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094087

KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE)

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09/09/2012

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Data is as received at 13:41EST, 24/09/2021.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 23 SEP 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 26.9 -- 6.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 44/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.1 +4.9 5.0 -3.9 2.7 0.0 6.8 10.9 256 (10.7) 46/23
PERTH METRO 24.1 +3.8 7.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 37/16
BUSSELTON AERO 18.4 +0.1 9.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 46/15
BUNBURY 21.3 +2.8 11.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/17
MANDURAH 22.4 +3.4 13.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 41/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.9 -- 10.0 -- -- 1.8 -- -- 317 (13.2) 35/11
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 30.9 +8.6 7.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 48/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.1 19.6 -3.4 17.9 0.0 12.0 11.2 362 (15.1) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.2 -2.1 2.8 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 46/09
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 +3.9 5.3 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 244 (10.2) 35/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 21.9 +2.8 10.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 30/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 20.1 +1.9 11.6 +2.6 10.1 0.2 3.8 9.6 252 (10.5) 30/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 19.2 +0.8 9.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 +1.4 10.7 +4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 465 (19.4) 50/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 15.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 582 (24.3) 48/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 -0.8 10.3 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 48/14
MACKAY AERO 24.6 -1.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 -1.1 9.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 -0.4 11.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 34/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.1 -1.1 11.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.3 -1.6 10.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 23.1 -0.3 10.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 +0.4 9.3 -3.5 6.2 0.0 -- 11.4 361 (15.0) 34/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.1 -1.3 8.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 31/14
BRISBANE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 -0.5 4.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 28/13
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +0.3 -0.1 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 24/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.8 -- 6.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 37/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 22.7 +0.1 5.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 +4.9 7.3 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 41/11
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +3.7 3.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 35/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +1.2 1.8 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.3 +6.6 9.9 -0.7 7.6 0.0 4.0 11.0 375 (15.6) 34/09
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 27.1 +4.5 3.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 28/18
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.3 +5.0 7.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 46/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 48/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.2 2.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +2.1 5.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.1 +4.5 5.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.5 +1.5 5.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 37/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 18.7 +0.5 2.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 34/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.1 +3.1 9.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 549 (22.9) 50/09
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.6 +3.9 8.1 +1.0 5.4 0.0 2.8 11.4 323 (13.5) 46/14
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 21.5 -- 10.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 35/16
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 19.3 -- 9.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 54/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.4 +2.5 4.4 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 300 (12.5) 41/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.6 +1.2 10.7 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 658 (27.4) 67/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.8 +1.5 11.4 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 894 (37.3) 65/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.3 10.8 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 52/09
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +2.3 11.6 +5.5 7.9 0.0 7.0 -- 640 (26.7) 68/09
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.7 +2.6 11.8 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 740 (30.8) 94/04
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 23 SEP 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
36.3 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+9.3 : 35.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+9.1 : 30.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.7 : 30.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.6 : 30.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.6 : 32.1 MULLEWA Central West WA

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.6 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.6 : 21.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 11.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.2 : 24.2 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
+7.1 : 11.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 12.0 DOVER Southeast TAS

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

3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 29.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-5.6 : 28.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.5 : 29.9 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.3 : 31.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-5.2 : 31.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.5 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 BARRABA (CLIFTON LANE) NW Slopes N NSW

-10.3 : 3.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.8 : 8.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Northern Rivers NT
-9.7 : 0.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-9.5 : 4.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-8.9 : 10.7 TINDAL RAAF Northern Rivers NT

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.
14.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
8.4 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West & Perth WA
8.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
7.2 MOUNT DELEGATE E Gippsland VIC

11.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA

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10.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
9.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

2035 (84.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1553 (64.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1521 (63.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1422 (59.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1361 (56.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1253 (52.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1235 (51.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1233 (51.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1147 (47.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1145 (47.7) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
1111 (46.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1098 (45.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1063 (44.3) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1048 (43.7) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1033 (43.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1028 (42.8) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1004 (41.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1003 (41.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
977 (40.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
977 (40.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
975 (40.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
955 (39.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
943 (39.3) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
930 (38.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
904 (37.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
894 (37.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
890 (37.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
884 (36.8) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
880 (36.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
878 (36.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
840 (35.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
837 (34.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
818 (34.1) WARRA W Coast TAS
798 (33.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
793 (33.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
793 (33.0) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
780 (32.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
767 (32.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
740 (30.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
706 (29.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
705 (29.4) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
691 (28.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
685 (28.5) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) DENNES POINT Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
658 (27.4) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
646 (26.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
640 (26.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
612 (25.5) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
610 (25.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
610 (25.4) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
172/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
143/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
133/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
128/06 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
117/01 WARRA W Coast TAS
111/07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
107/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/12 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
96/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/04 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
94/09 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
93/04 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Thursday 23 SEP 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
WARRA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 102(300/ 74 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(280/ 50 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(360/ 70 ) at 06:00
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 100(290/ 69 ) at 12:30
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(300/ 58 ) at 04:26
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 143(310/109 ) at 08:19
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 172(270/104 ) at 06:19
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 133(280/ 70 ) at 06:17
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 111( 70/ 87 ) at 07:30
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 12:56
W Coast
WARRA : 117(300/ 58 ) at 02:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(320/ 72 ) at 05:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 128(310/ 83 ) at 06:28
MOUNT READ : 106(300/ 80 ) at 11:17
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(290/ 80 ) at 09:30