Australian Weather News -- 14 MAR 2010

Sunday 14 MAR 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1306 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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21/03/2001

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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 13:05EST, 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	31.6	+0.7	18.6	+0.7	15.4	0.0	5.4	--	329 (13.7)	37/14
PERTH AIRPORT	30.9	+1.3	21.1	+5.3	21.2	0.0	4.0	9.2	219 ( 9.1)	34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.9	-3.2	18.9	+5.5	18.7	8.6	6.2	0.1	268 (11.2)	35/17
BUNBURY	27.4	-0.1	19.3	+5.3	--	0.2	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	28/16
MANDURAH	26.6	--	21.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	26/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.5	-0.4	24.1	-0.4	24.0	7.6	6.6	4.8	285 (11.9)	30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.4	-2.3	18.6	+1.1	18.7	0.0	5.4	3.2	338 (14.1)	35/16
WHYALLA AERO	28.6	+1.3	22.8	+7.5	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	44/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.9	+2.6	22.4	+7.2	18.7	0.0	--	1.7	299 (12.5)	35/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.9	+7.8	13.8	+3.3	11.2	0.0	7.8	10.7	379 (15.8)	41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.6	-1.7	24.3	+2.5	22.7	0.0	8.4	11.2	466 (19.4)	48/09
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	-0.6	21.3	-1.7	21.5	26.4	7.6	8.4	588 (24.5)	57/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	-0.1	22.0	-0.9	18.0	0.8	5.4	5.2	507 (21.1)	50/22
MACKAY M.O	27.3	-1.3	21.2	-1.0	--	28.0	--	4.5	800 (33.3)	67/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.3	-2.2	19.4	-1.4	17.4	0.2	6.6	--	426 (17.8)	54/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.0	-1.1	18.9	-1.0	--	3.4	4.2	--	600 (25.0)	57/14
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	-0.9	19.0	+0.8	--	15.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.5	-0.7	19.1	-0.5	--	18.0	--	--	497 (20.7)	57/20
BRISBANE AERO	27.0	-1.0	17.8	-1.5	16.9	3.6	5.6	8.4	422 (17.6)	44/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.0	-5.4	14.9	-1.2	--	1.4	--	--	643 (26.8)	52/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.2	-1.9	14.8	-1.8	12.2	0.0	5.8	--	346 (14.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.9	-1.0	17.5	-0.6	16.5	9.8	3.6	7.1	428 (17.8)	35/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	-1.3	16.8	+0.1	--	17.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.1	-2.1	16.9	+0.6	15.6	16.2	0.2	3.3	--	31/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.5	-1.5	16.0	+0.7	--	0.4	--	--	114 ( 4.8)	26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.2	-2.6	8.9	-1.7	4.7	0.0	3.8	9.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.3	-2.8	13.5	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	443 (18.5)	41/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.0	-1.2	17.5	+0.1	13.1	4.2	5.6	6.9	473 (19.7)	30/23
RICHMOND RAAF	25.5	-1.4	14.3	-1.2	12.7	1.2	--	--	225 ( 9.4)	34/14
BELLAMBI AWS	23.3	-0.6	16.9	-1.1	--	2.2	--	--	383 (16.0)	26/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	22.9	-1.6	10.3	-0.4	7.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.4	-2.3	11.5	-1.9	11.6	0.0	5.8	11.2	318 (13.3)	39/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.3	-1.6	12.2	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	59 ( 2.5)	24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.1	+2.8	14.4	+0.6	11.5	0.0	7.4	8.6	325 (13.5)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.6	-0.7	10.3	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	138 ( 5.8)	30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.2	+0.2	10.2	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.8	+4.9	13.8	+0.6	12.0	0.0	4.6	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	28.2	+5.0	10.2	-1.6	--	0.2	--	--	189 ( 7.9)	37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.4	+2.2	8.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.2	+1.7	11.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	31/15
HOBART AIRPORT	25.2	+4.5	11.4	+0.7	8.6	0.0	3.6	11.1	326 (13.6)	30/10
	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

41.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
40.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+11.2 : 36.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.0 : 35.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 31.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+9.0 : 33.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
27.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.6 : 22.3 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.0 : 25.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX COMPARISON Lower North SA
+8.9 : 21.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 19.6 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+8.6 : 22.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-12.2 : 22.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-10.5 : 25.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 24.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 27.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-8.7 : 26.8 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

-2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.3 : -2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 : 0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 : 20.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.6 : 7.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.5 : 15.6 CARNEGIE Interior 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.

105.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
96.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
89.2 MOUNT BARNETT W Kimberley WA
87.0 KINGSTON REST E Kimberley WA
86.6 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
87.0 KINGSTON REST
74.0 MOUNT AMHURST
62.0 OLD MORNINGTON HOMESTEAD
W Kimberley
89.2 MOUNT BARNETT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
86.6 WAGAIT BEACH

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
105.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
61.0 GLEN ALLYN
54.0 MT SOPHIA
53.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
96.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL
77.0 CORSIS ALERT
57.0 HAWKINS CREEK
55.0 EURAMO TM
51.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
52.4 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN)

12.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

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1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1354 (56.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1353 (56.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1220 (50.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1203 (50.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1121 (46.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1100 (45.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1084 (45.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1053 (43.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1045 (43.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
993 (41.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
800 (33.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
777 (32.4) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
774 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
751 (31.3) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
718 (29.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
716 (29.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
644 (26.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
643 (26.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
620 (25.8) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
613 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

91/20 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
85/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/15 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
80/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/12 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast 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 WYNDHAM AERO 8.0mm in 17 min to 08:00 28.2mm/h 16.0mm in 14 min to 08:14 68.6mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 20.8mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h MOUNT ELIZABETH 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h TRUSCOTT 14.6mm in 13 min to 14:36 67.4mm/h 8.4mm in 5 min to 14:41 100.8mm/h 14.8mm in 19 min to 15:00 46.7mm/h 41.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 41.0mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h E Kimberley WARMUN 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h KUNUNURRA AERO 14.2mm in 10 min to 11:16 85.2mm/h 10.2mm in 14 min to 11:30 43.7mm/h 26.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 26.4mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 26.8mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.0mm/h 5.2mm in 14 min to 13:00 22.3mm/h ARGYLE AERODROME 6.6mm in 7 min to 11:30 56.6mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h 14.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 28.4mm/h 23.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 23.8mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 20.2mm/h KUNUNURRA AG STATION 13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 11.6mm in 23 min to 23:00 30.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 13.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.0mm/h CAPE DON 10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h N Plateau RABBIT FLAT 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural WUDINNA AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h CLEVE AERODROME 11.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) 10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 72(160/ 65 ) at 00:21 GREEN ISLAND : 80(140/ 65 ) at 08:30 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(120/ 72 ) at 20:55 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(120/ 67 ) at 02:07 ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND : 80(120/ 65 ) at 11:15