Australian Weather News -- 28 MAR 2007

Wednesday 28 MAR 2007

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2007

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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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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 0259 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Lowest grass minimum temperature
WA	W Gascoyne	006044	DENHAM	12.3	12.9	27/03/1990	19				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009194	MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE	0.5	1.1	24/03/2001	16				1 Y
WA	SW & S Coast	009592	PEMBERTON	1.0	1.5	31/03/2004	35				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010311	YORK	-1.3	-0.6	23/03/1998	11				Y
WA	Gt Southern	010515	BEVERLEY	2.2	3.2	24/03/2001	29				Y
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	Lower West	009111	KARNET	4.1	4.2	24/03/2001	36				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009131	JURIEN BAY	5.6	6.8	27/03/1972	38				1 Y
WA	Lower West	009172	JANDAKOT AERO	1.6	2.6	27/03/2007	16				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Lower West	009178	GINGIN AERO	2.0	3.5	27/03/2007	11				1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	Lower West	009194	MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE	4.5	4.5	24/03/2001	24				1 Y Equal to record.
WA	Lower West	009240	BICKLEY	5.0	6.0	27/03/2007	14				Y Previous record set earlier this month.
WA	SW & S Coast	009538	DWELLINGUP	3.0	3.0	24/03/2001	47				Y Equal to record.
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010007	BENCUBBIN	5.6	6.0	28/03/1968	49				1 Y
WA	Cent Wheatbelt	010311	YORK	3.2	3.5	24/03/2001	11				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010515	BEVERLEY	2.6	3.3	24/03/2001	37				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010536	CORRIGIN	3.5	4.2	25/03/1991	51				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010579	KATANNING COMPARISON	2.5	3.6	26/03/1972	51				1 Y
WA	Gt Southern	010626	PINGELLY	3.2	4.0	24/03/2001	36				1 Y
WA	Goldfields	012074	SOUTHERN CROSS	5.0	5.0	26/03/1972	51				1 Y Equal to record.
WA	Goldfields	012320	SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD	1.8	2.3	24/03/2001	11				1 Y
Lowest maximum temperature
WA	E Pilbara	004019	MANDORA	24.5	25.6	26/03/1967	39				1 Y
NT	Alice Springs	015603	KULGERA	15.7	15.7	27/03/1982	27				1 Y Equal to record.
SA	NE Pastoral	017043	OODNADATTA AIRPORT	16.8	17.3	27/03/1982	59				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 00:18EST, 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	25.0	-5.9	11.3	-6.6	9.8	0.0	12.0	--	854 (35.6)	58/14
PERTH AIRPORT	23.2	-6.4	4.0	-11.8	1.5	0.0	7.4	11.0	527 (22.0)	39/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.0	-7.1	10.8	-2.6	8.0	1.2	3.8	4.3	509 (21.2)	39/00
BUNBURY	21.1	-6.4	3.3	-10.7	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	37/16
MANDURAH	20.8	--	9.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.0	+0.1	25.4	+0.9	24.8	0.2	5.8	7.4	297 (12.4)	32/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.7	-4.0	21.5	+4.0	21.2	7.0	8.6	1.7	--	55/14
WHYALLA AERO	22.7	-4.6	16.0	+0.7	--	3.8	7.8	--	400 (16.7)	34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.0	-4.3	15.9	+0.7	--	5.6	7.6	5.7	394 (16.4)	48/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	21.5	-1.6	14.1	+3.6	14.0	1.6	8.2	5.2	603 (25.1)	52/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.4	+0.1	24.6	+2.8	22.9	0.4	8.0	3.4	280 (11.7)	34/08
CAIRNS AERO	30.8	+0.3	22.0	-1.0	20.7	7.8	5.4	9.3	398 (16.6)	41/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	-0.2	21.9	-1.0	19.7	0.0	6.8	10.9	360 (15.0)	32/15
MACKAY M.O	27.1	-1.5	21.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	10.1	421 (17.5)	35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.7	+0.2	16.9	-3.9	15.4	0.0	7.2	--	306 (12.8)	34/10
BUNDABERG AERO	29.4	+0.3	18.9	-1.0	--	0.0	6.4	--	509 (21.2)	41/01
NAMBOUR DPI	26.2	-1.7	18.9	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	26/10
COOLANGATTA	27.2	0.0	18.5	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	426 (17.8)	43/12
BRISBANE AERO	27.1	-0.9	16.4	-2.9	13.9	0.0	5.8	9.9	417 (17.4)	34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.9	+0.5	12.3	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	560 (23.3)	39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.4	-1.7	12.6	-4.0	8.2	0.0	5.4	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.7	-1.2	15.8	-2.3	--	0.2	4.2	10.9	345 (14.4)	26/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	-1.3	14.1	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.8	+0.6	9.1	-7.2	7.6	0.4	2.2	10.9	120 ( 5.0)	26/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.9	-0.1	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.5	-0.3	5.4	-5.2	4.0	0.0	4.0	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.8	-0.3	12.9	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.0	+0.8	13.9	-3.5	10.3	0.0	4.8	11.2	305 (12.7)	37/14
RICHMOND RAAF	26.0	-0.9	10.4	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	77 ( 3.2)	24/12
BELLAMBI AWS	24.5	+0.6	15.6	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	41/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.6	+0.1	7.0	-3.7	3.7	0.0	4.0	7.8	118 ( 4.9)	34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.9	+0.2	11.8	-1.6	10.0	0.0	5.0	8.2	281 (11.7)	28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.4	-1.5	10.1	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	83 ( 3.5)	30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.0	-6.3	18.7	+4.9	17.3	0.2	10.8	0.0	481 (20.0)	34/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	26.3	0.0	15.9	+4.2	--	0.0	7.4	--	397 (16.5)	37/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.7	-3.3	16.0	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	41/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.8	+1.9	19.4	+6.2	14.9	0.0	6.6	--	191 ( 8.0)	30/10
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.3	+1.1	18.0	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	44/08
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.7	-2.5	16.4	+6.5	--	0.0	--	--	803 (33.5)	59/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.1	-1.4	9.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	127 ( 5.3)	41/23
HOBART AIRPORT	21.3	+0.6	12.6	+1.9	9.8	0.0	3.8	2.6	366 (15.3)	43/15
	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

