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Sunday 14 MAY 2023 in charts
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Data is as received at 17:18EST, 15/05/2023.

Observations and extremes for Sunday 14 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 22.9 -- 9.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 -1.6 5.6 -4.8 4.2 1.2 0.8 6.0 230 ( 9.6) 26/11
PERTH METRO 19.9 -2.4 6.9 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 26/15
BUSSELTON AERO 18.1 -2.3 7.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 21/13
BUNBURY 18.4 -2.6 9.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 13/12
MANDURAH 19.5 -1.6 10.4 -3.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 22/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 -- 10.2 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 316 (13.2) 24/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 18.4 -2.3 8.9 +0.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.8 20.8 -1.4 19.9 0.0 5.6 10.6 271 (11.3) 26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.5 +2.4 3.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 23.0 +2.5 3.9 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 21/13
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 25.4 +6.5 11.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 30/10
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.8 +5.2 9.0 -0.7 3.0 0.0 1.4 9.2 262 (10.9) 28/09
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 22.7 +4.1 4.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 +3.6 3.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 26/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +1.9 22.4 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 562 (23.4) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.3 18.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 30/14
MACKAY AERO 25.7 +0.4 19.0 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 550 (22.9) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.0 -5.1 18.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 34/05
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +0.6 17.4 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 495 (20.6) 46/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 22.3 -3.4 17.7 +2.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 39/01
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 22.6 -1.7 17.5 +3.4 -- 14.8 -- -- 347 (14.5) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 22.0 -1.3 16.5 +2.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 384 (16.0) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 -0.7 14.8 +1.8 13.7 2.4 4.8 2.1 334 (13.9) 28/10
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.1 +0.5 16.6 +2.9 -- 12.4 -- -- 485 (20.2) 39/08
BRISBANE 22.9 -1.6 15.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 -2.2 12.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 701 (29.2) 50/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +2.0 7.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 30/10
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.4 -- 12.1 -- -- 3.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 30/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 +0.7 8.7 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 26/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +0.8 5.4 -2.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 24/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 14.4 +0.4 1.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 -1.3 13.2 +2.2 11.6 34.0 4.4 5.4 345 (14.4) 31/04
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.6 -0.2 10.1 +2.5 -- 31.6 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.2 +0.6 9.6 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 24/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.6 +1.0 4.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 17/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 +2.8 8.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +2.9 3.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 15/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.5 +6.4 4.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 21/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.1 +3.5 6.2 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 22/05
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.3 +3.7 4.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/10
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 20.5 +3.6 5.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 11/01
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.6 +3.9 5.2 -3.1 3.5 0.0 1.8 9.5 258 (10.8) 43/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.7 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 30/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 20.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 11/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.4 +2.7 2.4 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 26/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.2 0.0 0.6 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 21/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.6 +0.2 4.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 24/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.4 3.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 34/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.2 +2.7 4.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 55/11
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 14 MAY 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.8 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.4 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.3 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.8 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+6.6 : 25.2 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.5 : 25.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.4 : 25.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+6.3 : 29.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+6.1 : 25.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
25.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.5 WARRUWI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.5 : 13.8 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.5 : 17.3 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.9 : 13.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+5.5 : 15.5 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.4 : 16.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA

Coldest for Sunday 14 MAY 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 16.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-5.2 : 16.4 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-5.1 : 21.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.5 : 15.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 21.8 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-4.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : -4.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.4 : -3.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.3 : 11.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.0 : 11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 11.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
65.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
52.0 WALGETT (BREWON AWS) CW Plains N NSW
34.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
31.6 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
18.2 COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
65.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
52.0 WALGETT (BREWON AWS)
Hunter Valley
18.2 COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
Sydney--east
34.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
Sydney--west
31.6 BADGERYS CREEK AWS

10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
9.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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6.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
5.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.9 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

1177 (49.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1129 (47.0) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
1117 (46.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1115 (46.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1113 (46.4) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
1095 (45.6) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1091 (45.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1038 (43.3) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1030 (42.9) MARION REEF Islands ISL
998 (41.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
976 (40.7) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
948 (39.5) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
899 (37.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
865 (36.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
839 (35.0) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
835 (34.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
774 (32.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
764 (31.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
760 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
654 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
648 (27.0) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
643 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
632 (26.3) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
628 (26.2) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
624 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
94/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
74/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/15 CATO ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Sunday 14 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.
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
11.8mm in 29 min to 01:59 24.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
9.4mm in 26 min to 16:30 21.7mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
8.0mm in 8 min to 22:21 60.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.2mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
WALGETT (BREWON AWS)
15.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 31.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 23.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 24.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.7mm/h
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
13.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.4mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
10.2mm in 25 min to 17:25 24.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
12.0mm in 20 min to 01:30 36.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
9.2mm in 8 min to 04:27 69.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Brisbane/SE Coast
TIN CAN BAY (DEFENCE)
11.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 69 ) at 20:00