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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 1439 EST on 03/10/2015. 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 minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

17.5

16.8

17/10/2002

15

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

17.1

17.1

27/10/2009

28

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

12.5

14.0

01/10/2015

24

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

10.9

11.9

06/10/2005

14

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

5.0

6.0

01/10/2015

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

68

61.0

01/10/2007

11

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

18.1

17.9

18/10/2009

12

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 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 28.3 +5.7 10.9 +0.7 8.3 0.0 6.4 5.4 315 (13.1) 28/13
BUNBURY 23.3 +2.4 15.4 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 50/22
MANDURAH 22.2 +0.5 18.0 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 21/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +1.9 23.1 -1.8 22.2 0.0 7.0 10.7 375 (15.6) 55/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.5 +2.6 11.4 -3.4 8.4 0.0 11.8 11.7 252 (10.5) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 33.6 +9.8 6.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 37/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.1 +9.2 8.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.3 +7.4 10.7 +3.6 10.7 0.0 3.2 8.0 360 (15.0) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.6 0.0 16.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 -0.2 20.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 59/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.4 19.8 -0.9 17.1 0.0 10.0 11.3 469 (19.5) 52/11
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.9 17.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 310 (12.9) 41/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -0.7 16.9 -0.1 14.3 0.0 6.4 -- 269 (11.2) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +1.9 13.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 54/15
COOLANGATTA 26.4 +2.0 10.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 24/15
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 +1.8 14.1 -1.5 11.5 0.0 5.0 11.3 298 (12.4) 26/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 +1.1 12.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 52/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.4 +4.3 12.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +2.0 10.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.7 +0.1 13.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 39/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.4 -1.2 -2.3 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +4.4 4.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 34/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 +1.0 16.9 +3.7 14.0 0.0 4.8 10.5 430 (17.9) 46/03
RICHMOND RAAF 26.3 +1.5 10.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +3.2 15.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 44/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.7 +3.3 3.6 -4.1 1.9 0.0 4.6 11.5 233 ( 9.7) 18/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.6 +3.1 4.8 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.4 +7.5 8.4 -1.4 3.9 0.0 5.0 11.5 206 ( 8.6) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.8 +5.9 3.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.6 +7.2 5.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.0 +7.4 4.2 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +0.5 5.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 50/15
HOBART AIRPORT 26.4 +9.1 10.9 +3.4 8.8 0.0 6.8 9.7 874 (36.4) 59/17
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 EYRE Eucla WA
40.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+18.0 : 41.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.1 : 38.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.5 : 38.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+13.2 : 37.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.2 : 36.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 20.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 17.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.6 : 18.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+8.4 : 17.5 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+8.4 : 22.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

14.7 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
14.9 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
15.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
15.4 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
15.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-3.0 : 33.6 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-2.8 : 27.6 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.7 : 35.6 BULMAN N Rivers NT
-2.5 : 28.1 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.3 : 31.1 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD

-1.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-12.1 : 5.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.6 : 12.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.5 : 14.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-8.1 : 13.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 10.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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.
17.0 BRANXTON (DALWOOD VINEYARD) Hunter Valley NSW
13.2 TIARO TOWNSHIP Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.0 HOME PARK TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 OAKWOOD TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

8.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
7.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
5.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1779 (74.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1639 (68.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1212 (50.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1143 (47.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1133 (47.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1036 (43.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1019 (42.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
972 (40.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
953 (39.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
920 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
916 (38.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
908 (37.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
874 (36.4) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
804 (33.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
776 (32.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
701 (29.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
682 (28.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
680 (28.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
668 (27.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
643 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
627 (26.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
113/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/21 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/15 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast 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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(250/ 52 ) at 20:42
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(340/ 72 ) at 23:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 113(270/ 74 ) at 20:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 48 ) at 23:48
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(290/ 50 ) at 21:40
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 87(330/ 69 ) at 16:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 65 ) at 16:13