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Data is as received at 13:27EST, 29/03/2023.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 28 MAR 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 35.2 -- 17.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 654 (27.3) 54/15
PERTH AIRPORT 27.9 -1.8 15.4 -0.6 11.9 0.0 6.0 10.9 545 (22.7) 55/03
PERTH METRO 27.5 -2.1 15.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 34/11
BUSSELTON AERO 26.8 -1.0 9.2 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 41/19
BUNBURY 26.3 -1.4 11.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/12
MANDURAH 27.3 -0.5 15.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 34/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.2 -- 8.4 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 23.6 -5.9 14.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 30/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.2 23.8 -0.8 24.0 18.2 6.6 4.8 256 (10.7) 35/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.7 +3.9 22.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.9 -1.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/18
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 26.3 -0.6 14.0 -0.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 35/13
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 23.3 -2.2 14.8 +0.3 13.2 2.2 2.2 6.9 245 (10.2) 34/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 21.7 -1.9 8.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.1 -5.1 9.4 -1.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 21/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 22.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.9 21.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 34/13
MACKAY AERO 30.0 +0.6 19.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.6 +2.0 21.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +1.4 20.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 24/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.9 +1.0 21.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 28/15
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 30.7 +1.6 19.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 22/11
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +1.8 21.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 22/11
BRISBANE AERO 29.9 +1.9 20.6 +0.8 18.4 0.0 7.2 4.3 314 (13.1) 28/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 29.7 +1.8 19.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/11
BRISBANE -- -- 21.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.5 +2.3 18.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 26/13
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 26.7 -2.8 16.9 +2.2 -- 12.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 63/17
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 29.1 -- 18.0 -- -- 7.4 -- -- 285 (11.9) 28/20
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.7 +1.3 18.8 +2.4 -- 22.4 -- -- 354 (14.8) 34/00
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -0.8 15.6 +0.8 -- 17.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 35/16
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -4.8 14.0 +4.1 -- 10.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +1.7 19.9 +2.3 15.1 0.4 2.8 0.4 332 (13.8) 30/11
BADGERYS CREEK AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 28.8 +3.5 18.7 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 34/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.1 -0.5 15.6 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.6 -2.1 16.2 +2.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 30/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +0.9 16.6 +3.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 31/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.0 -0.5 17.3 +3.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 34/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.6 -1.6 12.8 +1.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/15
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 24.6 -2.9 15.3 +2.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 24/00
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 24.6 +0.1 16.0 +4.7 -- 8.6 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 21/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.0 -1.2 14.6 +1.8 14.3 6.8 0.0 6.2 265 (11.0) 31/15
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 20.9 -- 15.5 -- -- 8.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 24/15
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 21.7 -- 14.9 -- -- 6.6 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.6 -0.7 12.0 +2.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/23
WYNYARD AIRPORT 15.3 -4.9 12.3 +2.6 -- 13.2 -- -- 430 (17.9) 52/04
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 16.9 -3.5 12.7 +1.8 -- 17.4 -- -- 436 (18.2) 46/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 -6.3 13.0 +2.7 -- 19.6 -- -- 286 (11.9) 37/01
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.8 -5.4 12.0 +1.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 300 (12.5) 30/02
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 28 MAR 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.6 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
39.1 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
38.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
38.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

+6.0 : 38.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+5.5 : 37.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+5.4 : 37.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.3 : 37.8 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+4.9 : 28.6 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
+4.9 : 38.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
28.2 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.2 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.4 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL

+7.1 : 23.6 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.0 : 23.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+6.8 : 11.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.6 : 15.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.5 : 26.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

Coldest for Tuesday 28 MAR 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 14.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.4 : 26.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-7.3 : 20.7 COWRA AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : 30.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.1 : 22.3 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

3.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
5.5 PEMBERTON Lower West & Perth WA

-7.4 : 5.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 5.5 PEMBERTON Lower West & Perth WA
-7.2 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West & Perth WA
-6.4 : 6.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West & Perth WA
-6.2 : 10.9 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla 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.
58.6 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
57.8 CASSILIS (DALKEITH) C Tablelands N NSW
55.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
52.0 WALLABADAH (WOODTON) NW Slopes S NSW
50.4 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
58.6 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE)
50.4 MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
52.0 WALLABADAH (WOODTON)
C Tablelands N
57.8 CASSILIS (DALKEITH)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
55.0 FALLS CREEK

10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
6.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT

.....

4.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.8 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
4.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

936 (39.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
908 (37.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
848 (35.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
833 (34.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
764 (31.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
751 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
731 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
707 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
672 (28.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West & Perth WA
670 (27.9) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
654 (27.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
653 (27.2) MARION REEF Islands ISL
652 (27.2) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
650 (27.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
646 (26.9) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
637 (26.5) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
626 (26.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
619 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
610 (25.4) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
604 (25.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
603 (25.1) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
602 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
81/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
78/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/10 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
74/02 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
74/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

High realtime reports for Tuesday 28 MAR 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO
17.6mm in 17 min to 11:47 62.1mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 25.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.0mm/h
Interior
TELFER AERO
11.6mm in 14 min to 22:30 49.7mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.8mm/h
10.4mm in 19 min to 23:19 32.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
13.0mm in 30 min to 08:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
48.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 16.0mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE)
13.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.0mm/h
32.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 65.6mm/h
45.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 45.8mm/h
38.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 38.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.2mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 19.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
HORN ISLAND
5.0mm in 11 min to 02:00 27.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.6mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 22.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 17.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
6.6mm in 17 min to 19:17 23.3mm/h
2.6mm in 1 min to 19:18 156.0mm/h
8.8mm in 12 min to 19:30 44.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.6mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 22 min to 20:30 27.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.6mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 35.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 30.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 20.8mm/h
Hunter Valley
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 21.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
5.6mm in 7 min to 23:30 48.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
SW Slopes S
KHANCOBAN AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
WANGARATTA AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.0mm/h
Upper NE
DINNER PLAIN (MT HOTHAM AP)_
5.6mm in 8 min to 20:57 42.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.2mm/h
FALLS CREEK
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
6.0mm in 14 min to 19:14 25.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
4.6mm in 11 min to 21:51 25.1mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.7mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78( 80/ 65 ) at 03:00