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Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day: (none known)

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.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.2   16.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+4.2   29.5 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.1   16.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+3.8   29.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+3.7   31.9 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
25.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
24.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.3   16.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.1   5.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.9   7.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.3   18.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+4.7   17.3 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+4.7   18.6 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.6   16.2 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
-3.4   19.9 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-3.3   18.1 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-3.0   17.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-3.0   13.7 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-50.0 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
-6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5   -5.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6   3.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.0   -3.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
-5.9   0.1 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9   -2.7 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-5.9   -6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Wettest Major City Extremes
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.

88.0 PENOLA CAVES RANGE Lower SE SA
47.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.0 BRIDESTOWE LAVENDER ESTATE N Coast TAS
25.0 MADALYA W Gippsland VIC
23.8 UPPER YARRA DAM E Central VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Lower SE
88.0 PENOLA CAVES RANGE

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
25.0 MADALYA
    E Central
23.8 UPPER YARRA DAM

TASMANIA
    N Coast
32.0 BRIDESTOWE LAVENDER ESTATE
    W Coast
47.0 MOUNT READ

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.7 +2.5 13.6 -1.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 20.5 +1.7 3.6 -5.4 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.1 +1.5 4.8 -3.4 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 18.3 +0.8 10.6 +4.5 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +3.2 22.8 +2.8 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.3 -0.5 1.4 -3.7 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.6 -1.4 11.4 +3.2 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 +1.7 6.6 +0.9 1.2
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +3.2 19.2 +1.5 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +3.3 18.3 +3.8 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.6 +0.2 12.6 +1.8 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 19.8 -1.7 1.2 -5.8 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 19.9 6.3 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 12.8 -2.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.5 -0.8 5.8 -3.3 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 18.0 +0.6 8.0 -1.6 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.0 +2.1 9.9 +0.7 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 17.8 +0.5 6.1 -1.3 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 18.4 +0.8 11.2 +1.7 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.9 +0.7 0.1 -0.8 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 -0.7 5.3 +1.6 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -0.5 3.5 -1.7 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 15.3 +1.1 8.2 +4.0 2.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +2.1 9.7 +2.9 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 16.0 +1.9 7.0 +1.2 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +1.0 5.1 +1.1 1.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 14.2 +2.8 3.1 +0.3 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 16.0 +4.1 7.0 +1.8 2.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 76 ) at 01:07
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 78 ) at 10:08
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(240/ 80 ) at 07:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 108(250/ 54 ) at 05:59