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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1400 EST on 06/10/2013. 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

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010308

TOODYAY EAST

35.6

20.2

25/10/2008

13

1 N


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum 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 13:59EST, 06/10/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.5 0.0 12.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/14
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 +0.2 11.0 +0.8 10.2 0.6 4.8 8.3 329 (13.7) 55/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.5 -0.3 7.8 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 298 (12.4) 54/12
BUNBURY 19.3 -1.6 10.0 +0.7 -- 7.8 -- -- 258 (10.8) 43/11
MANDURAH 19.8 -1.9 13.9 +0.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 316 (13.2) 54/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.3 24.8 -0.1 24.3 0.0 7.8 10.4 334 (13.9) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.6 +2.7 6.8 -8.0 4.5 0.0 11.2 12.0 287 (12.0) 26/12
WHYALLA AERO 34.4 +10.6 16.9 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 72/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.5 +3.6 15.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 50/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +2.6 10.9 +3.8 8.2 0.0 4.0 6.1 456 (19.0) 43/09
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +1.6 21.3 +0.7 19.9 0.0 7.8 9.7 402 (16.8) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 +0.4 23.2 +2.5 22.6 0.0 11.0 9.4 546 (22.8) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -1.0 17.1 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- 10.0 384 (16.0) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 -1.1 16.5 -0.5 15.0 0.0 7.2 -- 255 (10.6) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +0.6 11.0 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 23.4 -1.0 12.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 31/01
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 +0.1 11.4 -4.2 9.5 0.0 6.2 11.4 309 (12.9) 37/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.5 +1.2 8.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 +3.8 8.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 98 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.6 -1.0 8.5 -5.3 3.6 0.0 8.0 -- 475 (19.8) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.3 -0.6 9.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.9 +6.3 4.3 -7.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 278 (11.6) 46/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.5 +0.9 2.4 -4.2 -2.5 0.0 4.0 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +0.2 2.2 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.6 +6.1 9.9 -3.3 6.4 0.0 5.2 9.2 363 (15.1) 30/08
RICHMOND RAAF 30.4 +5.6 3.6 -7.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 28.3 +6.9 11.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 48/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.0 +0.6 3.5 -4.2 1.6 0.0 3.4 8.8 173 ( 7.2) 28/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.2 5.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 +6.8 11.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 302 (12.6) 41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 +3.9 7.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 41/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.9 +5.5 5.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 54/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.5 +5.8 12.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.3 +5.7 8.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 59/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +0.6 11.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 54/13
HOBART AIRPORT 22.2 +4.9 11.2 +3.7 8.2 0.0 4.0 11.4 548 (22.8) 89/10
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

41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+10.6 : 34.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 35.0 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 31.3 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+7.8 : 36.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.7 : 33.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

27.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
26.4 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 16.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 18.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.8 : 16.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 16.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.1 : 14.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 20.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-2.7 : 34.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.4 : 19.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-2.4 : 18.4 KARNET Lower West WA
-2.3 : 18.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-1.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.3 : 3.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.9 : 4.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.8 : 8.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 4.9 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-8.7 : 5.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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.
35.6 TOODYAY EAST Cent Wheatbelt WA
12.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
11.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
10.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
9.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

6.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1404 (58.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1365 (56.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1283 (53.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1147 (47.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1017 (42.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
891 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
853 (35.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
843 (35.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
833 (34.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
803 (33.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
799 (33.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
797 (33.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
793 (33.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
768 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
744 (31.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
703 (29.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
702 (29.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
698 (29.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
683 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
672 (28.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
652 (27.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
650 (27.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
640 (26.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
131/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
122/09 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/10 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
98/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/11 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
93/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(270/ 67 ) at 09:15
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(260/ 63 ) at 16:17
TASMANIA
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 96(310/ 54 ) at 11:39
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 87(320/ 63 ) at 09:30
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 100(310/ 63 ) at 10:12
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(320/ 89 ) at 19:17
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 132(300/ 98 ) at 07:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 122(290/ 58 ) at 09:12
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(280/ 74 ) at 16:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(330/ 89 ) at 05:44