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Prepared at 1212 EST on 18/04/2023.

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Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032163

INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT

135.0

131.0

17/04/2020

20

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

19.0

19.4

17/04/2023

23

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.


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Data is as received at 13:59EST, 19/04/2023.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 18 APR 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 28.6 -- 11.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 46/14
PERTH AIRPORT 23.5 -2.2 11.0 -2.0 9.3 0.0 3.4 10.5 356 (14.8) 39/09
PERTH METRO 23.5 -2.4 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 28/09
BUSSELTON AERO 21.4 -2.6 8.4 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/13
BUNBURY 21.4 -2.8 8.5 -3.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 31/10
MANDURAH 22.7 -1.4 13.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 26/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.2 -- 13.9 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 450 (18.8) 26/09
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.3 -4.0 14.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 35/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -1.9 21.3 -2.7 20.2 0.0 4.8 10.9 281 (11.7) 34/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.1 -4.3 7.1 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 +0.1 9.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 44/20
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 23.7 +0.9 8.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 35/20
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 22.6 +0.3 10.7 -1.2 7.6 0.0 2.0 9.1 272 (11.3) 37/19
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 23.0 +1.5 9.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 +2.6 12.9 +4.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 370 (15.4) 43/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 0.0 23.7 +2.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 44/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.3 22.7 +2.0 -- 6.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 31/12
MACKAY AERO 25.4 -2.3 22.4 +2.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 429 (17.9) 55/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 +0.5 22.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.7 20.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 48/10
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.9 +0.7 22.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 41/08
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.5 +0.4 20.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 48/14
COOLANGATTA 26.6 +1.0 18.6 +1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 50/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.8 17.0 +0.5 15.5 0.0 8.0 10.1 434 (18.1) 39/09
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.3 +0.2 19.3 +2.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 630 (26.3) 54/13
BRISBANE 27.6 +0.4 18.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 -1.4 13.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 48/09
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 25.8 +0.3 10.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 35/08
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 24.5 -- 17.4 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 557 (23.2) 35/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -1.0 11.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 30/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.7 8.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 26/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 0.0 4.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 31/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.4 +0.4 13.4 -0.9 9.7 0.0 4.0 8.4 331 (13.8) 28/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 23.2 -0.1 9.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 26/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 -0.2 3.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 24/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.9 -0.7 6.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 22/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.6 0.0 6.1 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 17/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.8 +0.1 8.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.4 -1.0 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 24/12
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 21.4 -1.2 6.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 21/13
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 22.8 +2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.0 +2.6 12.5 +2.3 9.9 0.0 2.6 9.3 364 (15.2) 41/13
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 22.8 -- 13.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 35/14
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 23.7 -- 14.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.1 +2.4 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 44/11
WYNYARD AIRPORT 18.9 +1.3 10.3 +3.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 43/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.3 +0.5 11.3 +2.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 369 (15.4) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 +0.3 7.8 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 50/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.7 +3.3 8.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 44/16
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 18 APR 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.7 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
34.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.1 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+5.1 : 23.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+4.6 : 22.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
+4.5 : 21.1 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
+4.5 : 32.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.3 : 23.4 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.6 FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+6.0 : 15.6 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
+5.3 : 16.1 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
+5.2 : 20.4 CLERMONT AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
+5.1 : 18.9 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.0 : 16.6 ROBE Lower SE SA

Coldest for Tuesday 18 APR 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

8.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 27.6 LAJAMANU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-6.0 : 23.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 27.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 29.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.5 : 18.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 19.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-2.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.7 : 11.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-8.2 : 13.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.9 : 15.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-7.7 : 12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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.
304.0 GOVE AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
135.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
109.4 INNISFAIL AERODROME N Coast--Herbert QLD
97.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
84.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
304.0 GOVE AIRPORT

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
53.0 GUMERACHA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
58.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
56.6 HIGHBURY STATION
54.0 MERLUNA
N Coast--Herbert
135.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
109.4 INNISFAIL AERODROME
97.5 TULLY SUGAR MILL
84.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
83.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
79.6 HAWKINS CREEK
75.0 EURAMO TM
74.0 TUNG OIL TM
59.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
58.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
53.0 NERADA ALERT
52.0 CORSIS ALERT

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
10.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
9.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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9.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.8 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
7.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1194 (49.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1146 (47.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
877 (36.5) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
847 (35.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
845 (35.2) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
799 (33.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
797 (33.2) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
790 (32.9) BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
784 (32.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
735 (30.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
705 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
699 (29.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
688 (28.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) MARION REEF Islands ISL
652 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
649 (27.0) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
641 (26.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
630 (26.3) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
620 (25.8) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
618 (25.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
600 (25.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
102/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/13 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/12 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/10 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
74/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Tuesday 18 APR 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
5.2mm in 14 min to 02:44 22.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 09:20 96.0mm/h
12.2mm in 8 min to 09:30 91.5mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.8mm/h
29.4mm in 30 min to 10:00 58.8mm/h
46.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 46.2mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 32.8mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 17.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
10.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
7.8mm in 6 min to 18:00 78.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
8.0mm in 6 min to 18:06 80.0mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL AERODROME
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
12.0mm in 12 min to 07:46 60.0mm/h
19.4mm in 14 min to 08:00 83.1mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 33.6mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 32.8mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 49.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 16.8mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.0mm/h
6.0mm in 16 min to 09:30 22.5mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 24.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.0mm/h
15.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 30.8mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.6mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.7mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 70(120/ 65 ) at 17:36
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(150/ 70 ) at 13:13
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(320/ 83 ) at 15:53