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Prepared at 1306 EST on 18/10/2024.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Central West

008237

TENINDEWA

18.2

13.0

03/10/2024

20

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

29.6

26.2

19/10/2021

21

1 N C

WA

Central West

008307

COOLANGATTA ALERT

16.2

12.0

25/10/2008

20

1 N C

WA

Central West

008308

TARDUN HILL

20.4

13.0

19/10/2021

20

1 N C

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)

17.2

17.0

03/10/2020

28

1 N C

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

42.9

42.0

17/10/1998

24

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

98

85

27/10/2007

17

N C

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

130

98

30/10/2022

15

109

08/11/2011

15

N C

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

113

106

27/10/2007

22

N C


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Data is as received at 13:03EST, 18/10/2024.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 17 OCT 2024
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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
GERALDTON AIRPORT -- -- 15.6 +3.6 -- 22.2 -- -- 534 (22.3) --
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 -0.9 13.3 +3.0 11.3 5.6 2.0 7.2 275 (11.5) 39/13
PERTH METRO 21.3 -2.1 13.0 +1.4 -- 8.6 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 31/14
BUSSELTON AERO 20.5 -0.8 9.5 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 286 (11.9) 35/12
BUNBURY 19.9 -1.2 11.5 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/13
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.8 14.5 +1.0 -- 3.8 -- -- 243 (10.1) 31/13
ALBANY AIRPORT -- -- 10.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT -- -- 13.8 +2.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 426 (17.8) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +0.4 25.9 +1.0 25.0 0.0 3.2 10.3 266 (11.1) 30/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.7 +6.5 25.5 +10.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 582 (24.3) 68/16
WHYALLA AERO -- -- 18.3 +7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 30.1 +7.9 18.9 +8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 48/22
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 27.9 +6.6 19.4 +8.6 18.1 0.0 7.2 2.1 365 (15.2) 46/22
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 24.3 +3.4 11.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 15.8 +8.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 494 (20.6) --
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +2.5 23.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.8 22.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 39/14
MACKAY AERO 28.3 -0.1 18.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 30/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 18.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +1.9 14.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 43/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.7 +0.1 17.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT -- -- 14.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) --
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +0.8 16.7 +0.6 -- 13.4 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/00
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 +0.4 17.2 +1.3 14.3 0.4 4.8 11.6 286 (11.9) 34/18
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT -- -- 15.5 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 265 (11.0) --
BRISBANE 27.4 +0.4 18.0 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 22/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 +2.8 13.0 +0.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 43/19
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +0.2 13.3 +3.5 -- 13.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 17/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT -- -- 15.3 -- -- 11.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF -- -- 9.9 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS -- -- 7.1 -2.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +2.3 5.8 +0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 24/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 +1.1 11.8 -1.6 8.5 0.0 3.6 11.6 299 (12.5) 39/22
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 25.9 +1.1 7.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 30/18
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) -- -- 7.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- 4.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO -- -- 9.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +5.0 11.8 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.5 +6.3 19.9 +10.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 373 (15.5) 52/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.7 +2.7 10.8 +4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 269 (11.2) 37/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 26.6 +4.3 13.3 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/11
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 26.2 +6.6 8.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 31/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 25.3 +5.8 15.4 +7.0 13.1 0.0 7.2 4.6 602 (25.1) 68/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 25.7 -- 16.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 46/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 26.3 +5.9 16.3 +7.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.9 +4.2 13.1 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 563 (23.5) 55/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT -- -- 10.9 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 519 (21.6) --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.0 +1.1 8.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 30/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 +2.7 9.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/16
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) -- -- 11.5 +3.7 -- 8.2 -- -- 339 (14.1) --
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 for Thursday 17 OCT 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

43.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
42.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
42.9 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
41.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
41.8 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+15.3 : 41.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+14.5 : 43.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+14.4 : 42.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+14.1 : 42.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+12.8 : 41.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

28.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
27.9 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+13.4 : 28.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.9 : 27.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+11.6 : 20.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+10.9 : 18.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+10.8 : 17.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

Coldest for Thursday 17 OCT 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

12.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
14.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
16.3 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS

-7.0 : 29.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 29.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 28.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-4.9 : 25.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 25.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

1.5 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
1.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
2.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.5 : 3.2 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.4 : 7.7 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-4.3 : 6.9 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-4.1 : 7.3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 5.9 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW

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.
36.0 COLERAINE HOSPITAL W Coast VIC
32.6 FINLEY POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
32.0 MORGAN (BRENDA PARK STATION) Murray Valley SA
29.6 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
28.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
5.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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5.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.4 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
2.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1128 (47.0) KENNAOOK/CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
984 (41.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
955 (39.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
950 (39.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
935 (39.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
842 (35.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
831 (34.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
829 (34.5) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
800 (33.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
778 (32.4) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
758 (31.6) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
757 (31.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
741 (30.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
737 (30.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
712 (29.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
709 (29.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
707 (29.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) WILUNA AERO Interior WA
700 (29.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
694 (28.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
683 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
683 (28.5) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
679 (28.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
672 (28.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
670 (27.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
657 (27.4) TELFER AERO Interior WA
655 (27.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
650 (27.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
643 (26.8) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
642 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
637 (26.5) FORREST Eucla WA
631 (26.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
626 (26.1) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
621 (25.9) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
620 (25.8) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
617 (25.7) PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
609 (25.4) KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
130/17 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
113/16 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
106/18 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
98/14 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
93/20 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
91/17 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

High realtime reports for Thursday 17 OCT 2024
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
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:56 84.0mm/h
Lower North
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)
7.6mm in 5 min to 19:00 91.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h
9.2mm in 11 min to 20:11 50.2mm/h
5.4mm in 7 min to 20:18 46.3mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 20.6mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 24.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
NURIOOTPA PIRSA
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
Murray Valley
RENMARK AERO
4.8mm in 12 min to 23:42 24.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h
Wimmera N
KELLALAC (WARRACKNABEAL AIRPORT)
10.8mm in 27 min to 08:00 24.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM : 98(330/ 39 ) at 14:52
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME : 106(320/ 87 ) at 18:05
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 91(280/ 59 ) at 17:30
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) : 130(290/ 74 ) at 17:56
TARCOOLA AERO : 113(270/ 74 ) at 16:30
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT : 109(270/ 85 ) at 20:12
MARREE AERO : 91(230/ 72 ) at 20:46
W Agricultural
WHYALLA AERO : 102(210/ 74 ) at 19:00
CULTANA (DEFENCE) : 76(230/ 63 ) at 19:13
Lower North
PORT PIRIE AERODROME AWS : 137(300/ 91 ) at 19:12
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
FOWLERS GAP AWS : 78(270/ 63 ) at 20:26