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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 1402 EST on 28/10/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

6.9

6.6

24/10/2002

57

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

26.2

26.0

30/10/2004

53

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

0.0

7.8

08/10/1994

22

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 28/10/2016.

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 22.6 0.0 6.3 -3.9 4.7 0.0 4.0 11.8 300 (12.5) 43/15
BUNBURY 20.3 -0.6 7.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 35/14
MANDURAH 22.4 +0.7 12.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.9 23.5 -1.4 23.5 19.4 6.0 7.1 228 ( 9.5) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.4 +2.5 14.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.4 -3.4 11.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 589 (24.5) 48/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.8 -1.1 9.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 26/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 4.0 -3.1 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +4.4 13.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +1.8 22.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 37/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +0.6 23.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -0.5 17.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 24/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 +1.1 15.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +0.9 14.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 37/09
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +3.3 18.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 44/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +2.0 15.6 0.0 12.2 0.0 10.4 11.6 557 (23.2) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.8 +3.5 13.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.4 +5.3 13.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +6.3 12.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 41/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -0.1 12.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 44/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 +4.4 6.4 -0.2 6.2 0.0 9.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +4.6 10.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 -0.3 17.3 +4.1 11.4 0.0 8.0 6.2 419 (17.5) 52/05
RICHMOND RAAF 26.3 +1.5 9.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 41/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 -1.6 17.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 44/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 +0.7 10.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +0.7 8.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 -0.6 7.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 7.8 9.1 396 (16.5) 37/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.3 -2.6 7.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 46/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 -3.0 5.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 44/07
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 -2.3 5.9 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 378 (15.8) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 +0.4 6.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/08
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -2.5 8.1 +0.6 5.7 0.2 4.2 9.7 481 (20.0) 50/00
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

42.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 31.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.0 : 33.3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.8 : 36.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+7.6 : 36.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.6 : 32.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.8 : 26.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+8.1 : 26.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 27.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 28.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.1 : 28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

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

4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 13.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.7 : 12.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.5 : 17.3 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.9 : 11.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-4.9 : 13.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-1.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-14.9 : 0.0 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.4 : 2.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 4.2 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 2.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural 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.
60.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.6 MIDDLE POINT RANGERS N Rivers NT
40.4 THE CHASE N Rivers NT
35.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
21.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
40.6 MIDDLE POINT RANGERS
40.4 THE CHASE

TASMANIA
W Coast
21.4 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
35.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

12.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
12.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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9.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
9.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
8.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
7.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1054 (43.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1043 (43.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1009 (42.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
956 (39.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
897 (37.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
860 (35.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
839 (35.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
834 (34.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
815 (34.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
801 (33.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
770 (32.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
758 (31.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
748 (31.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
737 (30.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
727 (30.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
703 (29.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
692 (28.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
670 (27.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
667 (27.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
664 (27.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
655 (27.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
649 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
625 (26.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
625 (26.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
625 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
609 (25.4) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
602 (25.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
601 (25.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
80/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/11 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
72/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
68/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
18.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
60.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 120.0mm/h
60.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 60.0mm/h
60.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 60.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 12 min to 18:42 36.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
34.6mm in 7 min to 09:07 296.6mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.6mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.6mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 67 ) at 03:30