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Data is as received at 16:25EST, 21/08/2020.
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Observations and extremes for Thursday 20 AUG 2020
2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS) |
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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 |
20.5 |
-- |
9.0 |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
231 ( 9.6) |
39/10 |
| PERTH AIRPORT |
19.8 |
+1.2 |
5.6 |
-2.5 |
5.6 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
8.9 |
205 ( 8.5) |
31/16 |
| PERTH METRO |
20.0 |
+1.0 |
6.8 |
-1.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
100 ( 4.2) |
26/16 |
| BUSSELTON AERO |
17.5 |
+0.2 |
4.4 |
-2.9 |
-- |
0.4 |
-- |
-- |
195 ( 8.1) |
28/13 |
| BUNBURY |
17.8 |
+0.2 |
4.6 |
-3.1 |
-- |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
118 ( 4.9) |
24/14 |
| MANDURAH |
18.4 |
+0.4 |
8.7 |
-2.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
115 ( 4.8) |
22/16 |
| ALBANY AIRPORT |
16.8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
404 (16.8) |
37/17 |
| KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT |
19.4 |
+0.7 |
4.3 |
-1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
255 (10.6) |
22/15 |
| DARWIN AIRPORT |
32.6 |
+1.2 |
22.6 |
+2.3 |
21.9 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
309 (12.9) |
34/16 |
| ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT |
23.0 |
+0.3 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
237 ( 9.9) |
28/11 |
| WHYALLA AERO |
18.0 |
-0.6 |
7.0 |
+1.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
513 (21.4) |
59/16 |
| PARAFIELD AIRPORT |
15.1 |
-1.2 |
8.7 |
+2.0 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
531 (22.1) |
50/15 |
| ADELAIDE AIRPORT |
14.8 |
-1.2 |
10.0 |
+2.4 |
8.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.4 |
671 (28.0) |
59/17 |
| VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) |
15.4 |
-1.0 |
7.6 |
+0.9 |
-- |
5.4 |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| MOUNT GAMBIER AERO |
13.7 |
-0.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
-- |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
460 (19.2) |
67/11 |
| CAIRNS AERO |
31.0 |
+4.3 |
14.7 |
-2.7 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
154 ( 6.4) |
22/11 |
| TOWNSVILLE AERO |
32.3 |
+6.2 |
15.0 |
+0.3 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
227 ( 9.5) |
39/10 |
| MACKAY AERO |
28.0 |
+4.2 |
13.3 |
+1.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
436 (18.2) |
26/12 |
| ROCKHAMPTON AERO |
28.9 |
+4.0 |
14.9 |
+4.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
297 (12.4) |
39/14 |
| BUNDABERG AERO |
26.0 |
+2.5 |
13.3 |
+2.5 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
408 (17.0) |
39/09 |
| GLADSTONE AIRPORT |
27.4 |
+3.3 |
16.0 |
+3.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
299 (12.5) |
35/11 |
| HERVEY BAY AIRPORT |
25.2 |
+2.4 |
11.0 |
+0.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
427 (17.8) |
37/14 |
| COOLANGATTA |
23.3 |
+1.7 |
7.2 |
-3.2 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
334 (13.9) |
41/13 |
| BRISBANE AERO |
23.1 |
+1.1 |
14.5 |
+4.8 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
-- |
10.5 |
503 (21.0) |
63/13 |
| SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT |
24.3 |
+2.0 |
9.5 |
-0.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
381 (15.9) |
54/06 |
| BRISBANE |
23.0 |
-0.3 |
13.3 |
+2.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
225 ( 9.4) |
44/13 |
| TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT |
17.2 |
-1.5 |
8.9 |
+1.4 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
657 (27.4) |
61/15 |
| TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS |
16.3 |
-2.2 |
7.7 |
+5.0 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
637 (26.5) |
44/10 |
| COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT |
23.0 |
-- |
8.9 |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
438 (18.3) |
59/02 |
| PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS |
20.4 |
+0.1 |
14.7 |
+8.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
513 (21.4) |
57/01 |
| WILLIAMTOWN RAAF |
18.4 |
-0.3 |
10.7 |
+3.8 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
846 (35.3) |
78/11 |
| CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS |
17.8 |
-1.7 |
9.6 |
+5.1 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
499 (20.8) |
55/00 |
| ORANGE AIRPORT AWS |
6.5 |
-4.7 |
2.5 |
+1.6 |
-- |
17.0 |
-- |
-- |
891 (37.1) |
65/00 |
| SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO |
18.7 |
+0.3 |
10.8 |
+2.6 |
7.2 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
10.8 |
749 (31.2) |
68/13 |
| SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) |
18.5 |
+0.6 |
11.6 |
+2.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL COMPARISON) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| BADGERYS CREEK AWS |
17.0 |
-2.2 |
8.6 |
+3.9 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
489 (20.4) |
55/12 |
| ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) |
17.0 |
-1.8 |
11.1 |
+4.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
778 (32.4) |
85/08 |
| CANBERRA AIRPORT |
10.7 |
-- |
5.1 |
-- |
-- |
10.0 |
-- |
-- |
660 (27.5) |
54/08 |
| WAGGA WAGGA AMO |
11.8 |
-2.7 |
6.4 |
+2.9 |
-- |
13.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| ALBURY AIRPORT AWS |
11.9 |
-3.0 |
6.5 |
+2.8 |
-- |
18.0 |
-- |
-- |
394 (16.4) |
34/02 |
| MILDURA AIRPORT |
16.1 |
-1.2 |
6.9 |
+1.7 |
-- |
0.2 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
466 (19.4) |
50/14 |
| BENDIGO AIRPORT |
13.2 |
-1.0 |
5.3 |
+2.5 |
-- |
2.4 |
-- |
-- |
336 (14.0) |
46/17 |
| SHEPPARTON AIRPORT |
13.4 |
-1.5 |
5.6 |
+1.9 |
-- |
5.2 |
-- |
-- |
414 (17.3) |
37/14 |
| MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) |
13.2 |
-1.6 |
8.2 |
+3.9 |
-- |
15.4 |
-- |
-- |
571 (23.8) |
57/01 |
| MELBOURNE AIRPORT |
15.0 |
+0.6 |
7.1 |
+1.2 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
1.6 |
5.9 |
493 (20.5) |
46/17 |
| MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) |
15.7 |
-- |
9.6 |
-- |
-- |
3.8 |
-- |
-- |
249 (10.4) |
37/11 |
| BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) |
15.0 |
-- |
7.8 |
-- |
-- |
0.6 |
-- |
-- |
414 (17.3) |
52/14 |
| BALLARAT AERODROME |
11.6 |
+0.1 |
5.7 |
+2.0 |
-- |
0.8 |
-- |
-- |
538 (22.4) |
50/15 |
| WYNYARD AIRPORT |
14.3 |
+1.1 |
5.3 |
+1.4 |
-- |
2.2 |
-- |
-- |
425 (17.7) |
54/14 |
| DEVONPORT AIRPORT |
13.6 |
+0.5 |
5.6 |
+0.6 |
-- |
0.0 |
-- |
-- |
413 (17.2) |
54/13 |
| LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) |
13.6 |
-0.2 |
3.3 |
-0.3 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
173 ( 7.2) |
41/16 |
| HOBART AIRPORT |
13.8 |
+0.3 |
6.8 |
+2.1 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
-- |
287 (12.0) |
52/15 |
| HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) |
14.2 |
+1.1 |
6.0 |
+0.8 |
-- |
0.2 |
-- |
-- |
264 (11.0) |
54/23 |
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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 |
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| Hottest for Thursday 20 AUG 2020 |
| Highest maximum temperature> | Greatest variation above normal maximum |
Highest minimum temperature | Greatest variation above normal minimum |
39.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
38.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
38.0 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW-KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
