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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 19/03/2015. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

16.4

11.6

01/03/2007

11

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

8.5

8.8

12/03/1990

45

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

27.4

27.3

19/03/2012

14

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

28.1

27.7

20/03/2012

13

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

18.9

19.3

16/03/2015

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

41.7

41.1

23/03/1990

48

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

41.2

40.2

03/03/2009

13

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

42.1

41.7

03/03/2015

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

43.3

42.4

05/03/2005

17

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:41EST, 19/03/2015.

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 24.6 -5.1 19.6 +3.7 18.5 4.0 5.0 5.6 454 (18.9) 48/12
BUNBURY 24.2 -3.6 19.3 +5.1 -- 10.4 -- -- 492 (20.5) 48/00
MANDURAH 23.7 -4.2 19.8 +1.6 -- 4.4 -- -- 635 (26.5) 48/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.7 27.4 +2.9 25.7 0.0 6.8 11.3 399 (16.6) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.4 +8.8 20.9 +3.4 19.1 0.0 12.0 10.5 262 (10.9) 26/16
WHYALLA AERO 29.1 +1.9 15.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.2 +1.9 17.8 +2.6 -- 1.0 3.2 -- 358 (14.9) 34/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 +1.7 15.7 +5.2 13.8 1.2 3.6 6.1 601 (25.0) 41/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.7 +6.6 20.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 8.8 11.5 204 ( 8.5) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.7 +2.2 24.0 +0.9 20.9 0.0 8.8 10.9 440 (18.3) 46/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.8 23.0 +0.1 19.9 0.0 12.0 10.4 418 (17.4) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +1.0 20.4 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 340 (14.2) 24/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.6 +3.1 19.6 -1.2 17.4 0.0 6.0 -- 190 ( 7.9) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +0.8 17.6 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/11
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +1.3 20.3 +0.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 326 (13.6) 37/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 -1.1 18.7 -0.7 16.2 0.0 8.0 7.4 311 (13.0) 52/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 +1.2 15.8 -0.4 -- 11.4 -- -- 463 (19.3) 52/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.4 +3.3 19.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 77 ( 3.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.9 +4.0 20.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 39/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 32.0 +5.7 17.9 +1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.2 +8.0 17.1 +0.8 14.6 0.0 4.0 8.2 276 (11.5) 48/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.5 +7.6 16.9 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 55/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.8 +4.6 19.1 +1.6 16.1 0.0 5.8 7.8 400 (16.7) 39/09
RICHMOND RAAF 30.2 +3.3 15.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 +0.9 20.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 39/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 +2.4 18.8 +5.4 18.0 0.2 5.8 10.5 389 (16.2) 44/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +0.7 16.6 +3.9 -- 2.8 -- -- 257 (10.7) 41/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.1 +0.8 14.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 9.6 7.6 430 (17.9) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.7 -0.5 13.8 +2.1 -- 2.0 -- -- -- 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.5 -1.2 15.0 +3.6 -- 4.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 31/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +0.7 13.1 +3.2 -- 14.6 -- -- 679 (28.3) 39/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.4 -0.1 13.3 +3.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 43/15
HOBART AIRPORT 26.0 +5.3 12.2 +1.4 13.2 0.8 0.8 4.1 317 (13.2) 65/13
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

44.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
43.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
42.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+13.9 : 39.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.9 : 38.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 36.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.3 : 37.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 41.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 25.9 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+8.3 : 26.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.7 : 26.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 26.1 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.8 : 15.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.7 : 24.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-8.7 : 23.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-7.9 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.8 : 20.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.7 : 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.9 : 18.9 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.5 : 17.1 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-3.4 : 16.0 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 17.2 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.2 : 20.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-3.2 : 15.4 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West 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.
158.4 IRONHOUSE POINT (HOLIDAY VILLAGE) E Coast TAS
89.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
68.0 BUKKULLA (RFS) NW Slopes N NSW
46.0 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
45.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
68.0 BUKKULLA (RFS)
N Tablelands W
46.0 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE

TASMANIA
E Coast
158.4 IRONHOUSE POINT (HOLIDAY VILLAGE)
45.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT)

ISLANDS
Islands
89.0 WILLIS ISLAND

12.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

4.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1348 (56.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1175 (49.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1141 (47.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1122 (46.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
996 (41.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
978 (40.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
873 (36.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
829 (34.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
816 (34.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
776 (32.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
772 (32.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
761 (31.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
744 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
736 (30.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
736 (30.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
732 (30.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
729 (30.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
727 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
717 (29.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
712 (29.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
690 (28.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
679 (28.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
675 (28.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
669 (27.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
652 (27.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
645 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
639 (26.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
635 (26.5) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
633 (26.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
623 (26.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
605 (25.2) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
601 (25.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
100/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
89/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/02 WILLIS 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
26.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 52.4mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 26.2mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 26.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.4mm/h
WARWICK
11.2mm in 22 min to 07:30 30.5mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
3.4mm in 2 min to 04:21 102.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.6mm/h
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
19.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 39.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.8mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 24.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
5.4mm in 13 min to 11:00 24.9mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 70 ) at 06:16
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 93( 10/ 61 ) at 01:30
MOUNT HOTHAM : 100( 20/ 76 ) at 01:00
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND : 83(110/ 65 ) at 02:05
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 82(160/ 63 ) at 13:58