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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 20/10/2015. 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

C Tablelands S

063061

TRUNKEY (OLD POST OFFICE)

26.0

24.6

14/10/2008

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

24.2

24.0

16/10/2002

17

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

20.0

19.7

24/10/2005

15

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains N

051049

TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS

-49.4

-49.0

17/10/2015

45

-49.0

17/10/2015

47

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

21.0

20.5

10/10/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:38EST, 20/10/2015.

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 22.4 -0.2 8.0 -2.2 5.6 0.8 4.2 10.2 349 (14.5) 41/14
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.2 7.2 -2.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/19
MANDURAH -- -- 13.0 -0.3 -- 7.2 -- -- 357 (14.9) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.9 23.6 -1.3 23.0 0.0 7.2 11.4 380 (15.8) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.5 +6.6 15.1 +0.3 11.7 0.0 14.2 11.4 327 (13.6) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 34.9 +11.1 12.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.5 +10.6 18.9 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.4 +13.5 5.4 -1.7 2.1 0.0 4.2 10.8 301 (12.5) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +2.2 14.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 46.6 11.5 357 (14.9) 46/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -1.1 18.0 -2.6 16.8 4.4 6.0 9.3 442 (18.4) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +0.2 19.0 -1.7 16.4 0.0 12.0 5.8 493 (20.5) 50/12
MACKAY M.O 26.4 -1.1 19.6 -0.1 -- 9.0 -- 8.6 557 (23.2) 48/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -0.9 18.3 +1.3 17.4 0.0 11.0 -- 497 (20.7) 43/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 +0.4 15.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 46/10
COOLANGATTA 25.6 +1.2 14.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 34/08
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -0.2 16.5 +0.9 9.1 0.2 7.4 11.2 361 (15.0) 34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.5 +0.2 13.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 639 (26.6) 43/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.7 +5.6 17.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +1.8 13.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 37/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.3 +4.7 13.6 +1.7 9.0 1.2 21.2 11.4 286 (11.9) 37/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 10.3 +3.7 5.8 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.4 +4.7 17.6 +8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +4.6 19.2 +6.0 18.4 0.8 4.2 8.2 373 (15.5) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.2 +4.4 17.1 +6.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 +1.1 18.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 41/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.2 +8.8 12.1 +4.4 9.9 0.2 4.8 11.7 240 (10.0) 35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +7.7 8.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.1 +10.2 11.8 +2.0 6.5 0.0 6.6 11.2 238 ( 9.9) 26/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.6 +7.7 6.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.8 +9.4 8.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 26/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.4 +9.8 3.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 +1.1 3.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.3 0.0 4.8 -2.7 0.4 0.0 4.6 11.2 322 (13.4) 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

42.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+14.0 : 34.6 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.5 : 31.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+13.5 : 35.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+13.1 : 34.8 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.0 : 34.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

28.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.5 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+10.7 : 25.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.3 : 24.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 21.4 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.8 : 23.3 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.6 : 19.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 20.1 FORREST Eucla WA

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

12.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
12.8 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.9 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
14.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 DENNES POINT Southeast TAS
14.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-4.2 : 17.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.0 : 26.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-3.9 : 18.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.6 : 19.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-3.5 : 22.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-49.4 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-0.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-59.6 : -49.4 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-7.0 : 1.8 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-6.8 : 1.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.8 : 13.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-5.8 : 2.9 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-5.8 : -1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.
27.0 ANKETELL Lower West WA
26.0 TRUNKEY (OLD POST OFFICE) C Tablelands S NSW
25.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD
22.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
20.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT Central Coast E QLD

12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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8.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
5.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

933 (38.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
901 (37.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
892 (37.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
857 (35.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
782 (32.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
781 (32.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
768 (32.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
741 (30.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
737 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
717 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
666 (27.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
653 (27.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
632 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
619 (25.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
618 (25.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
618 (25.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
610 (25.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/09 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
68/17 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
65/11 FORREST Eucla WA
65/07 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
65/00 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL

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
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
1.6mm in 1 min to 04:00 96.0mm/h
None reported