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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Provisional records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has not been validated, but obvious errors have been corrected. The records are based on data received as at 1411 EST on 01/10/2018. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023804

VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)

0.1

0.4

05/09/2007

17

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039066

GAYNDAH AIRPORT

78

72.0

24/09/2012

15

N C

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

72

67.0

11/09/2006

26

N C


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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 14:10EST, 01/10/2018.

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 22.2 +2.1 11.6 +2.7 10.5 7.0 3.0 10.0 423 (17.6) 37/01
BUNBURY 24.4 +6.0 9.7 +1.3 -- 9.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 46/17
MANDURAH 21.5 +2.6 11.7 0.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 337 (14.0) 43/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.3 22.9 -0.1 21.6 0.0 8.8 11.4 402 (16.8) 55/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.2 +6.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 +2.5 6.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 52/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.0 +4.0 6.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 24/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +1.2 7.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +4.8 18.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +1.8 21.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 571 (23.8) 52/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 +0.4 19.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +1.4 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 39/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.7 +4.4 16.9 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 55/19
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +3.2 14.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 72/14
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -3.3 16.3 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 557 (23.2) 41/03
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -3.8 16.4 +3.7 15.9 2.6 6.6 1.8 537 (22.4) 44/05
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.5 -4.7 13.0 +2.5 -- 7.4 -- -- 497 (20.7) 54/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +1.5 10.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -1.4 12.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 46/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.0 -2.3 8.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 39/11
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 17.9 +1.0 -0.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 30/16
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.2 +0.4 -1.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 26/08
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +1.2 1.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 41/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 -1.9 9.0 -1.4 6.7 0.0 6.0 10.0 748 (31.2) 46/02
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 -1.2 4.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -2.8 9.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 30/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.8 -- -2.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 34/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.3 0.9 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 22/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.9 +0.9 2.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 +1.7 3.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 263 (11.0) 50/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.4 +1.0 3.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.6 +1.8 1.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 24/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.6 0.0 4.2 -2.8 1.1 0.2 3.4 6.7 269 (11.2) 28/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 +0.3 5.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 30/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +3.0 2.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.8 +4.5 8.8 +2.8 5.8 0.0 6.0 11.4 599 (25.0) 46/10
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

39.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
39.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 36.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.5 : 27.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.0 : 27.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CARTERS BORE Northwest QLD
24.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+11.0 : 22.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.5 : 20.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.4 : 21.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 18.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.0 : 20.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 14.7 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-6.7 : 18.1 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 19.6 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 20.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.6 : 19.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-6.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : -1.6 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.9 : -2.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.8 : -1.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.6 : -4.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 0.1 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 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.
45.0 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
33.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
29.4 HIGHVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.2 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
23.0 TAMALA W Gascoyne WA

Reports not yet available

1745 (72.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1200 (50.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1077 (44.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1069 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
988 (41.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
986 (41.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
932 (38.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
916 (38.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
907 (37.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
875 (36.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
864 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
850 (35.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
829 (34.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
816 (34.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
788 (32.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
776 (32.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
765 (31.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
748 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
742 (30.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
734 (30.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
729 (30.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
724 (30.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
719 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
708 (29.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
704 (29.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
696 (29.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
687 (28.6) YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
676 (28.2) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
673 (28.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
661 (27.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
659 (27.5) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
649 (27.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
648 (27.0) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
642 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
640 (26.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
639 (26.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
632 (26.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
628 (26.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
610 (25.4) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
 96/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/08 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/13 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AG STATION
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
 Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:53 84.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 15:54 120.0mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 15:55 132.0mm/h
4.6mm in 3 min to 15:58 92.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.8mm/h
4.4mm in 12 min to 16:30 22.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
6.6mm in 7 min to 12:41 56.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
3.0mm in 2 min to 14:14 90.0mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 14:15 144.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
 Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
7.0mm in 7 min to 08:16 60.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.3mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
23.8mm in 26 min to 10:00 54.9mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.0mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 33.6mm/h
40.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 40.8mm/h
23.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 46.0mm/h
39.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 39.8mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 26.8mm/h
69.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 23.0mm/h
70.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.6mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
26.0mm in 30 min to 10:00 52.0mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 37.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 30.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.7mm/h
 ISLANDS

TIN CAN BAY (DEFENCE)
11.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 22.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(140/ 72 ) at 08:49
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(160/ 74 ) at 14:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(230/ 78 ) at 02:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 80(250/ 67 ) at 01:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(280/ 58 ) at 02:30