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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

41.8 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
37.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
37.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
37.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
37.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+9.9   32.7 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.2   34.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.0   37.1 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+8.9   35.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.8   32.8 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
25.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+6.4   24.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+6.4   17.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.3   16.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.6   23.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+5.6   14.8 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.6   24.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

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

1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS

-6.0   9.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.8   13.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-5.8   9.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.7   8.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.5   10.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

-2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9   2.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.8   7.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.3   6.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.9   5.2 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-4.8   -0.2 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro 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.

33.0 ROSES TIER (MEMORY ROAD WEST) E Coast TAS
27.0 THOMSON BROOK Lower West WA
26.0 CORIN DAM Goulburn/Monaro NSW
25.2 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
22.6 ANKETELL Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 27.0 -4.8 21.1 +2.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 16.3 -3.8 10.5 +1.6 3.4
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.0 -3.3 6.1 -1.9 2.4
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 21.5 -0.7 11.6 +3.7 2.8
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 -0.5 22.2 -0.9 0.2
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.4 +8.4 12.3 +2.1 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 -0.3 9.1 -0.5 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 +0.4 9.2 +3.0 0.4
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 -0.1 17.6 -1.0 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.3 15.1 -2.2 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +4.3 15.9 +2.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 34.5 +9.2 8.3 -1.1 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 32.7 11.4 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 5.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.4 +1.6 8.3 -2.6 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 19.1 -1.0 10.4 -0.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.8 +1.9 10.1 -0.9 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 22.7 +1.7 6.3 -3.0 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 19.1 -1.1 7.8 -2.8 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.7 +2.7 1.7 -1.4 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.3 +0.9 3.4 -1.8 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.2 +0.9 7.0 -0.4 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 19.8 +2.9 6.2 +0.6 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.0 +1.8 10.8 +2.9 0.2
LAVERTON RAAF 18.0 +1.2 8.9 +2.3 0.4
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 +0.6 7.8 +2.9 1.4
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 9.5 -4.6 5.1 +0.9 1.4
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.0 -4.0 7.5 +1.1 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    SW & S Coast
BUSSELTON
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
14.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO : 78(270/ 63 ) at 11:24
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 85(330/ 63 ) at 03:30
    SW & S Coast
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(300/ 69 ) at 00:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(250/ 63 ) at 09:01
MANDURAH : 85(270/ 67 ) at 11:39