Australian Weather News -- 15 MAR 2015

Sunday 15 MAR 2015

DWS ARCHIVE
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2015

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1441 EST on 16/03/2015. 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

Highest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

28.2

27.7

12/03/2005

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

27.0

26.9

02/03/2007

1 P

Highest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

42.3

12/03/2005

1 N Equal to record.

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

37.5

36.5

11/03/2015

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

38.6

11/03/2015

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

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

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

27.5

27.0

02/03/2007

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 anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See 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 14:41EST, 16/03/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	26.7	-3.0	20.7	+4.8	20.0	4.6	3.4	9.8	436 (18.2)	48/10
BUNBURY	25.7	-2.1	18.8	+4.6	--	1.0	--	--	287 (12.0)	41/11
MANDURAH	25.3	-2.6	22.0	+3.8	--	4.2	--	--	375 (15.6)	39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.9	-1.0	29.1	+4.6	28.2	0.0	7.0	3.0	578 (24.1)	52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.2	+2.6	11.7	-5.8	10.0	0.0	11.8	11.8	262 (10.9)	37/15
WHYALLA AERO	26.4	-0.8	17.9	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	446 (18.6)	41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.8	-1.5	16.2	+1.0	--	0.0	--	6.6	199 ( 8.3)	28/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	22.2	-0.9	9.8	-0.7	4.6	0.2	5.0	9.2	475 (19.8)	44/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	38.9	+4.8	23.4	+1.7	20.9	0.0	39.4	11.3	379 (15.8)	50/13
CAIRNS AERO	32.0	+1.5	24.1	+1.0	22.9	14.6	5.0	11.1	748 (31.2)	55/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO	33.2	+2.5	23.3	+0.4	21.1	0.0	13.8	10.7	519 (21.6)	41/11
MACKAY M.O	29.9	+1.3	21.8	-0.5	--	0.0	--	11.0	393 (16.4)	26/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	34.2	+3.7	20.8	0.0	18.5	0.0	7.6	--	286 (11.9)	30/13
BUNDABERG AERO	31.7	+2.6	18.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	395 (16.5)	30/16
COOLANGATTA	28.1	+0.8	16.0	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	409 (17.0)	52/19
BRISBANE AERO	30.2	+2.3	16.4	-3.0	13.6	0.0	7.0	11.2	372 (15.5)	39/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.6	+3.6	13.5	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.4	+2.3	13.3	-3.3	--	0.0	6.4	--	104 ( 4.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.4	+0.5	14.5	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	400 (16.7)	57/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.8	+1.5	13.9	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	325 (13.5)	55/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.0	-0.2	13.0	-3.3	11.2	0.0	16.8	6.3	277 (11.5)	61/10
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	33.4	+4.5	11.1	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	59/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.8	-2.4	17.4	-0.1	15.2	0.2	5.6	5.1	448 (18.7)	68/13
RICHMOND RAAF	25.4	-1.5	14.0	-1.6	--	0.2	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	46/12
BELLAMBI AWS	22.0	-1.9	19.0	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	467 (19.5)	72/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.3	+2.7	12.2	-1.2	9.2	0.0	7.2	11.6	170 ( 7.1)	50/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.3	+0.7	12.7	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	37/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	26.9	-1.4	14.8	+1.0	12.0	0.0	13.2	11.2	327 (13.6)	35/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.4	-1.8	12.9	+1.2	14.8	0.0	--	--	--	50/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.5	-2.2	11.7	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	442 (18.4)	50/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.7	-4.5	9.4	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	591 (24.6)	55/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.4	-3.1	8.4	-1.7	--	2.2	--	--	395 (16.5)	35/09
HOBART AIRPORT	15.6	-5.1	8.3	-2.5	4.3	3.0	4.6	5.9	597 (24.9)	35/10
	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

43.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
42.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.9 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
41.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+18.1 : 43.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.6 : 41.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 38.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.1 : 41.1 FORREST Eucla WA

29.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
29.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
29.1 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 22.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.4 : 22.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.1 : 22.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 22.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.7 : 19.5 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 WARRA W Coast TAS

-7.1 : 13.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-6.8 : 14.6 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.5 : 16.1 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
-6.5 : 4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.7 : 17.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

-1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.6 : 13.8 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
-8.3 : 10.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 2.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.9 : 3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.9 : -1.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

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.

92.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
72.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
45.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
40.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
40.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
92.6 BLACK POINT
72.0 JABIRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
40.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
40.8 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
45.6 WILLIS ISLAND

11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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5.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1184 (49.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1102 (45.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
1077 (44.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1062 (44.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1054 (43.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1053 (43.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1030 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1015 (42.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
984 (41.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
916 (38.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
908 (37.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
883 (36.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
879 (36.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
860 (35.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
844 (35.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
840 (35.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
833 (34.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
832 (34.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
829 (34.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
820 (34.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
817 (34.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
774 (32.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
773 (32.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
770 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
761 (31.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
748 (31.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
746 (31.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
744 (31.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
741 (30.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
732 (30.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
726 (30.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
707 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
697 (29.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
673 (28.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
670 (27.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
659 (27.5) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
653 (27.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
645 (26.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
623 (26.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
611 (25.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

93/13 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
91/21 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
91/13 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
80/00 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
78/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 9.6mm in 15 min to 21:30 38.4mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.8mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.4mm/h Cent Wheatbelt LAKE GRACE 5.8mm in 8 min to 11:08 43.5mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.4mm/h RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION 17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h WICKEPIN AG STATION 5.2mm in 12 min to 11:00 26.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 7.8mm in 15 min to 10:47 31.2mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h GUNN POINT 16.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 33.2mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 16.8mm/h 14.0mm in 18 min to 09:30 46.7mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.4mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.6mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 19.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 38.4mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.6mm/h 15.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 31.6mm/h 35.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 35.0mm/h 20.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 41.2mm/h 36.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 36.4mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 20.6mm/h 56.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 18.7mm/h CAPE DON 21.6mm in 21 min to 06:30 61.7mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.4mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.8mm/h 40.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 13.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 6.2mm in 16 min to 03:30 23.2mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 14.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 28.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.0mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 20.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 20.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 41.2mm/h 27.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 27.8mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 23.6mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h 15.0mm in 30 min to 10:00 30.0mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h 8.6mm in 24 min to 10:24 21.5mm/h 26.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.0mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 16.6mm/h 46.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 15.3mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 62.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h COEN AIRPORT 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 6.0mm in 18 min to 03:26 20.0mm/h 7.8mm in 23 min to 04:00 20.3mm/h 18.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.8mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.0mm/h 7.4mm in 15 min to 01:15 29.6mm/h 5.4mm in 15 min to 01:30 21.6mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 22.2mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE) 1.4mm in 1 min to 12:33 84.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 14.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 17.0mm in 21 min to 09:21 48.6mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h 17.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TROUGHTON ISLAND : 91(110/ 59 ) at 21:15 Lower West ESPERANCE AERO : 91(240/ 72 ) at 13:53 Goldfields MUNGLINUP WEST : 93(260/ 70 ) at 13:13 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA AWS : 85(180/ 67 ) at 13:11 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 00:00 TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ : 76(190/ 65 ) at 01:00 ISLANDS Islands BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 93(130/ 72 ) at 05:00