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Observations and extremes for Tuesday 23 APR 2024
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 27.5 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 858 (35.8) 61/23
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 -3.5 7.7 -5.3 4.0 0.0 4.8 9.4 553 (23.0) 57/10
PERTH METRO 22.4 -3.5 11.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 39/10
BUSSELTON AERO 22.0 -2.0 8.2 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 61/11
BUNBURY 22.0 -2.2 7.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 44/15
MANDURAH 21.9 -2.2 11.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 -- 12.5 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 397 (16.5) 37/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.1 -6.2 9.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 550 (22.9) 48/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.4 24.5 +0.5 24.1 0.0 6.2 9.7 226 ( 9.4) 26/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 -0.4 9.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 30.1 +6.2 10.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 68/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 27.3 +4.5 8.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 55/15
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.7 +1.4 9.6 -2.3 5.8 0.0 2.8 4.8 267 (11.1) 57/23
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 +5.3 5.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 57/17
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +1.2 21.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +1.1 23.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 43/14
MACKAY AERO 27.1 -0.6 20.2 +0.7 -- 6.0 -- -- 673 (28.0) 54/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 -1.6 18.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 -0.9 16.4 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 522 (21.8) 50/11
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.8 -0.4 20.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 43/08
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 26.3 -0.8 17.5 -0.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 396 (16.5) 44/15
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +0.1 17.7 +0.6 -- 3.6 -- -- 450 (18.8) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -0.7 16.8 +0.3 15.9 0.4 5.4 9.1 374 (15.6) 31/14
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 25.7 -0.4 17.6 +0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 650 (27.1) 44/16
BRISBANE 26.3 -0.9 17.2 -0.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -3.1 13.4 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 523 (21.8) 39/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25.8 +0.3 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 21/00
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 23.8 -- 16.7 -- -- 19.2 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 +2.1 11.6 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/17
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.2 9.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +0.7 3.4 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 31/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.9 +2.9 13.9 -0.4 12.3 0.0 3.4 -- 273 (11.4) 41/16
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 25.9 +1.8 8.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 21/15
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 25.0 +1.7 9.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 30/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.7 +0.5 1.0 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 +2.7 5.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +3.5 5.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.2 +5.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 46/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.9 +4.5 4.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 50/23
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 26.9 +4.3 4.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 43/23
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 25.0 +4.4 1.9 -6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 34/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 25.6 +5.2 11.2 +1.0 5.7 0.0 5.2 8.2 559 (23.3) 70/22
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 25.3 -- 10.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 41/11
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 26.5 -- 6.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 54/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.2 +5.5 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 55/14
WYNYARD AIRPORT 18.8 +1.2 4.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/20
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.8 +1.0 7.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 30/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.6 +1.6 7.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 35/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 21.6 +4.2 10.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/05
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 23 APR 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.7 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
35.5 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
35.4 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

+7.8 : 25.7 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+7.6 : 26.9 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+7.6 : 27.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+7.0 : 26.1 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+6.8 : 26.1 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
26.9 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
26.5 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.8 : 8.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+4.7 : 15.3 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.7 : 16.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.6 : 14.5 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+4.4 : 20.5 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

Coldest for Tuesday 23 APR 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 20.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 19.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 21.5 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 17.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 16.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
0.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
0.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.6 : 1.4 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-7.4 : 2.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 1.9 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-6.8 : 11.0 NEWMAN AERO 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.
175.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
35.4 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
19.2 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
19.0 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE) North Coast NSW
17.2 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
35.4 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
19.0 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
17.2 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
MidNorth Coast N
19.2 COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
175.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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9.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1343 (56.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1273 (53.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1257 (52.4) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1233 (51.4) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1229 (51.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1206 (50.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1182 (49.3) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
1147 (47.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
1125 (46.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1079 (45.0) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
1045 (43.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1041 (43.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1040 (43.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1037 (43.2) MARION REEF Islands ISL
989 (41.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
977 (40.7) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
974 (40.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
953 (39.7) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
922 (38.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
901 (37.5) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
893 (37.2) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
874 (36.4) DALWALLINU Central West WA
858 (35.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
833 (34.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
811 (33.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
770 (32.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
768 (32.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
765 (31.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
732 (30.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
728 (30.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
721 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
707 (29.5) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
697 (29.0) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
682 (28.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
673 (28.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
670 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
664 (27.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
661 (27.5) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
660 (27.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
646 (26.9) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
641 (26.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
640 (26.7) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
639 (26.6) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
626 (26.1) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
621 (25.9) CENTRE ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
618 (25.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
602 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
104/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/23 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC

High realtime reports for Tuesday 23 APR 2024
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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
14.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 21.6mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 25.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.0mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 22.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.6mm/h
23.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 47.2mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 34.8mm/h
9.4mm in 19 min to 01:49 29.7mm/h
5.8mm in 11 min to 02:00 31.6mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 38.8mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 38.8mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 34.6mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 27.2mm/h
86.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 28.7mm/h
117.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 19.5mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 23.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(330/ 82 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96(340/ 59 ) at 22:52
MOUNT HOTHAM : 83(350/ 63 ) at 21:30
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 83(230/ 65 ) at 23:18
FAWKNER BEACON : 82(260/ 63 ) at 23:58
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 72(250/ 63 ) at 21:22
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 95(280/ 61 ) at 02:58
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(360/ 48 ) at 22:44