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Prepared at 1213 EST on 18/03/2023.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

552.0

34.6

01/03/2012

21

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

27.0

27.0

07/03/1999

24

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

27.0

25.0

17/03/2023

29

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.


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Data is as received at 15:39EST, 19/03/2023.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 18 MAR 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 28.3 -- 12.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 624 (26.0) 52/21
PERTH AIRPORT 27.8 -1.9 14.2 -1.8 11.1 0.0 6.8 11.0 614 (25.6) 50/03
PERTH METRO 26.4 -3.2 14.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 35/16
BUSSELTON AERO 23.7 -4.1 11.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/17
BUNBURY 23.4 -4.3 11.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 37/15
MANDURAH 24.8 -3.0 15.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 -- 13.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 25.8 -3.7 14.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 35/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.0 25.3 +0.7 24.5 0.0 4.2 7.7 230 ( 9.6) 59/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.1 +6.3 21.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 43/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.6 -1.7 20.6 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 41/17
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 27.1 +0.2 20.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 48/03
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.4 -2.1 20.4 +5.9 16.9 0.0 8.4 6.4 361 (15.0) 41/02
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 24.7 +1.1 16.7 +3.8 -- 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.7 -0.5 13.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 46/05
CAIRNS AERO 32.4 +1.8 25.1 +2.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 350 (14.6) 63/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.9 24.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 50/14
MACKAY AERO 32.1 +2.7 21.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 55/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.3 +1.7 23.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 31.7 +2.4 22.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.8 +1.9 23.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 39/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 31.2 +2.1 21.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 30/11
COOLANGATTA 30.7 +3.2 22.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 30.6 +2.6 24.3 +4.5 21.7 0.0 6.8 10.1 308 (12.8) 30/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 30.1 +2.2 21.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 24/12
BRISBANE 33.1 +4.0 23.5 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.9 +4.7 20.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 539 (22.5) 44/08
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +5.5 12.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 24/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 28.6 -- 17.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.4 +6.0 18.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 31/17
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 32.0 +4.6 16.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 21/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +8.4 6.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 43/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.6 +5.2 20.4 +2.8 16.5 0.0 6.8 10.5 394 (16.4) 52/17
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 34.0 +7.2 16.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 28.2 +2.9 19.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 34/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.4 +6.8 7.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 50/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.6 +7.9 12.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.5 +7.6 10.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 42.5 +14.0 18.2 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.8 +11.6 11.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 52/14
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 38.2 +10.7 12.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 46/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 35.8 +11.3 9.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 59/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 38.0 +13.8 11.8 -1.0 9.4 0.2 7.4 2.9 401 (16.7) 83/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 36.2 -- 14.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 52/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 37.2 -- 12.3 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 65/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.5 +10.2 11.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 68/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.8 +0.6 10.2 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 21.0 +0.6 12.8 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 558 (23.3) 34/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.4 +3.7 12.4 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 41/16
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 25.4 +5.2 13.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 52/04
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 Saturday 18 MAR 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

43.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
43.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
43.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
43.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+14.6 : 38.3 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+14.0 : 42.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+13.8 : 38.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+13.6 : 37.1 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+13.4 : 37.6 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+13.4 : 37.8 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+13.4 : 42.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW

30.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
29.2 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.6 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+9.8 : 27.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 18.4 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+8.1 : 27.3 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.0 : 27.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 18.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest for Saturday 18 MAR 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

15.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
15.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
17.7 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

-5.5 : 23.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 20.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West & Perth WA
-4.6 : 20.1 SHANNON Lower West & Perth WA
-4.4 : 22.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West & Perth WA
-4.3 : 23.4 BUNBURY Lower West & Perth WA

3.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : 7.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 6.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 4.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 : 9.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 13.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West 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.
35.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION Gulf Country QLD
28.6 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
26.2 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD
23.6 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
28.6 NAPIER DOWNS
23.6 WINDJANA GORGE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
26.2 MERLUNA
Gulf Country
35.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
552.0 ORBOST

11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
10.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
6.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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7.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
6.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1494 (62.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1130 (47.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1044 (43.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1036 (43.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
953 (39.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
893 (37.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
879 (36.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
820 (34.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
758 (31.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
757 (31.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
757 (31.5) MARION REEF Islands ISL
753 (31.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
753 (31.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
738 (30.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
736 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
734 (30.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
724 (30.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
712 (29.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
694 (28.9) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
682 (28.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
677 (28.2) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
676 (28.2) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
674 (28.1) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
666 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
663 (27.6) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
655 (27.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
643 (26.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
640 (26.7) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
635 (26.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
625 (26.0) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
624 (26.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
616 (25.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
615 (25.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
613 (25.5) FORREST Eucla WA
611 (25.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
604 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
135/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
96/16 SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) Adelaide/Lofty SA
94/11 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
93/12 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/16 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
91/09 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

High realtime reports for Saturday 18 MAR 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
4.8mm in 6 min to 15:17 48.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
9.6mm in 7 min to 16:17 82.3mm/h
10.0mm in 6 min to 16:23 100.0mm/h
6.2mm in 3 min to 16:26 124.0mm/h
6.8mm in 4 min to 16:30 102.0mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 32.6mm/h
4.8mm in 2 min to 16:32 144.0mm/h
9.2mm in 16 min to 16:48 34.5mm/h
47.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 47.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.7mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
5.4mm in 11 min to 14:41 29.5mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
8.2mm in 7 min to 17:00 70.3mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:01 84.0mm/h
KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE)
10.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
5.6mm in 15 min to 15:45 22.4mm/h
14.8mm in 14 min to 15:59 63.4mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 27.6mm/h
7.2mm in 20 min to 16:20 21.6mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 29.6mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) : 96(240/ 4 ) at 16:30
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 74( 80/ 65 ) at 21:39
VICTORIA
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 93(320/ 59 ) at 13:39
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 72(200/ 65 ) at 19:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(***/ 69 ) at 00:01
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 128(270/ 91 ) at 04:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(270/ 65 ) at 22:30