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Provisional records set or equalled today

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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree ("P" shows in Comments column) until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
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Prepared at 1413 EST on 16/10/2026.

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 daily rainfall

QLD

Gulf Country

029100

GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION

51.0

47.5

16/10/1970

56

1 N C

QLD

Central Highlands

035146

EMERALD RADAR AL

61.2

56.0

02/10/2017

16

1 N C

QLD

Central West

036074

JOCHMUS

56.0

52.0

19/10/2022

58

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

0.0

4.0

04/10/2016

35

1 S C Suspect - Not a record. Removed from observations by BoM.

VIC

W Gippsland

085151

YARRAM AIRPORT

-1.0

-1.0

28/10/2025

18

1 N C Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:10EST, 16/10/2026.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 15 OCT 2026
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 23.3 -2.6 16.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. 22.7 -0.2 16.6 +6.2 16 6.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO 21.4 -2.1 16.9 +5.2 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO 21.7 +0.3 14.4 +5.7 -- 10.6 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.2 -1.0 14.9 +5.2 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 20.9 -1.0 15.8 +2.3 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.6 -0.7 14.6 +5.0 -- 2.8 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 31.5 +5.5 15.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 -0.3 26.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +0.8 12.4 -2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 22.4 -1.8 6.2 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 23.6 +1.4 10.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 19 -1.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +2.2 5.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +0.9 20.7 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +0.9 22.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO 29.8 +1.3 21.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.9 -4.9 20.4 +3.2 -- 2.8 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 -3.3 19.2 +2.6 -- 9.8 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.7 -3.0 19.9 +1.3 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.1 -1.5 19.0 +2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.3 -3.5 15.6 -0.5 -- 15.8 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -4.1 16.3 +0.4 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.2 -3.5 17.7 +1.9 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 21.5 -5.6 16.6 +0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -5.7 12.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.5 -1.3 9.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 18 -3.5 -- -- -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.2 -4.3 13.4 -1.2 -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -4.0 11.4 -0.6 -- 4.6 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -5.0 5.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -2.6 1.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -6.2 10.8 -2.6 10 3.8 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 18.4 -6.5 7.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 17.6 -5.4 9.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.2 -3.1 1.4 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 -0.9 8.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.6 -1.5 4.7 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.6 -1.6 9.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.0 -0.9 5.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.7 -0.5 4.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.0 -1.6 2.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.8 +1.3 3.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.9 +0.4 5.8 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.6 +0.4 5.0 -4.3 -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.2 +0.4 5.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 14.9 -1.5 2.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.6 -0.5 5.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +1.5 5.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.1 -0.9 7.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
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 Thursday 15 OCT 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
42.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.2 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
42.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 34 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+6.6 : 29.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.5 : 31.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 13.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+5.2 : 42.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

28.3 BRADSHAW EXT ORG Northern Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 TINDAL RAAF Northern Rivers NT
27.6 BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
27.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.5 : 23 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 14.3 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 16.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
+6.9 : 15 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 16 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest for Thursday 15 OCT 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
10.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.1 : 22.1 MORANBAH AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-8.8 : 9 KATOOMBA (FARNELLS RD) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.7 : 22 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-8.6 : 17.3 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.4 : 23.3 ROLLESTON AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-8.4 : 21.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.4 : 9.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-6.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : -0.3 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-8.6 : -1.0 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-8.5 : -3.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.1 : 0.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
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.
61.2 EMERALD RADAR AL Central Highlands QLD
56.0 JOCHMUS Central West QLD
51.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION Gulf Country QLD
46.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT Central Highlands QLD
41.0 SURBITON STATION Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
51.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION
Central Highlands
61.2 EMERALD RADAR AL
46.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT
Central West
56.0 JOCHMUS
41.0 SURBITON STATION

Reports not yet available

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High realtime reports for Thursday 15 OCT 2026
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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
17.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 34.8mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
20.0mm in 14 min to 12:26 85.7mm/h
7.6mm in 4 min to 12:30 114.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 27.6mm/h
17.2mm in 22 min to 12:52 46.9mm/h
44.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 44.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.2mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 15.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h
Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE
30.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 60.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 30.4mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 28.8mm/h
44.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 44.4mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
5.4mm in 7 min to 18:30 46.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
Central Coast W
MORANBAH AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
4.0mm in 11 min to 07:41 21.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
5.6mm in 7 min to 01:07 48.0mm/h
11.0mm in 22 min to 01:29 30.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
7.4mm in 7 min to 12:37 63.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
BYROCK (KNIGHTVALE)
12.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.2mm/h
CW Plains N
GIRILAMBONE (OKEH) AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 13:00 32.8mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 25.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 21.2mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 27.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.2mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.4mm/h
4.8mm in 14 min to 17:53 20.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
21.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 42.0mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 31.0mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 28.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h
77.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO : 91(180/ 72 ) at 17:12