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Friday 14 MAY 2021 in charts
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Data is as received at 15:03EST, 15/05/2021.

Observations and extremes for Friday 14 MAY 2021
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 30.0 -- 19.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 618 (25.8) --
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 -2.8 14.4 +4.0 13.3 0.0 6.8 -- 701 (29.2) --
PERTH METRO 20.0 -2.4 14.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) --
BUSSELTON AERO 17.0 -3.5 12.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) --
BUNBURY 17.0 -4.0 12.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) --
MANDURAH 19.0 -2.1 14.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.0 -- 10.9 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.0 -1.7 8.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.9 20.3 -1.9 18.2 0.0 7.8 -- 330 (13.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.0 -1.2 4.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) --
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -1.5 5.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) --
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 19.0 +0.1 -- -- -- 0.8 -- -- 426 (17.8) --
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 17.0 -1.6 11.7 +2.0 11.5 5.4 2.0 -- 612 (25.5) --
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) -- -- 9.4 +0.6 -- 3.8 1.8 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 -2.1 5.8 -1.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 443 (18.5) --
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +3.3 19.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +2.3 20.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) --
MACKAY AERO 26.0 +0.7 18.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +0.9 12.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) --
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +0.2 12.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) --
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 27.0 +1.2 15.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) --
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 24.0 -0.4 9.8 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) --
COOLANGATTA 23.0 -0.3 8.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) --
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +0.4 10.9 -2.1 4.9 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) --
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 24.0 +0.4 12.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) --
BRISBANE 25.0 +0.4 13.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.0 -0.9 7.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) --
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -1.8 3.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.0 -- 7.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS (COMPARISON) 23.0 +1.3 7.7 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +0.6 11.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) --
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.2 9.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) --
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 9.0 -5.1 4.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 +0.8 13.3 +2.3 8.8 0.2 4.0 -- 360 (15.0) --
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 19.0 -1.8 7.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 19.0 -1.7 13.3 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.0 -2.8 7.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 -3.4 6.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -4.6 4.3 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 242 (10.1) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -2.1 5.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -2.7 1.9 -3.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) --
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 15.0 -2.6 4.2 -1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 320 (13.3) --
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 13.0 -3.9 6.9 +0.4 -- 5.6 -- -- 497 (20.7) --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.0 -2.7 5.1 -3.2 3.3 1.8 2.4 -- 456 (19.0) --
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 16.0 -- 7.8 -- -- 4.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) --
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 15.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 337 (14.0) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -3.7 2.7 -3.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 399 (16.6) --
WYNYARD AIRPORT 12.0 -3.2 2.0 -3.2 -- 4.6 -- -- 399 (16.6) --
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 13.0 -2.4 4.2 -2.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 514 (21.4) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 -0.8 3.2 -1.9 -- 2.8 -- -- 267 (11.1) --
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -4.3 4.1 -2.6 -0.8 0.8 1.6 -- 428 (17.8) --
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.0 -3.5 6.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) --
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 Friday 14 MAY 2021
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.0 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP Northern Rivers NT
34.0 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
34.0 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) Northern Rivers NT
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
34.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

+6.7 : 33.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.6 : 34.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.3 : 31.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.1 : 27.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+3.0 : 27.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

27.7 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.3 : 20.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.5 : 15.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.4 : 14.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West & Perth WA
+5.4 : 14.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 11.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West & Perth WA
+5.3 : 19.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

Coldest for Friday 14 MAY 2021
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.6 : 1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.2 : -1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-7.1 : -1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.9 : -2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 : 5.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : 8.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Northern Rivers NT
-7.3 : 11.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 4.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-6.3 : 5.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 9.5 WAVE HILL Northern Rivers 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.
36.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
27.2 STRAHAN (ANDREW STREET) W Coast TAS
23.4 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
19.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
19.4 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1405 (58.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1385 (57.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1289 (53.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1197 (49.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1147 (47.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1049 (43.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West & Perth WA
1028 (42.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
965 (40.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
962 (40.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
952 (39.7) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
946 (39.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
944 (39.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
893 (37.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
872 (36.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
847 (35.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
827 (34.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
817 (34.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
802 (33.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
797 (33.2) OUTER HARBOUR (BLACK POLE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
795 (33.1) FRANKSTON BEACH E Central VIC
794 (33.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West & Perth WA
794 (33.1) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
773 (32.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
766 (31.9) FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC
762 (31.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
757 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
747 (31.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
729 (30.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
729 (30.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
725 (30.2) BICKLEY Lower West & Perth WA
721 (30.0) HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
716 (29.8) COLPOYS POINT Lower West & Perth WA
701 (29.2) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
699 (29.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
687 (28.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
681 (28.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
670 (27.9) HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) Illawarra NSW
668 (27.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
667 (27.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West & Perth WA
654 (27.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West & Perth WA
651 (27.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
647 (27.0) GINGIN AERO Lower West & Perth WA
647 (27.0) FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
646 (26.9) BUSSELTON JETTY Lower West & Perth WA
641 (26.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
640 (26.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
635 (26.5) INNER DOLPHIN PYLON Lower West & Perth WA
629 (26.2) OCEAN REEF Lower West & Perth WA
626 (26.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
622 (25.9) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
618 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
617 (25.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
615 (25.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) COFFIN BAY (POINT AVOID) W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
611 (25.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
610 (25.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
602 (25.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West & Perth WA
Reports not yet available

High realtime reports for Friday 14 MAY 2021
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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
7.0mm in 16 min to 03:53 26.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 69(250/ 63 ) at 00:18
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 78(310/ 65 ) at 20:48
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(250/ 59 ) at 13:38
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 65 ) at 23:58
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 106(260/ 48 ) at 21:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 111(260/ 67 ) at 05:30
CAPE GRIM : 85(230/ 65 ) at 06:10
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 80(230/ 63 ) at 12:03
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(260/ 83 ) at 10:32