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Saturday 27 AUG 2022 in charts
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Data is as received at 13:29EST, 28/08/2022.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 27 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 20.3 -- 8.3 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 287 (12.0) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -0.1 8.7 +0.6 6.1 2.4 3.0 5.5 260 (10.8) 59/15
PERTH METRO 18.5 -0.6 9.8 +1.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 46/11
BUSSELTON AERO 16.2 -1.1 6.4 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 265 (11.0) 54/16
BUNBURY 15.8 -1.9 7.7 +0.2 -- 6.4 -- -- 251 (10.5) 50/13
MANDURAH 16.6 -1.6 12.4 +1.5 -- 18.6 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 43/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.3 -- 9.3 -- -- 3.6 -- -- 306 (12.8) 46/15
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 20.8 +2.1 6.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 44/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.5 17.5 -2.8 16.2 0.0 7.4 11.2 241 (10.0) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.3 +1.6 -0.3 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.7 +4.3 5.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 39/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 19.1 +2.8 11.3 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 39/11
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 19.0 +3.1 12.7 +5.1 10.5 0.0 4.0 4.7 294 (12.3) 41/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 18.3 +2.0 9.3 +2.5 -- 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.5 +3.3 3.5 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +0.7 19.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 46/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.4 +0.3 17.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 48/14
MACKAY AERO 22.8 -1.0 17.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 579 (24.1) 46/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 -0.8 13.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 22.9 -0.6 10.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 41/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 23.4 -0.7 16.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 50/09
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.3 +0.5 9.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 34/15
COOLANGATTA 21.6 0.0 11.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 43/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.2 -0.7 9.6 -0.2 4.9 0.0 4.0 10.8 279 (11.6) 35/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 18.0 -4.2 8.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 34/08
BRISBANE 22.2 -1.1 10.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 0.0 8.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 37/08
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +2.9 5.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 31/18
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 19.5 -- 11.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 37/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 -0.3 9.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 26/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +0.4 5.6 +1.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 24/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.2 +3.0 1.8 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -2.0 10.6 +2.3 9.3 13.2 1.0 4.5 512 (21.3) 34/07
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.7 +0.5 8.3 +3.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 21/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 17.5 -1.3 10.0 +3.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.2 +2.3 -2.4 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 31/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +3.9 2.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 35/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +4.6 3.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +3.5 8.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 30/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.3 +3.2 4.5 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 18.3 +3.5 1.5 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 28/11
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.2 +3.4 6.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 22/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.9 +4.5 6.6 +0.7 4.9 0.0 0.8 9.2 168 ( 7.0) 31/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.1 -- 6.8 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/14
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.7 +2.6 7.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 18/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 +3.7 1.7 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 34/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.2 0.0 9.2 +5.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/23
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.6 +1.4 7.0 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 21/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 -0.8 6.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 18/14
HOBART AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.6 +3.5 7.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 31/10
Max
° C
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° C
Min
° C
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° 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 27 AUG 2022
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.3 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.6 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.5 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
35.5 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+9.8 : 29.1 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+9.8 : 29.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.1 : 27.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.0 : 13.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+6.6 : 14.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.0 : 9.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP NE Agricultural SA
+6.0 : 10.6 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+5.5 : 8.6 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+5.5 : 9.8 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.5 : 11.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest for Saturday 27 AUG 2022
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 18.0 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.4 : 12.2 SHANNON Lower West & Perth WA
-3.3 : 19.2 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.0 : 23.2 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.9 : 23.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.9 : 21.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-2.9 : 13.5 ALBANY Lower West & Perth WA

-6.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2 : 8.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.3 : -0.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 8.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 7.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.8 : 3.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA

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.
32.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
19.6 RANDWICK (RANDWICK ST) Sydney--east NSW
18.6 MANDURAH Lower West & Perth WA
16.0 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West & Perth WA
16.0 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
8.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
7.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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7.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
4.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1104 (46.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1089 (45.4) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
1077 (44.9) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1056 (44.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1048 (43.7) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
1037 (43.2) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
922 (38.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
921 (38.4) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
914 (38.1) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
891 (37.1) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
878 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
878 (36.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
859 (35.8) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
803 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
788 (32.8) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
783 (32.6) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
758 (31.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
692 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
679 (28.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
675 (28.1) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
674 (28.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
669 (27.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
665 (27.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
636 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
605 (25.2) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
604 (25.2) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
78/22 FORREST Eucla WA
74/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
72/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
72/08 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
68/09 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

High realtime reports for Saturday 27 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
MANDURAH
16.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 33.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 17.0mm/h
None reported