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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

36.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
36.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.8   32.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.3   31.9 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.7   32.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.6   25.1 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+7.2   26.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
23.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
23.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+7.1   23.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+4.7   22.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+3.9   14.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.9   13.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+3.5   12.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+3.5   8.4 DOVER Southeast TAS

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

-0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.6   22.8 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-9.5   16.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-9.3   17.6 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-9.2   16.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-9.0   20.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-9.0   21.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-9.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.0   0.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.1   1.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.7   -7.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6   1.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.4   -0.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.4   -1.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW 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.

43.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
28.0 PARKVILLE (AROONA) Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.4 ST. ANDREWS (HILDERBRAND ROAD) E Central VIC
15.0 SHERWOOD PARK STATION Warrego QLD

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.3 +1.5 21.8 +3.4 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 24.7 +4.6 8.9 0.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.2 +4.9 7.5 -0.5 0.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.2 0.0 4.8 -3.1 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.4 23.1 0.0 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.3 -7.7 1.6 -8.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -4.4 9.2 -0.4 1.2
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -3.0 6.6 +0.4 0.6
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 +1.3 17.1 -1.5 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +2.5 19.2 +1.9 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 -1.0 11.7 -1.8 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 23.1 -2.2 5.5 -3.9 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 20.8 9.2 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 12.4 -3.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -4.8 6.3 -4.6 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 18.2 -1.9 9.2 -2.1 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 20.2 +0.3 8.1 -2.9 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 20.6 -0.4 4.6 -4.7 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.7 +0.5 5.5 -5.1 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.6 -2.4 -2.8 -5.9 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.1 -5.3 -1.6 -6.8 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -5.5 3.1 -4.3 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 14.9 -2.0 0.3 -5.3 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.6 -1.6 8.2 +0.3 0.2
LAVERTON RAAF 15.6 -1.2 4.9 -1.7 0.2
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 -2.2 3.9 -1.0 0.2
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 14.7 +0.6 4.3 +0.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.6 +0.6 7.1 +0.7 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.
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
4.0mm in 12 min to 21:00 20.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(270/ 58 ) at 19:23
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 91(260/ 74 ) at 22:40
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. : 102(260/ 74 ) at 23:00
    E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 87(280/ 70 ) at 13:36
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 154(300/111 ) at 19:01
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 126(260/ 78 ) at 15:15
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(250/ 58 ) at 21:31
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 141(260/ 96 ) at 21:35
    Central Plateau
LIAWENEE AWS : 91(270/ 67 ) at 13:52
    Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87(260/ 67 ) at 22:55
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 117(270/ 87 ) at 17:51