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Provisional records set or equalled today

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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 1328 EST on 21/04/2023.

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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-2.9

-2.5

21/04/2006

32

1 S C Suspect - air minimum of -1.2 has been removed from some BoM Observation reports but not others. Six other sites in the WA Eucla district and SA Western District have also had their air minima removed. Reported Eyre air min of -1.2 is between 7 and 10C below remaining sites in area. Eyre however does sometimes report extremely high max and low min temps due to its siting and on a sand dune base close to the Great Southern Ocean, so validity of air and grass mins will need to be tested. Await BoM verification.


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Data is as received at 13:26EST, 21/04/2023.

Observations and extremes for Thursday 20 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 29.4 -- 15.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 48/09
PERTH AIRPORT 25.9 +0.2 14.0 +1.0 9.2 0.0 5.8 10.3 446 (18.6) 35/00
PERTH METRO 25.5 -0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUSSELTON AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 23.3 -0.9 7.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 21/10
MANDURAH 23.5 -0.6 13.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.9 -- 6.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 26/12
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.8 -3.5 11.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 39/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -1.0 21.4 -2.6 20.5 0.0 6.0 9.5 172 ( 7.2) 34/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.2 -6.2 9.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 52/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 -4.2 13.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 35/18
PARAFIELD AIRPORT -- -- 10.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 18.5 -3.8 12.1 +0.2 8.2 0.0 3.0 3.6 336 (14.0) 22/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 19.2 -2.3 11.7 +1.3 -- 0.4 2.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.6 -0.9 9.1 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO -- -- 21.5 -0.2 -- 6.2 -- -- 374 (15.6) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +0.7 21.4 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 31/11
MACKAY AERO 28.1 +0.4 18.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 +0.6 19.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +0.4 15.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 50/06
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.5 +0.3 17.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 35/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.6 -0.5 16.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 25.6 0.0 18.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 46/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +1.5 15.5 -1.0 12.5 0.0 5.4 4.5 372 (15.5) 43/11
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.4 +0.3 17.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 46/08
BRISBANE 28.2 +1.0 15.9 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 -1.9 11.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 31/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 24.6 -0.9 8.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.7 -- 16.9 -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -4.0 13.1 -0.1 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -5.8 12.0 +1.3 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +0.8 5.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 31/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 -2.9 16.8 +2.5 14.3 3.0 5.8 0.0 508 (21.2) 54/04
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.9 -3.4 15.7 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 31/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.5 -3.7 11.4 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 24/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.1 -1.5 5.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 18/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -1.9 5.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 21/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 -2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 -3.1 2.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.9 -2.7 6.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/12
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.7 -1.9 3.9 -4.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 26/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.7 -2.7 5.4 -4.8 4.3 0.0 4.0 4.9 373 (15.5) 26/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18.5 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 17/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18.5 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 26/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.3 -2.4 1.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 24/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.2 +0.4 5.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 +0.3 5.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 37/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.7 +3.3 9.2 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 469 (19.5) 48/17
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 Thursday 20 APR 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.4 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.6 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
33.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
33.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT

+3.5 : 32.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.3 : 20.7 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+3.3 : 24.2 ALBANY Lower West & Perth WA
+2.9 : 27.5 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+2.7 : 24.0 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA

26.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.6 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
26.1 MARION REEF Islands ISL
25.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+7.1 : 14.2 DOVER Southeast TAS
+5.1 : 19.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW
+4.9 : 16.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+4.4 : 22.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
+4.3 : 15.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW

Coldest for Thursday 20 APR 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.4 : 25.0 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 21.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 23.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 20.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.8 : 23.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FINGAL PORTABLE TFS F

-8.9 : 1.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 8.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.0 : 3.2 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 5.4 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains 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.
38.2 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
36.8 BOLTON POINT (THE RIDGE WAY) Hunter Valley NSW
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

10.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
8.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
7.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

7.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1418 (59.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1206 (50.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1034 (43.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
853 (35.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
844 (35.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
830 (34.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
824 (34.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
816 (34.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
814 (33.9) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
803 (33.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
785 (32.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
757 (31.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
753 (31.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
746 (31.1) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
708 (29.5) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
697 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
690 (28.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
680 (28.3) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
673 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
671 (28.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
661 (27.5) MARION REEF Islands ISL
641 (26.7) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
636 (26.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
636 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
631 (26.3) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
615 (25.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
601 (25.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
109/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/05 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

High realtime reports for Thursday 20 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.
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
5.2mm in 14 min to 03:30 22.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
Sydney--east
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.6mm/h
8.4mm in 20 min to 01:20 25.2mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 22.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.2mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(150/ 65 ) at 18:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS : 76(170/ 63 ) at 06:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 80 ) at 09:42
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(280/ 74 ) at 05:00