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Data is as received at 23:30EST, 21/08/2023.

Observations and extremes for Sunday 20 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 20.3 -- 4.2 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 39/13
PERTH AIRPORT 19.7 +1.1 6.0 -2.1 4.0 0.0 2.8 6.7 214 ( 8.9) 31/12
PERTH METRO 19.9 +0.8 7.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 28/15
BUSSELTON AERO 18.2 +0.9 5.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 37/13
BUNBURY 18.3 +0.6 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 39/15
MANDURAH 17.9 -0.3 10.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 31/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 -- 9.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 46/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 24.3 +5.6 7.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +2.3 20.3 0.0 17.9 0.0 8.4 10.8 355 (14.8) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 +1.2 4.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -0.7 6.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 16.3 0.0 11.4 +4.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 24/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 16.0 +0.1 12.1 +4.5 10.6 0.2 1.6 4.6 299 (12.5) 28/13
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 17.3 +1.0 10.6 +3.8 -- 0.2 1.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +1.9 10.7 +5.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 437 (18.2) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 -0.3 14.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 52/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.1 10.2 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 44/10
MACKAY AERO 23.2 -0.6 5.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +1.5 6.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 +0.7 5.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 30/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 23.3 -0.8 8.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 28/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 22.9 +0.1 3.5 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 24/16
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.2 3.9 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.1 6.7 -3.1 1.4 0.0 8.8 10.9 447 (18.6) 24/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 21.5 -0.7 4.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 24/15
BRISBANE 23.3 0.0 8.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 18/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 +2.3 5.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 562 (23.4) 43/01
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +1.4 0.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 28/14
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 20.5 -- 4.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 26/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 +1.5 11.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 666 (27.8) 44/02
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +2.1 9.6 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 35/07
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 11.5 +0.3 2.7 +1.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) 43/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.8 +4.4 10.8 +2.5 8.2 0.0 4.2 11.0 605 (25.2) 46/00
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.5 +4.3 4.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 21/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 22.9 +4.1 12.8 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 838 (34.9) 50/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.3 +3.4 1.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.9 +2.4 5.1 +1.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 +2.0 6.9 +3.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.9 -3.4 6.3 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 17/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +2.9 5.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 28/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.7 +1.9 4.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 24/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.0 +1.2 10.3 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 726 (30.3) 48/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.5 +4.1 10.1 +4.2 7.4 0.0 3.0 7.1 482 (20.1) 37/00
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.2 -- 12.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 28/04
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 17.8 +2.7 11.3 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 35/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +4.0 8.8 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 31/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.2 +3.0 9.2 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 41/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 14.6 +1.4 10.3 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 709 (29.5) 46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.6 +2.7 4.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 35/15
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.2 +4.1 8.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 48/10
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
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Hottest for Sunday 20 AUG 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.9 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
34.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+7.3 : 7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.2 : 15.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
+6.8 : 26.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.6 : 34.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 18.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

24.8 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.4 : 10.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.7 : 11.1 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
+7.6 : 9.9 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+7.2 : 11.3 EAST SALE W Gippsland VIC
+7.2 : 12.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

Coldest for Sunday 20 AUG 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.4 : 11.2 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.4 : 13.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
-3.4 : 27.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-3.1 : 26.8 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-2.5 : 25.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-4.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.6 : 3.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.1 : 3.5 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.1 : 0.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 0.5 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-6.7 : 4.7 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
26.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
23.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
14.6 BELAIR (STATE FLORA NURSERY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS

11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
7.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
4.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1783 (74.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1618 (67.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1419 (59.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1226 (51.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1044 (43.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
977 (40.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
926 (38.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
917 (38.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) MARION REEF Islands ISL
885 (36.9) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
860 (35.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
856 (35.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
845 (35.2) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
838 (34.9) ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
832 (34.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
832 (34.7) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
819 (34.1) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
818 (34.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
806 (33.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
805 (33.5) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
805 (33.5) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
804 (33.5) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
800 (33.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
795 (33.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
761 (31.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
754 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
742 (30.9) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
740 (30.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
737 (30.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
726 (30.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
719 (30.0) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) W Gippsland VIC
715 (29.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
709 (29.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
698 (29.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
690 (28.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
684 (28.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
674 (28.1) WATTAMOLLA AWS Sydney--east NSW
669 (27.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
669 (27.9) WARRA W Coast TAS
669 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
666 (27.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
663 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) PORTLAND AIRPORT W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
648 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
642 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
637 (26.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
631 (26.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
620 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
605 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
605 (25.2) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
605 (25.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
601 (25.0) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
93/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
93/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

High realtime reports for Sunday 20 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 113(300/ 98 ) at 17:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(300/ 80 ) at 00:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 93(250/ 70 ) at 00:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(270/ 45 ) at 02:19
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(270/ 70 ) at 02:00