Australian Weather News -- 13 MAR 2007

Tuesday 13 MAR 2007

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2007

Dec

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Nov

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Oct

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Sept

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August

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July

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June

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May

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April

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March

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February

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January

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0221 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031192

GREEN ISLAND

28.0

26/03/2005

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033065

ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE

27.5

27.1

10/03/1995

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

27.3

26.6

19/03/1998

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039004

BARALABA POST OFFICE

27.4

27.0

10/03/1995

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039083

ROCKHAMPTON AERO

27.1

26.9

10/03/1995

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

25.0

12/03/2007

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039122

HERON ISLAND RES STN

27.0

26.7

12/03/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

27.0

12/03/2007

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040856

RAINBOW BEACH

25.5

25.4

12/03/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040861

MAROOCHYDORE AERO

25.4

24.7

12/03/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035290

BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT

41.5

41.0

12/03/2007

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

17.1

18.0

02/03/2003

1 Y

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 00:14EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	30.8	-0.1	21.9	+4.0	20.6	0.0	10.8	--	513 (21.4)	35/13
PERTH AIRPORT	33.1	+3.5	19.3	+3.5	16.5	0.0	8.2	11.0	448 (18.7)	41/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.4	+4.3	15.8	+2.4	14.1	0.6	4.8	11.3	599 (25.0)	43/16
BUNBURY	27.6	+0.1	18.1	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	35/23
MANDURAH	26.0	--	19.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	35/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	+0.3	25.7	+1.2	23.0	0.0	4.0	4.5	337 (14.0)	35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.2	+5.5	21.9	+4.4	18.0	0.0	12.0	10.8	284 (11.8)	34/23
WHYALLA AERO	26.1	-1.2	16.7	+1.4	--	0.0	10.1	--	539 (22.5)	39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	27.3	+1.0	12.5	-2.7	--	0.0	6.6	8.8	373 (15.5)	41/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.8	+2.7	11.7	+1.2	9.1	0.0	4.8	10.9	635 (26.5)	50/04
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.0	+3.7	24.3	+2.5	22.8	0.0	9.4	8.5	314 (13.1)	74/16
CAIRNS AERO	35.5	+5.0	25.0	+2.0	22.5	0.0	6.6	8.3	228 ( 9.5)	34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.4	+2.7	26.5	+3.6	24.3	0.0	3.4	9.1	221 ( 9.2)	34/13
MACKAY M.O	32.5	+3.9	26.1	+3.9	--	0.0	--	5.2	333 (13.9)	28/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.8	+2.3	27.1	+6.3	21.0	0.0	8.6	--	370 (15.4)	43/09
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+2.1	24.2	+4.3	--	0.0	7.8	--	369 (15.4)	43/09
NAMBOUR DPI	28.7	+0.8	21.5	+3.3	--	0.2	1.4	--	90 ( 3.8)	31/14
COOLANGATTA	26.4	-0.8	21.5	+1.9	--	2.4	--	--	390 (16.3)	41/15
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	-0.6	24.5	+5.2	23.2	0.0	8.0	4.5	427 (17.8)	43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.9	+0.5	18.5	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	742 (30.9)	63/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.7	-1.4	18.8	+2.2	11.4	0.0	7.6	--	919 (38.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.2	-2.7	19.1	+1.0	19.2	21.2	5.4	0.2	485 (20.2)	46/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.4	-1.9	18.3	+1.6	--	8.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.1	-2.1	18.6	+2.3	18.0	1.0	7.8	7.2	623 (26.0)	43/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.0	-3.0	16.9	+1.6	--	11.6	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	31/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.0	-0.8	12.4	+1.8	9.4	0.0	5.6	11.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.1	0.0	17.4	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	21.9	-3.3	18.0	+0.6	16.9	1.4	5.8	2.6	767 (32.0)	52/01
RICHMOND RAAF	23.1	-3.8	17.2	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	252 (10.5)	34/08
BELLAMBI AWS	21.9	-2.0	16.0	-2.0	--	3.4	--	--	650 (27.1)	57/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.9	-0.6	9.2	-1.5	5.0	0.0	6.6	11.5	412 (17.2)	43/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.1	+0.4	13.3	-0.1	12.4	0.0	8.6	11.7	--	--
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.1	+1.2	13.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	31/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	30.9	+2.6	11.1	-2.7	9.6	0.0	10.2	11.0	489 (20.4)	37/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.9	+1.6	11.3	-0.4	--	0.0	32.5	--	660 (27.5)	37/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.0	+2.0	12.0	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	642 (26.8)	45/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.3	-1.6	13.1	-0.1	10.5	0.0	4.0	--	142 ( 5.9)	21/09
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.2	-3.0	13.6	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	521 (21.7)	46/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.4	+2.2	10.4	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	845 (35.2)	58/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.1	+1.6	8.5	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	30/17
HOBART AIRPORT	19.9	-0.8	12.3	+1.6	10.8	0.0	3.0	10.3	478 (19.9)	48/09
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

