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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

36.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.7   32.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+5.7   28.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+5.5   27.3 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+5.5   27.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.3   24.5 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.8   12.3 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.5   12.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+7.4   20.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+7.4   12.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+7.4   10.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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

0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.7   13.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
-3.6   11.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-3.2   12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-2.7   12.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-2.7   10.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9   0.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.6   -4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5   -3.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-3.9   1.3 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-3.6   2.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

47.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
36.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
36.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
34.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
32.5 NORTH CORINYA Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.4 +4.6 17.3 +3.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 19.5 +1.7 9.2 +1.1 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 +0.3 9.5 +2.0 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 19.3 +2.6 3.4 -1.5 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 21.1 +1.8 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.5 +4.9 7.6 +3.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 +0.4 8.1 +0.7 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 +1.8 5.8 +0.7 1.2
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +1.1 19.5 +2.5 2.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 +2.2 15.1 +1.6 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 +1.0 14.2 +4.8 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 22.9 +1.8 2.5 -2.9 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 7.8 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 11.2 3.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 +2.6 5.3 -2.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 17.0 +0.3 11.2 +2.8 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 16.4 +0.2 9.1 +1.1 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 17.4 +0.7 6.5 +0.4 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 18.2 +1.2 6.3 -2.1 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 +2.0 0.1 +0.3 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -0.8 4.1 +1.4 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 +0.7 6.4 +2.1 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.2 +2.5 5.2 +2.0 0.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +2.8 7.7 +1.8 0.8
LAVERTON RAAF 17.0 +3.4 5.0 +0.1 3.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 +2.1 0.6 -2.6 1.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 12.3 +1.4 4.9 +2.6 6.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 14.4 +2.8 8.9 +4.4 0.4

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.

None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    SW & S Coast
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(300/ 70 ) at 07:45
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(320/ 69 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(310/ 74 ) at 03:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 74(250/ 63 ) at 18:30