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Prepared at 1329 EST on 18/10/2023.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West & Perth

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

20.5

20.4

16/10/2023

30

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Lower West & Perth

009215

SWANBOURNE

21.1

21.1

20/10/2008

27

1 N C Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

22.1

21.4

20/10/2008

21

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

-1.0

-0.1

03/10/1967

56

1 N C

NSW

CW Slopes N

064009

DUNEDOO POST OFFICE

-5.2

-1.7

03/10/1968

55

1 S C Suspect - removed from BoM Observations.

NSW

South Coast

069022

NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE)

0.5

2.0

27/10/1996

39

1 S C Suspect - removed from BoM Observations.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010092

MERREDIN

39.5

39.3

30/10/2013

56

1 N C

WA

Great Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

37.7

37.5

22/10/2015

26

1 N C

WA

Great Southern

010905

JACUP

37.4

36.8

08/10/2023

27

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Great Southern

010916

KATANNING

36.9

36.0

22/10/2015

23

1 N C


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:27EST, 18/10/2023.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 17 OCT 2023
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 29.1 +3.3 12.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 35/14
PERTH AIRPORT 33.1 +10.3 17.7 +7.4 14.0 0.0 8.2 10.9 368 (15.3) 41/09
PERTH METRO 31.4 +8.0 15.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 37/13
BUSSELTON AERO 31.6 +10.3 8.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 48/14
BUNBURY 29.8 +8.7 11.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 52/15
MANDURAH 26.6 +4.7 22.1 +8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 44/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 32.5 -- 9.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 46/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 34.6 +8.6 17.7 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 24.0 -0.9 23.5 0.0 8.8 11.0 217 ( 9.0) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 -1.5 8.8 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 52/12
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -2.2 11.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 39/00
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 22.4 +0.2 4.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/22
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 20.0 -1.3 6.9 -3.9 1.8 0.0 5.0 12.5 383 (16.0) 34/16
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17.4 -3.5 10.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.3 +1.2 3.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 31/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 -0.8 17.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 34/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +1.3 17.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 43/15
MACKAY AERO 28.6 +0.2 15.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 39/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.8 +5.1 17.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 41/21
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +2.9 16.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 57/16
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 32.2 +4.6 18.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 55/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.9 +0.4 15.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 50/15
COOLANGATTA 24.4 -0.3 17.4 +1.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 630 (26.3) 59/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 -0.7 17.5 +1.6 14.4 0.6 10.0 11.6 586 (24.4) 52/02
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.6 -1.0 16.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 577 (24.0) 54/19
BRISBANE 26.5 -0.5 18.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 34/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.0 +1.6 12.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 55/21
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.1 -1.6 6.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 549 (22.9) 57/17
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.6 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 645 (26.9) 65/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -3.6 11.3 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 651 (27.1) 57/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -3.2 11.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 41/16
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.9 0.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 589 (24.5) 44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.8 -4.9 10.3 -3.1 7.0 1.4 6.2 4.1 718 (29.9) 57/06
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.1 -5.7 9.8 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 473 (19.7) 48/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 18.1 -4.8 10.6 -0.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 602 (25.1) 61/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.2 -3.2 -0.3 -6.6 -- 7.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.7 -1.0 2.4 -5.4 -- 6.2 -- -- 544 (22.7) 30/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.5 -2.5 2.6 -5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 409 (17.0) 31/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.4 -1.8 4.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 34/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.5 -1.5 1.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/10
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.8 -2.5 4.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 30/09
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.6 -2.0 5.8 -1.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 492 (20.5) 21/02
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.1 -1.4 5.4 -3.0 3.4 1.0 5.8 9.6 613 (25.5) 31/02
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 16.1 -- 10.3 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 367 (15.3) 31/17
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16.8 -3.6 9.3 +0.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 24/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.2 +0.5 2.8 -3.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 513 (21.4) 34/22
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.4 +1.0 1.6 -4.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 526 (21.9) 46/16
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.3 -1.6 2.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 30/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 -1.6 1.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 22.3 +5.3 3.4 -4.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 35/09
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 for Tuesday 17 OCT 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.1 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
41.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+16.6 : 38.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
+15.4 : 37.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.9 : 36.2 ESPERANCE Lower West & Perth WA
+14.9 : 36.9 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.7 : 36.5 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
27.9 CHARLES POINT Northern Rivers NT
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS Northern Rivers NT
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.6 : 20.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
+10.1 : 17.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.1 : 20.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+9.8 : 19.9 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

Coldest for Tuesday 17 OCT 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

8.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 18.2 CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN) Illawarra NSW
-6.4 : 13.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.8 : 16.6 TERREY HILLS AWS Sydney--east NSW
-5.8 : 13.5 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.7 : 19.1 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.7 : 18.9 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW

-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : -1.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
-8.9 : -4.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-8.2 : -0.5 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes 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.
18.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
16.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.6 MOUNT DELEGATE E Gippsland VIC
13.6 MITTAGONG (ALFRED STREET) Illawarra NSW

12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

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11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
9.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1268 (52.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1232 (51.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1202 (50.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1131 (47.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1076 (44.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
998 (41.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
977 (40.7) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
968 (40.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
944 (39.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
936 (39.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
913 (38.0) ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS E Central VIC
912 (38.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
906 (37.8) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
895 (37.3) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
870 (36.3) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
849 (35.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
847 (35.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
835 (34.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
820 (34.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
788 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
787 (32.8) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
785 (32.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
757 (31.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
721 (30.0) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
704 (29.3) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
697 (29.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
695 (29.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
670 (27.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
652 (27.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
652 (27.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
651 (27.1) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
650 (27.1) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
647 (27.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
645 (26.9) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
644 (26.8) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
643 (26.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
643 (26.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
636 (26.5) JERVIS BAY NSW (JERVIS BAY AIRFIELD AWS) Illawarra NSW
635 (26.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
630 (26.3) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
628 (26.2) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
627 (26.1) COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
625 (26.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
618 (25.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
615 (25.6) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
613 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
610 (25.4) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
608 (25.3) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
607 (25.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
606 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) W Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
602 (25.1) ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
600 (25.0) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
600 (25.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/06 WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
81/23 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
81/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/00 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW

High realtime reports for Tuesday 17 OCT 2023
Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. 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

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 63 ) at 19:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(150/ 67 ) at 05:30
Darling Downs E
BRISBANE WEST WELLCAMP AIRPORT : 209( 40/ 32 ) at 07:21
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 82(190/ 69 ) at 23:05
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 82(180/ 63 ) at 06:23
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 82(170/ 70 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 72 ) at 14:30