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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 1405 EST on 29/10/2017. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

28.1

27.9

28/10/1991

75

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

28.1

28.1

14/10/2000

19

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

14.6

14.6

30/10/2010

23

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:04EST, 29/10/2017.

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 20.5 -2.1 14.0 +3.8 12.3 1.2 4.2 6.2 437 (18.2) 52/21
BUNBURY 19.9 -1.0 13.5 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 50/17
MANDURAH 19.4 -2.3 15.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 519 (21.6) 48/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +1.5 25.8 +0.9 25.3 0.0 16.2 11.9 331 (13.8) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.6 +3.7 19.2 +4.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 553 (23.0) 35/17
WHYALLA AERO 24.4 +0.6 9.8 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 670 (27.9) 44/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.2 +0.3 11.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.8 +0.9 7.6 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 509 (21.2) 41/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.3 +2.7 24.6 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 46/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 0.0 17.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.9 21.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) --
MACKAY M.O 32.1 +4.6 21.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.1 +3.5 21.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +2.3 19.4 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/16
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +2.1 15.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 30/23
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +1.3 17.5 +1.9 14.9 0.0 11.0 10.0 428 (17.8) 34/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.8 +2.5 14.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 30/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.1 +3.0 13.0 +0.8 9.6 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +0.9 12.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 24/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.0 +4.4 14.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +3.4 14.6 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 46/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.2 +5.7 17.5 +4.3 15.4 0.0 3.2 7.7 505 (21.0) 37/13
RICHMOND RAAF 29.7 +4.9 13.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 22/08
BELLAMBI AWS 22.6 +1.2 16.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 37/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.4 -- 9.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +6.0 13.1 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +4.2 12.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.8 +1.9 13.5 +3.7 -- 1.6 12.6 6.4 440 (18.3) 44/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 +3.9 14.9 +7.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 324 (13.5) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.2 +4.8 15.6 +9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 39/01
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.9 +2.7 14.4 +6.0 13.2 0.0 13.0 6.2 682 (28.4) 57/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.8 +3.2 9.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 615 (25.6) 46/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.2 +3.2 13.6 +6.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 343 (14.3) 46/15
HOBART AIRPORT 24.5 +7.2 15.1 +7.6 11.2 0.6 8.8 9.5 569 (23.7) 39/05
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

43.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.8 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
42.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 37.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+9.2 : 28.0 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC
+8.5 : 26.4 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
+8.1 : 31.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 25.3 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS

29.1 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
28.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
28.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
28.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.1 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 26.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 21.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+9.2 : 15.6 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+8.3 : 22.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.2 : 13.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+8.2 : 14.8 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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

8.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.0 : 17.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.8 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.8 : 22.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
-3.4 : 20.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-3.3 : 18.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

2.9 EYRE Eucla WA
2.9 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
3.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
3.7 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

-7.2 : 2.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.8 : 8.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.9 : 5.8 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.7 : 7.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-4.6 : 5.6 NULLARBOR 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.
50.0 LABELLE DOWNS N Rivers NT
31.6 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.4 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN) W Gippsland VIC
17.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD) Sydney--east NSW
13.6 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 LABELLE DOWNS
31.6 BATCHELOR AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
17.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
30.4 VALENCIA CREEK (LITTLE PLAIN)

TASMANIA
N Coast
13.6 QUAMBY BLUFF

Reports not yet available

1277 (53.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1178 (49.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1159 (48.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1027 (42.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1021 (42.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
988 (41.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
959 (40.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
943 (39.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
917 (38.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
897 (37.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
886 (36.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
871 (36.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
862 (35.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
823 (34.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
812 (33.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
809 (33.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
802 (33.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
797 (33.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
785 (32.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
764 (31.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
763 (31.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
740 (30.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
740 (30.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
726 (30.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
723 (30.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
717 (29.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
688 (28.7) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
685 (28.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
684 (28.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
670 (27.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
654 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
650 (27.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
642 (26.8) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
641 (26.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
625 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
615 (25.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
614 (25.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
610 (25.4) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
608 (25.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
604 (25.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
93/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/00 MOUNT READ 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h
16.4mm in 13 min to 16:30 75.7mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 27.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
31.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 63.2mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 31.6mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS
2.2mm in 1 min to 16:25 132.0mm/h
6.6mm in 4 min to 16:29 99.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
Upper Darling
NOONA
5.8mm in 6 min to 17:36 58.0mm/h
12.2mm in 24 min to 18:00 30.5mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper North
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT
2.0mm in 1 min to 22:31 120.0mm/h
W Gippsland
MOUNT MOORNAPA
11.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 22.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(290/ 65 ) at 08:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS : 83(360/ 65 ) at 21:21
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 72 ) at 09:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 69 ) at 07:09
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 87(340/ 63 ) at 05:43