Australian Weather News -- 24 MAR 2012

Saturday 24 MAR 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1034 EST on 06/07/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

E Central

086386

MERRICKS STONIER'S WINERY

29.6

27.4

10/03/2011

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

5.0

5.3

25/03/1972

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

10.2

10.3

02/03/2003

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065034

WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW)

-0.2

1.7

24/03/1967

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

5.7

6.0

08/03/1999

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069148

MORUYA AIRPORT AWS

5.0

6.0

16/03/2009

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084070

POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

5.3

7.2

23/03/1967

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091219

SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)

-0.8

-0.6

28/03/1978

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092045

EDDYSTONE POINT

3.4

3.8

31/03/1995

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

3.1

3.5

31/03/2011

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092123

SWAN ISLAND

6.8

8.4

31/03/2011

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094010

CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE

2.9

3.0

02/03/2011

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

3.6

5.7

02/03/2011

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 +/- 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 10:33EST, 06/07/2012.

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 COMPARISON	32.7	+1.7	22.6	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	459 (19.1)	48/08
PERTH AIRPORT	29.1	-0.6	16.1	+0.2	12.6	0.0	8.4	7.2	522 (21.8)	41/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	25.1	+1.0	11.0	-2.4	9.0	0.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	44/08
BUNBURY	27.9	+0.2	14.8	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	340 (14.2)	31/09
MANDURAH	28.2	+0.4	17.7	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	39/08
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+0.8	25.9	+1.4	24.8	0.0	4.4	7.6	312 (13.0)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.3	-6.3	8.9	-8.6	8.3	0.0	10.4	11.5	353 (14.7)	54/11
WHYALLA AERO	20.9	-6.3	12.5	-2.9	--	0.0	8.0	--	417 (17.4)	37/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.8	-5.5	13.2	-2.0	--	3.4	--	7.6	241 (10.0)	31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.2	-4.9	10.5	0.0	9.4	3.8	1.8	6.2	503 (21.0)	41/00
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.9	-3.3	18.1	-3.6	--	0.0	20.0	--	526 (21.9)	44/08
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+1.1	24.0	+1.0	22.2	5.8	5.4	7.3	326 (13.6)	30/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.3	-0.4	25.2	+2.3	21.9	0.0	6.0	5.0	291 (12.1)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	28.3	-0.3	23.4	+1.1	--	5.0	--	3.7	244 (10.2)	39/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.8	+0.3	23.5	+2.7	22.0	0.0	5.6	--	345 (14.4)	31/07
BUNDABERG AERO	30.0	+0.9	19.6	-0.3	--	0.6	--	--	287 (12.0)	31/08
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+0.1	20.0	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.5	-0.8	18.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	43/09
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	-0.3	17.0	-2.4	15.0	0.2	4.2	9.2	280 (11.7)	39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.0	-0.1	10.2	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	35/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.5	-4.6	10.1	-6.5	7.8	0.0	6.0	--	145 ( 6.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	23.3	-2.6	16.0	-2.1	11.8	0.0	6.0	9.8	344 (14.3)	35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.5	-1.8	13.1	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	37/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.2	-2.0	12.0	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	539 (22.5)	48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.1	-1.9	8.2	-7.2	--	0.0	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	26/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.5	-8.2	5.2	-5.4	1.0	0.0	4.0	10.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	21.3	-7.7	6.3	-8.3	--	0.0	--	--	392 (16.3)	39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.7	-1.5	13.8	-3.7	8.8	0.0	6.6	11.1	596 (24.8)	43/08
RICHMOND RAAF	25.6	-1.4	11.2	-4.4	--	--	--	--	--	43/00
BELLAMBI AWS	22.4	-1.6	13.9	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	487 (20.3)	50/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.0	-6.5	6.0	-4.8	1.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.7	-7.9	5.5	-7.9	3.4	0.4	3.4	6.0	446 (18.6)	35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	19.7	-8.0	8.9	-3.8	--	0.4	--	--	379 (15.8)	37/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.7	-6.6	8.1	-5.7	5.0	0.0	5.4	5.0	399 (16.6)	34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.4	-6.8	7.3	-4.4	--	0.0	--	--	432 (18.0)	31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.2	-6.6	9.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	30/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.2	-5.7	12.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.9	-7.3	7.1	-2.8	--	2.4	--	--	607 (25.3)	37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	-5.3	1.8	-8.3	--	9.0²	--	--	266 (11.1)	43/13
HOBART AIRPORT	15.4	-5.3	5.1	-5.7	0.8	4.2	2.6	9.1	499 (20.8)	55/09
	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

35.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
35.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+3.9 : 27.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+3.1 : 31.2 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
+2.9 : 25.6 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+2.6 : 32.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+2.5 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.7 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.4 : 24.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.7 : 22.6 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+3.4 : 24.5 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+3.2 : 23.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+2.8 : 22.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-12.0 : 21.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-11.3 : 2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-10.9 : 6.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-10.8 : 16.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-10.7 : 14.3 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-14.1 : -0.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-10.7 : -0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-10.0 : 0.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-9.9 : -1.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-9.9 : 3.4 EDDYSTONE POINT E 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.

92.0 JUBILEE DOWNS W Kimberley WA
82.5 ETON SUNWATER Central Coast E QLD
77.6 WILSON BEACH Central Coast E QLD
74.2 PROSERPINE FULLER ST Central Coast E QLD
71.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
92.0 JUBILEE DOWNS
71.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
82.5 ETON SUNWATER
77.6 WILSON BEACH
74.2 PROSERPINE FULLER ST
53.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
51.4 LETHEBROOK

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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2.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1696 (70.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1489 (62.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1463 (61.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1252 (52.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1117 (46.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1102 (45.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1063 (44.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1048 (43.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
981 (40.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
971 (40.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
946 (39.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
931 (38.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
867 (36.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
846 (35.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
833 (34.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
823 (34.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
789 (32.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
778 (32.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
768 (32.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
749 (31.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
746 (31.1) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
745 (31.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
743 (31.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
737 (30.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
735 (30.6) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
721 (30.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
707 (29.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
706 (29.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
688 (28.7) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
688 (28.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
663 (27.6) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
662 (27.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
650 (27.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
649 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
624 (26.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
623 (26.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
611 (25.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
607 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
606 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

126/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
107/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/07 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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 WYNDHAM AERO 9.4mm in 21 min to 05:00 26.9mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h TRUSCOTT 9.8mm in 20 min to 13:00 29.4mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 12.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 25.6mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h W Kimberley CURTIN AERO 16.0mm in 25 min to 18:00 38.4mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO 40.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 40.0mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h W Pilbara BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h W Gascoyne CARNARVON AIRPORT 7.6mm in 5 min to 14:42 91.2mm/h 21.4mm in 8 min to 14:50 160.5mm/h 38.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 38.6mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h 39.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 39.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 5.4mm in 11 min to 21:30 29.5mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 39.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 78.4mm/h 39.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.2mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 93(300/ 63 ) at 01:00 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(240/ 63 ) at 15:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 126(240/111 ) at 02:36 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 89(229/ 65 ) at 07:40 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(210/ 76 ) at 03:30 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 95(230/ 74 ) at 00:35 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(200/ 63 ) at 06:53 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(240/ 63 ) at 18:13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(220/ 65 ) at 08:11 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 85(230/ 74 ) at 02:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 108(240/ 89 ) at 04:06