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Prepared at 1341 EST on 23/05/2021.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084150

LAKES ENTRANCE (EASTERN BEACH ROAD)

0.8

1.0

25/05/2008

14

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085151

YARRAM AIRPORT

-4.2

-1.0

23/05/2010

13

1 N

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

-3.7

-3.2

20/05/2005

26

1 N


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Data is as received at 13:38EST, 23/05/2021.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 22 MAY 2021
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 28.6 -- 12.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 57/18
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 -2.0 12.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 2.8 0.2 257 (10.7) 35/19
PERTH METRO 20.2 -2.2 13.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 28/19
BUSSELTON AERO 19.0 -1.5 12.0 +3.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 50/11
BUNBURY 19.5 -1.5 12.9 +3.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 46/12
MANDURAH 19.8 -1.3 15.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 39/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.1 -- 10.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 46/18
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 25.9 +5.2 10.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.6 22.8 +0.6 21.9 0.0 6.2 10.9 228 ( 9.5) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 +2.5 7.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 +5.0 8.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 26/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 24.1 +5.2 6.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 22/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.5 +4.9 9.3 -0.4 5.6 0.0 2.4 8.1 253 (10.5) 26/10
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 23.6 +5.0 3.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.4 +4.3 7.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -1.7 20.6 +0.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 519 (21.6) 46/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 -1.6 15.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 43/12
MACKAY AERO 24.4 -0.9 17.2 +1.5 -- 6.2 -- -- 602 (25.1) 46/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +0.3 12.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +0.2 14.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 46/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26.0 +0.2 17.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 50/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.3 -1.1 14.6 +0.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 359 (15.0) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 23.3 0.0 15.5 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 383 (16.0) 35/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -0.2 12.6 -0.4 10.4 0.0 -- 9.7 362 (15.1) 34/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 +0.1 16.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 44/10
BRISBANE 24.0 -0.6 14.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 26/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -1.0 7.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 48/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +1.0 3.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 26/16
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.5 -- 14.8 -- -- 4.2 -- -- 437 (18.2) 44/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 20.7 -1.0 13.1 +2.8 -- 9.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 -1.0 9.4 -0.7 -- 13.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 21/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -0.5 4.7 -2.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 17/09
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +1.5 -0.2 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 22/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 -1.3 8.5 -2.5 6.7 2.2 0.4 9.4 422 (17.6) 21/08
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.3 -0.5 4.4 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 15/09
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.8 -0.9 4.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 18/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.6 2.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 21/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 +2.1 3.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +1.9 0.9 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +3.6 3.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 0.1 9.6 76 ( 3.2) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 +1.3 -1.1 -6.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 13/09
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.9 +2.3 -0.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 21/11
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.9 +2.0 -0.8 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 13/16
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.0 +2.3 2.4 -5.9 -1.7 0.0 3.0 9.3 340 (14.2) 44/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 35/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 19.3 -- 2.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 13/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +1.1 -1.9 -7.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.1 -0.1 4.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 21/14
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.1 -0.3 7.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 22/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 +0.6 3.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 +3.2 5.5 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 2.6 -- 392 (16.3) 39/08
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.8 +6.3 6.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 41/15
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 Saturday 22 MAY 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
35.6 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.2 : 29.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 23.2 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.5 : 20.9 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+6.4 : 27.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3 : 20.8 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.3 : 27.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 23.7 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.3 : 27.3 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.4 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.3 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL

+4.9 : 12.8 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.7 : 13.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.7 : 16.6 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
+4.3 : 10.9 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+3.9 : 19.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

Coldest for Saturday 22 MAY 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 15.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA
-4.7 : 21.9 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
-4.4 : 13.5 LAKES ENTRANCE (EASTERN BEACH ROAD) E Gippsland VIC
-3.7 : 20.4 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.4 : 24.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

-5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-4.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-11.0 : -4.2 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-9.4 : -3.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-8.4 : -0.6 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
-8.0 : 0.4 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-7.9 : 0.1 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-7.9 : -1.9 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-7.9 : 1.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St 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.
33.0 OLD BAR (ONDARRO CREST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
31.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
30.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
25.6 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
9.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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7.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
6.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

1219 (50.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1214 (50.6) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
1143 (47.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1104 (46.0) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
1070 (44.6) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1061 (44.2) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1051 (43.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1051 (43.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1036 (43.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1022 (42.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1017 (42.4) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1016 (42.3) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
988 (41.2) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
986 (41.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
982 (40.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
967 (40.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
938 (39.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
924 (38.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
921 (38.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
902 (37.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
901 (37.5) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
851 (35.5) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
839 (35.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
797 (33.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
788 (32.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
778 (32.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
772 (32.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
684 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
652 (27.2) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
651 (27.1) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
650 (27.1) CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
649 (27.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
616 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
100/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/18 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
81/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
80/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Saturday 22 MAY 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
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT
5.6mm in 16 min to 19:19 21.0mm/h
CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION
14.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h
MULLEWA AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h
ALLANOOKA AG STATION
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
Lower West & Perth
GINGIN AERO
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
LANCELIN (DEFENCE)
8.4mm in 23 min to 16:23 21.9mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
MANJIMUP
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
MANDURAH
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
HARVEY
25.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 50.0mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 30.2mm/h
34.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 34.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 26.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
WAROONA
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
JURIEN BAY AG STATION
5.4mm in 11 min to 16:41 29.5mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
11.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 22.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 65 ) at 21:07
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(320/ 82 ) at 16:30