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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

34.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+6.6   26.3 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
+6.3   27.9 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.1   25.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.0   26.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.8   21.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.8   8.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+5.6   12.4 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.4   6.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+5.3   20.1 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.9   13.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+4.9   14.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9   13.1 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW

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

1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3   10.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.4   12.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-4.2   13.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0   11.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-3.9   12.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-49.9 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
-6.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4   -6.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1   -1.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-6.0   -1.4 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
-5.6   -0.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.5   -2.7 YONGALA Upper North SA

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.

51.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
32.0 FLYING FISH POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
30.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW
29.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
27.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
32.0 FLYING FISH POINT

NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
30.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)
29.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
27.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)

VICTORIA
    Upper NE
51.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.7 +2.5 14.7 -0.6 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.2 -4.4 7.3 -0.9 12.8
PERTH AIRPORT 16.9 -1.9 6.9 -2.1 1.6
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 15.7 -1.8 6.7 +0.6 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.8 21.9 +1.9 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.6 +4.8 -0.5 -5.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.5 +1.5 5.8 -2.4 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 +1.7 4.1 -1.6 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 23.7 -2.2 19.6 +1.9 6.6
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +2.9 17.1 +2.6 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.3 +1.9 14.7 +3.9 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 22.5 +1.0 7.2 +0.2 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 12.2 0.2
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 15.4 3.3 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.8 +0.5 12.6 +3.5 1.4
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.0 +1.6 9.0 -0.6 0.2
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.7 +2.8 9.7 +0.5 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 19.1 +1.8 6.1 -1.3 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.5 +2.9 8.1 -1.4 0.1
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 +2.8 -2.0 -2.9 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.0 +4.3 3.6 -0.1 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.1 +2.2 2.1 -3.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.2 +2.0 -0.5 -4.7 0.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 +3.1 5.1 -1.7 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 19.0 +4.9 2.0 -3.8 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 +1.7 3.3 -0.7 0.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.4 +2.0 6.7 +3.9 0.4
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.0 +3.1 8.9 +3.7 0.0

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
DOUGLAS RIVER
46.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.3mm/h
46.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 46.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
8.0mm in 24 min to 01:19 20.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Kangaroo Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 74(340/ 63 ) at 15:00
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(320/ 63 ) at 23:17