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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 1403 EST on 11/10/2017. 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 wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040126

MARYBOROUGH

67

67.0

08/10/2011

12

N Equal to record.

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

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

24.2

22.8

27/10/2007

11

1 N


The day in charts
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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 14:02EST, 11/10/2017.

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 19.0 -3.6 8.4 -1.8 6.2 0.0 4.2 5.9 335 (14.0) 52/12
BUNBURY 18.5 -2.4 10.2 +0.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 48/08
MANDURAH 19.6 -2.1 13.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 50/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +0.5 24.8 -0.1 24.5 0.0 7.4 9.4 349 (14.5) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.2 -0.7 18.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 28.5 +4.7 7.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 63/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +5.1 7.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +1.9 4.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +3.4 20.6 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +1.2 20.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 18.8 -1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 31.0 +3.5 19.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.9 +5.3 20.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 31.3 +4.4 20.9 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 39/16
COOLANGATTA 32.2 +7.8 18.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 48/12
BRISBANE AERO 31.3 +5.9 19.6 +4.0 17.7 0.0 5.8 10.2 317 (13.2) 43/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.0 +5.7 18.2 +5.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 315 (13.1) 50/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.9 +6.8 16.5 +4.3 13.9 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -1.3 16.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 -2.4 18.3 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 46/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.6 +4.0 6.0 -0.6 -3.1 1.4 3.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +3.3 12.5 +3.2 -- 10.2 -- -- 327 (13.6) 34/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.8 +0.3 15.4 +2.2 15.1 0.2 8.0 4.7 523 (21.8) 43/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 -0.6 14.9 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.6 -0.8 15.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) 37/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.7 -- 4.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 28/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.3 +1.9 4.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +0.7 5.2 -2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.8 +2.9 6.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 7.6 11.8 310 (12.9) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.5 +0.6 2.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.4 +1.0 3.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 22/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.1 +1.9 4.5 -3.9 1.2 0.0 6.0 11.9 458 (19.1) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.2 +0.6 0.4 -5.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 324 (13.5) 24/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 +0.1 6.9 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.6 +1.3 8.5 +1.0 5.5 0.6 4.2 7.4 494 (20.6) 44/00
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

42.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
41.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
41.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.9 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
40.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+16.0 : 39.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.4 : 36.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.0 : 34.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 36.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.3 : 29.9 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

29.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CARTERS BORE Northwest QLD
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.3 : 26.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.7 : 17.5 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.6 : 23.9 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+7.6 : 22.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 24.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.0 : 28.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.3 : 24.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.1 : 20.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-6.0 : 28.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 26.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 1.0 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
-6.1 : -0.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.1 : 0.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-6.0 : 1.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.8 : -0.4 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-5.8 : 0.4 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-5.8 : 2.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
47.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
42.8 LARRAWA AIRFIELD E Kimberley WA
28.8 BLANDFORD (PAGES RIVER) Hunter Valley NSW
27.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
23.0 DELLICKNORA (TELLICURA) E Gippsland VIC

Reports not yet available

1598 (66.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1240 (51.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1167 (48.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1066 (44.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1060 (44.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
948 (39.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
936 (39.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
918 (38.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
913 (38.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
882 (36.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
880 (36.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
874 (36.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
841 (35.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
808 (33.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
790 (32.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
777 (32.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
767 (32.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
764 (31.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
694 (28.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
694 (28.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
687 (28.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
674 (28.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
643 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
98/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/12 FORREST Eucla WA
87/15 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
85/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
Lower West
PEMBERTON AG STATION
889.3mm in 1 hr to 09:30 889.3mm/h
889.3mm in 1 hr to 10:00 889.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
YULARA AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
2.0mm in 1 min to 17:18 120.0mm/h
10.4mm in 11 min to 17:29 56.7mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(330/ 74 ) at 04:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 85(260/ 65 ) at 00:20