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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 02/03/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

24.2

24.2

08/03/2004

20

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.5

28.6

08/03/2006

15

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

27.0

26.9

02/03/2007

13

1 P

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

29.7

29.3

09/03/2005

12

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

30.8

29.9

03/03/2009

11

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

29.9

29.0

01/03/2001

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

42.2

42.2

06/03/1959

57

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

45.2

45.1

04/03/1985

39

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

36.7

35.2

21/03/2009

33

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

37.3

36.0

27/03/2002

14

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA AIRPORT

39.1

38.0

09/03/2005

19

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.0

40.1

11/03/2005

13

1 P

NT

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

44.3

43.8

04/03/2007

11

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

42.6

42.4

05/03/2005

17

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

42.2

42.1

10/03/2004

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

41.9

40.9

01/03/1985

47

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

37.9

35.2

16/03/2009

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

42.0

41.5

10/03/2004

20

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

41.8

41.8

05/03/2007

12

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

33.7

23/03/2010

16

1 P


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 03/03/2016.

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 26.1 -3.6 13.4 -2.5 11.1 0.0 7.4 11.2 412 (17.2) 43/14
BUNBURY 24.8 -3.0 8.3 -5.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 34/18
MANDURAH 23.4 -4.5 15.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +3.3 26.6 +2.1 26.2 0.0 8.0 11.5 260 (10.8) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.4 +4.8 16.6 -0.9 14.7 0.0 15.6 12.0 274 (11.4) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 36.5 +9.3 14.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 48/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.3 +7.0 17.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.1 +9.0 9.8 -0.7 6.3 0.0 4.2 9.7 268 (11.2) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.9 +7.8 18.6 -3.1 16.0 0.0 17.4 11.4 392 (16.3) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.6 +3.1 25.4 +2.3 24.8 0.0 6.6 8.0 247 (10.3) 35/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +2.0 22.3 -0.6 22.3 68.6 -- 8.7 406 (16.9) 54/01
MACKAY M.O 31.2 +2.6 24.3 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- 6.3 401 (16.7) 57/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.6 +2.1 24.3 +3.5 23.3 0.0 9.6 -- 375 (15.6) 46/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.8 22.8 +2.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 525 (21.9) 39/03
COOLANGATTA 25.8 -1.5 21.2 +1.6 -- 67.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 37/09
BRISBANE AERO 30.2 +2.3 22.2 +2.8 21.0 0.4 8.5 8.1 422 (17.6) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 +1.2 18.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 698 (29.1) 54/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.7 +4.6 17.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +1.3 17.4 +0.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.7 +2.5 16.5 +0.2 10.5 0.0 5.0 11.2 237 ( 9.9) 39/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.2 +5.6 14.4 +3.8 10.0 0.0 8.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.3 +5.4 18.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 499 (20.8) 39/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.2 +5.0 21.3 +3.8 17.9 0.0 4.2 7.7 395 (16.5) 39/17
RICHMOND RAAF 30.2 +3.3 17.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 26.5 +2.6 20.1 +2.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 338 (14.1) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.3 +7.7 20.3 +6.9 18.6 0.0 8.8 11.6 380 (15.8) 37/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.1 +7.5 14.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 37/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.9 +8.6 14.2 +0.4 10.0 0.0 8.0 10.8 225 ( 9.4) 22/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.8 +7.6 11.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.6 +6.9 13.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.6 +8.4 8.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 +2.0 13.1 +3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 28.2 +7.5 13.2 +2.4 10.0 0.0 3.0 9.3 334 (13.9) 44/11
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

45.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+11.0 : 34.6 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+10.9 : 32.9 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+10.9 : 34.6 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+10.8 : 33.2 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+10.8 : 33.7 CERBERUS E Central VIC

30.8 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.6 : 30.8 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
+8.7 : 29.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+8.2 : 26.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 27.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 22.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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

15.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
17.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 21.8 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-5.3 : 23.7 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-5.2 : 19.9 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.0 : 24.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-4.5 : 23.4 MANDURAH Lower West WA
-4.5 : 24.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

-8.2 : 10.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
-5.9 : 8.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.7 : 7.6 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-4.3 : 7.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.2 : 14.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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.
125.2 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
119.8 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK) North Coast NSW
118.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW
102.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
86.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
80.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
77.6 INNISFAIL
68.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO
65.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
59.0 BAMBAROO
Brisbane/SE Coast
67.0 COOLANGATTA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
125.2 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
119.8 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
118.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
102.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
86.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
81.2 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
74.0 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
62.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
61.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
60.0 NIMBIN (GOOLMANGAR CREEK)
51.2 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB

12.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

6.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
4.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1179 (49.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1052 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1016 (42.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
974 (40.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
910 (37.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
904 (37.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
878 (36.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
858 (35.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
824 (34.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
813 (33.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
797 (33.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
718 (29.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
711 (29.6) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
698 (29.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
696 (29.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
687 (28.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
668 (27.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
656 (27.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
625 (26.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
615 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
614 (25.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
609 (25.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
606 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
81/19 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
72/13 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
70/06 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
70/14 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
70/14 MIDDLE PERCY 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.
None reported None reported