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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 1402 EST on 30/10/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

28.2

28.2

28/10/2016

75

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

28.0

28.0

27/10/1996

56

1 N Equal to record.

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

27.0

27.0

28/10/2016

15

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

98

98.0

01/10/2008

11

N Equal to record.


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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 14:02EST, 30/10/2016.

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 20.5 -2.1 11.7 +1.5 9.2 0.2 6.0 8.4 426 (17.8) 57/09
BUNBURY 19.0 -1.9 14.5 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 52/14
MANDURAH 20.5 -1.2 15.4 +2.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 355 (14.8) 50/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.6 25.3 +0.4 24.7 0.6 3.4 10.5 302 (12.6) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.9 +9.0 18.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 48/12
WHYALLA AERO 34.3 +10.5 7.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 61/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.0 +8.1 8.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.4 +6.5 3.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +3.6 18.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.7 +2.2 21.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.2 24.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 50/10
MACKAY M.O 28.0 +0.5 18.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 28/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 +0.2 18.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 34/09
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +1.0 16.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 43/01
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +1.9 17.7 +1.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +1.3 19.1 +3.5 16.9 0.0 6.6 10.5 413 (17.2) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +2.1 15.2 +2.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 43/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.3 +3.2 14.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.2 12.9 +1.0 -- 8.8 -- -- 245 (10.2) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.0 +2.4 14.8 +2.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 43/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +4.6 14.4 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 43/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +3.0 16.3 +3.1 15.3 4.0 1.6 7.9 293 (12.2) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 24.7 -0.1 13.4 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 34/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.8 +0.4 13.8 -0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 242 (10.1) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.8 +5.4 10.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 30/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +4.2 9.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.8 +6.9 6.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 6.6 10.5 229 ( 9.5) 41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 +4.2 5.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.7 +4.3 7.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 31/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.6 +4.0 4.5 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 +3.0 3.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.8 +3.5 6.1 -1.4 4.0 0.0 3.6 12.6 379 (15.8) 34/14
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

43.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
42.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.7 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
42.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+17.6 : 41.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+16.1 : 40.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.7 : 38.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.5 : 36.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+13.5 : 34.4 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+11.6 : 22.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.0 : 26.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.1 : 30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+8.9 : 23.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 27.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

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

10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
13.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
13.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 16.3 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.0 : 28.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-3.8 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.7 : 20.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.4 : 20.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-5.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-0.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.8 : -5.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.3 : -0.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.2 : 1.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-5.2 : -2.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 : 3.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
61.5 WITTITRIN MidNorth Coast N NSW
40.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
36.6 TABULAM POST OFFICE N Tablelands E NSW
35.0 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
31.6 BUSBYS FLAT North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
35.0 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
N Tablelands E
36.6 TABULAM POST OFFICE
North Coast
31.6 BUSBYS FLAT
MidNorth Coast N
61.5 WITTITRIN
MidNorth Coast S
40.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

Reports not yet available

945 (39.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
909 (37.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) FORREST Eucla WA
703 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
692 (28.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
641 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
600 (25.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
102/22 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
98/19 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
91/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/22 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

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
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
7.0mm in 5 min to 16:00 84.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CLEVE AERODROME : 98(320/ 56 ) at 21:00
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 102(350/ 83 ) at 23:51
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 78( 10/ 63 ) at 22:30
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82( 30/ 63 ) at 23:12
TASMANIA
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 89( 10/ 67 ) at 22:06
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 87( 20/ 65 ) at 23:30