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Provisional records set or equalled today

No records 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 14:04EST, 23/10/2018.

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 20.0 -2.6 14.6 +4.4 13.0 2.6 5.4 7.0 508 (21.2) 44/09
BUNBURY 18.9 -2.0 12.7 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 442 (18.4) 37/04
MANDURAH 19.7 -2.0 14.2 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 422 (17.6) 35/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 25.9 +1.0 25.5 0.0 7.8 10.1 283 (11.8) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.0 +7.1 13.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 37/18
WHYALLA AERO 36.4 +12.6 11.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 85/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.4 +8.5 13.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.5 +6.6 7.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +4.0 19.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 59/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 21.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 +1.1 24.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 30.5 +3.0 23.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 26/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +3.2 21.5 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/21
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +2.6 17.3 +0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 283 (11.8) 46/22
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +2.3 16.9 +0.9 -- 47.6 -- -- 294 (12.3) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +1.0 14.0 -1.6 12.2 12.2 7.2 12.1 258 (10.8) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 +0.7 10.6 -2.1 -- 28.8 -- -- 359 (15.0) 43/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +3.1 16.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.3 15.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.4 -0.2 16.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 35/14
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +3.9 8.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 26/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +4.2 5.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 26/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +3.2 10.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 28/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 +1.3 15.6 +2.4 15.1 0.2 5.0 10.1 421 (17.5) 43/14
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 +2.3 15.7 +4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.7 -0.7 14.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.5 -- 8.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +6.1 4.0 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 241 (10.0) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +4.1 5.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.0 +8.1 9.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 8.0 11.5 184 ( 7.7) 41/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.0 +5.1 4.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.0 +7.6 4.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 43/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 27.0 +7.8 7.7 -0.7 5.7 0.0 4.0 12.4 355 (14.8) 65/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.5 +8.9 4.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 52/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +1.4 6.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 22.9 +5.6 8.2 +0.7 5.2 0.0 5.6 10.8 300 (12.5) 48/16
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

43.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
41.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+12.6 : 36.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 32.2 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+11.0 : 32.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.6 : 38.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 38.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 31.2 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

28.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
28.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
27.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.6 : 17.2 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+7.1 : 22.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 14.5 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+6.6 : 16.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.3 : 15.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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

11.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
14.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
14.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.8 : 17.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-4.9 : 16.2 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.9 : 19.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-4.8 : 16.0 KARNET Lower West WA
-4.6 : 20.6 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-5.1 : 1.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-4.5 : 8.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-4.5 : 1.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-4.4 : 7.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-4.4 : 7.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral 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.
70.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
62.0 MT TAMBORINE FERN ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.0 BELLBIRD PARK (PURSER RD) AL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
70.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
62.0 MT TAMBORINE FERN ST
49.0 BELLBIRD PARK (PURSER RD) AL

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
61.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

Reports not yet available

1120 (46.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
828 (34.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
731 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
726 (30.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
677 (28.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
675 (28.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
669 (27.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
620 (25.8) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
604 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/14 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
80/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
76/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
74/09 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BREMER BAY AG STATION : 124(240/ 28 ) at 12:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(340/ 72 ) at 21:00