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Wednesday 24 MAY 2023 in charts
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Data is as received at 13:25EST, 25/05/2023.

Observations and extremes for Wednesday 24 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 21.7 -- 15.8 -- -- 11.8 -- -- 327 (13.6) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.7 -2.1 14.0 +3.6 12.3 4.8 1.0 7.7 342 (14.3) 52/07
PERTH METRO 19.6 -2.7 14.5 +4.1 -- 6.6 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 37/10
BUSSELTON AERO 18.5 -1.9 8.5 -0.4 -- 4.2 -- -- 378 (15.8) 43/03
BUNBURY 18.8 -2.2 11.7 +2.6 -- 2.6 -- -- 383 (16.0) 43/03
MANDURAH 19.0 -2.1 14.7 +1.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 458 (19.1) 37/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.7 -- 13.3 -- -- 3.2 -- -- 514 (21.4) 59/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.4 +1.7 12.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 35/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.2 21.2 -1.0 20.0 0.0 4.8 10.8 351 (14.6) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 +2.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 22.4 +1.9 4.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 50/14
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 20.6 +1.7 7.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 43/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 19.2 +0.6 8.2 -1.5 4.9 0.0 1.6 6.0 341 (14.2) 48/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 19.2 +0.6 4.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.4 +1.3 10.4 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 430 (17.9) 46/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 -1.6 19.9 0.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 515 (21.5) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 15.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 48/13
MACKAY AERO 24.7 -0.6 15.3 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 458 (19.1) 50/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 -0.4 10.2 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +0.3 12.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.4 -0.3 12.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 41/10
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.9 -0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/10
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.5 10.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 22/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 -1.2 9.9 -3.1 6.9 0.0 2.6 9.9 281 (11.7) 26/09
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 22.9 -0.7 7.3 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 26/10
BRISBANE 24.2 -0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 15/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +0.5 6.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 22/19
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +1.8 -0.9 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 24/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 +0.7 3.3 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 26/09
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +1.3 -0.2 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 26/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +2.0 -3.6 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 +1.5 7.7 -3.3 5.3 0.0 4.0 9.3 240 (10.0) 24/07
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 20.1 -0.7 1.4 -6.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 11/18
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 21.9 +1.3 2.2 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 17/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.1 -2.5 -4.3 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 22/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 -1.2 -1.3 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 15/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.1 2.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 +1.3 3.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 0.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 34/14
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.8 -0.8 0.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 30/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.2 +0.3 1.8 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 15/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 16.1 -0.6 6.3 -2.0 4.3 0.0 2.4 8.0 479 (20.0) 85/21
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 15.9 -- 9.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 46/14
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.3 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 -1.1 4.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 52/19
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.1 -0.1 11.0 +5.8 -- 5.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 54/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 15.5 +0.1 11.7 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 573 (23.9) 61/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- 6.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 19.5 +5.0 12.8 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 65/12
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
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° 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 24 MAY 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
33.2 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
33.0 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
32.7 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
32.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT

+6.6 : 21.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+6.6 : 27.8 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+6.2 : 27.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.8 : 27.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 20.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.5 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
24.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 15.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 13.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 7.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+5.8 : 11.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.8 : 12.8 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS

Coldest for Wednesday 24 MAY 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.8 : 11.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.3 : 25.2 CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
-4.1 : 17.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-3.9 : 12.6 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 : 23.3 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

-7.1 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.0 : -3.4 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-10.0 : -1.9 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : -3.5 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-9.2 : 7.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-9.1 : 2.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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.
39.6 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
26.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
26.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
25.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
23.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

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

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9.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
6.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1338 (55.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1218 (50.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1100 (45.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
1072 (44.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1068 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1047 (43.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1041 (43.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1034 (43.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1019 (42.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
994 (41.4) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
961 (40.0) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
947 (39.5) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
938 (39.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
907 (37.8) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
906 (37.8) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
884 (36.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
878 (36.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
835 (34.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
826 (34.4) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
810 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
796 (33.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
789 (32.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
779 (32.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
767 (32.0) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
755 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
723 (30.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
692 (28.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
689 (28.7) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
682 (28.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
681 (28.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
681 (28.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
678 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
672 (28.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
657 (27.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
647 (27.0) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
645 (26.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
641 (26.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
640 (26.7) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
638 (26.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
630 (26.3) CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
629 (26.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
621 (25.9) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
618 (25.8) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
615 (25.6) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
107/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/21 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

High realtime reports for Wednesday 24 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(300/ 65 ) at 00:30
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 74(320/ 63 ) at 18:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 83 ) at 02:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 96(320/ 74 ) at 23:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 104(330/ 82 ) at 23:30