It has been a well-known fact that Rutherglen has more frosts than both Wangaratta and Benalla.
This month has seen morning frosts on seven days at Rutherglen but none at all at Wangaratta and Benalla.
During the last few days, the record October heat of last week at Tennant Creek, which contributed to the hottest October there since 1988, had shifted southwards into the far north of South Australia, where Oodnadatta recorded 43.3 degrees on October 27.
It is the hottest temperature recorded in October since 45.4 on October 31, 1995.
This month has seen morning frosts on seven days at Rutherglen but none at all at Wangaratta and Benalla.
At the same time, the near-record heat for the month of October at Townsville and Mackay shifted to the Sunshine Coast.
Cape Morton recorded 32.3 degrees - its hottest on record for October, breaking the previous record of 31.5 degrees in 2003.
Further heavy rain has fallen in Perth.
A total of 26.4mm was recorded to 9am October 27, taking this month's total to 122.8mm.
It is already the wettest October in Perth since 1965, when 126.5mm was recorded.
Other very wet Octobers of over 120mm were recorded previously in 1889, 1890, 1924, 1933, 1947 and 1955.
One has to check the rainfall records in the months ahead after all of these past episodes to see what actually happened, not only in North East Victoria but in the Eastern States from Tasmania right through to Queensland and parts of eastern South Australia.
There were several heavy rain events from October right through to February the following year.
With this month seeing the earlier occurrence than normal of violent thunderstorms, with large hail in both Queensland and NSW bringing the biggest size hailstones of 16 centimetres ever seen in Australia at a place near Proserpine on October 19; it does suggest that the next few months in Victoria will see a high frequency of very active thunderstorm cells.
These cells may bring large hail and the occurrence of a dangerous tornado.
The outback town of Biloela, Queensland, had a heavy thunderstorm on Tuesday, October 26.
The storm, yielding 57.4mm, took this month's total to 130mm, which is the wettest in October since 1987.
Biloela has been in drought for more than six years and this thunderstorm was a blessing to farm properties.
