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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 04/10/2015. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

8.2

9.6

19/10/1974

45

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

17.8

17.2

12/10/2006

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

4.0

5.0

02/10/2015

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091291

SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM

24.3

24.3

12/10/2006

17

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033002

AYR DPI RESEARCH STN

57

55.0

18/10/2011

11

N

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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

10.9

10.8

11/10/2006

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

19.2

18.1

02/10/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

32.3

31.0

24/10/1996

21

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

30.0

29.0

14/10/2003

12

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

21.4

20.1

03/10/2007

11

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031213

CAPE FLATTERY

40.9

38.3

15/10/2007

11

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094087

MOUNT WELLINGTON

76.3

74.8

19/10/2006

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 04/10/2015.

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 25.5 +2.9 13.1 +2.9 10.7 0.2 4.2 10.1 255 (10.6) 41/15
BUNBURY 20.9 0.0 12.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/03
MANDURAH 21.9 +0.2 17.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 34/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.3 22.6 -2.3 21.2 0.0 10.6 11.0 406 (16.9) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.9 +3.0 8.5 -6.3 5.0 0.0 10.6 11.8 330 (13.8) 44/14
WHYALLA AERO 37.0 +13.2 12.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 55/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.4 +11.5 15.2 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +11.6 10.7 +3.6 4.6 0.0 7.2 -- 443 (18.5) 57/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 -2.2 18.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 52/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -1.1 20.6 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 776 (32.3) 59/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 18.5 -2.2 14.1 0.0 10.2 10.9 555 (23.1) 74/12
MACKAY M.O 25.9 -1.6 19.8 +0.1 -- 1.2 -- 9.9 532 (22.2) 57/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 -0.2 17.2 +0.2 14.5 0.0 8.0 -- 361 (15.0) 52/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 15.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 50/12
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +1.9 15.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -0.5 14.9 -0.7 12.2 0.0 6.8 11.6 246 (10.3) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 +0.6 12.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 43/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.2 +5.1 14.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +2.4 9.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.7 +8.1 11.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +6.5 8.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.3 +8.8 14.4 +1.2 11.9 0.0 7.2 11.1 408 (17.0) 34/17
RICHMOND RAAF 33.6 +8.8 9.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.9 +4.5 16.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.3 +5.9 6.8 -0.9 3.6 0.0 4.0 11.7 198 ( 8.3) 21/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +5.6 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.7 +10.8 11.5 +1.7 6.0 0.0 7.4 11.6 195 ( 8.1) 41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.0 +10.1 9.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.4 +11.0 7.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.7 +11.1 9.8 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.7 +5.7 8.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 46/12
HOBART AIRPORT 29.9 +12.6 16.4 +8.9 14.5 0.2 8.0 10.4 656 (27.3) 93/21
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

42.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
41.2 FORREST Eucla WA
41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

+19.2 : 42.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.8 : 40.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.7 : 35.3 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+14.5 : 38.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.4 : 34.5 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+12.1 : 23.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 17.8 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+10.7 : 18.2 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.5 : 18.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.3 : 10.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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

13.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 29.3 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.3 : 25.3 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 30.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-5.1 : 31.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.9 : 24.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.7 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
1.7 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-13.1 : 4.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.8 : 10.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-8.3 : 15.7 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 6.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 13.4 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

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.
11.8 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
11.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
10.0 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
9.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
8.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

12.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

9.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
9.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
8.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
8.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1830 (76.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1515 (63.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1396 (58.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1295 (54.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1081 (45.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1037 (43.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
981 (40.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
971 (40.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
963 (40.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
952 (39.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
903 (37.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
891 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
878 (36.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
846 (35.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
843 (35.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
836 (34.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
822 (34.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
804 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
787 (32.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
784 (32.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
776 (32.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
767 (32.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
755 (31.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
754 (31.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
741 (30.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
703 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
697 (29.0) WARRA W Coast TAS
677 (28.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
671 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
656 (27.3) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
639 (26.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
627 (26.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
627 (26.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
610 (25.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
133/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
117/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
104/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/13 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
100/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/08 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
94/11 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
94/19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/20 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/21 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
93/21 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) 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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(330/ 78 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 93(310/ 59 ) at 23:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 74(330/ 63 ) at 14:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(310/ 43 ) at 19:00
CAPE GRIM : 82(310/ 63 ) at 19:39
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 100(290/ 72 ) at 13:14
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 93(310/ 76 ) at 21:33
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 96(290/ 48 ) at 08:40
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 117(330/104 ) at 23:47
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 124(280/ 93 ) at 02:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 113(310/ 72 ) at 19:16
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(290/ 72 ) at 09:40
TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 95(290/ 59 ) at 13:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(300/ 65 ) at 20:00
CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 93(310/ 35 ) at 21:16
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(330/ 80 ) at 14:33
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND : 72(130/ 65 ) at 17:25
FREDERICK REEF : 74(130/ 63 ) at 02:00