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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 30/10/2017. 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085021

MOUNT USEFUL

40.6

35.2

14/10/2004

12

1 N

VIC

N Central

088103

MARYSVILLE GOLF COURSE

232.6

70.8

31/10/2010

12

92.2

31/08/2005

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

28.5

28.1

28/10/2017

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

43.0

43.0

25/10/2017

21

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

78

78

11/10/2017

11

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

87

87.0

01/10/2003

11

N Equal to record.

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

81

68.0

07/10/2004

11

N

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

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

13.4

13.2

28/10/2008

11

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012071

SALMON GUMS RES.STN.

26.5

25.9

28/10/2007

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

14.9

14.9

11/10/2003

11

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:05EST, 30/10/2017.

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 20.6 -2.0 12.6 +2.4 9.9 0.8 4.2 11.6 560 (23.3) 54/01
BUNBURY 19.3 -1.6 11.7 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 544 (22.7) 44/00
MANDURAH 19.2 -2.5 14.2 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 533 (22.2) 43/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.9 27.7 +2.8 26.9 0.0 8.4 11.8 369 (15.4) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.0 +8.1 19.6 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 50/13
WHYALLA AERO 35.2 +11.4 10.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 80/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 +6.4 12.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 61/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 +5.0 10.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 76/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.3 +2.7 21.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 83/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +0.3 19.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +1.6 22.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 32.4 +4.9 23.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 37/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +2.2 22.8 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +1.7 21.1 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +3.6 20.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 39/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +2.2 20.5 +4.9 19.9 0.0 6.8 10.0 319 (13.3) 48/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.3 +6.0 16.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.6 +7.5 15.0 +2.8 13.9 0.8 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.0 +7.1 19.0 +7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.0 +9.4 18.4 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +5.0 14.2 +4.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 374 (15.6) 67/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.7 +10.2 18.6 +5.4 16.0 0.2 4.6 10.6 347 (14.5) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 33.0 +8.2 17.3 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 26.0 +4.6 18.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 34/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 -- 11.2 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 315 (13.1) 48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +6.1 15.3 +7.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 290 (12.1) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +5.6 15.7 +7.7 -- 5.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.4 +9.5 10.3 +0.5 -- 0.2 6.0 -- 234 ( 9.8) 59/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +6.7 12.1 +4.6 -- 12.4 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 50/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.6 +8.2 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 61/16
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.7 +9.5 9.0 +0.6 5.3 0.0 6.0 12.1 416 (17.3) 78/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.4 +8.8 5.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 78/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 +3.0 9.5 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 57/19
HOBART AIRPORT 24.1 +6.8 9.4 +1.9 2.3 0.2 4.4 12.0 370 (15.4) 59/10
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

43.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
42.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.4 HALLS CREEK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE E Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 35.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.7 : 32.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+10.5 : 35.4 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+10.4 : 33.5 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+10.4 : 31.2 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

28.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
28.5 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
28.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
28.3 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
28.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 14.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.2 : 15.4 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.9 : 22.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.7 : 17.1 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+8.2 : 21.4 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.6 : 18.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 17.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-3.9 : 20.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.9 : 19.2 EUCLA Eucla WA

0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
3.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-4.2 : 13.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.6 : 15.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-2.8 : 7.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-2.8 : 11.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-2.4 : 0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 : 18.5 TELFER AERO Interior 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.
232.6 MARYSVILLE GOLF COURSE N Central VIC
98.0 CURRAJONG Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
40.6 MOUNT USEFUL W Gippsland VIC
36.2 BRIAGOLONG W Gippsland VIC
35.6 ACHERON RIVER @ TAGGERTY N Central VIC

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
98.0 CURRAJONG

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
40.6 MOUNT USEFUL
36.2 BRIAGOLONG
N Central
232.6 MARYSVILLE GOLF COURSE
35.6 ACHERON RIVER @ TAGGERTY

Reports not yet available

1239 (51.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1160 (48.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1104 (46.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
972 (40.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
927 (38.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
894 (37.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
893 (37.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
891 (37.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
874 (36.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
830 (34.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
816 (34.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
807 (33.6) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
800 (33.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
781 (32.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
780 (32.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
753 (31.4) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
749 (31.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
720 (30.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
720 (30.0) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
715 (29.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
713 (29.7) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
711 (29.6) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
705 (29.4) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
688 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
681 (28.4) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
670 (27.9) FORREST Eucla WA
668 (27.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
661 (27.5) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
661 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
637 (26.5) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
628 (26.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
624 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
609 (25.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
605 (25.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
603 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
100/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
100/07 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/20 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
98/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/12 PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
94/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
93/10 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/15 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
91/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
33.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 67.2mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 33.6mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 33.8mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.7mm/h
30.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 61.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 30.8mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 32.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.7mm/h
17.4mm in 25 min to 22:30 41.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.6mm/h
13.8mm in 20 min to 23:00 41.4mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 38.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 21.4mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
16.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.8mm/h
CENTURY MINE
6.0mm in 6 min to 19:14 60.0mm/h
5.6mm in 16 min to 19:30 21.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
4.6mm in 3 min to 19:39 92.0mm/h
6.6mm in 4 min to 19:43 99.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
WALGETT (BREWON AWS)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO : 80(260/ 65 ) at 02:23
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
LAJAMANU AIRPORT : 91(220/ 63 ) at 17:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(260/ 69 ) at 16:30
Lower North
PORT PIRIE AERODROME AWS : 83(250/ 65 ) at 18:30
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 100(350/ 65 ) at 08:37
Mallee/Upper SE
LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 78(250/ 67 ) at 19:48
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 95(320/ 76 ) at 12:37
Riverina W
HAY AIRPORT AWS : 85(250/ 67 ) at 23:43
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 95(240/ 74 ) at 20:53
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91( 10/ 65 ) at 23:00
E Central
FAWKNER BEACON : 82(350/ 63 ) at 17:30
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 89(340/ 72 ) at 16:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(280/ 65 ) at 22:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 67 ) at 19:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 85(290/ 63 ) at 23:48
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 98(330/ 72 ) at 12:15
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(340/ 76 ) at 22:12
MOUNT READ : 87( 10/ 69 ) at 10:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 63 ) at 23:00