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Cameron H 🇦🇺

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Former North, now South QLD’er into Australian weather extremes/records, climate data visualisation, cyclones, and storm chasing. Cold weather and soccer enjoyer 🟠⚫️ 🟢🟡

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · Apr 6

Historic records:
So far in 2025, an incredible 2452.8mm has been recorded at #Townsville Airport
This already surpasses 2399.8mm in 2000 as the **WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD**

Yesterday was also the *27th* consecutive rain day (0.2mm+). This ties 23/12/1990-18/01/1991 as the longest streak on record!

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9h

Willis Isl 27.1c (27c 2022)

Norfolk Isl 20.7c (20.7c 1998) POR 86yrs

Truscott 28.2c (28.2c 2024) POR 21yrs

Gelantipy -2.3c (-2c 2006). Also ties 2013 Spring record! POR 33yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9h

Middle Percy Isl 24.1c (23.4c 2005) POR 24yrs

Yeppoon 24.3c (24.1c 2018) POR 30yrs

Rundle Isl 24.6c (24.6c 2003) POR 28yrs

Gladstone AP 24.9c (24.5c 2007) POR 32yrs

Gladstone Radar 24.3c (23.7c 2007) POR 67yrs

Seventeen Seventy 24.5c (24c 2005) POR 37yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9h

Lord Howe Isl 26.9c (25.4c 2020) combined POR 86yr

Tmin
Townsville 27.2c (27.2c 2022) POR 85yrs

Alva Beach 26.9c (26.7c 2022) POR 28yrs

Lucinda 26.7c (26.4c 2005) POR 33yrs (temp data restarted in Aug after 4yr gap so no 2022 data)

Woolshed 22.8c (22.8c 2022) POR 26yr

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9h

Tmax
Cocos Island 31c, ties 1998 record. That was the final surviving 20th century record. EVERY Tmax record has been tied/broken since 2022. POR 73yrs

Willis Isl 32.6c (32.4c 1998) POR 98yrs!

Cape Flattery 34.1c (34c 2022) POR 22yrs

Hamilton Isl 32.8c (31.9c 2004) POR 23yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9h

🌡️Big temperature contrasts in final few days of October with yet *more* coastal QLD heat records, while very chilly in Victoria.

Mt Hotham -7.3c ties 10th coldest Oct temp for Victoria. Notably ties 2nd coldest temp for so late in month (-8c 28th 2006, -7.3c 28th 1998. November record is -7c)!

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Proserpine 25.4c, 0.4c above current site 2022 record POR 36yrs. 0.1c below old site 1979 record (2025 still likely warmer due to slightly cooler station location)

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Gladstone AP 24.8c, 0.3c above 2007 record POR 32yrs

Seventeen Seventy 24.5c, 0.5c above 2005 record. Record broken 3 straight nights!

Hervey Bay 24.4c, 0.1c above 2021 record POR 26yrs

Hughenden 27.9c, 0.4c above 1980 record. Comb. POR 60yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Hamilton Isl 26c, 0.2c above 2022 record. Comb. POR 40yrs

Mackay AP 26c, 0.6c above 2018 record POR 39yrs

Mackay MO 25.8c, 0.8c above 2005 record POR 66yrs

Rundle Isl 24.8c, 0.2c above 2002 record POR 28yrs

Gladstone Radar 24.8c, smashes 2007 record by 1.1c POR 67yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Brisbane CBD 38.7c, ties current site 2004 record POR 26yrs. 2c below old site 1958 record.

Tewantin 38.7c, 0.8c above current site 2005 record POR 29yrs. 1.3c below old record.

Tmin:
Ayr 25.7c, 0.1c above 2022 record POR 68yr

Tambo 26.3c, smashes 1989 record by 1.1c POR 68yr

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Julia Creek 44.7c! 0.8c above 2022 record. Just 0.1c below the Nov/Spring record! POR 24yrs

Longreach 44c, 0.1c above 2018 record. Comb. POR 129yrs

Urandangi 44.4c, 0.6c above 2016 record. Comb. POR 68yrs

The Monument 43.8c, 0.8c above 2018 record POR 25yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Cape Byron 35.9c, 0.8c above Dec 2001 all-time record! Smashes 2004 Oct record by 1.9c POR 51yrs

Ballina 37.9c, 0.9c above 2005 record POR 33yrs

Norfolk Isl 24.9c, 0.4c above 2024 record POR 86yrs!

Lord Howe Isl 26.1c, 0.7c above 2020 record. Comb. POR 86yrs

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Brisbane AP 39.1c, ties 1957 record. Comb. POR 76yrs. Only 1.1c below the all-time record! Never been hotter outside February.

