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Data is as received at 13:25EST, 15/10/2023.

Observations and extremes for Saturday 14 OCT 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 38.8 +13.0 13.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 50/15
PERTH AIRPORT 32.8 +10.0 13.0 +2.7 10.2 0.0 7.0 11.8 473 (19.7) 59/01
PERTH METRO 31.9 +8.5 14.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/15
BUSSELTON AERO 29.6 +8.3 9.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/17
BUNBURY 29.4 +8.3 11.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 37/00
MANDURAH 30.8 +8.9 14.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 35/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 -- 10.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 30/13
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 28.9 +2.9 12.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 31/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.1 25.3 +0.4 25.1 0.0 6.4 11.2 242 (10.1) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 -1.9 7.2 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 44/16
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 -5.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/19
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 20.0 -2.2 13.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 37/12
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 17.7 -3.6 13.9 +3.1 13.0 0.0 3.0 6.4 525 (21.9) 37/00
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 18.8 -2.1 12.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 -1.3 10.6 +3.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 580 (24.2) 50/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +1.7 17.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +1.3 19.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 39/15
MACKAY AERO 28.1 -0.3 15.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.1 +4.4 15.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 31.4 +4.3 14.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 41/14
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 28.3 +0.7 17.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 34/12
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.4 +0.9 13.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 31/11
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +1.0 17.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 +1.2 17.5 +1.6 16.5 0.0 7.8 11.4 463 (19.3) 31/12
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 26.7 +1.1 15.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 39/08
BRISBANE 28.7 +1.7 17.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 24/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.6 +3.2 10.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 35/15
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +1.4 4.9 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 43/13
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.5 -- 11.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 55/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.8 +6.1 8.2 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 317 (13.2) 50/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +4.6 4.6 -5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -0.8 5.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 46/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.0 +7.3 14.0 +0.6 10.2 0.0 6.6 9.8 434 (18.1) 44/15
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 28.8 +4.0 8.1 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 293 (12.2) 46/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 26.8 +3.9 14.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 647 (27.0) 72/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -1.9 8.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 636 (26.5) 57/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 -1.7 8.8 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 318 (13.3) 46/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -4.6 8.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 41/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 -0.1 9.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.0 -2.0 7.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 37/05
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.3 -3.0 9.8 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.4 -2.2 10.9 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 694 (28.9) 80/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.4 -0.1 10.2 +1.8 8.5 0.2 1.4 3.5 507 (21.1) 54/09
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 19.6 -- 11.6 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 41/10
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 18.4 -2.0 11.3 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 459 (19.1) 61/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 -1.1 6.3 +0.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 500 (20.8) 50/09
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.0 +0.6 10.5 +4.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 672 (28.0) 85/12
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 17.4 +1.5 11.5 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 783 (32.6) 78/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 +0.7 11.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 67/14
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.0 +1.0 10.3 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 479 (20.0) 81/15
Max
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° 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 Saturday 14 OCT 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+13.0 : 38.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+12.3 : 38.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+11.4 : 34.9 JURIEN BAY Lower West & Perth WA
+10.9 : 39.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.3 : 37.7 MULLEWA Central West WA

28.0 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS Northern Rivers NT
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
26.9 BRADSHAW Northern Rivers NT
26.9 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.0 : 17.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
+7.0 : 23.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 19.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.6 : 13.7 MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
+6.2 : 12.1 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

Coldest for Saturday 14 OCT 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.5 : 4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 10.3 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-6.1 : 2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.9 : 21.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

-1.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : 1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : 4.9 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.7 : 6.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.6 : 3.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.6 : 7.2 ALICE SPRINGS 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.
59.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
41.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
39.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
32.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
27.6 WARRA W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
W Coast
59.2 MOUNT READ
41.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)
39.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM
32.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)
27.6 WARRA

11.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
11.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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11.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1644 (68.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1611 (67.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1315 (54.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1150 (47.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1122 (46.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1118 (46.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1086 (45.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1066 (44.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
959 (40.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
934 (38.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
930 (38.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
911 (38.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
909 (37.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
907 (37.8) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
890 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
877 (36.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
837 (34.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
818 (34.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
808 (33.7) PORTLAND AIRPORT W Coast VIC
789 (32.9) CORNER INLET (YANAKIE) W Gippsland VIC
785 (32.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
783 (32.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
760 (31.7) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
739 (30.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
735 (30.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
715 (29.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
711 (29.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
701 (29.2) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
699 (29.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
698 (29.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
694 (28.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
689 (28.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
682 (28.4) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
680 (28.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
677 (28.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
673 (28.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
672 (28.0) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
649 (27.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
649 (27.0) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
647 (27.0) ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
647 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
638 (26.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
637 (26.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
633 (26.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
633 (26.4) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
622 (25.9) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
614 (25.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
613 (25.5) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
610 (25.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
605 (25.2) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
604 (25.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
128/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
118/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
113/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/15 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/16 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/16 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
93/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/17 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
91/16 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
91/16 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS

High realtime reports for Saturday 14 OCT 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 98(320/ 63 ) at 06:51
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 67 ) at 20:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 119(270/ 69 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
LOW HEAD : 91(240/ 67 ) at 18:00
CAPE GRIM : 83(230/ 65 ) at 15:51
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 91(270/ 72 ) at 16:19
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 91(230/ 72 ) at 16:42
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(290/ 95 ) at 17:10
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(240/ 78 ) at 16:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 104(250/ 33 ) at 17:40
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(250/ 59 ) at 12:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 113(260/ 67 ) at 16:11
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 87(240/ 67 ) at 16:37
Central Plateau
LIAWENEE : 78(240/ 63 ) at 17:22
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 82(240/ 70 ) at 12:35
LOW ROCKY POINT : 76(290/ 63 ) at 03:00
MOUNT READ : 96(260/ 72 ) at 10:40
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(260/ 74 ) at 17:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 124(270/ 95 ) at 13:30

FINGAL PORTABLE TFS F : 74(230/ 63 ) at 17:35