Australian Weather News -- 26 MAR 2007

Monday 26 MAR 2007

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2007

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0254 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

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Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

26.5

27.7

27/03/2004

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

20.7

21.7

25/03/1994

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

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 00:18EST, 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	26.2	-4.7	13.8	-4.1	11.0	0.0	10.0	--	428 (17.8)	63/16
PERTH AIRPORT	24.3	-5.3	7.1	-8.7	5.9	0.0	7.6	8.5	282 (11.8)	68/16
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.4	-1.7	10.1	-3.3	6.4	0.0	6.0	6.4	332 (13.8)	59/14
BUNBURY	22.7	-4.8	11.9	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	217 ( 9.0)	52/13
MANDURAH	22.6	--	15.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	72/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	-0.1	25.0	+0.5	25.2	0.0	2.8	4.3	251 (10.5)	30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.1	-4.6	15.2	-2.3	14.0	0.0	8.6	7.1	439 (18.3)	34/08
WHYALLA AERO	23.5	-3.8	8.6	-6.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	295 (12.3)	24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	26.1	-0.2	11.9	-3.3	7.7	0.0	12.4	11.2	250 (10.4)	28/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.4	+1.3	6.1	-4.4	1.7	0.0	3.8	10.1	319 (13.3)	35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.8	+1.5	24.6	+2.8	23.9	0.0	11.0	4.5	477 (19.9)	39/02
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	+0.5	23.1	+0.1	20.9	0.0	7.2	10.6	382 (15.9)	43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.1	+0.4	23.0	+0.1	20.3	0.0	6.6	7.6	294 (12.3)	35/12
MACKAY M.O	28.2	-0.4	22.9	+0.7	--	0.0	--	7.9	350 (14.6)	48/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.4	-0.1	21.9	+1.1	21.3	2.0	8.0	--	256 (10.7)	39/23
BUNDABERG AERO	27.3	-1.8	21.2	+1.3	--	2.2	6.2	--	388 (16.2)	59/11
NAMBOUR DPI	25.8	-2.1	19.2	+1.0	--	10.6³	14.6	--	123 ( 5.1)	41/13
COOLANGATTA	25.3	-1.9	19.4	-0.2	--	5.8	--	--	639 (26.6)	70/10
BRISBANE AERO	27.5	-0.5	18.6	-0.7	17.4	1.6	4.4	9.1	348 (14.5)	58/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.6	-1.8	14.3	-1.8	--	0.6	--	--	495 (20.6)	50/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.6	-4.5	14.3	-2.3	9.9	0.0	5.4	--	410 (17.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.6	-2.3	16.3	-1.8	15.5	18.4	1.4	6.3	680 (28.3)	58/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.4	-2.9	17.4	+0.7	--	21.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.7	-3.5	16.6	+0.3	14.8	4.2	4.0	3.7	653 (27.2)	46/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.9	-3.1	12.5	-2.8	--	12.6	--	--	123 ( 5.1)	30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.0	-3.8	8.9	-1.7	5.6	0.0	1.4	10.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.1	-3.0	14.4	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.1	-2.1	17.1	-0.3	15.3	1.8	5.6	4.6	871 (36.3)	48/02
RICHMOND RAAF	21.6	-5.3	14.7	-0.8	--	0.8	--	--	306 (12.8)	34/11
BELLAMBI AWS	20.9	-3.0	15.8	-2.2	--	8.8	--	--	759 (31.6)	52/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.5	-7.0	11.3	+0.6	10.5	0.0	5.8	2.2	428 (17.8)	28/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.7	-4.0	10.8	-2.6	8.6	0.0	6.0	11.3	350 (14.6)	43/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.0	-2.9	11.8	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	30/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	27.7	-0.6	9.7	-4.1	8.0	0.0	7.8	11.0	405 (16.9)	43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.0	-1.3	6.9	-4.8	--	0.0	22.8	--	335 (14.0)	32/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.0	-2.0	9.2	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	39/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.2	+2.3	9.2	-4.0	6.8	0.0	3.4	--	172 ( 7.2)	22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.7	+0.5	8.1	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	321 (13.4)	34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.9	+0.7	7.1	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	564 (23.5)	43/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.3	-1.2	5.1	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	108 ( 4.5)	24/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.4	-0.3	7.2	-3.5	4.8	0.0	1.0	11.0	258 (10.8)	32/14
	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

