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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 1405 EST on 06/10/2018. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Gt Southern

010556

COONDEE

26.2

16.2

27/10/2003

16

1 N C

NSW

Sydney--west

067109

BAULKHAM HILLS EUCALYPTUS CT

68.5

58.0

26/10/2009

18

1 N C

NSW

Sydney--west

067111

NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)

68.0

61.0

21/10/2004

18

1 N C

NSW

Sydney--west

067114

ABBOTSBURY (FAIRFIELD (CITY FARM))

69.0

55.0

21/10/2004

17

1 N C

NSW

Illawarra

068248

FITZROY FALLS (RED HILLS)

58.0

54.0

21/10/2004

17

1 N C

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

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

37.5

35.8

28/10/2006

11

1 N

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

26.4

25.0

26/10/2009

11

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:04EST, 06/10/2018.

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 22.8 +0.2 13.5 +3.3 11.9 0.6 3.2 9.2 384 (16.0) 31/13
BUNBURY 20.9 0.0 15.1 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 284 (11.8) 28/18
MANDURAH 20.4 -1.3 15.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 26/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 -0.1 24.7 -0.2 24.0 0.0 8.0 11.1 280 (11.7) 30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.9 -1.0 12.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 37/08
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 -5.4 9.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 626 (26.1) 31/06
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 -0.5 8.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 26/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.9 +1.0 8.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 34/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.4 -3.2 18.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 44/00
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 -0.9 15.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 -0.7 20.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +2.0 17.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 34/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +1.6 17.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 43/19
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.1 13.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 25.1 +0.7 17.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -0.2 16.2 +0.6 14.0 0.0 6.8 4.8 496 (20.7) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.6 -7.7 13.7 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 -6.2 13.2 +1.0 -- 2.6 1.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -2.6 15.3 +3.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 -5.6 14.8 +2.9 -- 28.8 -- -- 471 (19.6) 65/11
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 13.1 -7.1 9.7 +3.6 -- 11.2 -- -- 369 (15.4) 39/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -5.2 7.8 +2.3 -- 24.2 -- -- 441 (18.4) 41/09
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -6.5 13.3 +4.0 -- 45.2 -- -- 391 (16.3) 46/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -6.5 13.4 +0.2 13.9 35.2 6.2 0.0 833 (34.7) 70/00
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -7.9 12.4 +1.4 -- 37.6 -- -- 354 (14.8) 44/11
BELLAMBI AWS 16.3 -5.1 13.0 -0.9 -- 53.6 -- -- 855 (35.6) 68/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 50/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.8 +1.4 11.0 +3.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 354 (14.8) 35/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -0.3 11.7 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 31/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.4 +0.5 5.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 7.8 11.0 438 (18.3) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.3 +1.4 8.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 +1.9 7.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 31/08
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.2 0.0 5.0 -3.4 0.6 0.0 3.0 11.7 411 (17.1) 43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 +0.1 6.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 762 (31.8) 57/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 -0.9 9.3 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 -1.5 4.2 -3.3 0.2 0.0 3.4 11.5 260 (10.8) 31/13
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

40.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
40.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
40.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 37.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.0 : 22.0 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+3.9 : 35.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+3.5 : 28.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.5 : 17.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+3.5 : 11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.3 HALLS CREEK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE E Kimberley WA
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.8 : 15.2 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+6.7 : 14.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.6 : 14.9 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.2 : 17.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.9 : 11.1 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.9 : 12.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.8 : 11.3 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.7 : 7.9 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-9.5 : 15.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.3 : 15.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-9.1 : 8.1 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-2.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-17.2 : 0.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 0.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 7.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-6.5 : 1.7 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.5 : 3.4 CEDUNA AMO 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.
82.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
79.2 DARKES FOREST (KINTYRE) Illawarra NSW
79.0 NORTH ROCKS (MUIRFIELD GOLF CLUB) Sydney--west NSW
77.2 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE) Sydney--east NSW
75.0 PEAKHURST GOLF CLUB Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
71.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
66.0 NEWCASTLE (BLACKSMITHS)
52.0 PATERSON POST OFFICE
C Tablelands S
58.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)
CW Slopes S
50.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL)
Sydney--east
77.2 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE)
75.0 PEAKHURST GOLF CLUB
70.4 PENNANT HILLS (YARRARA ROAD)
70.0 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE)
67.6 WAHROONGA (ADA AVENUE)
66.0 NORTH RYDE GOLF CLUB
63.6 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
61.0 AUDLEY (ROYAL NATIONAL PARK)
60.6 ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)
58.4 CONCORD (BRAYS RD)
58.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
57.8 TERREY HILLS AWS
56.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB
53.0 MARRICKVILLE GOLF CLUB
52.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD)
50.6 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
Sydney--west
79.0 NORTH ROCKS (MUIRFIELD GOLF CLUB)
75.0 PROSPECT RESERVOIR
69.0 ABBOTSBURY (FAIRFIELD (CITY FARM))
68.5 BAULKHAM HILLS EUCALYPTUS CT
68.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)
63.4 HORNSBY (SWIMMING POOL)
58.4 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
58.0 SEVEN HILLS (RADIO FM 103.2)
53.5 SEVEN HILLS (COLLINS ST)
Illawarra
82.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
79.2 DARKES FOREST (KINTYRE)
58.0 FITZROY FALLS (RED HILLS)
53.6 BELLAMBI AWS

Reports not yet available

1144 (47.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
900 (37.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
855 (35.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
833 (34.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
815 (34.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
783 (32.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
766 (31.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
762 (31.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
759 (31.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
755 (31.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
738 (30.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
730 (30.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
728 (30.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
712 (29.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
699 (29.1) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
697 (29.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
688 (28.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
659 (27.5) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
654 (27.3) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
653 (27.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
651 (27.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
638 (26.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
634 (26.4) STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
626 (26.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/03 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/06 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/23 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
70/00 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
68/12 TELFER AERO Interior WA
68/00 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

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
7.0mm in 12 min to 16:16 35.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
COOMALBIDGUP AG STATION
10.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.4mm/h
Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
4.8mm in 14 min to 12:00 20.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 34.0mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 26.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.8mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
TERREY HILLS AWS
13.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 26.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
HOLSWORTHY AERODROME AWS
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
18.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE)
22.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 45.2mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 26.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 29.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.4mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
HOLSWORTHY (DEFENCE)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 78(170/ 65 ) at 06:30
NORAH HEAD AWS : 78(170/ 63 ) at 03:30
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 89(160/ 70 ) at 06:33