Australian Weather News -- 31 MAR 2007

Saturday 31 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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29	30	31

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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 0308 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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

4.3

6.4

31/03/1995

Lowest minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

9.3

9.4

26/03/2001

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

5.0

6.6

30/03/1993

1 Y

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

4.5

5.0

27/03/2005

1 Y

NSW

N Tablelands W

056243

GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS

0.2

0.5

28/03/2005

1 Y

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

7.9

9.8

03/03/2003

NSW

Sydney--west

067113

PENRITH LAKES AWS

9.6

10.0

25/03/2005

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 00:19EST, 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	25.6	-5.3	12.2	-5.7	9.2	0.0	9.0	--	330 (13.8)	46/14
PERTH AIRPORT	25.4	-4.2	8.7	-7.1	6.0	0.0	7.2	10.4	314 (13.1)	37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	25.9	+1.8	10.7	-2.7	6.5	0.0	6.2	7.4	384 (16.0)	35/15
BUNBURY	23.4	-4.1	7.8	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	37/15
MANDURAH	23.2	--	14.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	202 ( 8.4)	39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.8	-0.1	24.1	-0.4	23.8	36.8	5.8	8.2	295 (12.3)	37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	24.3	-8.4	7.9	-9.6	5.1	0.0	7.0	8.0	409 (17.0)	44/09
WHYALLA AERO	20.8	-6.5	15.9	+0.6	--	0.0	13.0	--	412 (17.2)	39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.7	-3.6	11.7	-3.5	9.2	0.0	2.8	--	223 ( 9.3)	22/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.9	-4.2	12.4	+1.9	11.3	3.0	2.6	2.8	458 (19.1)	28/08
MOUNT ISA AERO	31.8	-2.5	17.2	-4.6	15.2	0.0	10.0	11.0	557 (23.2)	45/15
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	+0.5	19.8	-3.2	16.1	0.0	5.8	11.0	183 ( 7.6)	34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.6	+0.9	22.7	-0.2	21.4	0.0	8.8	8.7	256 (10.7)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	28.7	+0.1	21.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	7.4	248 (10.3)	34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.7	+2.2	23.2	+2.4	22.6	0.0	8.6	--	273 (11.4)	37/23
BUNDABERG AERO	29.5	+0.4	22.0	+2.1	--	0.0	9.0	--	370 (15.4)	48/12
NAMBOUR DPI	26.4	-1.5	21.4	+3.2	--	0.0	4.6	--	74 ( 3.1)	30/13
COOLANGATTA	27.9	+0.7	20.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	365 (15.2)	46/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.0	0.0	19.1	-0.2	17.2	0.0	5.4	8.8	333 (13.9)	39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.6	+2.2	11.2	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	447 (18.6)	52/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.2	-4.9	9.8	-6.8	4.3	0.0	5.4	--	--	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.4	-2.5	13.0	-5.1	--	0.0	3.0	8.1	211 ( 8.8)	45/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.1	-2.2	7.9	-8.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.7	-3.5	11.4	-4.9	8.4	0.0	7.8	11.2	473 (19.7)	41/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.2	-3.8	8.1	-7.2	--	0.0	--	--	141 ( 5.9)	31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.3	-4.5	5.6	-5.0	1.7	0.0	5.6	10.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.8	-5.3	8.8	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.8	-4.4	14.5	-2.9	9.2	0.0	6.8	10.8	642 (26.8)	54/14
RICHMOND RAAF	22.7	-4.2	7.1	-8.4	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	37/10
BELLAMBI AWS	21.1	-2.8	14.0	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	484 (20.2)	46/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.8	-2.7	3.9	-6.8	0.3	0.0	5.6	11.0	398 (16.6)	39/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.9	-4.8	7.7	-5.7	4.5	0.0	5.4	11.1	424 (17.7)	32/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.5	-5.4	7.6	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	24/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	23.0	-5.3	11.7	-2.1	10.1	0.0	5.6	8.7	387 (16.1)	30/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.8	-5.5	6.9	-4.8	--	0.4	--	--	377 (15.7)	39/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.0	-4.0	7.3	-4.0	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	39/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.2	-3.7	13.7	+0.5	11.0	0.2	2.8	--	231 ( 9.6)	18/06
GEELONG AIRPORT	19.5	-3.7	11.8	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	556 (23.2)	39/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	19.3	-2.9	8.8	-1.1	--	0.6	--	--	517 (21.5)	39/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	23.7	+1.2	6.9	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	28/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.2	-0.5	12.5	+1.8	1.9	1.6	2.0	8.4	565 (23.5)	41/08
	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

36.9 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
36.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
36.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
35.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+8.6 : 33.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+6.1 : 31.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+5.2 : 31.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 30.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.6 : 30.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+5.0 : 18.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+3.2 : 21.4 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+2.9 : 16.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+2.8 : 10.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+2.7 : 10.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.9 : 24.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-9.6 : 25.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.6 : 24.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-9.3 : 26.1 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 27.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.2 : 5.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-10.6 : -1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-10.4 : 9.3 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-10.2 : 0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-10.0 : 11.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

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.

87.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
64.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
57.0 RANKIN POINT N Rivers NT
54.4 MARRARA N Rivers NT
49.6 SOUTHPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
57.0 RANKIN POINT
54.4 MARRARA
49.6 SOUTHPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
64.8 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
87.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

15.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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3.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
2.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1701 (70.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1635 (68.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1545 (64.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1512 (63.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1390 (57.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1176 (49.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1146 (47.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1090 (45.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1055 (44.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
992 (41.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
958 (39.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
924 (38.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
880 (36.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
820 (34.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
806 (33.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
796 (33.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
778 (32.4) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
773 (32.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
761 (31.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
717 (29.9) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
712 (29.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
705 (29.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
692 (28.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
687 (28.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
655 (27.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
642 (26.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
641 (26.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
622 (25.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
611 (25.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
611 (25.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
605 (25.2) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
605 (25.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

104/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
83/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 N Kimberley TROUGHTON ISLAND 11.0mm in 1 hr 2 min to 03:00 10.6mm/h KALUMBURU 28.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 28.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h TRUSCOTT 12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CAPE DON 23.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 23.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 25.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 8.3mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 7.3mm/h NORTH EAST ISLAND 62.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 20.7mm/h 59.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 19.7mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.3mm/h 70.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(250/ 70 ) at 00:14 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(210/ 78 ) at 00:13 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 82(230/ 70 ) at 03:00