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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 1437 EST on 25/03/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:37EST, 25/03/2016.

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 26.9 -2.8 18.6 +2.7 17.4 0.0 4.0 7.2 469 (19.5) 63/23
BUNBURY 24.8 -3.0 15.5 +1.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 430 (17.9) 44/08
MANDURAH 28.0 +0.1 17.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.3 27.4 +2.9 20.2 0.0 5.6 7.9 242 (10.1) 41/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.1 +4.5 18.0 +0.5 16.1 0.0 12.0 11.2 243 (10.1) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 28.4 +1.2 19.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.7 +1.4 18.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 17/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.2 -4.9 13.7 +3.2 11.7 1.6 1.2 0.1 366 (15.3) 30/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.2 +3.1 17.8 -3.9 16.3 0.0 8.8 -- 241 (10.0) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.4 +1.9 24.9 +1.8 23.6 3.0 3.8 6.4 343 (14.3) 48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +0.6 25.2 +2.3 22.9 0.0 6.6 10.4 423 (17.6) 44/13
MACKAY M.O -- -- 25.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 -0.1 22.1 +1.3 20.5 0.0 5.8 -- 243 (10.1) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/11
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +0.7 18.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 +0.2 19.6 +0.2 16.7 0.0 7.2 8.3 277 (11.5) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 +0.7 16.4 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 403 (16.8) 44/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.6 +2.5 15.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +0.8 14.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.3 +1.1 13.8 -2.5 11.0 0.2 5.8 -- 232 ( 9.7) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.3 +2.4 10.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.4 +4.2 16.7 -0.8 13.0 0.0 5.2 9.3 281 (11.7) 35/14
RICHMOND RAAF 30.4 +3.5 13.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 26.8 +2.9 17.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 31/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.7 -0.9 14.9 +1.5 14.8 0.0 5.4 1.2 241 (10.0) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.1 -2.5 14.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.2 +1.9 17.7 +3.9 14.5 0.0 6.6 3.8 278 (11.6) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 -0.6 15.3 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.2 -1.5 16.6 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 30/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.9 -1.3 14.5 +4.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 427 (17.8) 37/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +0.6 10.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 -1.4 6.3 -4.5 1.0 0.0 3.6 10.8 361 (15.0) 31/16
Max
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° 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

42.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
40.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+6.2 : 40.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 35.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 34.9 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.4 : 42.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 39.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

29.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.0 : 22.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+5.7 : 15.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+5.6 : 17.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+5.5 : 18.7 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+5.5 : 17.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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

9.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.0 : 18.5 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.4 : 17.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.7 : 20.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.7 : 20.1 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 20.0 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 18.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-6.9 : -3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.5 : -1.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.8 : 15.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-5.6 : 7.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.5 : 4.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N 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.
49.0 ERINAIR Lower West WA
48.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
44.0 MUNGLINUP Lower West WA
38.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
37.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

11.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
10.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1006 (41.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
775 (32.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
748 (31.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
723 (30.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
667 (27.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
107/13 BICKLEY Lower West WA
80/13 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
72/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/14 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
67/15 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

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
KALUMBURU
8.8mm in 25 min to 16:00 21.1mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
5.0mm in 3 min to 14:21 100.0mm/h
12.0mm in 9 min to 14:30 80.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
12.2mm in 9 min to 13:52 81.3mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 21.8mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
22.8mm in 23 min to 15:00 59.5mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 27.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
15.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 15.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
48.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 48.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(320/ 67 ) at 22:34
ISLANDS
Islands
ARLINGTON REEF : 74(120/ 63 ) at 21:29