Gold Coast 38c, smashes 2004 record by 1.2c POR 33yrs

Coolangatta 38.3c, destroys 2004 record by 2.8c! POR 37yrs. Also record outside of Feb.

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

Tmax:
Bundaberg 36.2c, 0.4c above 1893, 2008 record. Combined POR 133yrs!

Sunshine Coast 39.1c, destroys 2004 record by 2.1c! POR 31yrs

Seventeen Seventy 31.1c, 0.8c above 2024 record POR 37yrs. 3rd straight day record was broken (maybe again today)!

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 6d

🥵🌡️More smashed records over past few days in NE Australia w/ up to 44.7c at Julia Creek!

Cape Byron 35.9c today- an ALL TIME RECORD! Insane for October at 29S.

#Brisbane saw widespread high 30's w/ 40c at Ipswich.

Finally much cooler tomorrow but heatwave persists in far north

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 9d

Most over hated bird to ever exist. I love seeing the pair that live beneath my dad’s house when I visit up north. So cute!

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Wanaaring 44.9c!! Destroys 2014 record by 2.5c! POR 33yrs

Guyra 30.4c, smashes 2014 record by 1.1c POR 40yrs (yes near record snow did occur here back in August)

Tomorrow, heat moves north. But will build over coming days with 44c again possible on Saturday in W QLD

Basemap thx to TropicalTidbits

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Penrith 39.5c, 0.6c above pre-2025 record POR 30yrs

Horseley Park 38.3c, 0.8c above 2015 record POR 28yrs

Canterbury 38.1c, 0.8c above 2004 record POR 30yrs

Yesterday Tmax records:
Woolbrook 33c, ties 2002 record POR 53yrs

Cunnamulla 42.2c, ties yesterday's record POR 67yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Williamtown 39.8c, 0.4c above 1942 record! POR 72yrs

Mangrove Mountain 37.3c, smashes pre-2025 record by 1.5c POR 31yr

Gosford 38.6c, 0.6c above 2004 record. Comb. POR 42yr

Terrey Hills 37.3c, smashes 2004 record by 1c POR 21yr

Bankstown 39.8c, 0.1c above 1988 record POR 57yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Bathurst AP 18.1c, 0.9c above 2023 record POR 35yrs

Young 17.3c, 0.3c above 2015 record POR 35yrs. But well below old site record

Armidale AP 16.6c, 0.5c above 2019 record POR 31yrs

Tmax:
Taree 41.2c! Smashes 2002 record by 1.1c. Comb. POR 60yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Dubbo 22.6c, 0.2c above 2004 record POR 32yr. But well below old site record

Peak Hill 25.2c, smashes 1988 record by 1.6c POR 58yr

Quirindi 21.8c, 0.4c above 2005 record POR 58yr

Orange Ag In 17.8c, smashes 1980 record by 1c POR 49c
AP 18.2c, smashes 1997 record by 1c POR 57yr

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Trangie 27.2c, obliterates 2008 record by an insane *3.9c*! And has 56yrs of data!

Coonabarabran town 22.5c, destroys 1965 record by 2.5c! POR 67yrs
AP 23.1c, smashes 2014 record by 1.9c POR 24yrs

Nyngan 26.5c, smashes 2008 record by 1c POR 62yrs

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

Tmin:
Brewarrina 28c, destroys 2008 record by 2.5c! POR 55yrs

Walgett 28c, destroys 1997 record by *3c*! POR 32yrs

(Both above sites tie as 7th warmest state Oct Tmin)

Bourke 27.9c, smashes 2008 record by 1.3c. Combined POR 154yrs!

Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

More historic heat- up to near 4c record margins today + yesterday's manual sites🌡️🥵

Brewon 30.1c MINIMUM! WARMEST OCTOBER NIGHT ON RECORD IN NSW. Smashes 1961 state record by *1.2c*

*Yesterday* Wanaaring 44.9c! Smashes pre-2025 NSW record by 1c and yesterday's Bourke AWS by 0.1c

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

I’d complain about how they look more if I could even remember how to access it. Istg I gotta go through about 4 buttons just to get to it! So frustrating.

The old obs table wasn’t exactly pretty due to its age but it was concise which was nice. This new page is an absolute travesty to look at.

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Cameron H 🇦🇺 @hitchy04.bsky.social · 11d

The tropical cyclone report page has been deleted somehow. Clicking the 'past tropical cyclones' button should take you to the TCR page, but now just directs back to the 'learn and explore' page.