40.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
39.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
38.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
38.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
38.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+5.4 : 40.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.0 : 37.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.5 : 38.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+4.2 : 39.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+4.2 : 36.6 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+4.2 : 20.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.8 : 17.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+7.4 : 16.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+7.2 : 16.5 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.7 : 19.1 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+6.7 : 17.4 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+6.7 : 16.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-17.0 : 16.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-16.6 : 15.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-15.8 : 18.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-15.6 : 18.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-15.6 : 15.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

0.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
1.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-13.6 : 1.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-13.0 : 2.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-13.0 : 1.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-12.6 : 3.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.

197.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
76.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
75.2 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA
73.0 NIFTY COPPER MINE E Pilbara WA
70.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
50.4 DERBY AERO
E Pilbara
197.6 MANDORA
76.0 PARDOO STATION
75.2 WARRAWAGINE
73.0 NIFTY COPPER MINE
Interior
70.0 TELFER AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS
52.8 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
61.0 EURAMO TM
60.2 DARADGEE
55.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT

11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
10.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1044 (43.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1008 (42.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
992 (41.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
937 (39.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
935 (39.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
910 (37.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
874 (36.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
870 (36.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
854 (35.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
850 (35.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
840 (35.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
832 (34.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
822 (34.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
819 (34.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
803 (33.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
798 (33.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
793 (33.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
792 (33.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
783 (32.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
776 (32.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
769 (32.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
757 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
755 (31.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
721 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
713 (29.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
676 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
674 (28.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
662 (27.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
642 (26.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
634 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
632 (26.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
630 (26.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
621 (25.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
611 (25.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

94/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/08 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC

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 W Kimberley BROOME AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.6mm/h DERBY AERO 17.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.8mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h CURTIN AERO 21.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 21.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h WEST ROEBUCK 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h Interior TELFER AERO 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 18.0mm in 42 min to 15:30 25.7mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 20.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h BULMAN AWS 20.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 20.4mm/h 45.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 45.8mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 36.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 12.0mm/h N Plateau KULGERA 36.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h YULARA AERO 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h WULUNGURRU 28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.3mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) 16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 78(310/ 67 ) at 23:34 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 78(340/ 65 ) at 04:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(310/ 69 ) at 16:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(300/ 63 ) at 07:30 W Coast MOUNT READ : 87( 10/ 67 ) at 11:00