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Wednesday 17 AUG 2022 in charts
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Data is as received at 23:27EST, 20/08/2022.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 17 AUG 2022
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 18.6 -- 13.3 -- -- 9.8 -- -- 593 (24.7) 67/13
PERTH AIRPORT 16.9 -1.7 9.4 +1.3 8.0 16.6 2.8 3.8 518 (21.6) 83/04
PERTH METRO 17.4 -1.7 10.3 +2.0 -- 9.6 -- -- 339 (14.1) 54/05
BUSSELTON AERO 14.5 -2.8 7.1 -0.1 -- 7.8 -- -- 401 (16.7) 39/10
BUNBURY 14.9 -2.8 10.3 +2.8 -- 11.4 -- -- 485 (20.2) 59/02
MANDURAH 15.2 -3.0 11.9 +1.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 719 (30.0) 76/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.1 -- 8.4 -- -- 2.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 41/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 16.7 -2.0 10.8 +5.1 -- 17.2 -- -- 460 (19.2) 55/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +1.1 17.1 -3.2 15.6 0.0 7.6 11.1 263 (11.0) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 +5.5 0.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 +2.8 10.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 63/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 17.2 +0.9 7.4 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 48/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 17.4 +1.5 9.2 +1.6 5.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 349 (14.5) 59/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 19.0 +2.7 8.1 +1.3 -- 0.2 1.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -0.8 6.7 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 355 (14.8) 54/17
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 -0.4 12.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.1 12.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/01
MACKAY AERO 23.2 -0.6 8.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.0 -1.9 11.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 41/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -2.0 9.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 34/08
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 22.7 -1.4 11.1 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 39/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 21.1 -1.7 8.7 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -0.6 8.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 35/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -0.5 7.5 -2.3 3.2 1.6 3.0 10.7 279 (11.6) 31/11
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 20.6 -1.6 6.8 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 44/09
BRISBANE 22.3 -1.0 9.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -2.1 4.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 31/01
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -0.2 -0.8 -3.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 34/12
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.2 -- 6.1 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 259 (10.8) 48/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.8 +0.1 6.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/08
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -0.1 3.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 26/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.8 +0.6 -0.4 -1.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 427 (17.8) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 -0.5 8.7 +0.4 6.0 0.0 4.4 10.0 462 (19.3) 37/00
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 20.5 -- 8.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.3 +1.1 3.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 26/10
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 20.1 +1.3 6.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 31/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 -0.2 1.0 +0.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.3 -0.2 1.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.4 -0.5 3.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 28/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.6 +0.3 6.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -0.7 2.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 30/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 14.0 -0.8 2.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 26/22
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 14.3 -0.5 6.4 +2.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 460 (19.2) 35/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 15.5 +1.1 4.4 -1.5 2.9 1.0 1.6 1.3 368 (15.3) 96/23
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 15.6 -- 6.9 -- -- 1.8 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 46/23
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16.7 +1.6 7.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 39/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -0.7 2.3 -1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 333 (13.9) 61/22
WYNYARD AIRPORT 12.7 -0.5 3.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 28/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 12.9 -0.3 5.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 43/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -0.5 3.5 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.0 +2.9 6.6 +1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 70/20
Max
° C
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° 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 Wednesday 17 AUG 2022
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.6 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
34.6 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+9.3 : 32.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.7 : 30.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.3 : 28.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 25.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.8 : 27.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 30.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

25.5 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.6 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
24.6 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.3 : 17.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.7 : 18.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.3 : 17.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.3 : 16.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.6 : 15.2 EUCLA Eucla WA

Coldest for Wednesday 17 AUG 2022
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 10.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : 12.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-5.1 : 17.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-4.6 : 18.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-4.6 : 13.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA

-5.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.6 : 5.9 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-8.2 : -3.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 6.5 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.9 : 7.3 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
-6.8 : 11.6 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

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.
91.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
48.6 COPPING (YAXLEY ESTATE) E Coast TAS
45.8 DWELLINGUP Lower West & Perth WA
44.6 MOUNT WILLIAM Lower West & Perth WA
40.0 HUNTLY Lower West & Perth WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
45.8 DWELLINGUP
40.0 HUNTLY

TASMANIA
E Coast
48.6 COPPING (YAXLEY ESTATE)

ISLANDS
Lower West & Perth
44.6 MOUNT WILLIAM
Islands
91.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

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

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4.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
1.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1205 (50.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1091 (45.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1079 (45.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
1055 (44.0) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
989 (41.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
938 (39.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
914 (38.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
871 (36.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
860 (35.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
833 (34.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
802 (33.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
795 (33.1) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
794 (33.1) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
779 (32.5) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
756 (31.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
755 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
727 (30.3) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
724 (30.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
719 (30.0) MANDURAH Lower West & Perth WA
717 (29.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) FORREST Eucla WA
689 (28.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
689 (28.7) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
678 (28.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West & Perth WA
657 (27.4) WILUNA AERO Interior WA
648 (27.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
631 (26.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
613 (25.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
611 (25.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
604 (25.2) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
604 (25.2) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
106/08 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
100/20 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/05 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
96/05 SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
96/23 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
94/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
91/09 BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA

High realtime reports for Wednesday 17 AUG 2022
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