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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 1406 EST on 25/10/2017. 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 maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

38.1

37.5

05/10/2009

11

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:05EST, 25/10/2017.

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 22.6 0.0 14.3 +4.1 13.1 0.0 6.2 11.0 444 (18.5) 37/14
BUNBURY 20.3 -0.6 9.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/12
MANDURAH 20.7 -1.0 15.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.3 24.6 -0.3 24.0 0.0 6.0 11.2 283 (11.8) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.9 +7.0 15.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/15
WHYALLA AERO 30.4 +6.6 13.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 48/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.6 +4.7 14.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 39/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 +2.8 9.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 24/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.3 +1.7 11.5 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.1 20.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 22.5 +1.8 -- 3.4 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/16
MACKAY M.O 28.7 +1.2 19.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 28/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.8 -1.8 17.9 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 300 (12.5) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 15.4 -1.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 325 (13.5) --
COOLANGATTA 24.6 +0.2 12.9 -3.1 -- 6.8 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 26/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 -1.2 13.4 -2.2 12.5 0.2 3.6 11.9 244 (10.2) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 -1.8 10.8 -1.9 -- 11.8 -- -- 480 (20.0) 30/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.0 +1.9 12.0 -0.2 8.8 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.3 8.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 35/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.5 +4.9 9.4 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 39/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +3.4 9.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +4.4 13.7 +0.5 11.4 0.0 6.8 10.5 389 (16.2) 50/17
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +5.1 9.5 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +0.6 15.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 41/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.7 -- 3.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 41/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +6.0 8.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +4.7 9.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.2 +6.3 12.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 4.6 2.0 154 ( 6.4) 44/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.1 +6.2 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.2 +5.8 10.8 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 46/22
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 24.4 +5.2 9.2 +0.8 6.1 0.0 6.2 4.4 252 (10.5) 34/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.7 +4.1 8.5 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 253 (10.5) 31/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.3 +3.3 11.7 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 11.0 +3.5 8.0 2.2 3.4 2.9 268 (11.2) 39/15
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

42.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+10.2 : 35.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 38.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 34.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 32.4 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+9.0 : 36.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

29.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.3 : 19.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 29.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.7 : 16.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 14.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 15.6 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.4 : 27.6 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.4 : 28.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-2.1 : 11.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
-2.1 : 28.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.1 : 28.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
2.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : 12.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 9.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-8.4 : 13.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.4 : 15.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

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.
51.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
48.2 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER) N Tablelands E NSW
37.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
37.0 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH) MidNorth Coast N NSW
32.4 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
37.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
32.4 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
48.2 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER)
MidNorth Coast N
37.0 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH)

ISLANDS
Islands
51.2 POINT FAWCETT

Reports not yet available

1047 (43.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) FORREST Eucla WA
712 (29.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
702 (29.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
664 (27.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
657 (27.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
634 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
615 (25.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
70/12 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
68/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
67/09 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
67/09 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
67/22 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
24.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.8mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
25.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.2mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.2mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
23.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 46.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.2mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.8mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
8.2mm in 22 min to 05:00 22.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.8mm/h
GYMPIE
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
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
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
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
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
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
27.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 55.2mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.6mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.6mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
11.8mm in 3 min to 09:03 236.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
BRISBANE WEST WELLCAMP AIRPORT
29.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 59.6mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.8mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
51.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 102.4mm/h
51.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 51.2mm/h
51.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 51.2mm/h
None reported