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Data is as received at 02:04EST, 26/12/2021.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 23 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 38.3 -- 18.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 563 (23.5) 52/17
PERTH AIRPORT 36.0 +7.0 18.9 +4.0 16.7 0.0 10.2 13.1 445 (18.5) 44/18
PERTH METRO 34.9 +5.8 19.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 37/15
BUSSELTON AERO 32.9 +5.0 11.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 46/18
BUNBURY 31.8 +4.5 12.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 41/19
MANDURAH 30.8 +3.8 19.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 43/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.6 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 34/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 36.0 +4.0 18.7 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 388 (16.2) 34/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.3 22.4 -2.9 22.4 14.2 6.8 4.3 181 ( 7.5) 46/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.6 +3.1 25.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 57/19
WHYALLA AERO 28.6 +0.2 16.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 54/19
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 30.9 +3.0 13.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/23
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 28.8 +2.9 14.5 -0.1 11.6 0.0 9.2 11.8 467 (19.5) 41/14
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 11.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 -0.2 6.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +1.7 22.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.9 +2.4 25.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 34/16
MACKAY AERO 32.4 +1.6 19.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.0 +2.8 22.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 32.3 +2.7 19.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.8 +1.6 22.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 31/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 31.9 +2.5 19.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/16
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +0.9 20.3 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 29.7 +1.5 20.3 +0.2 15.9 0.0 -- 9.3 324 (13.5) 34/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 29.2 +0.9 18.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/14
BRISBANE 31.1 +1.6 21.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 29.5 -1.3 18.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 44/17
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.3 -- 21.0 -- -- 10.0 -- -- -- 34/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 27.4 +0.6 20.7 +3.7 -- 7.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.5 +1.1 22.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 35/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 27.7 -1.3 19.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 37/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -0.5 15.8 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.4 +1.5 20.3 +2.7 20.4 5.0 6.2 1.3 476 (19.8) 39/15
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 27.0 -- 21.0 -- -- 18.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 27.6 -0.9 19.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 34/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.4 -1.2 18.9 +3.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.9 15.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 55/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.1 +2.6 13.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +1.1 13.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.2 +3.9 16.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.2 +1.7 10.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 41/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 30.2 +1.1 11.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 44/16
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 23.0 -1.5 10.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 21.1 -3.5 13.3 +1.2 10.8 0.0 5.8 8.7 414 (17.3) 37/17
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.9 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/13
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.1 -- 10.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +0.2 8.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 37/07
WYNYARD AIRPORT 24.0 +4.2 10.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 44/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 20.1 +0.3 10.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.3 +1.7 12.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 44/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 -1.3 7.5 -3.4 1.8 0.0 5.4 -- 366 (15.3) 35/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.1 -1.3 8.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/11
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
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° 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 Thursday 23 DEC 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.7 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.5 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.5 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD

+7.7 : 35.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West & Perth WA
+7.4 : 37.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
+7.2 : 39.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 36.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
+6.9 : 39.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
+6.9 : 39.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.7 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
29.8 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
29.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.7 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
28.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 16.2 OBERON (ALBION ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+5.9 : 19.7 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+5.8 : 22.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+5.5 : 24.9 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
+5.5 : 15.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.5 : 16.3 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest for Thursday 23 DEC 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

10.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
12.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
14.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.6 : 16.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : 18.6 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-5.8 : 15.7 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 19.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-5.2 : 18.1 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-5.2 : 18.7 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

-1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.2 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-5.5 : 2.2 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-5.4 : 4.9 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-5.4 : 0.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.3 : -1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.1 : 6.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

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.
60.5 MORNINGTON E Kimberley WA
60.0 EAST ARM Northern Rivers NT
59.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
57.0 WILSONS PEAK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
56.0 LESLIE DAM Darling Downs E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
60.5 MORNINGTON
51.0 LANSDOWNE
W Kimberley
52.4 LEOPOLD DOWNS TBRG

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
60.0 EAST ARM

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
59.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT
57.0 WILSONS PEAK ALERT
Darling Downs E
56.0 LESLIE DAM

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
9.4 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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8.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
1.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1075 (44.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
936 (39.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
857 (35.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
856 (35.7) SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
856 (35.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
846 (35.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
798 (33.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
774 (32.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
767 (32.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
751 (31.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
742 (30.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
713 (29.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
703 (29.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
699 (29.1) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
697 (29.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
688 (28.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
678 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
676 (28.2) BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
675 (28.1) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
658 (27.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
656 (27.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
646 (26.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
642 (26.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
627 (26.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
621 (25.9) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
619 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
617 (25.7) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
603 (25.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
74/15 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
68/18 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
67/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
67/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
65/15 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
65/08 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Thursday 23 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.
None reported None reported