Friday 18 AUG 2023
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2023

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06  
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28          

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          
 

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | City summary | NATIONAL EXTREMES: Hottest, Coldest, Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy observations | Capital observations | Regional observations | Alpine observations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Weather, Climate and Site News

The information on this page fills gradually as it becomes available.

For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended.


Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  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.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
  3. About 6 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 2. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1327 EST on 19/08/2023.

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
Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039085

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

20.1

20.1

28/08/1973

62

1 N C Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

20.4

20.4

30/08/2009

23

1 N C Equal to record.

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

17.4

16.5

24/08/2009

30

1 N C

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

36.3

35.9

26/08/2010

20

1 S C Suspect - removed from BoM Observations.

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

31.5

30.7

19/08/2020

27

1 N C


Friday 18 AUG 2023 in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 23:32EST, 19/08/2023.

Observations and extremes for Friday 18 AUG 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 21.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 39/12
PERTH AIRPORT 20.5 +1.9 4.5 -3.6 2.5 0.0 1.8 10.2 182 ( 7.6) 28/20
PERTH METRO 19.7 +0.6 5.6 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 24/15
BUSSELTON AERO 18.1 +0.8 7.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 24/16
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.3 8.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/13
MANDURAH 18.6 +0.4 10.3 -0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 18/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 403 (16.8) 31/12
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.1 +0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 18/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.3 20.9 +0.6 20.2 0.0 6.6 10.7 209 ( 8.7) 26/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.2 -0.5 8.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 -1.1 7.9 +1.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 479 (20.0) 41/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.5 -0.8 9.1 +2.4 -- 5.4 -- -- 543 (22.6) 59/00
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 14.6 -1.3 9.6 +2.0 8.4 3.2 2.4 7.5 699 (29.1) 54/02
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 14.9 -1.4 8.2 +1.4 -- 4.2 2.2 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.6 5.5 0.0 -- 13.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 55/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +0.5 14.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 22/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.2 13.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 37/14
MACKAY AERO 27.6 +3.8 11.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.3 +7.4 14.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 50/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 +6.2 18.2 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 657 (27.4) 44/11
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 31.5 +7.4 17.5 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 46/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 25.8 +3.0 20.4 +9.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 50/07
COOLANGATTA 27.0 +5.4 16.8 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 52/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 +3.6 15.7 +5.9 13.5 0.6 2.8 5.8 443 (18.5) 52/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.2 +4.0 15.3 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 44/13
BRISBANE 25.1 +1.8 16.7 +5.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 +1.6 14.2 +6.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 418 (17.4) 55/15
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -0.8 10.3 +7.6 -- 6.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 54/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.0 -- 13.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 451 (18.8) 72/05
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 +1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 76/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -0.3 8.2 +3.6 -- 11.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 57/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 6.2 -5.0 5.0 +4.2 -- 12.2 -- -- 436 (18.2) 70/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 +0.9 11.1 +2.8 10.0 7.2 2.8 9.4 304 (12.7) 72/13
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.2 -- 10.9 -- -- 9.2 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 17.6 -1.6 9.1 +4.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 63/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 18.0 -0.8 9.4 +3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 245 (10.2) 91/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.4 -1.5 2.1 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 343 (14.3) 59/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.4 -2.1 6.0 +2.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 307 (12.8) 52/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -2.0 5.0 +1.5 -- 8.6 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 59/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -2.0 7.4 +2.1 -- 6.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 43/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -2.2 5.2 +2.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 57/14
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 13.2 -1.6 5.0 +1.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 270 (11.3) 50/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 12.6 -2.2 3.3 -1.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 57/16
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.0 -1.4 7.2 +1.3 5.7 4.6 2.6 4.0 613 (25.5) 57/10
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 13.5 -- 8.9 -- -- 5.4 -- -- 318 (13.3) 37/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 14.4 -0.7 8.4 +1.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 63/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.5 -1.9 4.9 +1.2 -- 5.0 -- -- 624 (26.0) 59/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 13.0 -0.2 8.0 +4.2 -- 15.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 61/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.8 +1.6 8.5 +3.6 -- 5.8 -- -- 569 (23.7) 54/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 +1.8 8.5 +5.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/17
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 13.3 +0.2 7.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 55/16
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 Friday 18 AUG 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.1 BRADSHAW Northern Rivers NT
36.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.6 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
36.5 BRADSHAW - ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
36.3 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+9.2 : 31.5 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
+7.8 : 32.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 32.3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.4 : 31.5 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.1 : 27.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

24.1 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
23.8 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.6 : 17.4 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+12.4 : 16.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+11.6 : 18.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+11.3 : 14.8 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+11.3 : 15.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest for Friday 18 AUG 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 6.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 : 6.2 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.8 : 4.1 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-4.6 : 0.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : 6.8 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.5 : -0.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 : 8.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

-3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.9 : 7.8 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.3 : 3.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
-4.2 : 1.5 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 14.4 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

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.
53.8 QUAMBY BLUFF N Coast TAS
52.0 BOWMANS CREEK (GRENELL) Hunter Valley NSW
48.4 JACKEYS MARSH N Coast TAS
36.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
52.0 BOWMANS CREEK (GRENELL)
36.0 BARRINGTON TOPS (MOUNT BARRINGTON)

TASMANIA
N Coast
53.8 QUAMBY BLUFF
48.4 JACKEYS MARSH

10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

7.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
5.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1292 (53.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
994 (41.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
968 (40.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
965 (40.2) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
862 (35.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
837 (34.9) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
830 (34.6) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
815 (34.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
791 (33.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
784 (32.7) OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
779 (32.5) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
774 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
722 (30.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
718 (29.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
712 (29.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
708 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
703 (29.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
702 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
699 (29.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
699 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
697 (29.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
696 (29.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
695 (29.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
677 (28.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
672 (28.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
660 (27.5) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
657 (27.4) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
647 (27.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
641 (26.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
640 (26.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
640 (26.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
639 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
632 (26.3) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
625 (26.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
624 (26.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
620 (25.8) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
617 (25.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
601 (25.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
113/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/04 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/13 ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
91/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Friday 18 AUG 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 95(230/ 63 ) at 04:50
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(240/ 65 ) at 00:39
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) : 89(280/ 69 ) at 13:46
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 87(260/ 69 ) at 11:55
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(330/ 67 ) at 00:48
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(250/ 63 ) at 17:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(240/ 87 ) at 17:34
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 63 ) at 11:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM : 76(230/ 63 ) at 16:25
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 67 ) at 23:19
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 85(250/ 67 ) at 23:38
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 76(250/ 65 ) at 15:42
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(240/ 74 ) at 18:10