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+8.1 : 33.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+7.7 : 34.0 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+7.4 : 34.6 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+7.0 : 32.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+6.5 : 28.8 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
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25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
24.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.5 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
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+9.3 : 14.4 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
+8.4 : 14.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+8.2 : 22.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.1 : 14.7 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+7.7 : 17.1 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
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| Coldest for Thursday 20 AUG 2020 |
| Lowest maximum temperature | Greatest variation below normal maximum |
Lowest minimum temperature | Greatest variation below normal minimum |
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
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-5.5 : 14.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-5.3 : 3.6 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.1 : 7.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.7 : 6.5 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.6 : 6.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
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-46.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
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-60.3 : -46.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
-6.2 : 16.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-6.2 : 13.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-5.6 : 0.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 12.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
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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. |
56.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
41.4 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK) SW Slopes S NSW
38.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
37.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
34.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes S
41.4 ARGALONG (SANDY CREEK)
TASMANIA
W Coast
38.6 MOUNT READ
37.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM
34.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
ISLANDS
Islands
56.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
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11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
8.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
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6.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
6.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.6 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
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1333 (55.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1215 (50.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1134 (47.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1065 (44.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
976 (40.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
973 (40.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
909 (37.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
895 (37.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
891 (37.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
876 (36.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
863 (36.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
856 (35.7) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
846 (35.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
840 (35.0) NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
823 (34.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
806 (33.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
805 (33.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
795 (33.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
794 (33.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
778 (32.4) ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
776 (32.3) COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
773 (32.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
770 (32.1) MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
769 (32.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
757 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
752 (31.3) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
749 (31.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
748 (31.2) SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
747 (31.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
741 (30.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
732 (30.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
725 (30.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
724 (30.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
717 (29.9) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
716 (29.8) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
713 (29.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
713 (29.7) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
699 (29.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
697 (29.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
689 (28.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
682 (28.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
681 (28.4) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
681 (28.4) BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
671 (28.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
670 (27.9) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
669 (27.9) MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
667 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
663 (27.6) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
660 (27.5) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
657 (27.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
657 (27.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
653 (27.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
641 (26.7) WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
641 (26.7) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
640 (26.7) COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
638 (26.6) NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
637 (26.5) TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
631 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
626 (26.1) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
617 (25.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
616 (25.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
615 (25.6) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
603 (25.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
602 (25.1) IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
600 (25.0) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
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109/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
93/19 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
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