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Observations and extremes for Tuesday 22 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 20.4 -- 4.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 34/13
PERTH AIRPORT 18.6 0.0 4.8 -3.3 2.7 0.2 2.6 2.1 213 ( 8.9) 26/14
PERTH METRO 17.6 -1.5 6.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 21/14
BUSSELTON AERO 16.9 -0.4 4.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/16
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.6 5.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 26/14
MANDURAH 16.8 -1.4 8.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 18/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 -- 7.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/09
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.0 +2.3 4.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.5 19.1 -1.2 18.4 0.0 6.6 11.0 248 (10.3) 31/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.5 +3.8 6.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.6 -2.8 6.3 +0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 395 (16.5) 43/01
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 15.3 -1.0 9.3 +2.6 -- 10.8 -- -- 344 (14.3) 61/03
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 14.3 -1.6 10.4 +2.8 8.3 14.4 3.0 10.0 435 (18.1) 57/03
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 14.9 -1.4 5.4 -1.4 -- 12.6 3.0 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 -0.2 7.5 +2.0 -- 6.8 -- -- 368 (15.3) 48/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +0.9 18.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 39/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +1.9 14.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/13
MACKAY AERO -- -- 13.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +2.4 9.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +2.9 9.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 25.8 +1.7 12.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 30/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.2 +1.4 9.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 31/11
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +3.2 13.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 +2.5 11.2 +1.4 7.0 0.0 4.4 10.8 275 (11.5) 30/13
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 +1.5 9.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 28/14
BRISBANE 25.9 +2.6 12.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 21/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 +4.4 9.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 30/11
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +6.5 1.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 37/11
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.3 -- 7.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 46/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.7 +6.0 5.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 57/22
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +6.1 1.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 31/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +5.6 2.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 46/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +7.0 10.6 +2.3 7.8 0.0 4.4 7.8 303 (12.6) 78/21
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 26.1 +6.9 5.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 30/14
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.9 +6.1 4.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 59/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.3 +4.4 0.6 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 59/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.3 +5.8 5.9 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 268 (11.2) 80/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +4.3 7.9 +4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 46/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -1.9 8.8 +3.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 48/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 +0.2 5.5 +2.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 35/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 16.2 +1.4 10.8 +7.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/10
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 18.0 +3.2 5.5 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 50/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.3 -1.1 11.2 +5.3 9.0 0.2 3.0 0.6 739 (30.8) 50/00
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 14.3 -- 13.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 39/01
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 13.3 -1.8 10.5 +3.8 -- 6.2 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -0.2 8.5 +4.8 -- 6.2 -- -- 576 (24.0) 35/15
WYNYARD AIRPORT 16.0 +2.8 10.9 +7.1 -- 14.2 -- -- 279 (11.6) 41/10
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.0 +2.8 11.4 +6.5 -- 15.8 -- -- 391 (16.3) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +2.3 11.2 +7.7 -- 8.2 -- -- 354 (14.8) 37/12
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 12.4 -0.7 9.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 46/23
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 Tuesday 22 AUG 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.8 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
35.5 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.3 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
35.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.9 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT

+9.1 : 26.5 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+8.9 : 29.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+8.9 : 20.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
+8.2 : 28.8 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+8.2 : 29.3 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

25.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 16.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.4 : 13.9 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+7.9 : 5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.7 : 11.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+7.5 : 11.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

Coldest for Tuesday 22 AUG 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-2.8 : 15.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-2.7 : 11.7 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
-2.6 : 15.1 HAWKER Upper North SA
-2.3 : 14.2 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-2.3 : 17.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-2.3 : 18.6 FORREST Eucla WA

-2.5 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.2 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-2.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-8.2 : -2.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.9 : -1.5 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : -1.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : -0.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.
32.2 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
28.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
27.2 GUMERACHA Adelaide/Lofty SA
26.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.4 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
7.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
7.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
1.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1165 (48.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1004 (41.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
936 (39.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
921 (38.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
860 (35.8) MARION REEF Islands ISL
825 (34.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
794 (33.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
764 (31.8) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
763 (31.8) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
760 (31.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
760 (31.7) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
752 (31.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
750 (31.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
741 (30.9) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
739 (30.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
739 (30.8) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
707 (29.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
693 (28.9) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
688 (28.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
684 (28.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
681 (28.4) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
677 (28.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
667 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
666 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
655 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
639 (26.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
620 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/04 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
83/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/21 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

High realtime reports for Tuesday 22 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
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT)
8.8mm in 21 min to 19:30 25.1mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
WALPEUP RESEARCH
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(230/ 65 ) at 00:09
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 102(330/ 80 ) at 04:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 89(330/ 65 ) at 04:38
MOUNT HOTHAM : 93(360/ 61 ) at 14:19