Australian Weather News -- 22 APR 2020

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Reading

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Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

42.7

42.5

07/04/2018

1 N

The day in charts
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10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:48EST, 23/04/2020.

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	24.3	-1.3	13.4	+0.4	11.8	0.0	3.0	3.3	279 (11.6)	41/15
BUNBURY	22.0	-2.2	17.4	+5.7	--	5.8	--	--	307 (12.8)	41/17
MANDURAH	22.3	-1.8	19.4	+3.6	--	0.8	--	--	421 (17.5)	41/07
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.0	+2.2	25.7	+1.7	25.1	0.0	5.6	11.2	194 ( 8.1)	26/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.0	+6.7	17.1	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	25.4	+1.5	9.9	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.6	+0.8	12.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	-3.4	9.5	+0.7	--	1.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	26/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.6	+4.6	21.9	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	31.1	+1.8	23.3	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	43/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+1.6	23.4	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	343 (14.3)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	28.5	+1.8	20.8	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.9	+2.1	19.2	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	21/10
BUNDABERG AERO	30.2	+2.7	18.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	26/14
COOLANGATTA	29.4	+3.8	17.1	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.9	+2.9	17.8	+1.3	15.2	0.0	--	10.8	215 ( 9.0)	30/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.5	+4.2	15.6	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	46/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.9	+2.5	14.3	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	168 ( 7.0)	28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.6	+1.9	14.8	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	332 (13.8)	35/08
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	19.7	-1.2	7.1	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	39/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	16.3	-2.5	4.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	46/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.6	-1.4	6.5	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.1	+3.1	14.1	-0.2	9.3	0.0	5.6	10.2	340 (14.2)	35/08
RICHMOND RAAF	26.3	+2.1	9.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	24/10
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+2.5	15.1	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	34/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.7	-0.8	6.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	48/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.6	-1.0	8.9	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.0	-1.7	7.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	97 ( 4.0)	26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.6	-0.1	10.4	+0.2	--	0.0	4.4	9.5	205 ( 8.5)	24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.2	-1.6	5.7	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	43/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.6	-1.9	6.1	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	22/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	18.5	-1.9	9.8	-0.4	7.5	0.0	3.8	6.6	444 (18.5)	31/01
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.7	-2.0	5.1	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	31/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.0	-1.0	9.7	+2.2	--	5.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	--
HOBART AIRPORT	16.4	-1.8	10.1	+1.3	7.0	0.0	2.8	8.7	442 (18.4)	70/12
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

42.7 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.3 : 36.1 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+12.2 : 36.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.0 : 34.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.5 : 33.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.4 : 38.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 33.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

30.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.3 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+8.7 : 24.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.0 : 21.1 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.3 : 24.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 27.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.4 : 21.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.8 : 4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-4.7 : 15.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-4.6 : 17.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-4.4 : 8.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-0.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 8.3 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.6 : 6.5 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.5 : 7.1 CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN) Illawarra NSW
-4.5 : 5.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-4.3 : 7.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

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.

22.5 WALHALLA W Gippsland VIC
22.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.8 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
13.2 LILYDALE (TORWOOD) N Coast TAS
12.0 GLENGARRY (GINNS ROAD) N Coast TAS

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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7.7 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
7.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
6.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1516 (63.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1230 (51.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1213 (50.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1145 (47.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1038 (43.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
991 (41.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
914 (38.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
904 (37.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
901 (37.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
883 (36.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
848 (35.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
841 (35.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
828 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
737 (30.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
732 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
729 (30.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
728 (30.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
721 (30.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
706 (29.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
706 (29.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
699 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
685 (28.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
655 (27.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
638 (26.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
638 (26.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

122/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/09 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
None reported	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(250/ 63 ) at 05:49 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(250/ 63 ) at 04:15 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/102 ) at 04:09 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(260/ 91 ) at 03:15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(250/ 65 ) at 13:13 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(280/ 63 ) at 00:48 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 85(270/ 72 ) at 10:00