Australian Weather News -- 09 MAR 2009

Monday 09 MAR 2009

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1031 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

NSW

Sydney--east

066142

DUFFYS FOREST (NAMBA RD)

112.4

102.0

05/03/1995

1 y

NSW

Sydney--east

066206

ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)

111.0

82.2

23/03/2005

1 y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039059

LADY ELLIOT ISLAND

85.0

10/03/1997

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039122

HERON ISLAND RES STN

104

91.0

05/03/2004

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Darling Downs E

041359

OAKEY AERO

30.7

30.4

23/03/2002

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 04:00EST, 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	18.1	+0.2	12.4	0.0	12.4	--	463 (19.3)	44/08
PERTH AIRPORT	35.3	+5.7	15.0	-0.8	13.3	0.0	10.0	11.6	362 (15.1)	37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	32.2	+8.1	13.7	+0.3	10.7	0.0	4.2	9.4	412 (17.2)	28/13
BUNBURY	29.6	+2.1	11.8	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	31/12
MANDURAH	29.0	--	18.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	24/15
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+1.6	26.6	+2.1	24.8	0.0	7.0	9.3	369 (15.4)	35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.5	-0.2	16.5	-1.0	14.8	0.0	10.4	11.5	291 (12.1)	34/09
WHYALLA AERO	28.1	+0.8	19.2	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	500 (20.8)	52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.6	+3.3	15.1	-0.1	--	0.0	--	11.9	226 ( 9.4)	30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.6	+0.5	9.2	-1.3	6.9	0.0	4.0	11.2	408 (17.0)	43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.4	+2.1	18.0	-3.8	16.4	0.0	5.8	10.5	164 ( 6.8)	30/14
CAIRNS AERO	30.9	+0.4	23.8	+0.8	21.6	2.6	5.6	7.9	192 ( 8.0)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.5	+0.8	24.5	+1.6	23.2	3.0	5.6	9.0	276 (11.5)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	30.6	+2.0	22.7	+0.5	--	14.0	--	6.8	655 (27.3)	34/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	-0.5	23.4	+2.6	21.9	1.4	4.0	--	534 (22.3)	52/09
BUNDABERG AERO	25.0	-4.1	21.5	+1.6	--	6.2	4.2	--	660 (27.5)	57/16
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	-3.9	22.0	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.1	+0.9	23.2	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	50/12
BRISBANE AERO	26.1	-1.9	24.0	+4.7	21.6	0.0	9.8	0.0	462 (19.3)	--
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.8	-0.6	17.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	917 (38.2)	76/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.3	+1.2	17.8	+1.2	15.0	0.0	7.0	--	261 (10.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.7	-0.2	19.1	+1.0	13.9	0.2	5.0	5.8	364 (15.2)	43/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.7	-2.6	18.6	+1.9	--	29.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.8	-0.4	17.5	+1.2	15.1	0.0	7.2	11.0	408 (17.0)	41/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.4	-1.6	17.1	+1.8	16.2	39.8	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	21/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	25.5	+2.7	13.3	+2.7	9.0	0.0	4.0	9.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.4	+2.3	17.5	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	50/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.3	-0.9	17.9	+0.5	17.7	0.0	2.0	4.4	605 (25.2)	39/01
RICHMOND RAAF	25.6	-1.3	16.8	+1.3	--	17.4	--	--	276 (11.5)	46/03
BELLAMBI AWS	23.8	-0.1	17.1	-0.9	--	0.4	--	--	447 (18.6)	31/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.9	+1.4	14.7	+4.0	14.2	0.0	5.8	6.1	338 (14.1)	34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.3	+3.6	17.6	+4.2	16.9	0.0	7.4	11.6	329 (13.7)	43/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.8	+3.9	13.8	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	93 ( 3.9)	24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	32.0	+3.7	12.4	-1.4	11.0	0.0	8.8	11.5	331 (13.8)	26/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.7	+4.4	10.5	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	28/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.5	+4.5	11.0	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	408 (17.0)	31/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.2	+1.3	9.7	-3.5	7.9	0.0	2.6	--	144 ( 6.0)	15/12
GEELONG AIRPORT	21.3	-1.9	8.4	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	304 (12.7)	41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.2	+4.0	9.2	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	741 (30.9)	52/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.7	+0.2	10.6	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	31/16
HOBART AIRPORT	17.8	-2.9	8.0	-2.7	5.4	0.0	4.6	9.5	381 (15.9)	37/16
	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

