Australian Weather News -- 10 MAR 2010

Wednesday 10 MAR 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1255 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

SW & S Coast

009789

ESPERANCE

5.2

5.3

27/03/1991

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

08/03/2010

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

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

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

36.0

35.3

31/03/1998

1 N

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099005

FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT

55.6

54.4

05/03/2009

1 N

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 12:55EST, 23/05/2012.

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	38.7	+7.8	23.2	+5.3	18.9	0.0	15.4	--	564 (23.5)	50/08
PERTH AIRPORT	34.4	+4.8	18.8	+3.0	17.6	0.0	10.4	11.1	639 (26.6)	55/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	28.5	+4.4	13.8	+0.4	11.4	0.0	7.4	8.5	646 (26.9)	46/15
BUNBURY	32.0	+4.5	17.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	397 (16.5)	44/02
MANDURAH	33.2	--	19.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	43/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.7	24.7	+0.2	24.2	5.8	5.8	10.6	234 ( 9.8)	26/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.0	-4.7	13.8	-3.7	13.1	0.0	8.0	11.5	298 (12.4)	50/10
WHYALLA AERO	22.3	-5.0	14.2	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.8	-6.5	13.8	-1.4	--	0.0	4.8	4.6	293 (12.2)	34/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.4	-2.7	11.1	+0.6	7.5	0.0	3.8	8.5	486 (20.3)	44/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.7	-0.6	19.8	-2.0	17.3	0.0	10.2	11.5	445 (18.5)	37/09
CAIRNS AERO	30.7	+0.2	24.7	+1.7	23.5	0.6	7.2	1.1	470 (19.6)	43/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.8	-0.9	23.8	+0.9	22.0	9.6	4.4	1.0	314 (13.1)	35/16
MACKAY M.O	30.4	+1.8	25.4	+3.2	--	0.4	--	7.5	360 (15.0)	39/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.9	+1.4	23.6	+2.8	22.3	0.0	6.4	--	227 ( 9.5)	26/12
BUNDABERG AERO	30.9	+1.8	22.4	+2.5	--	0.2	5.0	--	219 ( 9.1)	28/14
NAMBOUR DPI	31.0	+3.1	21.0	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	30.4	+3.2	21.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	273 (11.4)	39/16
BRISBANE AERO	30.1	+2.1	22.3	+3.0	20.8	0.0	5.8	8.7	319 (13.3)	30/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.0	+0.6	16.3	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	35/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.5	-0.6	15.2	-1.4	13.2	0.0	6.4	--	143 ( 6.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.5	+0.6	21.2	+3.1	20.0	0.0	3.6	7.7	250 (10.4)	39/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.6	+0.3	16.4	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.2	-1.0	14.3	-2.0	11.6	0.0	5.8	5.6	406 (16.9)	48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	19.7	-6.3	13.4	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.5	-2.3	9.0	-1.6	5.5	0.2	2.6	9.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-4.5	11.7	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.8	-4.4	18.9	+1.5	14.3	1.0	8.0	0.3	562 (23.4)	63/14
RICHMOND RAAF	20.7	-6.2	13.0	-2.5	10.6	0.0	--	--	239 (10.0)	34/15
BELLAMBI AWS	20.0	-3.9	17.5	-0.5	--	--	--	--	--	52/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.6	-2.9	9.1	-1.6	7.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	22.1	-5.6	9.6	-3.8	9.7	0.6	2.6	10.6	295 (12.3)	31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	--	--	8.8	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.6	-6.7	9.3	-4.5	7.7	0.0	10.2	10.0	410 (17.1)	44/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.6	-7.7	8.5	-3.2	--	0.4	4.4	--	387 (16.1)	46/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.1	-6.9	9.7	-1.6	--	0.2	--	--	371 (15.5)	44/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.4	-3.5	13.7	+0.5	12.5	0.0	4.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.9	-4.3	11.7	-0.1	--	0.4	--	--	601 (25.0)	50/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.4	-5.8	8.8	-1.1	--	1.2	--	--	490 (20.4)	43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	-0.8	8.3	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	31/23
HOBART AIRPORT	18.2	-2.5	11.2	+0.5	7.9	0.0	4.6	8.2	724 (30.2)	52/00
	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

41.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.2 KALBARRI Central West WA

+9.5 : 41.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+9.2 : 40.1 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 41.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.7 : 37.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.2 : 37.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 25.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.8 : 22.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.5 : 21.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+5.3 : 23.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.2 : 20.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.2 : 20.3 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-10.0 : 21.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-10.0 : 19.0 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-9.8 : 4.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-9.7 : 21.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.4 : -0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.3 : 0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.2 : 9.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-6.1 : 5.8 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.0 : 0.2 FALLS CREEK 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.

102.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
98.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
83.0 DALBEG ALERT Central Coast E QLD
82.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
78.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
59.2 RUBY PLAINS

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
50.0 NUMIL DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
58.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
102.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL
98.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
82.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
78.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
75.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
75.0 CORSIS ALERT
67.4 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
65.0 MUTARNEE STORE
59.0 EURAMO TM
58.0 MAGNETIC ISLAND - NELLY BAY
56.0 MENAVALE ALERT
51.4 BEMERSIDE
51.4 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
Central Coast E
83.0 DALBEG ALERT
57.0 RAVENSWOOD POST OFFICE
Central Coast W
73.0 BURDEKIN DAM
69.0 BURDEKIN DAM ALERT
Northwest
64.0 DENTON
60.0 MELROSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
73.0 MUMMULGUM (BINGEEBEEBRA)

TASMANIA
W Coast
71.0 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
66.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1662 (69.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1630 (67.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1629 (67.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1511 (63.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1414 (58.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1335 (55.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1321 (55.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1184 (49.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1106 (46.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1081 (45.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1076 (44.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
950 (39.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
921 (38.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
908 (37.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
877 (36.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
866 (36.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
864 (36.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
818 (34.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
811 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
806 (33.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
794 (33.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
754 (31.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
724 (30.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
704 (29.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
702 (29.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
697 (29.0) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
684 (28.5) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
654 (27.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
646 (26.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
639 (26.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
630 (26.3) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
626 (26.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
623 (26.0) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
619 (25.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
618 (25.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
608 (25.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
601 (25.0) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC

118/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/03 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 E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 4.2mm in 2 min to 11:37 126.0mm/h 5.6mm in 4 min to 11:41 84.0mm/h 12.2mm in 9 min to 11:50 81.3mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 26.0mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h 33.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 33.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.8mm in 23 min to 15:30 30.8mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.8mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.2mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 5.4mm in 15 min to 15:00 21.6mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 11.0mm in 15 min to 12:15 44.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 14.8mm in 50 min to 15:50 17.8mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.4mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.2mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 11.6mm in 40 min to 01:00 17.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 58.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 58.2mm/h 67.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 22.3mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h LUCINDA POINT 7.2mm in 41 min to 07:00 10.5mm/h Central Coast E ALVA BEACH 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast NAMBOUR DPI 27.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 27.8mm/h BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 12.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 24.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.6mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 21:43 84.0mm/h 8.4mm in 8 min to 21:51 63.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.8mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(240/ 76 ) at 04:23 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(240/ 82 ) at 01:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(290/ 78 ) at 00:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 117(250/ 93 ) at 00:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(330/ 74 ) at 01:13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(270/ 72 ) at 01:15 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(280/ 65 ) at 02:38 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(***/ 74 ) at 04:14