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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 16/10/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

22.3

19.7

03/10/2003

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, 16/10/2016.

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 17.8 -4.8 11.2 +1.0 9.2 4.2 5.2 8.1 604 (25.2) 65/09
BUNBURY 17.1 -3.8 9.4 +0.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 600 (25.0) 63/06
MANDURAH 17.5 -4.2 11.5 -1.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 625 (26.0) 61/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 0.0 24.7 -0.2 23.9 0.0 7.6 11.0 313 (13.0) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 +0.6 8.5 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 31.7 +7.9 17.0 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 72/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 +6.4 16.8 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 54/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.7 +5.8 12.0 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 518 (21.6) 57/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +0.5 12.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 28/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -4.5 21.2 +0.6 -- 5.2 -- -- 340 (14.2) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 -0.5 21.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 50/04
MACKAY M.O 26.3 -1.2 22.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 46/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 -3.0 16.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 -1.4 13.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 554 (23.1) 46/10
COOLANGATTA 23.3 -1.1 9.9 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 31/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -2.2 11.4 -4.2 10.4 0.0 10.2 11.6 414 (17.3) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 -3.6 9.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 39/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.4 -1.7 9.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -1.8 7.3 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 37/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.7 +1.1 5.5 -6.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.7 4.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.3 +3.8 10.9 -2.3 7.5 0.2 5.6 12.2 371 (15.5) 55/17
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 +3.2 5.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 23.5 +2.1 11.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 52/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.2 +0.8 4.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +0.9 5.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.7 +4.8 7.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 6.6 11.7 255 (10.6) 61/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.3 +2.4 5.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 43/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.8 +3.4 4.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 55/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.5 +3.9 7.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 70/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +1.4 9.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 52/13
HOBART AIRPORT 25.2 +7.9 7.4 -0.1 4.6 0.0 2.4 5.1 323 (13.5) 83/15
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

42.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.2 : 37.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 36.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 31.5 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 31.8 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 32.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+8.9 : 19.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 18.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 17.6 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 22.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.8 : 15.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : 18.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 18.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-8.1 : 17.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 17.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-7.2 : 17.8 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 22.8 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : 12.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 15.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.3 : 14.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 11.7 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest 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.
114.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
63.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
40.4 UPPER STONE EXELBY N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
114.0 HAWKINS CREEK
63.0 BINGIL BAY
60.0 CARDWELL RANGE
40.4 UPPER STONE EXELBY
38.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT

Reports not yet available

1345 (56.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1202 (50.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1154 (48.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1073 (44.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1058 (44.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1015 (42.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
946 (39.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
918 (38.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
899 (37.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
892 (37.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
886 (36.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
845 (35.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
816 (34.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
792 (33.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
773 (32.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
766 (31.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
752 (31.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
736 (30.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
735 (30.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
723 (30.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
719 (30.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
717 (29.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
714 (29.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
705 (29.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
690 (28.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
680 (28.3) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
678 (28.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
673 (28.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
644 (26.8) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
633 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
628 (26.2) BICKLEY Lower West WA
627 (26.1) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
625 (26.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
625 (26.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
625 (26.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
624 (26.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
619 (25.8) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
607 (25.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
604 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
604 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
603 (25.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
600 (25.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
122/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
120/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
111/11 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
107/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
102/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
98/20 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
94/10 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
93/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
7.6mm in 4 min to 09:04 114.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
DWELLINGUP
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
7.4mm in 14 min to 09:14 31.7mm/h
SHANNON
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 06:30 21.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 18.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.2mm/h
27.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 54.0mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.0mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 06:30 29.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 20.6mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 20.0mm/h
33.4mm in 3 min to 09:03 668.0mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 33.8mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.8mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 80(230/ 63 ) at 12:00
OCEAN REEF : 78(250/ 70 ) at 12:01
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(250/ 65 ) at 01:58
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 108(340/ 78 ) at 09:47
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(330/ 76 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 100(350/ 70 ) at 23:00
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 96(360/ 72 ) at 23:30
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 78(360/ 65 ) at 13:51
FAWKNER BEACON : 83(360/ 67 ) at 23:30
N Central
WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) : 83(360/ 65 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 117(330/ 93 ) at 13:14
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 108(270/ 72 ) at 03:27
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 113(290/ 72 ) at 15:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(310/ 83 ) at 15:24
DENNES POINT : 78(270/ 65 ) at 14:55
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 95(360/ 52 ) at 11:46
LOW ROCKY POINT : 96(330/ 67 ) at 12:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 121(320/ 98 ) at 14:34