41.5 BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Highlands QLD
41.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.9 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
40.7 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
40.7 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.7 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+8.7 : 41.5 BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Highlands QLD
+8.1 : 39.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.6 : 32.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+7.3 : 32.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
+6.9 : 31.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

**S** 28.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.3 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
28.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+8.4 : 25.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 27.4 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.9 : 25.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.6 : 26.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 25.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-10.5 : 22.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-9.6 : 20.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-9.6 : 17.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-9.3 : 19.8 FORREST Eucla WA
-8.7 : 20.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA

-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

**S** -8.3 : 4.3 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-6.3 : 1.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.0 : -3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 : 6.2 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.0 : 6.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

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.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

123.0 YARRIE E Pilbara WA
101.0 SNOWDROP CREEK N Rivers NT
86.8 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER N Rivers NT
80.5 CAMFIELD N Rivers NT
79.2 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
123.0 YARRIE
Interior
73.0 TELFER AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
101.0 SNOWDROP CREEK
86.8 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
80.5 CAMFIELD
79.2 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
69.2 PIGEON HOLE
65.8 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL
59.6 UPPER WICKHAM RIVER
57.2 MOUNT FELIX
55.4 EDITH SPRINGS
52.0 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
51.6 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
50.6 TIMBER CREEK
50.0 WEST WATERHOUSE

11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

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1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1145 (47.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1141 (47.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1034 (43.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
960 (40.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
914 (38.1) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
902 (37.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
895 (37.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
894 (37.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
885 (36.9) FORREST Eucla WA
877 (36.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
872 (36.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
849 (35.4) REDESDALE N Central VIC
848 (35.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
845 (35.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
837 (34.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
833 (34.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
832 (34.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
831 (34.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
807 (33.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
787 (32.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
771 (32.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
767 (32.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
747 (31.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
740 (30.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
736 (30.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
708 (29.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
693 (28.9) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
691 (28.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
684 (28.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
679 (28.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
672 (28.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
669 (27.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
650 (27.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
648 (27.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
645 (26.9) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
642 (26.8) BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
636 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
628 (26.2) EUCLA Eucla WA
628 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
624 (26.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

96/20 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
83/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Interior TELFER AERO 39.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.7mm/h TINDAL RAAF 11.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.8mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h COEN AIRPORT 11.4mm in 20 min to 19:00 34.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 15.6mm in 25 min to 15:00 37.4mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 13.2mm in 34 min to 15:00 23.3mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h Gulf Country MOUNT ISA AERO 5.2mm in 6 min to 16:53 52.0mm/h 10.2mm in 7 min to 17:00 87.4mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.6mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h N Coast--Barron COOKTOWN AIRPORT 11.6mm in 26 min to 15:26 26.8mm/h 29.4mm in 34 min to 16:00 51.9mm/h 41.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 41.0mm/h 44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h Central Coast E ST LAWRENCE 20.2mm in 1 hr 7 min to 18:00 18.1mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND Gulf Country JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 96(140/ 54 ) at 20:37 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 70(*/ 63 ) at 16:30 Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76**(210/ 63 ) at 23:30