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Tuesday 26 OCT 2021 in charts
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Data is as received at 00:09EST, 28/10/2021.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 26 OCT 2021
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 20.1 -- 10.0 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 407 (17.0) 52/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.5 -5.3 8.0 -2.3 6.2 3.6 2.6 8.2 372 (15.5) 39/14
PERTH METRO 17.9 -5.5 8.4 -3.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 34/10
BUSSELTON AERO 15.2 -6.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/14
BUNBURY 15.6 -5.5 6.8 -2.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 266 (11.1) 34/12
MANDURAH 16.4 -5.5 10.4 -3.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 275 (11.5) 41/22
ALBANY AIRPORT -- -- 5.0 -- -- 6.8 -- -- 289 (12.0) --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.7 -4.2 9.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 599 (25.0) 39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +1.4 25.6 +0.7 25.9 0.0 7.2 9.5 210 ( 8.8) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.7 +6.6 21.6 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 70/13
WHYALLA AERO 33.5 +9.3 7.7 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 44/12
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 30.5 +8.5 13.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 54/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 29.5 +8.3 11.6 +0.9 6.3 0.0 6.4 -- 371 (15.5) 46/14
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 26.9 +6.3 5.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.7 +4.6 2.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +3.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +2.4 24.2 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 39/13
MACKAY AERO 29.7 +1.3 23.1 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 31/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 +1.2 19.7 +2.6 -- 17.8 -- -- 320 (13.3) 31/01
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +1.3 20.0 +3.5 -- 12.8 -- -- 276 (11.5) 37/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.0 +1.4 19.5 +1.0 -- 18.8 -- -- 323 (13.5) --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.4 +0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/22
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +1.3 19.7 +3.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 +0.7 19.6 +3.8 18.8 3.2 -- 6.3 321 (13.4) 35/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.3 +0.7 18.2 +2.5 -- 8.8 -- -- 306 (12.8) 30/14
BRISBANE 27.1 +0.1 20.4 +4.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +1.1 14.6 +1.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 46/16
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +1.3 3.0 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 21/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.6 -- 15.8 -- -- 3.4 -- -- 398 (16.6) 34/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 22.9 -1.2 14.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 -2.0 12.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 39/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -1.4 9.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 39/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -0.5 -0.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 24/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 -1.6 13.1 -0.2 10.5 0.0 10.0 12.0 416 (17.3) 35/04
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 23.4 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.6 -1.3 9.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 34/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.6 -2.4 10.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 30/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.8 -1.8 1.0 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.0 +1.3 1.6 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +0.4 5.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 +3.6 7.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.7 +0.8 2.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 22/08
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 22.3 +0.1 1.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 31/00
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.1 -0.5 4.7 -2.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 30/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.0 +0.5 2.8 -5.7 0.8 0.0 2.2 11.7 357 (14.9) 26/16
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18.1 -- 6.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 24/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.6 -- 6.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 +1.9 4.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 30/08
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.7 -0.6 4.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 28/01
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.0 +0.1 5.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +0.4 9.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 14.5 -2.9 8.7 +1.1 8.3 1.0 0.8 -- 463 (19.3) 24/05
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.8 -2.2 8.7 +0.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 31/00
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 Tuesday 26 OCT 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.4 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
40.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
40.2 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+15.2 : 36.9 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+14.7 : 38.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.9 : 36.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.7 : 35.1 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 33.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

28.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.4 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL

+7.8 : 15.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+7.2 : 23.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.8 : 21.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 17.2 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.1 : 23.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

Coldest for Tuesday 26 OCT 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.9 : 16.6 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.6 : 20.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.5 : 13.4 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.3 : 14.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.3 : 15.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.3 : 13.7 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.3 : 1.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-8.1 : 1.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-7.5 : 4.6 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.2 : 1.1 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-7.1 : 0.1 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N 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.
75.0 JAMBIN POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
62.0 MARODIAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
57.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
57.0 FORT LYTTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
50.6 DINGLE DELL Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
75.0 JAMBIN POST OFFICE
57.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT
50.6 DINGLE DELL
Brisbane/SE Coast
62.0 MARODIAN TM
57.0 FORT LYTTON

12.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
11.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
9.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

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9.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
8.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
7.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1089 (45.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1010 (42.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
981 (40.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
924 (38.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
889 (37.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
866 (36.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
826 (34.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
734 (30.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
715 (29.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
701 (29.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
683 (28.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
672 (28.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
670 (27.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
666 (27.8) FORREST Eucla WA
663 (27.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
660 (27.5) WILUNA AERO Interior WA
647 (27.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
633 (26.4) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
632 (26.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
626 (26.1) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
621 (25.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
615 (25.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
611 (25.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) EUCLA (RED ROCKS POINT) Eucla WA
602 (25.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
76/14 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
70/13 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
70/23 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
70/07 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/20 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
68/09 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
68/09 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

High realtime reports for Tuesday 26 OCT 2021
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
Cent Wheatbelt
POPANYINNING AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 23.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
POINT STUART
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
GLADSTONE RADAR
16.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 32.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 33.6mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 33.2mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
14.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
18.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 36.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 26.8mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
12.8mm in 28 min to 16:00 27.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
8.2mm in 8 min to 22:08 61.5mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
6.6mm in 11 min to 04:30 36.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
None reported