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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 1405 EST on 10/10/2017. 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

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

23.8

23.8

15/10/2010

15

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

24.0

23.0

12/10/2001

13

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055257

DURI (DUNGOWAN RD)

31.2

30.2

22/10/2004

13

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

39.2

38.6

14/10/2000

17

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands E

057079

WOLLOMOMBI (WOLLOMOMBI RIVER)

42.0

30.0

19/10/2004

13

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074261

BECKOM (WALLEROOBIE (GOLDEN VALLEY))

30.6

20.8

02/10/2004

11

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041095

STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE

15.8

15.6

17/10/1971

51

1 N

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

VIC

E Central

086038

ESSENDON AIRPORT

30.1

29.9

05/10/2006

11

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 14:03EST, 18/10/2017.

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 21.9 -0.7 3.9 -6.3 2.4 0.0 7.8 11.3 267 (11.1) 34/13
BUNBURY 17.5 -3.4 2.7 -6.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/14
MANDURAH 18.7 -3.0 9.3 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +1.6 27.0 +2.1 26.2 0.0 6.6 11.2 359 (15.0) 43/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.0 +6.1 16.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -4.3 7.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 35/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 -2.2 12.4 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 306 (12.8) 34/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 -1.7 8.6 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 416 (17.3) 46/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.9 +3.3 22.1 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +1.8 22.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +0.3 22.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 30.4 +2.9 19.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.4 +3.8 20.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.1 +2.2 19.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/16
COOLANGATTA 30.2 +5.8 19.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 +3.5 19.9 +4.3 19.3 0.0 5.6 7.0 360 (15.0) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.9 +4.6 16.1 +3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.6 +3.5 16.7 +4.5 15.0 25.9 0.3 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +4.2 17.9 +6.0 -- 12.4 -- -- 259 (10.8) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.9 +9.3 17.1 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 57/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.8 +4.2 5.4 -1.2 -3.0 7.8 5.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +2.5 13.4 +4.1 -- 18.8 -- -- 244 (10.2) 44/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 34.0 +11.5 16.5 +3.3 14.0 1.2 2.6 8.3 355 (14.8) 55/21
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +8.9 13.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 54/13
BELLAMBI AWS 32.4 +11.0 17.0 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 65/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 -- 12.2 -- -- 12.8 -- -- 321 (13.4) 55/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.7 +3.3 15.1 +7.4 -- 22.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 44/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +2.0 12.9 +4.9 -- 19.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 43/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.5 +0.6 14.1 +4.3 -- 0.0 6.8 10.2 297 (12.4) 41/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 0.0 15.5 +8.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 444 (18.5) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.6 +0.2 13.7 +7.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 345 (14.4) 44/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.9 +0.7 12.8 +4.4 11.6 1.0 6.0 8.9 857 (35.7) 61/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 -1.2 9.0 +2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 527 (22.0) 50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 +0.1 11.3 +4.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 262 (10.9) 43/10
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 11.3 +3.8 5.2 0.2 3.2 7.5 389 (16.2) 63/22
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

40.6 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
40.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
39.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
39.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
39.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+11.5 : 34.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+11.0 : 32.4 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+10.3 : 33.5 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
+10.1 : 33.8 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+10.1 : 32.8 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

29.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
27.1 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 19.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+9.2 : 21.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+9.1 : 15.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.9 : 17.0 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.2 : 22.0 SURAT Maranoa QLD

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

3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.3 : 26.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.3 : 29.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-6.2 : 27.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-5.9 : 26.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 13.5 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

-0.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-0.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-0.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
0.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

-9.3 : 0.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.7 : 0.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : -0.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : -0.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.5 : -0.2 JARRAHWOOD 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.
57.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
56.8 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE)) MidNorth Coast N NSW
49.0 COOKS CK (KALANG) MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.6 KINGSTOWN POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
43.4 SAPPHIRE (ARGYLE) N Tablelands W NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
57.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
44.6 KINGSTOWN POST OFFICE
43.4 SAPPHIRE (ARGYLE)
MidNorth Coast N
56.8 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
49.0 COOKS CK (KALANG)

Reports not yet available

1094 (45.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1031 (43.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
941 (39.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
920 (38.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
920 (38.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
907 (37.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
882 (36.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
871 (36.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
867 (36.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
857 (35.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
815 (34.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
796 (33.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
763 (31.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
737 (30.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
728 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
723 (30.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
712 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
698 (29.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
695 (29.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
671 (28.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
669 (27.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
607 (25.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
109/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
96/08 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

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