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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 1404 EST on 27/10/2018. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE

28.6

28.2

04/10/2008

20

1 N C

NSW

NW Slopes S

055136

WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD)

15.5

15.2

08/10/2002

46

1 S C Suspect compared to nearby stations.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

43.7

43.6

18/10/2002

50

1 N C

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

43.0

43.0

19/10/2002

18

1 N C Equal to record.

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

44.4

43.8

30/10/2008

18

1 N C


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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 14:03EST, 27/10/2018.

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 29.4 +6.8 11.4 +1.2 10.6 0.0 7.6 12.1 443 (18.5) 43/18
BUNBURY 26.1 +5.2 11.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/09
MANDURAH 25.9 +4.2 14.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 35/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 -0.1 22.6 -2.3 23.1 27.6 10.8 10.4 323 (13.5) 55/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.7 +9.8 20.4 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 54/22
WHYALLA AERO 26.2 +2.4 11.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 531 (22.1) 43/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.6 +3.7 9.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 -0.1 4.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.0 +7.4 20.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 46/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.1 +3.6 23.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.3 20.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +3.3 19.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.7 +8.1 18.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 +3.5 17.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 31.5 +7.1 17.2 +1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/18
BRISBANE AERO 29.0 +3.6 18.0 +2.4 15.7 1.0 6.8 11.9 299 (12.5) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.4 +6.1 16.3 +3.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 437 (18.2) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.6 +5.5 17.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 8.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.8 13.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 52/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.4 -0.2 13.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 50/12
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +4.1 7.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 43/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +4.2 3.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 50/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +4.8 8.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 -1.2 15.1 +1.9 13.4 0.0 4.6 7.2 430 (17.9) 48/07
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 +0.3 10.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/10
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 -2.2 13.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 50/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +6.1 5.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 48/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +4.5 7.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.3 +2.4 10.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 8.0 12.1 321 (13.4) 44/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.5 -0.4 8.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.1 +1.7 4.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 41/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.0 -0.2 5.9 -2.5 1.3 0.0 6.0 8.2 326 (13.6) 46/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 0.0 4.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 34/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.9 +0.9 8.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 28/12
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 7.3 -0.2 2.4 0.0 3.4 7.7 313 (13.0) 37/14
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

44.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
43.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.2 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
43.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD

+11.6 : 36.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 44.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.7 : 41.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 40.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+10.5 : 43.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

28.6 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
27.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
27.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
27.0 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 28.6 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
+11.2 : 26.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+10.4 : 15.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.7 : 26.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.1 : 22.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

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

6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.0 : 25.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.3 : 26.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.9 : 30.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 30.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 28.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

-1.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.3 : -0.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.7 : 1.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-5.6 : 2.6 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.5 : 2.1 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-5.3 : 16.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

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.
50.0 MOOGERAH DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.4 MT ALFORD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
37.6 QUEEN MARY FALLS Darling Downs E QLD
33.0 CROFTBY ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
50.0 MOOGERAH DAM
40.4 MT ALFORD
33.0 CROFTBY ALERT
Darling Downs E
37.6 QUEEN MARY FALLS

Reports not yet available

1148 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
909 (37.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
886 (36.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
874 (36.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
866 (36.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
866 (36.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
859 (35.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
809 (33.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
790 (32.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
788 (32.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
784 (32.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
777 (32.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
776 (32.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
769 (32.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
763 (31.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
747 (31.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
746 (31.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
717 (29.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
711 (29.6) FORREST Eucla WA
702 (29.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
702 (29.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
697 (29.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
691 (28.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
661 (27.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
631 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
620 (25.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
616 (25.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
613 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
610 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
606 (25.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
91/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/22 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
67/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
67/06 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
25.4mm in 27 min to 01:58 56.4mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 26.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 27.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(240/ 67 ) at 23:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(250/ 63 ) at 00:30