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Friday 21 JUL 2023 in charts
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Data is as received at 13:28EST, 22/07/2023.

Observations and extremes for Friday 21 JUL 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 19.3 -- 4.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 30/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +1.4 9.8 +1.8 6.7 5.8 0.6 4.9 306 (12.8) 43/14
PERTH METRO 18.9 +0.4 9.9 +2.0 -- 6.8 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 39/13
BUSSELTON AERO 17.8 +1.0 9.0 +2.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 422 (17.6) 50/09
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.7 10.4 +3.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 410 (17.1) 46/02
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.2 11.2 +0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 354 (14.8) 46/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.7 -- 10.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 65/10
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 17.8 +1.0 0.6 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.8 20.4 +1.1 19.0 0.0 4.0 10.5 257 (10.7) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -0.2 6.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 39/09
WHYALLA AERO 14.9 -2.2 1.9 -3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 321 (13.4) 48/10
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 14.7 -0.5 1.8 -4.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 364 (15.2) 22/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 14.3 -0.7 3.5 -3.6 0.7 0.2 1.8 7.4 467 (19.5) 28/18
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 15.4 -0.1 5.5 -1.1 -- 4.4 3.2 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.7 2.5 -2.7 -- 3.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.9 19.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.6 15.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 34/15
MACKAY AERO 24.2 +1.5 15.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 +3.3 11.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 24/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +3.1 8.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 31/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.1 +1.9 11.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 28/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.1 +1.3 6.8 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 26/10
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +3.3 5.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +3.0 6.7 -2.6 2.4 0.0 3.8 8.7 202 ( 8.4) 26/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BRISBANE 25.3 +3.2 8.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 22/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 7.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -1.2 -1.9 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 22/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 18.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 21/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.6 2.9 -3.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 312 (13.0) 50/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.7 0.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 31/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 8.9 -1.0 1.5 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 423 (17.6) 41/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 +2.4 9.1 +1.8 4.3 0.0 3.8 4.6 383 (16.0) 52/06
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 18.8 +1.3 1.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 39/11
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.2 +1.4 4.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 63/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +1.5 -0.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.6 -0.2 2.8 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 +0.9 4.3 +1.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 +0.1 1.8 -2.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 278 (11.6) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 0.0 0.0 -2.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 31/11
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.2 -0.1 3.2 -0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 13.2 -0.5 2.0 -1.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 399 (16.6) 43/02
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.0 +0.8 4.3 -1.2 2.1 0.6 1.8 7.2 626 (26.1) 31/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 13.9 -- 6.7 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 371 (15.5) 26/00
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 14.3 -0.1 5.2 -1.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 +0.6 -0.8 -4.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 480 (20.0) 30/13
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.2 +0.5 3.3 -0.2 -- 11.2 -- -- 427 (17.8) 39/15
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 13.2 +0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 -0.1 5.3 +3.0 -- 8.8 -- -- 266 (11.1) 15/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 13.2 +1.4 4.1 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 359 (15.0) 28/11
Max
° C
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° 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 Friday 21 JUL 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.2 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.1 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
33.8 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
33.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.0 : 26.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.4 : 25.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.4 : 25.4 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+6.3 : 25.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.7 : 24.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.3 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.7 : 17.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+8.1 : 15.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+8.0 : 12.3 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.5 : 14.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 15.5 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

Coldest for Friday 21 JUL 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.6 : 7.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-3.0 : -0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.8 : 15.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-2.7 : -1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.5 : 12.5 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
-2.5 : 7.1 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-2.5 : 14.8 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW

-6.0 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.7 : -3.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : -3.1 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-7.0 : -1.1 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 0.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : -1.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne 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.
25.4 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
23.0 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS
21.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
20.4 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
20.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
8.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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7.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
4.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
4.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1240 (51.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1124 (46.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
989 (41.2) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
987 (41.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
949 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
948 (39.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
932 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
905 (37.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
838 (34.9) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
833 (34.7) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
819 (34.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
817 (34.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
805 (33.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
794 (33.1) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
779 (32.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
768 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
760 (31.7) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
759 (31.6) MARION REEF Islands ISL
756 (31.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
755 (31.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
751 (31.3) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
747 (31.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
747 (31.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
739 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
738 (30.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
733 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
711 (29.6) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
689 (28.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
675 (28.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
657 (27.4) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
654 (27.3) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West & Perth WA
652 (27.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
638 (26.6) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
637 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
632 (26.3) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
632 (26.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) TELFER AERO Interior WA
626 (26.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
626 (26.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
620 (25.8) ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS E Central VIC
616 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
602 (25.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
87/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/13 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West & Perth WA
80/14 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
80/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA

High realtime reports for Friday 21 JUL 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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(290/ 65 ) at 04:00
BUSSELTON JETTY : 72(280/ 65 ) at 09:48
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 76 ) at 02:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(300/ 63 ) at 16:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(240/ 65 ) at 07:19