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Observations and extremes for Wednesday 20 APR 2022
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 29.8 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 41/02
PERTH AIRPORT 25.1 -0.5 12.9 -0.1 10.0 0.0 4.2 10.4 314 (13.1) 44/09
PERTH METRO 24.8 -1.1 11.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 24/08
BUSSELTON AERO 23.0 -1.0 10.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/20
BUNBURY 23.7 -0.5 12.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 24/21
MANDURAH 24.7 +0.6 15.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.7 -- 12.4 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 21/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 24.0 -1.3 12.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.4 25.5 +1.5 24.6 0.0 6.2 9.7 256 (10.7) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.0 -3.3 8.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 20.3 -3.6 10.3 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 312 (13.0) 24/11
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 21.7 -1.1 12.7 +0.8 -- 5.2 -- -- 363 (15.1) 31/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 20.5 -1.8 14.7 +2.8 14.4 1.0 4.0 4.9 488 (20.3) 31/11
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20.4 -1.2 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.6 2.8 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 -1.7 10.2 +1.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 394 (16.4) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +1.7 22.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +1.8 21.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 39/14
MACKAY AERO 27.8 +0.1 18.1 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +3.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +1.9 20.3 +2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 34/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.6 +0.4 20.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 28/14
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 28.1 +1.1 17.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/09
COOLANGATTA 30.2 +4.6 17.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 31/21
BRISBANE AERO 29.9 +3.9 17.1 +0.6 12.2 0.0 -- 10.8 290 (12.1) 31/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.8 +2.8 15.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/14
BRISBANE 30.1 +3.0 17.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.5 +1.2 14.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 30/11
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -4.4 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 37/00
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 26.2 -- 18.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 31/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +0.2 15.8 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 478 (19.9) 63/00
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -0.5 14.0 +3.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 37/10
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 13.5 -5.3 6.9 +1.3 -- 17.2 -- -- 493 (20.5) 43/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 +1.6 14.5 +0.2 11.7 9.2 5.2 10.9 526 (21.9) 43/05
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 24.1 0.0 10.2 -1.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 34/12
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 24.7 +1.4 15.5 +3.3 -- 6.4 -- -- 436 (18.2) 61/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.9 -1.6 9.5 +2.2 -- 33.4 -- -- 350 (14.6) 37/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 -3.1 10.1 +0.9 -- 29.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -3.0 8.9 +0.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 270 (11.3) 37/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.5 7.9 -2.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 281 (11.7) 26/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 -2.3 4.2 -3.8 -- 11.6 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/16
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 17.6 -5.1 7.6 -1.0 -- 8.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 26/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 19.1 -1.5 9.6 +0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 48/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.8 -1.6 7.7 -2.5 6.3 8.8 1.6 2.3 395 (16.5) 31/11
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.9 -- 9.0 -- -- 9.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 28/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 19.7 -- 8.8 -- -- 4.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.3 -1.4 5.0 -2.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 340 (14.2) 35/15
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.8 +0.2 6.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 59/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.6 +0.8 8.7 0.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 323 (13.5) 50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 +0.8 7.0 -0.5 -- 8.2 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 -0.1 9.2 +0.4 5.8 1.8 2.2 -- 254 (10.6) 57/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.7 +1.3 10.8 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 304 (12.7) 65/21
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 Wednesday 20 APR 2022
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

40.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+6.4 : 31.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.5 : 29.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+5.1 : 31.1 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+5.1 : 30.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.1 : 30.1 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

29.5 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.2 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.3 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
27.8 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.0 : 19.8 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.9 : 26.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 15.5 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.7 : 15.4 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.0 : 21.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+5.0 : 23.3 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

Coldest for Wednesday 20 APR 2022
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 17.0 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 16.3 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
-6.5 : 20.8 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-6.4 : 12.1 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-6.3 : 14.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_ Upper NE VIC
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 8.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 6.6 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 8.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 5.1 HAWKER Upper North SA
-5.7 : 9.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-5.7 : 8.6 PAYNES FIND 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.
180.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
57.2 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
44.4 HALLS (BUCKLAND RIVER AT TWELVE MILE) Upper NE VIC
42.0 ARALUEN LOWER (ARALUEN RD) South Coast NSW
42.0 WHITTON (CONAPAIRA ST) Riverina E NSW

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
180.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Wide Bay/Burnett
57.2 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
42.0 ARALUEN LOWER (ARALUEN RD)
Riverina E
42.0 WHITTON (CONAPAIRA ST)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
44.4 HALLS (BUCKLAND RIVER AT TWELVE MILE)

10.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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7.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1038 (43.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
982 (40.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
967 (40.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
963 (40.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
923 (38.5) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
858 (35.8) ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
847 (35.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
836 (34.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
819 (34.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
807 (33.6) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
764 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
759 (31.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
756 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
752 (31.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
745 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) MARION REEF Islands ISL
728 (30.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
706 (29.4) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
661 (27.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
656 (27.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
651 (27.1) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
650 (27.1) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
646 (26.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
631 (26.3) KURNELL AWS Sydney--east NSW
615 (25.6) BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
612 (25.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
607 (25.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
120/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
87/20 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Wednesday 20 APR 2022
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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
12.8mm in 18 min to 14:48 42.7mm/h
8.6mm in 12 min to 15:00 43.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 28.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
1.6mm in 1 min to 18:42 96.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
9.4mm in 12 min to 14:30 47.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
13.8mm in 10 min to 08:10 82.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 21.8mm/h
10.2mm in 12 min to 08:42 51.0mm/h
20.8mm in 18 min to 09:00 69.3mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 49.8mm/h
57.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 19.0mm/h
23.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.0mm/h
5.4mm in 11 min to 10:00 29.5mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.4mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 41.6mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 32.2mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 23.2mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 20.3mm/h
66.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 63 ) at 23:55
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(260/ 65 ) at 19:30
CAPE GRIM : 80(220/ 65 ) at 23:34
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/106 ) at 16:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 89(250/ 65 ) at 23:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(270/ 65 ) at 20:59
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 85(270/ 67 ) at 18:46
MOUNT READ : 95(250/ 72 ) at 21:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(270/ 65 ) at 22:00