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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 1442 EST on 17/03/2015. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009114

LANCELIN

1.0

2.2

26/03/1972

44

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

19.3

19.3

31/03/2012

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

41.0

41.0

11/03/2015

31

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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.0

41.0

14/03/2015

13

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

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

42.2

42.1

10/03/2004

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

35.4

35.2

16/03/2009

12

1 N


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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, 17/03/2015.

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 26.0 -3.7 17.2 +1.3 16.0 1.4 5.4 9.8 384 (16.0) 39/12
BUNBURY 25.8 -2.0 20.6 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 35/12
MANDURAH 25.3 -2.6 21.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 31/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.8 22.6 -1.9 26.0 17.4 4.4 8.6 427 (17.8) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.2 +5.6 12.0 -5.5 10.2 0.0 10.2 11.8 222 ( 9.3) 31/16
WHYALLA AERO 36.6 +9.4 14.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 52/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.6 +7.3 15.2 0.0 -- 0.0 15.0 6.6 158 ( 6.6) 35/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.2 +1.1 5.6 -4.9 1.1 0.0 6.0 4.6 433 (18.0) 34/20
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.7 +5.6 18.2 -3.5 15.0 0.0 12.0 11.4 303 (12.6) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.4 +2.9 20.1 -3.0 18.1 0.0 7.6 11.3 474 (19.8) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.3 +2.6 21.0 -1.9 19.4 0.0 12.0 10.8 298 (12.4) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +1.7 20.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 241 (10.0) 26/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.7 +2.2 20.8 0.0 18.5 0.0 7.0 -- 221 ( 9.2) 30/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +0.4 19.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 39/14
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +0.2 19.5 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 468 (19.5) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 -0.1 17.5 -1.9 16.0 0.0 7.4 11.1 346 (14.4) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.1 +0.1 15.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 556 (23.2) 46/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.5 -0.6 15.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 257 (10.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 -0.8 18.2 +0.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 484 (20.2) 43/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 -1.2 16.4 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 395 (16.5) 37/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.1 -2.1 16.2 -0.1 11.5 8.4 5.2 10.4 610 (25.4) 44/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +0.6 14.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 44/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -1.4 17.3 -0.2 16.3 7.2 7.4 6.1 813 (33.9) 48/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.3 -2.6 11.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 -1.4 17.1 -0.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 824 (34.3) 46/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 -0.2 14.0 +0.6 11.8 0.0 8.8 9.6 384 (16.0) 44/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +0.3 10.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 26/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.4 +2.1 11.2 -2.6 13.0 0.0 3.4 8.3 294 (12.3) 24/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.5 +0.3 9.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.4 +0.7 9.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.5 +2.3 8.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 607 (25.3) 48/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 -3.7 6.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 18/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 -3.2 6.6 -4.2 4.4 0.2 3.4 8.5 334 (13.9) 34/16
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.0 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
41.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
41.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.5 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+14.4 : 38.3 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 39.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 35.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 36.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 28.6 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

29.2 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
29.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+8.0 : 24.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.2 : 27.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.6 : 18.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 20.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.1 : 19.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

8.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.2 : 27.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-5.2 : 28.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
-5.2 : 28.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
-5.1 : 27.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-5.1 : 23.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-4.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-2.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.2 : -2.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-9.9 : 12.5 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
-9.0 : 9.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 3.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.3 : -0.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands 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.
61.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
47.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
44.0 STOKES HILL N Rivers NT
43.6 MARRARA N Rivers NT
24.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
44.0 STOKES HILL
43.6 MARRARA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
61.8 HORN ISLAND
47.0 COCONUT ISLAND
24.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL

12.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1167 (48.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
982 (40.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
916 (38.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
883 (36.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
824 (34.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
822 (34.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
814 (33.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
813 (33.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
765 (31.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
762 (31.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
758 (31.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
753 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
725 (30.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
710 (29.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
654 (27.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
641 (26.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
626 (26.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
616 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
607 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
604 (25.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
89/22 TELFER AERO Interior WA
81/18 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
70/11 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
70/23 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
67/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
KALUMBURU
4.2mm in 3 min to 16:16 84.0mm/h
14.4mm in 14 min to 16:30 61.7mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
8.6mm in 15 min to 15:27 34.4mm/h
11.4mm in 3 min to 15:30 228.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 20.0mm/h
11.0mm in 5 min to 15:35 132.0mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 37.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.7mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.2mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 23 min to 19:26 44.3mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 82(310/ 65 ) at 19:15
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND : 78(130/ 65 ) at 19:00