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Observations and extremes for Sunday 08 JAN 2023
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 30.4 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 725 (30.2) 61/14
PERTH AIRPORT 30.1 -1.7 15.6 -1.4 14.7 0.0 8.2 13.1 511 (21.3) 41/15
PERTH METRO 28.7 -2.5 15.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 39/17
BUSSELTON AERO 29.0 -1.1 11.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 44/16
BUNBURY 28.5 -1.2 12.6 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 37/18
MANDURAH 26.3 -3.0 16.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.2 -- 9.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 31/12
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 33.9 +0.2 15.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 44/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.1 25.5 +0.6 24.8 0.4 5.2 10.1 542 (22.6) 44/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.7 -5.8 16.3 -5.3 -- 17.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 46/17
WHYALLA AERO 38.5 +8.3 16.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 48/18
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 38.2 +8.4 18.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 43/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 36.1 +7.9 20.2 +4.1 16.3 0.0 11.4 13.9 343 (14.3) 44/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 36.8 +11.6 14.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 7.2 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 36.6 +11.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.2 22.8 -0.9 -- 9.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 28/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 -0.6 25.3 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 35/12
MACKAY AERO 30.6 +0.2 20.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 31/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +0.2 21.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 31/18
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +0.6 19.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 30/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.7 -1.1 20.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 30/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 30.1 -0.2 19.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 28.8 +0.3 20.5 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 492 (20.5) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 -1.0 19.2 -2.2 16.4 0.0 8.0 12.6 360 (15.0) 34/21
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.0 -1.1 20.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 41/08
BRISBANE 29.5 -1.0 20.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.0 +2.5 15.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 540 (22.5) 44/19
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 31.3 -1.7 12.8 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 44/15
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.5 -- 18.5 -- -- 2.0 -- -- 581 (24.2) 44/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 -3.3 17.2 -1.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 464 (19.3) --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -4.5 17.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 35/18
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -2.6 5.8 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 -2.5 15.9 -3.1 13.9 1.2 5.0 11.5 626 (26.1) 44/10
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 28.0 -2.3 15.4 -1.9 -- -- -- -- 291 (12.1) 28/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 25.1 -2.0 13.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 31/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.8 -3.4 5.6 -8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 31/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.7 -0.2 12.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.6 -1.1 13.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.8 +4.3 19.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.2 +4.0 14.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 30/17
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 33.7 +1.6 13.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 34/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 29.6 +2.9 9.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 34/19
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 31.8 +5.2 12.6 -1.3 9.4 0.0 8.6 13.4 359 (15.0) 30/14
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 31.9 -- 14.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/18
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 31.8 -- 13.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 22/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.5 +7.3 11.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 37/19
WYNYARD AIRPORT 21.0 -0.7 15.9 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 39/00
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 21.5 -0.1 14.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 0.0 13.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/18
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 26.3 +4.5 12.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 39/08
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 Sunday 08 JAN 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

44.0 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
44.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.8 : 38.4 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+11.6 : 36.8 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.2 : 36.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+10.6 : 40.0 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA
+10.5 : 32.3 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.5 : 32.6 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

30.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.9 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.7 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
28.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+7.6 : 20.8 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+7.4 : 20.2 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.1 : 23.7 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 21.1 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.9 : 24.1 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest for Sunday 08 JAN 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

17.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
18.3 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
18.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-17.4 : 22.2 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-14.9 : 20.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-12.3 : 26.3 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 28.4 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-7.4 : 30.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.4 : 29.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-10.0 : 16.2 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.0 : 2.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.9 : 5.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 : 2.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 : 2.9 BOMBALA AWS 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.
92.0 CARTERS BORE Northwest QLD
86.0 MOUNT CARBINE TOWNSHIP N Coast--Barron QLD
74.0 MAREEBA TM N Coast--Barron QLD
68.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
66.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
54.0 PINE HILL
53.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
50.4 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
56.6 MOUNT ISA MINE
N Coast--Barron
86.0 MOUNT CARBINE TOWNSHIP
74.0 MAREEBA TM
63.2 MAREEBA AIRPORT
57.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
Northwest
92.0 CARTERS BORE
54.4 NEW MAY DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
68.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
66.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL)

13.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
12.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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12.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
12.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
11.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.1 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

1164 (48.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1133 (47.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1114 (46.4) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1052 (43.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1024 (42.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
1019 (42.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1016 (42.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
994 (41.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
966 (40.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
964 (40.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
957 (39.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
955 (39.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
927 (38.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
904 (37.7) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
901 (37.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
897 (37.4) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
883 (36.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
865 (36.0) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
861 (35.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
837 (34.9) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
835 (34.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
826 (34.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
813 (33.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
802 (33.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
795 (33.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
768 (32.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
767 (32.0) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
763 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
762 (31.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
762 (31.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
753 (31.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
734 (30.6) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
730 (30.4) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
725 (30.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
725 (30.2) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
717 (29.9) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
716 (29.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
693 (28.9) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
678 (28.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
677 (28.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
675 (28.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
667 (27.8) DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
662 (27.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
661 (27.5) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
658 (27.4) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
655 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
655 (27.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
654 (27.3) ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
635 (26.5) NGAYAWILI Northern Rivers NT
634 (26.4) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
624 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) DENNES POINT Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
607 (25.3) RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
605 (25.2) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
602 (25.1) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
78/12 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
72/22 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
72/19 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
68/16 TELFER AERO Interior WA
68/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Sunday 08 JAN 2023
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
Interior
TELFER AERO
6.6mm in 11 min to 16:27 36.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:30 84.0mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 22.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
7.4mm in 11 min to 13:30 40.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
15.2mm in 12 min to 18:00 76.0mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 26.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 28.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 20:06 46.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
7.2mm in 13 min to 00:13 33.2mm/h
9.6mm in 17 min to 00:30 33.9mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 25.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.0mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.6mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
15.6mm in 30 min to 03:00 31.2mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 22.6mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.8mm/h
Northwest
CARTERS BORE
16.8mm in 30 min to 02:30 33.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 22.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
URANDANGI AERODROME
4.0mm in 11 min to 05:00 21.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.8mm/h
NEW MAY DOWNS
11.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 23.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
10.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 20.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 20.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 18.8mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 20.8mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 20.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h
None reported