Australian Weather News -- 06 MAR 2009

Friday 06 MAR 2009

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2009

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1024 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071072

PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

-7.0

-5.5

05/03/1984

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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 03:59EST, 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	37.4	+6.5	16.8	-1.1	11.4	0.0	12.4	--	428 (17.8)	48/16
PERTH AIRPORT	34.5	+4.9	15.2	-0.6	12.5	0.0	8.0	11.6	332 (13.8)	72/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.9	-1.2	9.5	-3.9	7.3	0.0	5.4	9.1	314 (13.1)	44/12
BUNBURY	32.5	+5.0	15.6	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	46/22
MANDURAH	33.2	--	18.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	48/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.4	+2.5	25.0	+0.5	24.3	2.6	7.6	10.7	296 (12.3)	34/05
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.5	-2.2	12.7	-4.8	10.8	0.0	10.8	11.9	411 (17.1)	48/12
WHYALLA AERO	23.2	-4.1	17.3	+2.0	--	0.4	--	--	478 (19.9)	37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.1	-4.2	14.6	-0.6	--	0.0	3.6	5.5	276 (11.5)	26/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.6	-5.5	10.2	-0.3	7.6	1.0	3.0	0.0	452 (18.8)	26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.5	-1.8	18.5	-3.3	15.5	0.0	12.2	11.5	543 (22.6)	41/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.9	-3.6	24.8	+1.8	23.9	15.2	9.0	0.1	503 (21.0)	48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.3	+0.6	25.0	+2.1	23.5	0.0	8.6	4.0	348 (14.5)	48/17
MACKAY M.O	29.0	+0.4	22.6	+0.4	--	0.0	--	8.6	302 (12.6)	37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.3	+0.8	16.2	-4.6	14.5	0.0	8.6	--	279 (11.6)	35/09
BUNDABERG AERO	30.7	+1.6	17.3	-2.6	--	0.0	8.0	--	355 (14.8)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+0.1	18.0	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.8	+0.6	17.6	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	28/15
BRISBANE AERO	28.4	+0.4	20.5	+1.2	19.0	0.0	9.0	9.8	330 (13.8)	31/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.9	+0.5	12.0	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	462 (19.3)	37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.8	-2.3	11.2	-5.4	--	0.0	6.2	--	168 ( 7.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.0	+0.1	13.8	-4.3	13.0	0.0	4.6	10.2	272 (11.3)	35/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.9	-1.4	14.3	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.5	-1.7	11.7	-4.6	8.9	0.0	5.6	11.3	319 (13.3)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.4	-1.6	9.5	-5.8	7.5	0.0	--	--	76 ( 3.2)	21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	-2.8	4.0	-6.6	-2.2	0.0	5.0	11.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.3	-3.8	7.4	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	393 (16.4)	34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.7	-1.5	14.1	-3.3	8.8	17.6	7.8	9.8	424 (17.7)	43/16
RICHMOND RAAF	26.1	-0.8	9.8	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	31/17
BELLAMBI AWS	21.8	-2.1	13.3	-4.7	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	30/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.6	-0.9	5.0	-5.7	0.0	0.0	8.6	11.3	365 (15.2)	39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.4	-3.3	7.3	-6.1	6.4	0.0	7.4	11.9	490 (20.4)	31/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.0	-3.9	7.6	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.2	-3.1	10.2	-3.6	8.7	0.0	7.2	10.3	416 (17.3)	28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.7	-5.6	11.5	-0.2	--	0.0	4.0	--	467 (19.5)	41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	22.0	-4.0	11.9	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	434 (18.1)	35/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.1	-3.8	12.6	-0.6	12.1	6.6	1.8	--	119 ( 5.0)	21/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.3	-4.9	11.2	-0.6	--	6.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	31/20
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.4	-5.8	8.9	-1.0	--	2.0	--	--	461 (19.2)	--
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.9	-0.6	5.1	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	30/16
HOBART AIRPORT	20.7	0.0	10.1	-0.6	9.0	0.4	3.4	7.2	586 (24.4)	37/14
	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

41.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
40.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
39.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 39.3 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.6 : 31.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+6.6 : 40.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.5 : 37.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
**S** +6.4 : 36.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+4.5 : 22.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
+4.4 : 24.4 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.0 : 26.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 19.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+3.4 : 28.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-9.7 : 19.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : 23.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
**S** -7.3 : 17.7 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-7.2 : 19.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.9 : 20.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.9 : 19.3 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-6.9 : 29.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.3 : -7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.4 : 0.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.8 : 1.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : 3.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.6 : 1.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
-8.6 : -2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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.

80.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
68.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
66.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
59.2 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
51.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
51.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
80.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
68.0 DAINTREE TEA
66.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
59.2 CAPE FLATTERY

12.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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0.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1304 (54.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1185 (49.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1110 (46.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1107 (46.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1091 (45.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1090 (45.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1037 (43.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
945 (39.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
940 (39.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
826 (34.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
809 (33.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
793 (33.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
742 (30.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
732 (30.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
728 (30.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
673 (28.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
658 (27.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
656 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
627 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
625 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS

76/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/07 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
72/22 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
72/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MIDDLE POINT AWS 31.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 31.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.8mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 5.6mm in 8 min to 09:44 42.0mm/h 13.6mm in 16 min to 10:00 51.0mm/h 21.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.0mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 22.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h 13.8mm in 20 min to 16:30 41.4mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.8mm/h 15.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 30.4mm/h 32.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.8mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.6mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 6.0mm in 8 min to 08:00 45.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.4mm/h 15.6mm in 18 min to 08:18 52.0mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 24.2mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 16.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 16.2mm in 55 min to 03:00 17.7mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 18.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.8mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h 28.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 28.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 27.6mm in 2 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr 14 min to 19:14 17.4mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 14.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.8mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.4mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 85(150/ 67 ) at 22:41 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70(230/ 63 ) at 00:04 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(220/ 63 ) at 08:30 ISLANDS Islands BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 106(100/ 85 ) at 18:02