39.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
39.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
38.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.2 : 33.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.7 : 33.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+6.7 : 31.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+6.7 : 31.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.4 : 33.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

27.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.9 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
26.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
26.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

+5.6 : 26.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+4.8 : 21.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+3.9 : 22.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+3.8 : 24.2 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+3.7 : 24.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
10.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.5 : 24.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 26.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-9.5 : 27.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-9.3 : 24.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-8.9 : 14.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-1.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.7 : 5.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-9.6 : 9.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.3 : 5.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-9.2 : 8.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.0 : 3.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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.

139.0 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA
99.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
95.0 KEEP RIVER RANGERS N Rivers NT
92.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
92.3 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
72.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH
E Kimberley
99.2 KUNUNURRA AERO
92.4 ARGYLE AERODROME
92.3 KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT
91.2 GIBB RIVER
50.0 MORNINGTON AIRSTRIP
W Kimberley
139.0 MOUNT BARNETT
76.0 KIMBERLEY DOWNS
75.0 CHARNLEY RIVER
69.5 BIDYADANGA
65.2 CURTIN AERO
57.8 LEOPOLD DOWNS
55.4 BLINA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
95.0 KEEP RIVER RANGERS
67.4 CHANNEL POINT
65.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
62.0 BEATRICE HILL
59.4 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER
57.8 WARRUWI

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
58.0 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
Wide Bay/Burnett
50.4 GOONDICUM
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.0 MARODIAN TM
54.6 DANEWOOD VALE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
50.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES)
MidNorth Coast S
56.4 COMBOYNE SOUTH

11.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
2.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1121 (46.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1048 (43.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1036 (43.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1034 (43.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
983 (41.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
871 (36.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
854 (35.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
853 (35.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
847 (35.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
759 (31.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
739 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
730 (30.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
680 (28.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
677 (28.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
671 (28.0) NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
666 (27.8) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
660 (27.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
642 (26.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
635 (26.5) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
631 (26.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
618 (25.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

104/11 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/01 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
87/18 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
87/12 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/19 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

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 E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h 21.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 42.4mm/h 29.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 29.0mm/h 15.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 30.4mm/h 36.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 36.4mm/h 11.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 23.6mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 27.0mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 19.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h 69.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 23.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h 8.0mm in 13 min to 18:00 36.9mm/h DERBY AERO 11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h 24.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 24.0mm/h CURTIN AERO 27.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.4mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.3mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 10.4mm in 30 min to 10:00 20.8mm/h 16.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 32.8mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.8mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 23.2mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h E Pilbara PARDOO STATION 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 13.2mm in 37 min to 07:07 21.4mm/h 13.4mm in 23 min to 07:30 35.0mm/h 26.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 26.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 9.7mm/h POINT STUART AWS 31.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.3mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 14.0mm/h 41.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 13.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 16.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 16.4mm/h 21.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 21.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h 29.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.6mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.7mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 30.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 30.4mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.0mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NE Pastoral LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT 20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.2mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 6.4mm in 11 min to 18:00 34.9mm/h Northwest TREPELL AIRPORT 10.2mm in 17 min to 20:00 36.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West ROTTNEST ISLAND : 87(190/ 65 ) at 16:00 CAPE NATURALISTE : 82(190/ 67 ) at 17:20 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 96(150/ 78 ) at 10:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 104(160/ 89 ) at 11:30 INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER : 82(150/ 63 ) at 12:30 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 87(170/ 63 ) at 00:00 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 104(210/ 45 ) at 15:57