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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 10/10/2015. 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

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

27.0

24.8

19/10/1996

35

1 P

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

27.7

24.8

25/10/2012

41

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

26.0

24.3

12/10/1991

23

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

37.0

36.0

20/10/1996

13

1 P

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

34.7

34.6

12/10/2006

48

1 N

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

24.8

24.2

04/10/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

30.7

28.2

13/10/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

20.3

19.7

03/10/2003

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040922

KINGAROY AIRPORT

20.6

19.8

16/10/2010

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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

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 34.7 +12.1 12.7 +2.5 9.8 0.0 7.4 11.7 373 (15.5) 34/05
BUNBURY 29.1 +8.2 10.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 21/14
MANDURAH 28.4 +6.7 16.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +0.8 24.5 -0.4 24.0 0.0 7.4 11.4 437 (18.2) 50/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.0 +3.1 13.9 -0.9 10.6 0.0 13.4 11.8 319 (13.3) 48/15
WHYALLA AERO 37.4 +13.6 10.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.7 +12.8 15.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.8 +11.9 8.9 +1.8 6.4 0.0 3.8 10.7 280 (11.7) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 -1.4 19.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 857 (35.7) 46/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 -2.0 20.1 -0.5 -- 4.4 -- -- 674 (28.1) 48/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.2 20.1 -0.6 18.8 0.0 14.2 6.5 710 (29.6) 57/13
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.9 22.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 634 (26.4) 52/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 -1.1 18.0 +1.0 17.1 0.8 8.4 -- 518 (21.6) 57/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +1.4 17.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 52/09
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +0.3 17.2 +1.2 -- 12.6 -- -- 524 (21.8) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -1.6 18.3 +2.7 17.7 9.2 6.6 2.6 456 (19.0) 43/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 -1.8 13.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 877 (36.5) 59/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 +3.3 13.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.5 -0.4 15.2 +3.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 37/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.6 +2.0 12.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 37/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +4.9 12.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 603 (25.1) 39/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 +2.2 17.4 +4.2 15.8 0.0 5.4 8.7 449 (18.7) 41/13
RICHMOND RAAF 26.9 +2.1 15.3 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 21.7 +0.3 17.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 46/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.1 +6.7 13.0 +5.3 10.8 0.0 5.0 11.3 373 (15.5) 35/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +6.3 10.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 22/20
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.1 +12.2 13.5 +3.7 11.0 0.0 8.0 10.0 238 ( 9.9) 37/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.3 +8.4 11.7 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 57/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.4 +10.0 12.7 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 57/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.8 +10.2 9.6 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 341 (14.2) 35/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.2 +5.2 7.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 28/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 -1.5 5.2 -2.3 -0.2 0.0 3.8 11.1 330 (13.8) 39/14
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

40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
39.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+16.5 : 34.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+14.6 : 34.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.5 : 36.3 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.2 : 37.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+14.2 : 36.9 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

27.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
26.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
26.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

+13.0 : 26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+11.3 : 27.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+11.0 : 27.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+10.9 : 20.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 20.9 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.2 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.2 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS

-5.7 : 30.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.5 : 19.8 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 25.2 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 22.3 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.0 : 24.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

-4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.0 : 2.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5 : -1.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-6.0 : -0.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.5 : -4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.1 : 15.9 BIDYADANGA W 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.
40.4 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
26.0 LANDSBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.0 DECEPTION BAY ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.6 CLONTARF Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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8.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
8.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
4.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1123 (46.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1119 (46.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1102 (45.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1023 (42.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1014 (42.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
967 (40.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
948 (39.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
945 (39.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
926 (38.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
919 (38.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
914 (38.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
911 (38.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
877 (36.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
875 (36.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
851 (35.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
830 (34.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
799 (33.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
762 (31.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
761 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
747 (31.1) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
740 (30.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
737 (30.7) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
729 (30.4) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
722 (30.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
710 (29.6) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
708 (29.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
705 (29.4) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
699 (29.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
683 (28.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
674 (28.1) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
664 (27.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
654 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
651 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
649 (27.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
638 (26.6) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
634 (26.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
625 (26.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
623 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
618 (25.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
616 (25.7) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
610 (25.4) WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
609 (25.4) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
83/01 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
81/17 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
76/18 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
74/06 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/17 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY)
8.2mm in 12 min to 19:29 41.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
South Coast
NERRIGA AWS
8.8mm in 19 min to 17:26 27.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
4.4mm in 13 min to 20:25 20.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(130/ 65 ) at 01:30