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Observations and extremes for Monday 24 MAY 2021
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 18.9 -- 14.8 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 649 (27.0) 57/02
PERTH AIRPORT 15.4 -6.4 7.8 -2.6 6.8 14.8 1.6 3.4 311 (13.0) 39/00
PERTH METRO 14.7 -7.7 8.1 -2.4 -- 16.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 37/00
BUSSELTON AERO 15.5 -5.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 16.1 -4.9 6.4 -2.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 307 (12.8) 44/11
MANDURAH 15.4 -5.7 9.2 -4.2 -- 14.8 -- -- 381 (15.9) 46/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.5 -- 6.1 -- -- 21.8 -- -- 540 (22.5) 72/09
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 14.6 -6.1 9.0 +0.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 305 (12.7) 57/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.6 22.9 +0.7 21.9 0.0 4.4 10.4 257 (10.7) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +5.6 6.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 26.7 +6.2 11.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 61/09
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 26.1 +7.2 18.3 +8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 577 (24.0) 52/11
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 25.5 +6.9 17.2 +7.5 14.4 0.0 7.2 0.9 519 (21.6) 52/20
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 25.2 +6.6 9.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 +5.1 10.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 55/22
CAIRNS AERO 25.1 -2.6 20.8 +0.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 466 (19.4) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +0.5 16.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 50/12
MACKAY AERO 25.0 -0.3 18.1 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 50/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.9 +0.8 13.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +0.2 13.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 41/12
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26.6 +0.8 17.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 44/17
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.0 -0.4 15.0 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 331 (13.8) --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.4 15.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 44/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +0.1 12.7 -0.3 10.8 0.0 -- 8.2 354 (14.8) 34/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.4 -0.2 16.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 52/15
BRISBANE 24.0 -0.6 13.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 -1.1 7.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 34/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +1.4 4.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 26/20
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 21.7 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 429 (17.9) 41/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 21.2 -0.5 10.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +0.1 11.0 +0.9 -- 3.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 21/12
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +0.5 5.7 -1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 28/14
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +1.7 0.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 -0.6 12.8 +1.8 11.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 330 (13.8) 26/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.8 -1.0 10.4 +2.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 15/02
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 18.9 -1.8 12.7 +3.9 -- 11.2 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 17/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.6 +0.8 3.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 18/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 +3.4 5.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +1.6 2.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +5.5 8.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 1.0 3.5 234 ( 9.8) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.4 +2.7 4.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 35/23
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 20.8 +3.2 2.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 34/10
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 16.6 -0.3 0.1 -6.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 13/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.5 +2.8 6.6 -1.7 2.9 0.0 2.6 4.8 457 (19.0) 67/23
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.9 -- 6.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 31/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18.9 -- 4.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 28/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.1 +3.4 5.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 55/21
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.2 0.0 5.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 41/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.2 +1.8 5.5 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 -0.8 2.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 21/23
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +1.7 3.8 -2.9 -1.8 0.0 0.4 -- 175 ( 7.3) 37/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 13.9 -0.6 6.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 41/05
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 Monday 24 MAY 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.9 BRADSHAW - KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM Northern Rivers NT
34.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 26.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 29.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 25.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.8 : 28.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 25.4 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.8 : 26.6 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.3 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 18.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.8 : 17.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 20.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.7 : 17.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 16.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

Coldest for Monday 24 MAY 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.2 : 14.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
-8.1 : 13.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-8.0 : 14.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West & Perth WA
-8.0 : 11.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 13.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-3.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-2.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-9.0 : 2.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.6 : -0.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-6.6 : 2.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.4 : 0.1 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-6.3 : 2.4 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC

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.
56.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
56.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 DENMARK Lower West & Perth WA
50.6 WOKALUP Lower West & Perth WA
48.0 NANNUP Lower West & Perth WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
53.0 DENMARK
50.6 WOKALUP
48.0 NANNUP

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
56.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
56.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL

10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
9.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
8.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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1.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1192 (49.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1104 (46.0) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
1034 (43.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1007 (42.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1001 (41.7) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
993 (41.4) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
987 (41.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
963 (40.1) CREAL REEF Islands ISL
953 (39.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
946 (39.4) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
924 (38.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
914 (38.1) MARION REEF Islands ISL
904 (37.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
900 (37.5) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
880 (36.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
879 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
869 (36.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
868 (36.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
867 (36.1) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
858 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
799 (33.3) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
794 (33.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
784 (32.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
781 (32.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
780 (32.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
777 (32.4) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
769 (32.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
763 (31.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
737 (30.7) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
732 (30.5) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
727 (30.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
725 (30.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
717 (29.9) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
714 (29.8) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
709 (29.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
709 (29.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
706 (29.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
705 (29.4) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
675 (28.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
653 (27.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) LANCELIN (DEFENCE) Lower West & Perth WA
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
649 (27.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
645 (26.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
645 (26.9) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
624 (26.0) CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
622 (25.9) CULTANA (DEFENCE) W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
608 (25.3) MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
602 (25.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
93/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
91/05 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
83/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/00 OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
81/01 COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
81/23 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
81/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

High realtime reports for Monday 24 MAY 2021
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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 20.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
10.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West & Perth
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(200/ 65 ) at 01:39
OCEAN REEF : 82(200/ 69 ) at 00:24
COLPOYS POINT : 82(210/ 63 ) at 01:23
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(230/ 72 ) at 05:56
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 69(150/ 63 ) at 13:22
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 65 ) at 17:14
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 74(330/ 63 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 82( 20/ 63 ) at 09:34