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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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The information on this page fills gradually as it becomes available.

For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended.


Provisional records set or equalled today

None known


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 14:02EST, 09/10/2018.

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 26.5 +3.9 15.0 +4.8 13.1 0.0 3.0 9.3 336 (14.0) 52/22
BUNBURY 24.1 +3.2 13.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/23
MANDURAH 25.1 +3.4 14.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.6 +2.4 23.3 -1.6 22.8 0.0 7.8 11.4 296 (12.3) 31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 +4.1 21.4 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) --
WHYALLA AERO 23.1 -0.7 13.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 44/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.2 +7.3 17.5 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 50/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.7 +3.8 10.5 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +3.6 14.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 35/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 -0.8 20.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.4 22.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +2.8 19.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 28/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 +0.7 19.7 +2.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +0.5 15.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +0.4 15.1 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 +0.2 14.9 -0.7 13.0 0.0 5.2 10.5 230 ( 9.6) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +1.3 13.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 41/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.2 +2.1 9.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -0.1 11.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -0.8 13.3 +1.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 447 (18.6) 35/08
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +1.2 7.4 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.9 +1.1 7.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 39/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.6 9.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 34/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.5 -3.0 14.3 +1.1 13.8 7.6 1.8 4.5 875 (36.5) 63/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.8 -1.0 10.5 -0.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 -3.0 12.8 -1.1 -- 14.6 -- -- 662 (27.6) 52/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.5 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.6 +5.2 5.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.8 +5.3 7.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 +7.3 13.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 8.0 5.5 273 (11.4) 37/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.9 +6.0 6.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 22/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.2 +7.8 9.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 37/21
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 27.5 +8.3 10.5 +2.1 6.4 0.0 4.8 7.1 242 (10.1) 39/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.9 +7.3 8.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 +3.0 5.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 +1.5 8.8 +1.3 3.5 0.0 4.8 2.8 275 (11.5) 31/14
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

43.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 28.9 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+9.4 : 28.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+9.2 : 29.8 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+8.9 : 30.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.9 : 28.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.4 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 19.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.5 : 18.0 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.1 : 21.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.3 : 17.0 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

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

10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 20.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-6.8 : 18.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 18.6 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-6.0 : 21.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.3 : 19.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

-2.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-5.3 : 0.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 : 16.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-4.4 : 2.7 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 : 14.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.1 : 17.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

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.
38.2 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
31.4 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST) Illawarra NSW
29.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW
28.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW
25.2 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP) Illawarra NSW

Reports not yet available

1038 (43.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1037 (43.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
875 (36.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
874 (36.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
853 (35.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
745 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
697 (29.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
695 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
680 (28.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
675 (28.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
670 (27.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
653 (27.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
649 (27.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
620 (25.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
611 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
601 (25.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
74/01 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
72/14 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
72/10 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
70/19 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
68/17 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
68/09 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
4.8mm in 3 min to 18:56 96.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
16.8mm in 13 min to 16:43 77.5mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
None reported