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Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001020

TRUSCOTT

30.2

30.0

27/12/2011

16

30.0

27/12/2011

15

1 N C


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Observations and extremes for Friday 17 DEC 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 25.9 -- 17.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 -5.6 12.9 -2.0 10.1 2.2 6.4 9.1 444 (18.5) 50/09
PERTH METRO 22.7 -6.4 16.7 +0.4 -- 3.2 -- -- 268 (11.2) 44/12
BUSSELTON AERO 22.7 -5.2 12.7 +0.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 54/10
BUNBURY 21.1 -6.2 15.2 +1.8 -- 9.4 -- -- 457 (19.0) 46/01
MANDURAH 22.9 -4.1 17.3 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 487 (20.3) 52/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.1 -- 13.0 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 57/09
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 31.0 -1.0 16.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 640 (26.7) 50/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.4 27.6 +2.3 27.3 0.0 7.4 7.4 278 (11.6) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.8 +5.3 18.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 40.8 +12.4 14.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 63/18
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 39.4 +11.5 17.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 48/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 36.2 +10.3 14.4 -0.2 10.8 0.0 5.8 7.4 480 (20.0) --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 36.6 +12.5 8.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.2 +10.1 8.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 46/15
CAIRNS AERO 33.6 +2.1 24.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +1.4 24.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 37/14
MACKAY AERO 30.4 -0.4 20.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 37/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 -0.4 21.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 34/10
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +0.4 19.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 37/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.6 +0.4 22.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 39/09
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 30.1 +0.7 18.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 34/11
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +1.0 19.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.0 +0.8 20.6 +0.5 16.7 0.0 -- 8.9 299 (12.5) 30/11
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.7 +0.4 18.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/14
BRISBANE 29.8 +0.3 20.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 22/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 -0.6 18.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 50/17
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +1.5 16.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/01
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.8 -- 20.7 -- -- 25.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 30/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.5 -1.9 20.1 +3.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 452 (18.8) 37/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -2.4 18.5 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +1.8 12.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.2 +0.3 17.6 0.0 16.3 0.6 6.2 6.3 522 (21.8) 44/18
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 26.4 -- 18.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 27.1 -1.4 16.5 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.9 -0.7 13.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 34/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.0 -0.1 13.3 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 37/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.8 +3.3 15.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.0 +1.4 13.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.4 +6.1 14.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.1 +3.6 9.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 34/00
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 32.5 +3.4 8.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 31/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 28.3 +3.8 7.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 30.3 +5.7 7.0 -5.1 4.1 0.0 6.8 10.2 381 (15.9) 39/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 30.8 -- 9.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 29.6 -- 8.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.7 +5.0 5.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 39/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 7.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 34/08
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 9.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 28/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.1 +1.5 9.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 37/17
HOBART AIRPORT 25.3 +4.5 9.0 -1.9 6.6 0.0 4.0 -- 340 (14.2) 35/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 24.2 +3.8 9.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 30/14
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 for Friday 17 DEC 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

46.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
45.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
45.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.9 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+16.6 : 44.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+15.4 : 42.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.9 : 37.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.8 : 37.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 37.4 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

31.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.3 NGUKURR AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
30.2 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
30.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
30.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
30.0 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
30.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 23.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 22.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.8 : 22.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 22.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.0 : 20.0 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA

Coldest for Friday 17 DEC 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

15.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
16.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 23.5 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
-8.4 : 19.7 BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA
-8.0 : 24.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-7.7 : 20.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-7.5 : 23.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA

1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.0 WESTMERE Western Plains VIC

-7.7 : 3.9 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : 5.0 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.9 : 9.6 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-6.9 : 4.3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-6.7 : 15.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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.
76.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR MidNorth Coast N NSW
74.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
62.0 ROBIN HOOD STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
45.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.2 WOODLANDS Warrego QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
62.0 ROBIN HOOD STATION
Warrego
44.2 WOODLANDS

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
74.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION
MidNorth Coast N
76.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR
45.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)

10.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
9.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
9.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
9.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
8.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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9.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
8.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.4 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1041 (43.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
894 (37.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
883 (36.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
850 (35.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
800 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
737 (30.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
736 (30.7) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
736 (30.7) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
735 (30.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
725 (30.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
723 (30.1) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
721 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
716 (29.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
699 (29.1) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
682 (28.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
673 (28.0) FORREST Eucla WA
668 (27.8) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
667 (27.8) EUCLA (RED ROCKS POINT) Eucla WA
665 (27.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
647 (27.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
640 (26.7) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
639 (26.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
624 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
619 (25.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
611 (25.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
607 (25.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
604 (25.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
601 (25.0) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
107/20 SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
76/17 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
72/19 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
72/10 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
72/11 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
72/13 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
72/14 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
72/15 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

High realtime reports for Friday 17 DEC 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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
20.4mm in 16 min to 20:00 76.5mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 25.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
10.2mm in 5 min to 18:25 122.4mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.8mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 28.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
11.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 23.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
5.6mm in 3 min to 18:18 112.0mm/h
14.4mm in 8 min to 18:26 108.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
5.6mm in 12 min to 15:00 28.0mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
8.0mm in 17 min to 16:00 28.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
13.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h
23.0mm in 30 min to 07:30 46.0mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 31.8mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 29.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.4mm/h
25.0mm in 30 min to 09:00 50.0mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 32.2mm/h
74.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 24.7mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
7.8mm in 13 min to 02:56 36.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 17.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
23.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 46.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 23.2mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) : 108( 20/ 6 ) at 20:30