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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 1440 EST on 15/10/2015. 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 daily rainfall

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

71.6

69.4

20/10/2004

13

1 N


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 15/10/2015.

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 21.9 -0.7 12.9 +2.7 10.1 0.2 6.6 5.8 337 (14.0) 41/13
BUNBURY 20.1 -0.8 16.0 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 52/17
MANDURAH 22.3 +0.6 16.5 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 332 (13.8) 46/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 0.0 23.3 -1.6 23.0 0.0 7.6 10.7 341 (14.2) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +5.2 12.9 -1.9 11.3 0.0 8.0 11.9 294 (12.3) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 33.2 +9.4 7.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.4 +8.5 8.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.3 +8.4 4.4 -2.7 -1.1 0.0 4.0 9.6 303 (12.6) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.4 +2.8 20.5 +2.0 17.7 0.0 13.6 11.3 365 (15.2) --
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 -0.6 16.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 -0.9 18.0 -2.7 16.2 0.0 9.6 11.3 347 (14.5) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -0.5 15.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 266 (11.1) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +0.3 17.5 +0.5 14.9 0.0 7.6 -- 255 (10.6) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 16.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 25.1 +0.7 15.5 -0.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 311 (13.0) 31/04
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 -0.3 18.3 +2.7 17.2 7.6 6.4 7.3 387 (16.1) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.5 +1.2 14.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 48/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.8 +5.7 14.6 +2.4 -- 0.2 7.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -0.1 19.0 +7.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 353 (14.7) 37/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 +0.6 14.0 +2.1 10.3 0.0 0.0 9.9 408 (17.0) 41/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.9 +5.2 15.8 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 43/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +2.9 17.0 +3.8 12.9 2.2 1.4 8.3 434 (18.1) 43/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.6 +1.8 13.1 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +0.9 15.3 +1.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 388 (16.2) 43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.8 +6.4 14.3 +6.6 12.6 0.0 5.6 11.8 398 (16.6) 44/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +5.6 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 22/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.8 +6.9 6.4 -3.4 2.0 0.0 7.2 11.9 246 (10.3) 22/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.0 +7.1 9.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.1 +7.7 9.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.9 +8.3 2.3 -3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 41/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.9 +2.9 5.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +4.4 7.6 +0.1 3.5 0.0 4.6 9.0 370 (15.4) 35/22
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 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
41.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
40.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.6 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+17.9 : 41.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+16.6 : 41.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.1 : 37.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.4 : 40.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.5 : 28.2 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
26.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 25.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.8 : 18.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.8 : 26.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.5 : 19.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.2 : 15.7 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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

12.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.5 : 32.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-3.3 : 24.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.1 : 18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.8 : 32.9 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-2.8 : 18.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-2.8 : 26.5 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

-1.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : -0.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.7 : 0.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.1 : 1.5 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.5 : 3.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-5.4 : 2.9 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA

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.
71.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
64.5 WITTITRIN MidNorth Coast N NSW
52.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN) North Coast NSW
51.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
45.8 HIGHVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
45.8 HIGHVALE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
52.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)
MidNorth Coast N
71.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
64.5 WITTITRIN
MidNorth Coast S
51.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

12.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

8.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
7.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

844 (35.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
732 (30.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
714 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
706 (29.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
679 (28.3) FORREST Eucla WA
643 (26.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
635 (26.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
620 (25.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
604 (25.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
80/15 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/15 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
68/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
67/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/11 FORREST Eucla WA
67/18 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
67/03 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON 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.
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
4.2mm in 3 min to 15:53 84.0mm/h
6.6mm in 7 min to 16:00 56.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.6mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 24.4mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
13.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.8mm/h
REDCLIFFE
23.0mm in 25 min to 05:55 55.2mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 29.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.3mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 29.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.4mm/h
36.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 72.4mm/h
47.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 47.6mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 37.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 27.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
67.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 22.3mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.6mm/h
None reported