (27.0) 44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.2 -4.9 12.9 +0.7 11.5 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -1.8 15.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -0.9 9.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.8 +1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -5.4 13.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 48/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 +0.4 12.8 -0.4 10.1 0.0 4.8 2.3 423 (17.6) 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 -3.1 10.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/10
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 +1.1 12.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 35/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.1 -- 5.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 34/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.9 -2.5 13.8 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 46/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -1.2 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 54/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.4 +6.5 15.9 +6.1 -- 0.2 8.0 6.2 313 (13.0) 39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.8 -0.1 11.8 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 44/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +2.6 11.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 37/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 24.9 +5.7 10.9 +2.5 13.1 0.0 9.4 8.8 621 (25.9) 83/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.0 +6.4 10.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 635 (26.5) 61/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 +2.1 8.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 22.3 +5.0 8.0 +0.5 4.6 0.0 5.0 4.7 398 (16.6) 41/11
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

40.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
40.4 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
40.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+9.2 : 23.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.9 : 22.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+8.4 : 32.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 28.0 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.2 : 34.7 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

28.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.2 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.8 : 28.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.7 : 27.2 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.8 : 22.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.6 : 21.1 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 20.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

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

7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : 19.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 20.6 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 18.1 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.3 : 21.0 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW

-0.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.7 : 0.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 1.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 7.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 7.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields 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.
50.0 BAWNDUGGIE AL Darling Downs W QLD
42.0 WOLEEBEE NEVASA Central Highlands QLD
39.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
37.0 ALLAMBIE Warrego QLD
36.6 JINGI JINGI Darling Downs E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
39.2 MOUNT ISA AERO
Central Highlands
42.0 WOLEEBEE NEVASA
Darling Downs E
36.6 JINGI JINGI
Darling Downs W
50.0 BAWNDUGGIE AL
Warrego
37.0 ALLAMBIE

Reports not yet available

1246 (51.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1196 (49.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1034 (43.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1006 (41.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
989 (41.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
927 (38.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
899 (37.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
855 (35.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
848 (35.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
827 (34.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
790 (32.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
740 (30.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
706 (29.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
704 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
657 (27.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
652 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
647 (27.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
621 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
604 (25.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
159/18 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
93/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/16 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
85/16 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
85/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
SHANNON
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
11.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
WALUNGURRU AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
39.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 78.4mm/h
39.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.2mm/h
39.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 39.2mm/h
LAKE JULIUS AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
Northwest
TREPELL AIRPORT
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
NEW MAY DOWNS
15.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
KINGAROY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
Far SW
THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT
2.6mm in 1 min to 19:54 156.0mm/h
4.8mm in 1 min to 19:55 288.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 19:56 108.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 19:57 120.0mm/h
6.2mm in 2 min to 20:00 186.0mm/h
4.8mm in 2 min to 20:02 144.0mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 26.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
Upper Darling
NOONA
4.0mm in 12 min to 20:00 20.0mm/h
CW Plains N
TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
KEVELINE
21.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.6mm/h
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
5.2mm in 14 min to 22:30 22.3mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
2.8mm in 2 min to 23:48 84.0mm/h
VICTORIA
N Central
MANGALORE AIRPORT
8.0mm in 19 min to 21:30 25.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT : 159(270/ 72 ) at 19:56
WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 85(320/ 63 ) at 17:19
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 85( 63/ 70 ) at 03:00
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 74(360/ 65 ) at 11:48
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82( 90/ 63 ) at 09:37
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 91( 20/ 70 ) at 15:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 83( 30/ 63 ) at 08:30
MOUNT READ : 93( 20/ 52 ) at 03:00