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Data is as received at 13:37EST, 20/08/2021.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 19 AUG 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 21.2 -- 8.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 -0.3 8.0 -0.1 5.9 1.4 4.6 3.5 278 (11.6) 44/16
PERTH METRO 18.7 -0.3 9.8 +1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/16
BUSSELTON AERO 17.8 +0.5 11.5 +4.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/12
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.1 12.6 +4.9 -- 8.2 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 61/03
MANDURAH 18.4 +0.4 12.8 +1.8 -- 8.4 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 35/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.7 -- 10.4 -- -- 6.2 -- -- 308 (12.8) 34/02
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.4 +3.7 8.0 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 355 (14.8) 54/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.8 22.6 +2.3 21.9 0.0 6.6 10.8 247 (10.3) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.5 +4.8 2.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 +5.6 4.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 48/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 20.9 +4.6 4.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 46/20
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 21.3 +5.3 6.6 -1.0 3.5 0.0 2.6 7.9 266 (11.1) 48/20
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20.6 +4.2 2.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.4 +4.2 3.9 -1.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 306 (12.8) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +0.7 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 37/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 +1.5 13.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 39/15
MACKAY AERO 24.9 +1.1 12.2 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 425 (17.7) 41/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.0 +0.1 16.1 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +0.4 12.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 43/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 24.5 +0.4 16.5 +3.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 418 (17.4) 52/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.3 +1.5 12.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 34/09
COOLANGATTA 22.2 +0.6 11.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 -0.1 9.2 -0.5 6.8 1.0 -- 9.6 245 (10.2) 26/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 21.8 -0.5 11.7 +1.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 371 (15.5) 24/09
BRISBANE 22.5 -0.8 11.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +0.1 9.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 615 (25.6) 39/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +1.7 4.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 24/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.5 -- 8.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 20.6 +0.3 4.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.7 +3.0 3.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +2.4 0.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 31/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +2.2 -1.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 34/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 +2.9 8.0 -0.2 4.0 0.0 4.0 9.8 297 (12.4) 26/13
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 21.6 +2.4 2.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/12
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.4 +1.6 2.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 24/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.3 -- -3.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 37/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 +2.5 1.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.4 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 15/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +3.5 4.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 +2.1 1.5 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 30/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 15.7 +0.8 3.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 21/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.9 +2.1 2.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 24/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.9 +2.5 5.7 -0.2 3.9 0.0 2.6 8.3 391 (16.3) 39/12
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 17.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) -- -- 2.8 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 55/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 +2.1 3.1 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 311 (13.0) 41/12
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.3 +2.1 4.5 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 13.7 +0.6 5.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 30/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +2.1 2.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 28/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.0 5.9 +1.2 -0.4 0.0 2.2 -- 438 (18.3) 31/00
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.9 +1.8 6.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 26/00
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 Thursday 19 AUG 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.7 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
35.6 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.6 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 33.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.4 : 27.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 30.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.6 : 27.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 25.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
25.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 DARWIN NTC AWS Northern Rivers NT

+9.2 : 15.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.6 : 14.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 15.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.5 : 14.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.3 : 14.7 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest for Thursday 19 AUG 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.5 : 15.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-1.6 : 14.4 BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA
-1.5 : 16.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-1.2 : 15.7 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
-1.2 : 17.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.8 : -0.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) NE Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 11.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 2.5 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-4.6 : 2.1 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.4 : 0.1 MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
-4.4 : 1.3 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-4.4 : -3.2 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
33.2 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA
20.2 SHANNON Lower West & Perth WA
19.6 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West & Perth WA
17.6 MOUNT WILLIAM Lower West & Perth WA
17.2 HENTY BROOK Lower West & Perth WA

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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7.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1332 (55.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1205 (50.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1122 (46.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1009 (42.0) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
936 (39.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
929 (38.7) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
911 (38.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
907 (37.8) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
892 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
874 (36.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
853 (35.5) MARION REEF Islands ISL
841 (35.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
840 (35.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
752 (31.3) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
745 (31.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
744 (31.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
736 (30.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
734 (30.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
733 (30.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
729 (30.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
729 (30.4) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
729 (30.4) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
725 (30.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
708 (29.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
672 (28.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
618 (25.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
615 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
604 (25.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
80/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
76/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

High realtime reports for Thursday 19 AUG 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
Lower West & Perth
PEARCE RAAF
5.4mm in 12 min to 18:00 27.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
14.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.6mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
QUALEUP AG STATION
8.8mm in 25 min to 14:55 21.1mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
22.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 44.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.2mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 23.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(300/ 65 ) at 00:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 78(260/ 63 ) at 01:30