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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1438 EST on 01/10/2015. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040777

IMBIL ALERT

44.6

24.0

05/09/2007

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040778

ZACHARIAH TM

32.0

30.0

06/09/2010

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040811

KILKIVAN TM

29.0

27.0

30/09/2007

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

14.8

14.4

18/09/2012

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

40.0

39.8

27/09/2010

48

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

36.0

33.7

29/09/2015

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

59

55.0

04/09/2007

11

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.
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 03/10/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 24.5 +4.4 9.2 +0.3 7.0 0.0 5.2 10.8 297 (12.4) 31/13
BUNBURY 21.8 +3.4 15.6 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 28/10
MANDURAH 22.0 +3.1 16.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 22/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.4 24.2 +1.2 23.9 0.0 7.8 9.2 350 (14.6) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +4.8 9.3 -1.0 5.2 0.0 9.2 11.7 245 (10.2) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 -0.3 5.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.4 +3.4 7.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 52/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 +0.2 1.5 -4.8 -1.0 0.0 2.6 7.1 260 (10.8) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.3 +2.1 13.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.0 17.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 16.0 -1.4 15.0 0.0 -- 10.9 -- 35/11
MACKAY M.O 27.1 +1.9 15.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 231 ( 9.6) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.5 +3.2 17.4 +3.7 16.5 0.0 6.4 -- 300 (12.5) 37/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +1.2 12.3 -1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/11
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +1.5 11.5 -1.8 -- 7.6 -- -- 442 (18.4) 30/16
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +0.1 10.2 -2.5 8.0 5.0 6.4 10.8 371 (15.5) 43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 +2.4 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 55/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +6.3 9.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +2.8 10.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +0.9 9.2 +0.2 6.3 0.0 6.0 9.2 260 (10.8) 39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.5 +6.4 8.0 +3.8 -0.5 0.0 3.2 11.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.7 +7.4 6.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 76/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 +1.1 17.0 +6.6 14.0 0.0 5.6 6.4 498 (20.8) 43/04
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 +0.7 9.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 0.0 14.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 44/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.4 +2.8 2.1 -3.0 1.0 0.0 4.2 11.2 203 ( 8.5) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +1.7 3.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 +1.7 4.9 -2.4 2.0 0.0 5.7 11.3 272 (11.3) 46/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.7 +2.3 6.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.9 +2.1 5.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 28/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -0.2 5.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 +2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 -1.6 8.0 +2.0 2.9 5.6 2.0 7.2 323 (13.5) 34/08
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 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+12.3 : 33.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 36.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.0 : 40.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.9 : 35.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 36.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 15.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.8 : 14.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.7 : 12.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.6 : 17.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+6.3 : 15.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

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

4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.2 : 13.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-2.3 : 18.7 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-2.3 : 9.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-2.2 : 15.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-2.2 : 33.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 6.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-7.3 : 12.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 1.0 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-6.8 : -0.3 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.5 : -1.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North 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.
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.
44.6 IMBIL ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
37.6 KANDANGA TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.0 MOY POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 ZACHARIAH TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT

11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

6.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1176 (49.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
981 (40.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
935 (39.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
877 (36.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
779 (32.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
777 (32.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
663 (27.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
639 (26.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
627 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/17 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
80/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/16 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
70/09 BICKLEY Lower West WA
67/14 TELFER AERO Interior WA
67/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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 None reported