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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 1442 EST on 26/10/2015. 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

Central Highlands

035068

WADDY BRAE TM

36.8

36.4

07/10/2003

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

23.0

23.0

20/10/2015

16

1 P Equal to record. 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 14:41EST, 26/10/2015.

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 24.5 +1.9 15.2 +5.0 13.6 0.0 5.6 8.8 570 (23.8) 65/06
BUNBURY 23.5 +2.6 13.7 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 48/07
MANDURAH 26.3 +4.6 15.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 35/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 23.8 -1.1 23.4 0.0 9.2 11.5 338 (14.1) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.3 +6.4 14.6 -0.2 11.4 0.0 12.0 10.2 212 ( 8.8) 28/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.8 +1.0 21.7 +11.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 531 (22.1) 55/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 +2.9 21.1 +9.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.2 +10.3 11.6 +4.5 8.6 0.0 5.0 5.7 363 (15.1) 59/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.6 +5.0 17.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 37.6 10.9 186 ( 7.8) 31/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +1.2 22.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 6.8 11.0 279 (11.6) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +0.6 24.5 +3.8 24.0 0.0 8.4 10.7 613 (25.5) 43/19
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +1.9 22.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 260 (10.8) 26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +1.6 21.1 +4.1 20.1 0.0 7.8 -- 293 (12.2) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +0.5 19.1 +2.6 -- 37.8 -- -- 376 (15.7) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 25.2 +0.8 14.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 31/16
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -0.1 18.6 +3.0 17.5 0.2 4.0 6.5 279 (11.6) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.2 +0.9 14.2 +1.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 620 (25.8) 37/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.6 +5.5 14.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.2 10.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.8 +4.2 10.8 -1.1 7.9 0.0 18.0 10.2 313 (13.0) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +6.4 7.2 +0.6 2.8 0.0 7.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +7.0 13.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 37/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 +3.3 15.5 +2.3 11.9 0.0 7.4 10.2 443 (18.5) 52/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.7 +4.9 11.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +3.0 16.1 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 420 (17.5) 43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 +8.6 9.8 +2.1 7.6 0.0 6.0 11.1 250 (10.4) 26/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +9.0 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.1 +11.2 16.8 +7.0 12.0 0.0 8.0 4.3 233 ( 9.7) 74/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.8 +11.9 7.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 68/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.9 +12.5 10.5 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 55/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.6 +14.0 7.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 70/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 +2.4 8.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 22.0 +4.7 5.3 -2.2 0.5 0.0 6.4 7.8 309 (12.9) 41/15
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

44.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
43.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+15.4 : 32.1 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
+15.2 : 35.0 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+14.7 : 32.8 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+14.5 : 32.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+14.5 : 32.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

29.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+13.9 : 23.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+12.0 : 18.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+11.9 : 23.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.2 : 21.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.2 : 17.3 YONGALA Upper North SA

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

12.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
14.3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 17.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 18.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 17.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.3 : 32.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-3.8 : 17.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-45.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-0.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.7 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
0.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-55.2 : -45.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-5.2 : 3.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.1 : 1.8 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-4.3 : 0.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.3 : 4.5 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
64.4 BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
50.6 MOURA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
37.8 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
36.8 WADDY BRAE TM Central Highlands QLD
28.0 BELVEDERE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
64.4 BLACKWATER AIRPORT
36.8 WADDY BRAE TM
Wide Bay/Burnett
50.6 MOURA POST OFFICE
37.8 BUNDABERG AERO
28.0 BELVEDERE

12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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5.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

788 (32.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
783 (32.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
727 (30.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
685 (28.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
683 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
644 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
641 (26.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
615 (25.6) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
610 (25.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
603 (25.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
113/03 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/12 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
83/23 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/08 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/16 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
80/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
7.6mm in 12 min to 18:25 38.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
5.6mm in 12 min to 19:12 28.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 21:07 84.0mm/h
3.4mm in 2 min to 21:09 102.0mm/h
7.6mm in 21 min to 21:30 21.7mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
5.4mm in 4 min to 12:58 81.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.0mm/h
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
17.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 34.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 25.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 23.0mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 98(230/ 61 ) at 12:45
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 108(340/ 80 ) at 04:30
VICTORIA
E Central
FAWKNER BEACON : 95(300/ 45 ) at 18:44
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 78(340/ 63 ) at 14:00