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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 21/10/2015. 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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032117

ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE

46.5

32.0

21/10/2010

13

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033268

REEVES ALERT

28.0

18.0

23/10/2005

13

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

24.5

24.5

28/10/1997

21

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Upper North

019062

YONGALA

18.8

17.1

30/10/1965

56

1 N

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

18.1

16.9

20/10/2011

18

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

27.4

25.0

09/10/1999

16

1 N

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

23.0

22.4

26/10/2008

16

1 P

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

20.1

19.1

20/10/2011

19

1 N

SA

Lower North

021133

SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)

20.1

20.1

20/10/2011

16

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

20.5

18.9

20/10/2011

17

1 N

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

20.2

20.2

20/10/2011

18

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)

16.9

16.9

12/10/2006

20

1 N Equal to record.

SA

Lower SE

026105

ROBE AIRFIELD

15.9

15.6

13/10/2004

11

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

18.3

17.9

13/10/2004

13

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

17.9

17.4

31/10/2010

16

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

Upper NE

083085

MOUNT HOTHAM

19.0

18.4

13/10/2006

21

1 N


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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 14:40EST, 21/10/2015.

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 28.4 +5.8 7.1 -3.1 4.0 0.0 5.8 0.0 358 (14.9) 43/20
BUNBURY 24.1 +3.2 10.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/17
MANDURAH 25.5 +3.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.2 23.6 -1.3 23.0 0.0 9.0 11.5 349 (14.5) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.7 +7.8 21.8 +7.0 16.4 0.0 10.0 10.9 312 (13.0) 44/21
WHYALLA AERO 27.8 +4.0 20.2 +9.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 +2.9 22.1 +10.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 43/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.4 +13.5 15.5 +8.4 13.8 0.0 6.0 3.4 296 (12.3) 44/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 +1.8 17.0 -1.5 15.0 0.0 11.2 11.6 312 (13.0) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 -2.6 20.4 -0.2 19.9 6.8 6.8 5.2 429 (17.9) 50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 -0.3 21.2 +0.5 19.8 3.0 9.6 10.4 527 (22.0) 46/10
MACKAY M.O 26.7 -0.8 19.2 -0.5 -- 7.2 -- -- 461 (19.2) 41/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +0.8 17.2 +0.2 15.2 0.0 7.4 -- 423 (17.6) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 15.1 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 457 (19.0) 43/09
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +1.1 14.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 30/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -0.1 14.0 -1.6 12.5 0.0 7.4 12.0 335 (14.0) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 +0.6 12.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 618 (25.8) 41/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.1 +6.0 16.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +3.1 14.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 44/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.6 +8.0 13.1 +1.2 9.1 0.0 6.4 11.1 295 (12.3) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +7.6 13.6 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 43/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.7 +8.2 19.4 +6.2 16.8 0.0 6.8 7.7 471 (19.6) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 32.4 +7.6 15.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 25.3 +3.9 18.6 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.1 +11.7 15.4 +7.7 -- 0.0 6.0 8.9 201 ( 8.4) 61/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.8 +10.3 11.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 54/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +8.9 20.6 +10.8 6.0 0.0 9.0 4.5 221 ( 9.2) 61/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.9 +11.0 8.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.2 +12.8 12.9 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.8 +13.2 11.5 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 50/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.4 +3.4 8.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 25.3 +8.0 7.6 +0.1 4.8 0.0 4.0 2.7 337 (14.0) 50/15
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

43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+16.5 : 33.2 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
+15.9 : 33.8 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+15.0 : 34.8 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+14.5 : 32.3 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+14.4 : 32.1 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

28.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
27.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.9 : 24.7 HAWKER Upper North SA
+13.9 : 23.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+13.8 : 19.9 YONGALA Upper North SA
+13.5 : 27.4 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+13.5 : 21.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

12.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
13.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.0 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS

-3.8 : 25.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.7 : 26.9 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.3 : 21.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.0 : 19.8 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-2.9 : 26.1 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

2.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
3.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
3.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.5 : 2.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.2 : 14.9 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 15.5 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 18.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-4.5 : 5.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West 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.
60.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
46.5 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
41.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
60.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
46.5 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
42.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE
41.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
38.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

2.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

935 (39.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
823 (34.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
783 (32.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
766 (31.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
724 (30.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
716 (29.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
696 (29.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
695 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
693 (28.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
688 (28.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
662 (27.6) FORREST Eucla WA
660 (27.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
632 (26.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
615 (25.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
614 (25.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/18 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
85/14 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
85/17 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC

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
13.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
HOLSWORTHY AERODROME AWS
11.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE)
4.6mm in 3 min to 17:36 92.0mm/h
10.0mm in 24 min to 18:00 25.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.8mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(230/ 65 ) at 21:30
Mallee/Upper SE
LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 70(270/ 63 ) at 15:57
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 76 ) at 23:09
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(270/ 65 ) at 18:00