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Drought virtually eliminated across Australia

After a winter that gave above average to record rainfall across most of the nation apart from the southwest of WA and the far north, widespread heavy September rainfall gave the NT and all states except WA their wettest or second-wettest May to September period on record. The Bureau of Meteorology's Drought Statement, issued today, shows Australia is clear of significant rainfall deficiencies in the 6-month timeframe. Lower layer soil moisture, between 10cm and 1m deep, is above average across most of the country. It is at record levels in large parts of NSW, QLD and the NT as those cursing bogged tractors or admiring Irish green countryside everywhere will have guessed.


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 1404 EST on 07/10/2016. 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

21.8

19.1

05/10/2012

11

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

26.9

26.7

05/10/2012

11

26.7

05/10/2012

12

1 N


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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 14:03EST, 07/10/2016.

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 21.8 -0.8 12.0 +1.8 9.9 0.0 2.2 6.6 333 (13.9) 48/12
BUNBURY 17.2 -3.7 15.8 +6.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 422 (17.6) 44/09
MANDURAH 20.7 -1.0 16.6 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.8 +2.6 24.8 -0.1 23.2 0.0 8.0 9.3 377 (15.7) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.7 -0.2 10.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 30/09
WHYALLA AERO 32.4 +8.6 11.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 61/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.8 +6.9 11.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +8.1 9.0 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 588 (24.5) 54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.5 -1.1 14.6 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -0.5 22.4 +1.8 -- 5.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 68/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +1.0 19.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 52/12
MACKAY M.O 26.1 -1.4 14.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +0.1 12.8 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 256 (10.7) 30/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +1.8 13.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 30/14
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +0.3 8.7 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 +1.9 10.2 -5.4 6.2 0.0 7.8 11.5 279 (11.6) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -1.0 8.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 34/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.0 -1.1 5.8 -6.4 -- 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +1.3 3.3 -8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.2 +4.6 12.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.4 -1.2 -3.6 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -0.8 4.1 -5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.9 +6.4 13.4 +0.2 9.7 0.0 7.6 11.1 551 (23.0) 54/11
RICHMOND RAAF 28.2 +3.4 10.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 35/11
BELLAMBI AWS 26.7 +5.3 13.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 46/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.5 +0.1 5.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +0.1 7.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 30/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.1 +5.2 8.8 -1.0 7.0 0.0 4.4 11.2 320 (13.3) 43/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.2 +1.3 5.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.1 +3.7 6.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +5.3 5.6 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 569 (23.7) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 +1.3 8.4 +1.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 509 (21.2) 48/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 +1.7 9.7 +2.2 7.2 5.0 6.6 9.4 855 (35.6) 68/02
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

40.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 EUCLA Eucla WA

+16.4 : 39.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.0 : 36.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 37.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.7 : 38.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.5 : 31.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

29.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
27.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.2 : 17.7 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+8.1 : 29.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 14.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+7.5 : 14.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+7.4 : 14.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

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

5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 28.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-4.0 : 32.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-4.0 : 16.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.0 : 29.1 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-3.8 : 25.7 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-3.8 : 17.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-3.8 : 15.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 1.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.7 : 2.9 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-9.0 : 5.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 0.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-8.6 : 3.3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-8.6 : 12.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

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.
53.5 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
51.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
42.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
39.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
34.6 HOWITT PLAINS (HIGH RIDGE) Upper NE VIC

VICTORIA
Upper NE
53.5 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
34.6 HOWITT PLAINS (HIGH RIDGE)

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
42.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
W Coast
51.2 MOUNT READ
39.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

Reports not yet available

2155 (89.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1937 (80.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1766 (73.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1548 (64.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1455 (60.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1406 (58.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1291 (53.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1267 (52.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1234 (51.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1204 (50.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1197 (49.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1173 (48.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1136 (47.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1131 (47.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1020 (42.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1017 (42.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
999 (41.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
999 (41.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
995 (41.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
981 (40.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
966 (40.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
930 (38.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
891 (37.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
882 (36.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
874 (36.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
870 (36.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
869 (36.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
865 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
864 (36.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
855 (35.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
839 (35.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
837 (34.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
832 (34.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
823 (34.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
816 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
816 (34.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
811 (33.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
806 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
793 (33.0) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
790 (32.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
776 (32.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
767 (32.0) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
757 (31.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
734 (30.6) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
730 (30.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
725 (30.2) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
704 (29.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
701 (29.2) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
700 (29.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) WARRA W Coast TAS
680 (28.3) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
678 (28.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
677 (28.2) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
666 (27.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
651 (27.1) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
647 (27.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
644 (26.8) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
642 (26.8) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
640 (26.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
637 (26.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
630 (26.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
614 (25.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
614 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
612 (25.5) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 131/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
120/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
106/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/23 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
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
 Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 89(260/ 63 ) at 05:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 98(360/ 69 ) at 23:52
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT : 78(270/ 63 ) at 00:19
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(280/ 58 ) at 09:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
LOW HEAD : 78(270/ 65 ) at 00:00
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(260/ 72 ) at 04:09
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(280/ 46 ) at 00:47
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/106 ) at 00:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 126(250/100 ) at 05:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(270/ 39 ) at 01:04
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 109(270/ 80 ) at 00:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(310/ 70 ) at 01:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(280/ 87 ) at 02:48