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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 14/10/2015. 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

Gt Southern

010633

RAVENSTHORPE

20.4

20.2

04/10/1963

49

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

78

74.0

06/10/2010

11

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, 14/10/2015.

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 32.4 +9.8 13.1 +2.9 10.2 0.0 7.0 9.5 327 (13.6) 50/12
BUNBURY 21.6 +0.7 12.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 31/21
MANDURAH 22.9 +1.2 16.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 34/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.3 23.8 -1.1 23.0 0.0 5.6 10.9 306 (12.8) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 +3.4 13.3 -1.5 11.3 0.0 15.6 10.9 224 ( 9.3) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 21.7 -2.1 11.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 -0.2 9.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 -0.6 8.3 +1.2 8.3 0.0 1.8 7.3 415 (17.3) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +3.4 14.5 -4.0 13.2 0.0 10.0 11.3 193 ( 8.0) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -1.1 18.3 -2.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 -1.1 16.8 -3.9 15.9 0.0 10.0 11.0 441 (18.4) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 27.4 -0.1 17.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 319 (13.3) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.0 +2.4 13.9 -3.1 11.6 0.0 6.8 -- 197 ( 8.2) 50/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +1.4 14.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 39/16
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +1.1 18.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 615 (25.6) 39/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 +0.2 17.2 +1.6 15.4 0.0 7.6 9.1 532 (22.2) 44/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.2 +4.9 13.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 52/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.2 +6.1 18.3 +6.1 -- 0.2 8.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +4.1 15.2 +3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 +0.2 18.2 +6.3 15.0 0.0 7.0 6.8 397 (16.5) 41/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +5.4 12.8 +3.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 330 (13.8) 48/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 -0.8 17.3 +4.1 16.9 3.6 7.8 0.8 572 (23.8) 52/05
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 -6.3 17.3 +6.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 323 (13.5) 24/05
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 -1.7 15.1 +1.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 498 (20.8) 41/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.3 +2.9 7.1 -0.6 5.7 0.0 5.8 11.1 253 (10.5) 44/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +2.7 8.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 +0.3 7.2 -2.6 4.5 0.0 6.0 11.9 335 (14.0) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 +3.3 8.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 31/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.9 +3.5 7.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 35/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 +2.0 4.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 39/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 +0.7 5.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 26/17
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 -0.4 3.7 -3.8 -0.1 0.2 2.2 11.6 451 (18.8) 43/15
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

41.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+14.3 : 35.7 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+14.2 : 35.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.1 : 36.2 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+13.0 : 34.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.7 : 36.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
26.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.4 : 20.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.1 : 24.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.1 : 20.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 21.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 17.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

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

8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.3 : 18.5 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-5.9 : 19.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.4 : 18.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.1 : 17.7 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.8 : 19.7 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW

-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
-1.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-0.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

-6.8 : -0.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.6 : 1.0 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-6.5 : 2.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.3 : 1.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 2.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC

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.
30.0 KOORALBYN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 RATHDOWNEY ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
29.0 DIECKMANS BRIDGE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
28.0 RATHDOWNEY TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
21.6 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA

12.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

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7.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
7.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
6.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
6.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
6.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1000 (41.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
903 (37.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
856 (35.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
829 (34.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
786 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
670 (27.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
638 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
624 (26.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
615 (25.6) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
78/14 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
67/16 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
65/23 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
63/11 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
63/16 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
8.6mm in 6 min to 17:48 86.0mm/h
7.8mm in 6 min to 17:54 78.0mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 18:00 52.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 23.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 27.2mm/h
None reported