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Sunday 15 DEC 2024 in charts
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Data is as received at 13:20EST, 16/12/2024.

Observations and extremes for Sunday 15 DEC 2024
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 27.5 -4.3 20.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 52/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.3 -3.8 16.8 +1.9 14.7 0.0 8.6 12.4 394 (16.4) 59/12
PERTH METRO 25.4 -4.0 18.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 41/12
BUSSELTON AERO 24.2 -4.0 14.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 57/14
BUNBURY 23.9 -3.5 17.6 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 46/13
MANDURAH 23.7 -3.7 18.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 46/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.9 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 70/14
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 40.6 +8.6 24.9 +8.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 55/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.8 27.6 +2.2 26.5 0.0 3.4 9.2 286 (11.9) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.5 +7.2 25.7 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 37/17
WHYALLA AERO 38.6 +10.3 22.0 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 35/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 39.4 +11.6 18.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 46/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 37.9 +12.2 18.0 +3.4 14.9 0.0 11.2 9.6 260 (10.8) 35/12
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 37.9 +14.2 14.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 34.5 +11.6 10.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.1 +1.6 24.5 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 244 (10.2) 28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.6 +1.1 25.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 28/14
MACKAY AERO 30.7 -0.1 21.6 -0.6 -- 9.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.3 +1.1 21.0 -0.3 -- 7.4 -- -- 287 (12.0) 43/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 -3.6 22.8 +2.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 379 (15.8) 37/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.4 +0.1 23.1 +0.9 -- 23.2 -- -- 352 (14.7) 35/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.4 -2.1 23.1 +2.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 48/21
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +1.0 22.1 +2.2 -- 39.8 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 41/09
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +1.5 22.3 +2.0 21.4 13.6 1.8 7.0 251 (10.5) 39/11
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 28.0 -0.4 22.7 +2.8 -- 30.8 -- -- 375 (15.6) 48/14
BRISBANE 29.8 +0.2 21.9 +1.3 -- 70.2 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 0.0 18.1 +1.3 -- 4.6 -- -- 631 (26.3) 52/13
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 39.1 +8.4 17.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 39/14
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 29.1 -- 20.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 26/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 -0.2 20.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 35/15
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 35.2 +6.2 17.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 35/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 30.6 +6.0 15.0 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 -0.1 21.1 +3.5 18.8 0.0 6.2 -- 377 (15.7) 43/12
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 31.7 +3.3 19.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/16
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 28.4 +2.9 18.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 37/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.0 +6.5 13.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 52/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.2 +6.8 16.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +6.2 16.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.9 +9.7 19.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 30/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.5 +8.5 14.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 26/01
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 35.5 +7.0 14.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 26/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 30.1 +5.8 14.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 39/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 33.5 +9.0 10.8 -1.2 8.4 0.0 5.2 12.9 282 (11.8) 39/15
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 31.6 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/19
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 27.8 +4.4 10.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 34.1 +11.5 10.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 37/19
WYNYARD AIRPORT 18.7 -1.0 6.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 22/09
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.4 -1.2 9.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 26/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.0 +1.6 9.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/16
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.4 0.0 10.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 30/14
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 Sunday 15 DEC 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

45.2 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
45.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.9 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.6 SMITHVILLE AWS Far Northwest NSW
44.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+18.2 : 40.0 ALBANY Lower West & Perth WA
+16.1 : 40.6 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+15.1 : 38.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.6 : 42.3 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA
+14.4 : 40.0 EYRE Eucla WA

31.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
30.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
29.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
29.5 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT

+12.2 : 29.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 24.3 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.4 : 22.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+10.2 : 24.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 26.1 HAWKER Upper North SA

Coldest for Sunday 15 DEC 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

15.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
17.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.3 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
18.4 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
18.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

-6.3 : 22.5 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
-6.1 : 22.1 BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA
-6.0 : 35.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 25.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West & Perth WA
-5.3 : 34.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.9 : 6.2 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.4 : 19.8 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
-4.1 : 4.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 7.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.0 : 16.2 ARLTUNGA 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.
70.2 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67.4 CHANNEL POINT Northern Rivers NT
63.0 BRISBANE BOTANIC GARDENS MT COOT-THA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
60.4 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW
55.2 RANGE VIEW Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
67.4 CHANNEL POINT

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
70.2 BRISBANE
63.0 BRISBANE BOTANIC GARDENS MT COOT-THA
55.2 RANGE VIEW
54.0 AIR SEA RESCUE ALERT
54.0 HIGHVALE
50.8 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
50.0 ROSEWOOD WALLOON RD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
60.4 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB

12.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
12.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
12.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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10.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
9.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
7.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

930 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
783 (32.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
777 (32.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
756 (31.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
753 (31.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
733 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
713 (29.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
651 (27.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
626 (26.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85/17 BATCHELOR AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
76/11 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/20 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
70/14 ROCKY GULLY Lower West & Perth WA
70/14 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
70/18 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
70/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
70/19 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

High realtime reports for Sunday 15 DEC 2024
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 Pilbara
MANDORA
14.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.0mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 23.0mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 06:00 26.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 24.8mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.8mm/h
W Pilbara
CHRISTMAS CREEK MINE AP
1.4mm in 1 min to 04:05 84.0mm/h
6.4mm in 19 min to 04:24 20.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Northern Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
16.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.2mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 41.6mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 37.0mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.3mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.2mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
8.0mm in 14 min to 16:44 34.3mm/h
8.0mm in 5 min to 16:49 96.0mm/h
8.4mm in 8 min to 16:57 63.0mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.4mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 28.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
8.0mm in 8 min to 17:51 60.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
6.8mm in 16 min to 13:30 25.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
3.0mm in 2 min to 16:32 90.0mm/h
7.2mm in 5 min to 16:37 86.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
10.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
MARYBOROUGH
6.6mm in 12 min to 11:27 33.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(150/ 63 ) at 18:30