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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. Obvious errors will be corrected when detected. The records are based on data received as at 1405 EST on 07/10/2018. 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

NSW

Hunter Valley

061282

DORA CREEK (DORA ST)

51.2

46.4

26/10/2009

18

1 N C

NSW

Hunter Valley

061349

GOSTWYCK BRIDGE (PATERSON RIVER)

54.0

45.5

23/10/2010

16

1 N C


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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 14:04EST, 07/10/2018.

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 22.4 -0.2 14.2 +4.0 14.7 0.0 3.8 1.4 329 (13.7) 22/16
BUNBURY 21.2 +0.3 12.7 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 271 (11.3) 26/11
MANDURAH 20.9 -0.8 14.8 +1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.4 24.2 -0.7 23.9 0.0 6.6 10.8 255 (10.6) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.2 +2.3 15.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 -0.1 9.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.6 +1.7 9.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 17/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.0 +6.1 3.3 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.6 0.0 16.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -0.4 19.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.5 21.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 37/09
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +2.2 19.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 34/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +0.8 18.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 41/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 -0.3 13.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 34/15
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -1.5 15.6 -0.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 259 (10.8) 24/02
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 -3.5 16.1 +0.5 15.0 3.2 4.6 2.0 315 (13.1) 34/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 -3.6 12.5 -0.2 -- 27.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.2 -2.9 9.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -2.8 15.0 +3.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 328 (13.7) 48/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.7 -2.9 14.8 +2.9 -- 38.6 -- -- 723 (30.1) 55/13
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -2.8 5.6 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 378 (15.8) 30/01
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.9 2.3 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 470 (19.6) 26/01
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.7 8.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 31/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.8 -4.7 13.3 +0.1 12.8 16.2 1.6 4.9 896 (37.3) 59/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.0 -4.8 11.5 +0.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 482 (20.1) 41/08
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -4.3 13.0 -0.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 898 (37.4) 52/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.6 -- 3.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 43/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.0 +0.6 4.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +1.3 5.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 +3.2 8.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 5.3 8.1 144 ( 6.0) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.0 +1.1 4.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.7 +3.3 6.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 26/08
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 24.2 +5.0 6.0 -2.4 3.5 0.0 6.2 11.1 500 (20.8) 54/07
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.6 +4.0 2.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 41/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 +1.2 3.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 26/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 5.6 -1.9 2.2 0.0 3.0 10.0 274 (11.4) 43/15
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

41.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
40.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 30.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.1 : 24.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+5.8 : 37.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.7 : 23.4 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+5.6 : 26.4 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+5.6 : 24.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC

27.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 12.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.0 : 11.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+4.9 : 12.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 11.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+4.8 : 12.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

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

8.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.4 : 14.7 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.1 : 22.0 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.1 : 19.7 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-6.0 : 19.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.0 : 16.4 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW

-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-2.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-5.3 : 19.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-5.2 : 13.3 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.2 : -0.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.2 : 15.9 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 1.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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.
161.8 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
113.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
96.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP Hunter Valley NSW
93.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW
91.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
113.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
93.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL)
91.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE)
88.0 WOOTTON
69.8 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
68.4 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
59.0 KILLABAKH
58.4 WINGHAM (LANARK CLOSE)
56.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE
53.0 YARROWITCH (RUSHBROOK)
51.0 BUNGWAHL
Hunter Valley
161.8 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
96.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP
73.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON)
58.0 CARROW BROOK
54.0 GOSTWYCK BRIDGE (PATERSON RIVER)
51.2 DORA CREEK (DORA ST)

Reports not yet available

1160 (48.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1058 (44.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1044 (43.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
898 (37.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
896 (37.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
823 (34.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
807 (33.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
803 (33.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
736 (30.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
734 (30.6) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
723 (30.1) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
648 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
637 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
614 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
76/23 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
65/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
63/00 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
61/11 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
59/14 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE
11.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 22.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.6mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 23.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 23.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
31.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 62.0mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 36.4mm/h
38.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 38.6mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
9.6mm in 9 min to 19:30 64.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 19:36 52.0mm/h
20.6mm in 24 min to 20:00 51.5mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 36.8mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 28.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
10.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
OAKEY AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
DALBY AIRPORT
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS

TIN CAN BAY (DEFENCE)
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.0mm/h
None reported