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Observations and extremes for Wednesday 19 APR 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 30.7 -- 16.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 52/08
PERTH AIRPORT 25.2 -0.5 12.5 -0.5 10.0 0.0 4.0 10.4 495 (20.6) 52/08
PERTH METRO 24.0 -1.9 11.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 34/09
BUSSELTON AERO 23.0 -1.0 7.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) --
BUNBURY 22.7 -1.5 10.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 22/04
MANDURAH 24.3 +0.2 12.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 37/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.9 -- 4.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 24/16
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.1 -4.2 8.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 34/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.5 18.6 -5.4 17.2 0.0 6.6 11.3 226 ( 9.4) 28/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.5 -3.9 7.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 52/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -4.4 12.8 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 389 (16.2) 43/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 19.1 -3.7 10.9 -1.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 305 (12.7) 35/08
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 18.7 -3.6 11.8 -0.1 9.8 2.0 4.2 4.7 334 (13.9) 35/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 18.8 -2.7 13.0 +2.6 -- 1.4 3.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 -3.0 8.0 -0.8 -- 3.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.0 23.2 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 345 (14.4) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.5 22.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 37/10
MACKAY AERO 28.9 +1.2 19.9 +0.4 -- 4.2 -- -- 405 (16.9) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 +1.9 16.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.0 17.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 39/16
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.6 +1.4 18.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 37/18
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.0 -0.1 17.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 39/09
COOLANGATTA 25.5 -0.1 17.9 +0.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 467 (19.5) 39/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 +0.4 17.1 +0.6 16.5 0.2 7.4 5.9 431 (18.0) 35/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.5 -0.6 18.3 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 663 (27.6) 41/13
BRISBANE 27.7 +0.5 17.0 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.5 +0.1 11.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 34/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -0.3 9.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 24/00
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.2 -- 16.4 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 26/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 +1.0 11.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 31/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.4 8.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 21/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.7 +2.7 14.3 0.0 11.0 0.0 3.4 9.4 299 (12.5) 30/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 25.2 +1.9 11.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.0 +0.8 4.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 30/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.5 -0.1 6.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.6 0.0 7.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT -- -- 11.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.7 -3.7 8.8 +0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 41/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.7 -2.9 7.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 35/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.7 -3.9 7.3 -1.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 44/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.8 -2.6 12.9 +2.7 9.1 1.0 3.4 6.0 402 (16.8) 50/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 17.5 -- 14.4 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 28/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.8 -- 12.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 -3.3 9.4 +1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 413 (17.2) 41/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.0 -2.6 10.5 +3.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 401 (16.7) 52/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.3 -1.5 12.0 +3.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 654 (27.3) 55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 -1.8 11.5 +3.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 39/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.6 -1.8 11.7 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 367 (15.3) 46/10
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 Wednesday 19 APR 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
34.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
34.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 34.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 32.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.1 : 32.3 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+3.8 : 32.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+3.5 : 33.0 KALBARRI Central West WA

26.5 MARION REEF Islands ISL
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.8 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL

+4.3 : 14.2 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+3.9 : 11.5 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+3.9 : 12.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) NE Agricultural SA
+3.8 : 16.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+3.7 : 13.6 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+3.7 : 10.4 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+3.7 : 13.3 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
+3.7 : 16.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW

Coldest for Wednesday 19 APR 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.1 : 20.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.6 : 23.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.2 : 7.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.2 : 20.6 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 24.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.6 : 0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.7 : 15.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 14.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 13.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 2.7 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt 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.
82.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
70.6 LOTUS BIRD LODGE S Peninsula QLD
57.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
45.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
40.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
82.8 HORN ISLAND
S Peninsula
70.6 LOTUS BIRD LODGE
N Coast--Herbert
57.0 EURAMO TM
40.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL

ISLANDS
Islands
45.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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7.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1222 (50.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1113 (46.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
981 (40.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
977 (40.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
925 (38.5) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
875 (36.5) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
855 (35.6) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
795 (33.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
770 (32.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
744 (31.0) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
743 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
709 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
708 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
686 (28.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
678 (28.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
663 (27.6) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
618 (25.8) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
617 (25.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
616 (25.7) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
102/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/13 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
78/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/06 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
74/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Wednesday 19 APR 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
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
17.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 22.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
19.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 38.4mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 21.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
HORN ISLAND
4.0mm in 3 min to 05:30 80.0mm/h
8.6mm in 14 min to 05:44 36.9mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.6mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
8.0mm in 8 min to 15:38 60.0mm/h
8.6mm in 11 min to 15:49 46.9mm/h
5.0mm in 11 min to 16:00 27.3mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.4mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
15.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
5.8mm in 13 min to 02:00 26.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 70 ) at 13:17
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 82 ) at 07:55
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(310/ 65 ) at 07:39
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(260/ 65 ) at 13:09