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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 12/10/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

21.0

21.0

22/10/2008

26

1 N Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008297

DALWALLINU

21.6

21.3

21/10/2006

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

87

78.0

26/10/2004

11

N

VIC

Upper North

081049

TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG

74

72.0

07/10/2004

13

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 14:39EST, 12/10/2015.

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 32.9 +10.3 16.5 +6.3 14.1 0.0 7.8 9.9 331 (13.8) 43/22
BUNBURY 30.0 +9.1 13.9 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 30/01
MANDURAH 32.2 +10.5 17.8 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 -0.4 23.3 -1.6 22.6 0.0 8.4 10.5 396 (16.5) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.3 +4.4 13.8 -1.0 11.1 0.0 11.2 11.8 289 (12.0) 50/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -4.3 14.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 39/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.1 -0.8 14.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 -2.0 11.7 +4.6 11.7 0.0 3.2 0.2 318 (13.3) 30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 -0.3 17.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 33.2 11.0 342 (14.3) 48/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 0.0 20.9 +0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 526 (21.9) 52/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.2 19.9 -0.8 19.0 0.2 8.2 10.0 571 (23.8) 54/12
MACKAY M.O 26.1 -1.4 19.2 -0.5 -- 6.4 -- 9.5 526 (21.9) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 -1.4 16.6 -0.4 13.8 0.2 7.4 -- 384 (16.0) 35/08
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 -0.4 16.1 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 439 (18.3) 37/09
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +0.3 13.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 37/17
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 -0.7 13.9 -1.7 12.0 0.0 7.2 11.3 309 (12.9) 34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 +0.3 9.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.4 +4.3 15.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +2.2 10.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.3 +5.7 11.0 -0.9 6.9 0.0 15.0 9.5 195 ( 8.1) 54/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +3.6 15.5 +6.2 -- 14.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 55/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +3.6 15.1 +1.9 10.3 0.0 5.6 6.4 295 (12.3) 41/20
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 +1.2 9.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +1.3 15.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 50/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.1 +2.7 12.6 +4.9 11.8 0.2 4.2 4.4 222 ( 9.3) 59/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +0.6 15.4 +7.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 37/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 +7.3 15.0 +5.2 12.0 0.2 5.6 10.5 341 (14.2) 46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.9 +5.0 16.3 +8.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 74/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.8 +8.4 15.1 +8.7 -- 9.4 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.8 +9.2 11.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 +3.0 9.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.8 +0.5 5.7 -1.8 1.4 0.0 4.0 8.5 286 (11.9) 34/13
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

41.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.5 : 35.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+10.7 : 30.7 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
26.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+12.0 : 21.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+11.4 : 22.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+11.0 : 22.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.5 : 20.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+10.5 : 25.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

9.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
10.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 24.4 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-4.6 : 16.0 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.5 : 25.8 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.4 : 24.9 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-4.3 : 19.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

2.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.1 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
4.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-4.8 : 7.1 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.8 : 6.7 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.5 : 16.6 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-4.1 : 11.1 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-3.9 : 20.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

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.
55.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
54.8 WONNANGATTA RIVER @ WATERFORD E Gippsland VIC
43.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
34.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
33.2 REEVES KNOB W Gippsland VIC

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
34.0 CORSIS ALERT

VICTORIA
Upper NE
43.8 FALLS CREEK
E Gippsland
54.8 WONNANGATTA RIVER @ WATERFORD
W Gippsland
33.2 REEVES KNOB
E Central
55.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY)

11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

.....

4.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
4.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

956 (39.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
912 (38.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
803 (33.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
802 (33.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
772 (32.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
762 (31.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
749 (31.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
649 (27.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
645 (26.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
641 (26.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
635 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
627 (26.1) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
602 (25.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
87/14 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
80/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
74/17 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
70/14 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
68/21 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
68/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
13.0mm in 22 min to 15:30 35.5mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
2.8mm in 2 min to 15:38 84.0mm/h
5.6mm in 11 min to 15:50 30.5mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper North
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG
1.6mm in 1 min to 18:05 96.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 18:06 96.0mm/h
6.6mm in 4 min to 18:10 99.0mm/h
8.2mm in 18 min to 18:30 27.3mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.4mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h
4.4mm in 13 min to 02:00 20.3mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
6.4mm in 9 min to 17:30 42.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS : 87(260/ 69 ) at 15:36