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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 1358 EST on 08/10/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

20.0

19.7

24/10/2005

15

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

9.2

11.9

06/10/2005

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

37.7

37.1

23/10/2004

22

1 N


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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 13:58EST, 08/10/2013.

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 23.9 -0.6 9.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 28/11
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 +0.6 10.3 +0.1 7.6 0.0 4.8 10.0 386 (16.1) 39/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.3 +5.5 11.4 +2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 359 (15.0) 50/12
BUNBURY 21.5 +0.6 16.2 +6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 399 (16.6) 41/12
MANDURAH 21.0 -0.7 17.3 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 530 (22.1) 31/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 -0.4 24.0 -0.9 24.4 0.0 10.2 9.9 367 (15.3) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.0 +8.1 12.3 -2.5 10.2 0.0 11.2 11.9 235 ( 9.8) 54/13
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 -0.6 7.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.2 -0.7 8.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- 12.1 179 ( 7.5) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -0.8 4.0 -3.1 1.4 1.8 1.8 6.1 279 (11.6) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.5 +4.9 12.1 -6.4 10.1 0.0 44.4 -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -0.4 19.1 -1.5 15.3 0.0 8.8 10.9 391 (16.3) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 0.0 19.3 -1.4 14.5 0.0 8.6 11.2 360 (15.0) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +2.7 15.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 227 ( 9.5) 35/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.4 +5.8 15.5 -1.5 13.5 0.0 7.6 -- 242 (10.1) 34/20
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +3.7 16.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 48/16
COOLANGATTA 34.8 +10.4 12.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 63/13
BRISBANE AERO 29.5 +4.1 14.5 -1.1 10.0 0.0 5.4 10.5 317 (13.2) 52/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.2 +7.9 16.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 54/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 +3.3 16.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 201 ( 8.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 +1.6 11.5 -2.3 6.0 0.0 5.2 7.9 281 (11.7) 55/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 +0.1 9.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 55/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.1 -1.5 11.5 -0.4 2.3 0.0 27.2 -- 473 (19.7) 59/06
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.1 -0.5 2.7 -3.9 -2.8 0.0 6.0 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.2 -0.5 6.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 -2.8 16.0 +2.8 14.9 0.0 9.8 10.4 519 (21.6) 68/23
RICHMOND RAAF 23.8 -1.0 13.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 41/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 -3.4 14.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 48/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.3 -1.1 5.4 -2.3 2.0 0.0 4.0 11.7 313 (13.0) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -1.4 4.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 +0.3 5.9 -3.9 2.2 0.0 6.0 11.2 339 (14.1) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 -1.8 4.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 14.2 -- 341 (14.2) 37/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.4 -2.0 1.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 39/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.9 -1.8 9.3 -0.2 7.2 2.6 12.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 -2.4 0.3 -5.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.1 -3.9 8.0 +1.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 24/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.6 -3.7 2.5 -5.0 0.8 0.0 7.4 8.6 381 (15.9) 30/11
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

42.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+13.8 : 36.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.4 : 37.7 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.2 : 34.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.6 : 36.1 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+10.4 : 34.8 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

27.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 27.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.8 : 26.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.3 : 14.6 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.2 : 15.6 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+6.9 : 16.2 BUNBURY Lower West WA

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

4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.8 : 12.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.7 : 10.4 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
-4.4 : 12.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-4.3 : 13.0 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
-4.2 : 13.1 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
-4.2 : 12.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-4.2 : 22.0 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

-4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.3 : -4.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.9 : 9.2 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-7.0 : 11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 2.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.4 : 11.1 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.4 : 12.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country 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.
17.2 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
12.4 MOUNT ARTHUR SUMMIT N Coast TAS
10.6 BEMBOKA (THE KNOB) South Coast NSW
9.4 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
9.0 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC

12.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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6.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1107 (46.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
814 (33.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
777 (32.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
713 (29.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
704 (29.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
636 (26.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
609 (25.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
85/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/11 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/19 REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/12 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
68/23 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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 : 85(140/ 67 ) at 19:12