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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 1404 EST on 09/10/2016. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009990

BOYANUP NORTH

21.8

14.6

25/10/2008

11

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--east

066037

SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO

19.6

19.4

18/10/1998

19

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

24.1

23.7

23/10/1983

39

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

76

76

01/10/2016

11

N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:04EST, 10/10/2016.

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 18.7 -3.9 15.2 +5.0 14.9 7.0 5.4 1.9 428 (17.8) 59/17
BUNBURY 18.7 -2.2 15.5 +6.2 -- 21.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 52/16
MANDURAH 18.6 -3.1 15.8 +2.5 -- 8.2 -- -- 564 (23.5) 57/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 37.5 +4.3 25.7 +0.8 24.9 0.0 8.0 11.5 451 (18.8) 50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.3 +4.4 12.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.1 +5.3 13.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 30/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.1 +4.2 10.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.4 +0.5 2.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/21
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 -0.6 15.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -0.4 21.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 55/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 20.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -1.0 16.7 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +0.3 14.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 30/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +0.7 13.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +2.7 16.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +1.0 13.0 -2.6 8.8 0.0 7.0 11.0 313 (13.0) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +2.1 13.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.1 +1.0 12.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.8 9.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 46/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 +2.3 12.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -0.4 11.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 -2.9 18.2 +5.0 19.6 0.0 10.0 7.4 456 (19.0) 65/16
RICHMOND RAAF 25.7 +0.9 18.2 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 43/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.1 17.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 55/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.4 0.0 12.0 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +0.6 11.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.7 11.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 6.4 10.2 345 (14.4) 30/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.4 -2.5 8.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 44/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.1 -2.3 6.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 39/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 -0.1 3.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 44/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 +0.1 3.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 30/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 -0.7 7.5 0.0 4.5 0.0 6.8 10.9 614 (25.6) 44/10
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

41.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
40.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.8 : 39.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.2 : 36.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 40.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.6 : 39.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+11.0 : 34.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.5 : 17.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 19.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.2 : 18.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 20.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 22.0 WILUNA Interior WA

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

6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 22.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.4 : 18.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : 12.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.8 : 16.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.8 : 14.3 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-49.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
-1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.4 : 6.8 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-7.1 : 11.1 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-6.0 : 12.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 7.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-5.5 : 8.6 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

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.
29.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
26.6 HUNTLY Lower West WA
25.0 FERGUSON VALLEY Lower West WA
23.4 THOMSON BROOK Lower West WA
21.8 BOYANUP NORTH Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1683 (70.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1243 (51.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1169 (48.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1123 (46.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1071 (44.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1029 (42.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
979 (40.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
945 (39.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
940 (39.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
937 (39.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
912 (38.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
910 (37.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
854 (35.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
839 (35.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
820 (34.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
804 (33.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
781 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
781 (32.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
779 (32.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
767 (32.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
764 (31.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
763 (31.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
757 (31.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
748 (31.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
735 (30.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
726 (30.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
694 (28.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
672 (28.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
664 (27.7) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
645 (26.9) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
629 (26.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
617 (25.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
614 (25.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
607 (25.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
603 (25.1) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
602 (25.1) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
96/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/08 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
78/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

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.
None reported None reported