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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1403 EST on 13/10/2016. 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

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

187.2

182.0

30/10/1978

41

186.2

12/02/2001

42

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

10.7

11.9

06/10/2005

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

52

50

10/10/2016

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

28.3

26.1

28/10/2004

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 13/10/2016.

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 32.6 +10.0 13.2 +3.0 10.5 0.0 6.4 11.8 453 (18.9) 54/03
BUNBURY 29.7 +8.8 11.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 34/06
MANDURAH 29.0 +7.3 14.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 41/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.0 24.6 -0.3 23.3 12.6 4.6 10.1 321 (13.4) 55/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.3 -4.6 5.5 -9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -6.8 5.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 41/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 -4.7 10.2 -1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -2.5 8.0 +0.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 470 (19.6) 46/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.2 -5.4 14.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -0.4 17.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 30/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +2.1 19.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 26.7 -0.8 21.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 43/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.6 0.0 17.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 26/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 -0.6 17.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 35/15
COOLANGATTA 23.1 -1.3 16.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 31/20
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 -1.1 16.8 +1.2 15.2 0.0 8.0 8.2 413 (17.2) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -2.1 9.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 34/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.5 -5.6 4.1 -8.1 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -2.8 6.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 -1.6 7.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 37/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -6.5 2.1 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.3 +0.8 9.7 -3.5 6.3 0.2 6.6 9.3 508 (21.2) 39/18
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 -2.3 4.4 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -2.5 9.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 -4.6 2.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.7 -4.8 5.3 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 43/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 -5.1 5.2 -4.6 6.0 0.0 3.0 6.4 310 (12.9) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -3.9 7.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 -3.4 5.1 -1.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -4.6 5.0 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 480 (20.0) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 -3.6 7.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 52/11
HOBART AIRPORT 11.2 -6.1 7.5 0.0 5.0 0.8 3.0 6.5 537 (22.4) 72/15
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

42.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 34.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+11.1 : 31.6 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+11.1 : 33.4 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+10.5 : 31.4 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+10.0 : 32.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.0 : 25.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+6.0 : 25.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+5.9 : 24.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+5.9 : 16.2 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.8 : 17.0 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

-1.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.9 : 17.7 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-8.6 : 2.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.5 : 15.5 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-8.5 : 14.1 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-8.5 : 3.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.3 : -1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.5 : 2.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.5 : 0.3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-9.3 : 5.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.2 : 7.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior 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.
187.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
57.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
40.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
26.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
23.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
26.0 CHANNEL POINT
23.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM

TASMANIA
N Coast
57.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
W Coast
40.4 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
187.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1565 (65.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1391 (58.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1309 (54.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1126 (46.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1029 (42.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1001 (41.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
983 (41.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
944 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
916 (38.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
897 (37.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
881 (36.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
861 (35.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
855 (35.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
854 (35.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
852 (35.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
845 (35.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
779 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
750 (31.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
744 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
723 (30.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
700 (29.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
696 (29.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
692 (28.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
679 (28.3) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
664 (27.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
662 (27.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
628 (26.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
627 (26.1) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
626 (26.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
607 (25.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
131/10 BICKLEY Lower West WA
96/20 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
96/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
18.6mm in 19 min to 21:00 58.7mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 24.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
72.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 24.0mm/h
10.8mm in 22 min to 07:00 29.5mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.2mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 07:30 38.0mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 33.2mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 27.2mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 32.6mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 24.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 26.0mm/h
12.6mm in 27 min to 08:57 28.0mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 25.6mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.7mm/h
131.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 262.4mm/h
131.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 131.2mm/h
139.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 139.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.6mm/h
7.8mm in 20 min to 11:20 23.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.4mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 20.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.8mm/h
8.4mm in 16 min to 12:46 31.5mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.2mm/h
6.4mm in 12 min to 13:30 32.0mm/h
6.4mm in 17 min to 13:47 22.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BICKLEY : 132( 50/ 20 ) at 13:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(200/ 59 ) at 21:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(240/ 78 ) at 15:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(210/ 69 ) at 12:18
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 87(200/ 72 ) at 11:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 69 ) at 00:41
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(210/ 46 ) at 10:11
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(260/ 59 ) at 03:30
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 72(230/ 65 ) at 12:21
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(250/ 65 ) at 06:04