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Data is as received at 23:36EST, 02/05/2023.

Observations and extremes for Monday 01 MAY 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 28.1 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 46/15
PERTH AIRPORT 24.0 +2.2 6.6 -3.8 4.4 0.0 4.8 9.9 305 (12.7) 35/10
PERTH METRO 23.5 +1.2 7.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/16
BUSSELTON AERO 21.1 +0.7 7.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 30/14
BUNBURY 21.2 +0.2 8.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 22/14
MANDURAH 21.8 +0.7 12.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 28/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.3 -- 10.2 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 330 (13.8) 26/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.1 +2.4 6.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 28/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.5 25.4 +3.2 24.7 0.0 6.2 9.0 201 ( 8.4) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 0.0 4.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 21.5 +1.0 11.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 26/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 19.2 +0.3 13.4 +4.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/10
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 18.5 -0.1 12.5 +2.8 14.0 3.0 1.2 3.2 272 (11.3) 30/09
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20.1 +1.5 12.4 +3.6 -- 0.2 1.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.0 +1.9 10.7 +3.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/16
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +3.0 22.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 30/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.6 20.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/13
MACKAY AERO 25.9 +0.6 16.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 31/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 +3.1 14.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 -0.1 13.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 37/15
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.3 +1.6 16.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.2 12.5 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 22/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +0.7 11.1 -1.9 6.2 0.2 4.8 10.8 319 (13.3) 39/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.1 +0.5 10.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 39/11
BRISBANE 24.5 0.0 12.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 -1.7 5.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 46/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -2.3 7.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 39/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.4 -- 13.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -0.3 10.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 54/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -1.4 8.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 41/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 9.6 -4.4 4.9 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +1.3 10.6 -0.4 8.2 0.2 1.4 9.3 397 (16.5) 37/16
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.3 -- 10.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.0 -0.8 6.7 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.7 +1.1 8.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 54/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 -2.3 7.5 +4.9 -- 18.8 -- -- 255 (10.6) 30/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 -3.4 9.4 +3.5 -- 15.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 15/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.1 8.8 +3.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 17/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.6 +1.5 11.2 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 +1.7 2.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/12
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 18.6 +1.0 9.9 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 21/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 15.9 -1.0 6.2 -0.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 22/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.9 +1.2 5.3 -3.0 2.5 0.2 2.2 3.5 254 (10.6) 34/23
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18.1 -- 7.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 17/20
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.7 -- 4.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 15/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.9 +2.2 3.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/15
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.6 +1.4 6.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 52/00
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.8 -0.6 7.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 24/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 -3.0 4.8 -0.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 15/11
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.9 -2.6 8.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 28/10
Max
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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 Monday 01 MAY 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.2 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
34.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.6 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT

+5.8 : 21.5 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
+3.9 : 30.1 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
+3.8 : 9.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
+3.5 : 31.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+3.3 : 33.6 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+3.3 : 14.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

27.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL

+6.9 : 13.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) NE Agricultural SA
+6.5 : 21.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 23.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+6.2 : 22.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 12.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

Coldest for Monday 01 MAY 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 12.4 COWRA AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 : 10.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.7 : 13.5 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-5.6 : 12.0 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.2 : 13.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-2.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-5.7 : 2.1 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-5.4 : 7.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
-5.1 : 3.3 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-5.1 : 4.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.0 : 8.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-5.0 : 3.3 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.0 : 3.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.0 : 3.1 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 2.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 2.5 CORRIGIN 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.
124.2 BRUCE (AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
48.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
46.0 GUNNING RURAL SUPPLIES Goulburn/Monaro NSW
33.8 NIMMITABEL (COTTESLOE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
28.4 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
28.4 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
Goulburn/Monaro
124.2 BRUCE (AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT)
46.0 GUNNING RURAL SUPPLIES
33.8 NIMMITABEL (COTTESLOE)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
48.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
3.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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9.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
3.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.4 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1100 (45.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1001 (41.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
832 (34.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
740 (30.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
688 (28.7) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
655 (27.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
601 (25.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
55/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
55/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
55/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
54/13 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
54/21 ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

High realtime reports for Monday 01 MAY 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
None reported