NEWSBITS

It was an unusually hot day from around Perth to the southwest Capes today. Cape Naturaliste's top of 38.4 was 12.9 above normal, while Perth Airport recorded a maximum of 42.4, 10.6 above. Perth had a particularly uncomfortable night with the thermometer sitting on 30° at 4am. A slow-moving trough off the WA coast is bringing hot, dry northeasterlies across the Southwest. Temperatures reached above 40° up most of the west coast, peaking at 45.9 at Nyang Station, in a lonely part of the West Gascoyne 250km NE of Carnarvon and 150km S of Onslow. Thunderstorms and some rain areas developed near the coast ahead of the trough this afternoon, Wandering receiving 29mm in the hour to 3pm.

Flood crests continued to move down coastal river systems in QLD. The main flood waters in the Burnett River are now downstream of Gayndah where a moderate flood peak of around 8.60 metres was recorded at 9pm Saturday. Moderate flooding was extending downstream to Walla, which peaked around 9.76m at 8.30pm. The Fitzroy River at Riverslea peaked at 17.14 metres at 9am this morning, and minor to borderline moderate flooding is extending downstream toward Rockhampton.

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 13:38EST, 03/03/2004.

45.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
44.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
43.0 MULLEWA Central West WA

+12.8   38.5 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+10.6   42.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+10.6   40.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+10.2   41.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+9.7   41.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

30.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
30.6 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
30.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
30.0 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.9 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+10.4   28.5 MOORA Central West WA
+9.7   29.2 MORAWA Central West WA
+9.5   27.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+9.3   25.1 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3   25.7 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

15.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.1 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
17.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.8 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW

-10.1   23.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-9.8   24.4 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-9.2   23.0 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
-8.6   24.6 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-8.3   25.6 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-8.3   23.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

3.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.3 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
5.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
5.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
5.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
5.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-10.4   5.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.8   7.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-5.2   8.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-5.1   4.3 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-4.9   8.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-4.9   5.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

168.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
150.2 WOOLGARLO (ILDEMERE) SW Slopes N NSW
137.0 PEROLA PARK Warrego QLD
132.2 EVERSLEIGH Central West QLD
130.0 SURBITON STATION Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
    S Peninsula
52.0 KIMBA
    Gulf Country
69.0 INORUNIE STATION
57.6 DUNBAR STATION
    Upper Carpentaria
90.0 EMU VALLEY STATION
77.0 PENTLAND POST OFFICE
74.6 LOLWORTH STATION
71.0 HILLVIEW STATION
66.0 ZARA STATION
60.0 WOODBINE STATION
57.1 WANDO VALE STATION
57.0 ROSELLA PLAINS STATION
54.2 LOW HOLM STATION
50.0 LYNDHURST STATION
    N Coast--Barron
86.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
68.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
67.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
66.4 ALMADEN
62.0 DEERAL
61.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
57.4 MAREEBA SOUTH EDGE RES
51.0 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL
    N Coast--Herbert
168.0 MENAVALE ALERT
81.6 YABULU
78.8 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
63.4 MENA CREEK POST OFFICE
62.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO
61.6 OONOONBA
61.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
54.0 TUNG OIL TM
53.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
50.4 DARADGEE
    Central Coast E
92.4 GIRU POST OFFICE
72.4 SHIRBOURNE PARK
53.0 KALAMIA ESTATE
    Central Highlands
118.0 GLENCOE
112.4 DURRANDELLA
111.0 BLAIR ATHOL
104.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE
97.0 LANSDOWNE STATION
88.0 TOLINESS STATION
81.6 ALPHA POST OFFICE
80.0 DRENSMAINE
76.0 ISLAY PLAINS
75.0 CAIRO
71.0 TAMBO STATION
69.0 MOUNT WILKIN
67.8 DRENSMAINE TM
65.0 SAPPHIRE POST OFFICE
59.6 WEALWANDANGIE
58.6 SPRING CREEK STATION
53.0 RIVINGTON
51.4 CALDERVALE STATION
50.0 FREITAG
    Central West
132.2 EVERSLEIGH
130.0 SURBITON STATION
100.0 BERESFORD STATION
88.2 CAMERON DOWNS
83.4 GUNDOO
83.0 MARENGO
80.0 TUMUT VALE
78.0 BANCHORY
76.4 UANDA
72.6 TIREE
64.6 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE
60.8 BIRRICANNIA
53.0 FRANKFIELD STATION
51.0 ISIS DOWNS
    Northwest
63.4 NOONBAH
52.0 STONEHENGE
    Maranoa
83.4 RICHLAND HILL
68.2 AMBY
51.0 MT INVITING
    Warrego
137.0 PEROLA PARK
115.2 BIDDENHAM TM
106.2 ANGELLALA DOWNS HOMESTEAD
101.0 WETLANDS
95.0 GUNDARE
91.8 BARRADEEN
89.4 WANSEY DOWNS
81.7 AUGATHELLA POST OFFICE
79.2 TANTALLON
72.0 LOCHINVAR
68.4 CHARLEVILLE TM
58.2 BAYSWATER
57.0 HUMEBURN TM
55.4 NIVE DOWNS
53.8 CHESTERTON TM
50.8 DUNVEGAN TM
50.6 VICTORIA DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
    C Tablelands N
62.8 LUE (BAYLY ST)
    C Tablelands S
56.8 WEST BATHURST
56.0 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
55.4 BATHURST (THE ROCKS)
    SW Slopes N
150.2 WOOLGARLO (ILDEMERE)

VICTORIA
    Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 106(350/ 33 ) at 23:47