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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  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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This section is now at stage 1. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1334 EST on 28/10/2026.

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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014651

SNOWDROP CREEK

73.4

47.6

24/10/2026

22

1 D Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033208

ROSSLYN BAY NTC AWS

24.3

24.2

30/10/2018

14

1 D

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

23.7

23.7

28/10/2007

66

1 D Equal to record.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039314

SEVENTEEN SEVENTY

24

24.0

24/10/2005

38

1 P Equal to record.


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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 13:50EST, 28/10/2026.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 28 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 -- -- 13.0 +1.3 -- 2.2 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT M.O. -- -- 14.8 +4.4 13 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH METRO -- -- 14.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO -- -- 11.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY -- -- 11.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH -- -- 14.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT -- -- 9.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT -- -- 10.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT -- -- 25.2 +0.2 -- 16.8 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- 14.9 +0.1 -- 7.4 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO -- -- 13.0 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) -- -- 6.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT -- -- 5.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT -- -- 6.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 4.5 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO -- -- 21.6 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO -- -- 24.5 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY AERO -- -- 23.2 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 24.2 +7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 23.7 +7.1 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT -- -- 23.7 +5.1 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT -- -- 21.1 +4.1 -- 7.8 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA -- -- 20.0 +3.9 -- 1.8 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO -- -- 19.8 +3.9 -- 6.4 -- -- -- --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT -- -- 19.1 +3.3 -- 9.2 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE -- -- 20.5 +4.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 16.0 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS -- -- 11.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS -- -- 9.3 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT -- -- 16.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF -- -- 14.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS -- -- 13.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS -- -- 4.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO -- -- 15.3 +1.9 12 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) -- -- 14.6 -- -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS -- -- 11.1 +0.4 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) -- -- 9.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- 0.7 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO -- -- 3.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS -- -- 5.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT -- -- 7.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT -- -- 4.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT -- -- 6.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT -- -- 6.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) -- -- 9.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) -- -- 7.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 2.1 -4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WYNYARD AIRPORT -- -- 9.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT -- -- 10.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- 8.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) -- -- 11.8 +4.0 -- 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 Wednesday 28 OCT 2026
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
27.4 NGUKURR AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
27.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 23.7 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.0 : 24.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.8 : 22.3 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.7 : 20.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.6 : 24.6 ST LAWRENCE Central Coast E QLD

Coldest for Wednesday 28 OCT 2026
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available

-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.0 : 1.4 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
-5.6 : 1.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 0.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 1.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-5.5 : 4.0 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
73.4 SNOWDROP CREEK Northern Rivers NT
67.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54.4 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
43.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
40.8 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
73.4 SNOWDROP CREEK
54.4 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
40.8 BURKETOWN AIRPORT
Central Highlands
43.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
67.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

High realtime reports for Wednesday 28 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(310/ 96 ) at 06:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 122(250/ 98 ) at 01:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(280/ 72 ) at 14:00