40.1 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
40.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
39.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
39.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
39.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

+8.3 : 33.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+8.1 : 39.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 32.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+8.0 : 33.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

28.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.3 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
27.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.5 : 23.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.2 : 21.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.1 : 15.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.0 : 15.3 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
+5.0 : 25.6 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-7.2 : 19.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.7 : 23.0 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 20.4 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 22.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.6 : 23.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.3 : 12.1 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-7.6 : 2.0 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.0 : 3.4 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-6.7 : 15.8 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

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.

116.8 NORTH TURRAMURRA (DRYDEN RD) Sydney--east NSW
112.4 DUFFYS FOREST (NAMBA RD) Sydney--east NSW
111.0 ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE) Sydney--east NSW
88.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE) Sydney--east NSW
85.4 TERREY HILLS AWS Sydney--east NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
77.0 MULGRAVE MILL
50.0 BUTCHER HILL STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
54.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
Sydney--east
116.8 NORTH TURRAMURRA (DRYDEN RD)
112.4 DUFFYS FOREST (NAMBA RD)
111.0 ST IVES (RICHMOND AVENUE)
88.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE)
85.4 TERREY HILLS AWS
70.0 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)
69.5 PYMBLE (CANISIUS COLLEGE)
67.4 AVALON BEACH (AVALON (PALMGROVE RD))
62.4 WEST PYMBLE (WYUNA ROAD)
62.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
61.6 NEWPORT BOWLING CLUB
58.8 CROMER GOLF CLUB
58.6 PENNANT HILLS (YARRARA ROAD)
55.0 BELROSE (EVELYN PLACE)
51.2 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB)
Sydney--west
66.6 HORNSBY (SWIMMING POOL)
54.0 DURAL (OLD NORTHERN ROAD)

ISLANDS
Islands
52.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

11.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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4.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
4.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
2.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1450 (60.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1161 (48.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1093 (45.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1068 (44.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
917 (38.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
823 (34.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
791 (33.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
747 (31.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
743 (31.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
741 (30.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
737 (30.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
729 (30.4) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
672 (28.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
663 (27.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
652 (27.2) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
651 (27.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
650 (27.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
649 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
630 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
619 (25.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
617 (25.7) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
614 (25.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
603 (25.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

104/18 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
98/21 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
93/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/00 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
87/ SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h TRUSCOTT 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 9.2mm in 22 min to 00:30 25.1mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 15.4mm in 21 min to 13:30 44.0mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 22.6mm/h 31.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 62.8mm/h 49.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 49.8mm/h 35.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 35.0mm/h 58.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 19.3mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 41.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 41.8mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.3mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 8.8mm in 35 min to 16:00 15.1mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE 30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast TOOLARA (KELLY) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES MidNorth Coast N KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.2mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) 40.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h MidNorth Coast S PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 15.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h 16.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 33.6mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 23.4mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h Sydney--east TERREY HILLS AWS 26.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 26.6mm/h 52.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 17.3mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.2mm/h SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS 5.6mm in 8 min to 00:00 42.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND : 95(130/ 72 ) at 21:00 HERON ISLAND RES STN : 98(170/ 78 ) at 16:06 RUNDLE ISLAND : 89(140/ 70 ) at 00:47 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(110/ 63 ) at 21:00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(140/ 69 ) at 22:07 ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND : 100(170/ 74 ) at 00:00