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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 24/03/2016. 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 daily rainfall

WA

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

21.4

11.6

01/03/2007

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

35.2

26.4

31/03/2005

11

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010633

RAVENSTHORPE

55.0

52.0

02/03/2006

107

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010897

NALYERLUP

40.0

39.0

20/03/1993

29

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

26.8

22.4

23/03/2010

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

35.1

35.0

27/03/2002

14

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

34.0

13/03/2016

16

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION

17.3

17.9

23/03/2001

17

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 24/03/2016.

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 24.6 -5.1 19.0 +3.1 18.7 0.0 4.0 1.6 515 (21.5) 46/18
BUNBURY 19.4 -8.4 14.7 +0.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 35/05
MANDURAH 22.6 -5.3 17.5 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 435 (18.1) 43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +2.6 26.6 +2.1 26.2 0.0 5.8 9.0 256 (10.7) 37/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +3.5 16.6 -0.9 15.4 0.0 11.6 10.8 271 (11.3) 41/17
WHYALLA AERO 25.7 -1.5 17.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.3 -1.0 17.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 -0.2 13.7 +3.2 10.7 0.0 5.0 2.1 265 (11.0) 30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.4 +1.3 14.2 -7.5 11.8 0.0 10.4 11.4 311 (13.0) 26/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.8 +1.3 25.8 +2.7 24.3 0.0 5.6 3.0 235 ( 9.8) 31/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +0.4 24.0 +1.1 23.2 2.0 7.4 7.7 346 (14.4) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +1.0 22.7 +0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 302 (12.6) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.2 22.3 +1.5 21.4 0.0 4.2 -- 298 (12.4) 28/07
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.9 +0.6 18.2 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 387 (16.1) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 +0.2 18.1 -1.3 16.9 0.8 7.0 10.8 324 (13.5) 28/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 +0.7 16.1 -0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 482 (20.1) 39/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.6 -0.5 11.2 -5.4 -- 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +0.1 15.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 35/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 -0.9 13.8 -2.5 12.2 3.0 5.0 9.6 495 (20.6) 30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 6.8 -3.8 4.0 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.5 -0.4 11.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 30/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 -0.2 14.7 -2.8 10.1 1.8 4.2 9.5 581 (24.2) 30/09
RICHMOND RAAF 27.2 +0.3 10.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 26/11
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 -0.3 15.8 -2.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 526 (21.9) 28/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.8 -0.8 10.3 -3.1 8.0 0.0 4.8 7.9 188 ( 7.8) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.1 -0.5 10.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.1 +3.8 15.4 +1.6 9.0 0.0 5.6 7.3 166 ( 6.9) 31/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +1.4 8.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 26/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.3 +3.6 10.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 35/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.4 +5.2 11.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 -1.4 11.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 26/12
HOBART AIRPORT 21.1 +0.4 9.2 -1.6 4.9 0.0 3.8 3.5 250 (10.4) 43/16
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

40.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
39.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
39.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
39.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+6.8 : 30.7 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+6.5 : 30.1 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+5.8 : 29.8 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+5.8 : 28.6 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+5.8 : 27.0 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC

28.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
28.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.1 : 20.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.7 : 20.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.4 : 17.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.3 : 18.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+5.3 : 16.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

9.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-12.3 : 16.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-11.9 : 16.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-11.7 : 15.8 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-11.5 : 16.0 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.9 : 17.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.9 : 17.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.5 : 14.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 14.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-7.1 : 14.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.0 : 0.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 : 3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

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.
76.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
57.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
57.0 MT DANGAR ALERT Central Coast E QLD
55.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
49.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
49.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO
Lower West
57.2 HOPETOUN NORTH
Cent Wheatbelt
55.0 RAVENSTHORPE

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
57.0 MT DANGAR ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
76.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

1.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.9 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1121 (46.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
778 (32.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
737 (30.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
737 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
709 (29.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
697 (29.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
672 (28.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
638 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
636 (26.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
615 (25.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/11 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
81/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
65/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
61/17 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
61/15 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
Lower West
COLLIE EAST
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
25.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
LAKE KING AG STATION
23.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.0mm/h
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.8mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
SALMON GUMS AG STATION
19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
8.4mm in 25 min to 15:55 20.2mm/h
CHARLES POINT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
14.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 28.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.0mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
10.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 20.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
4.2mm in 11 min to 03:11 22.9mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
16.4mm in 22 min to 06:00 44.7mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.8mm/h
15.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 30.8mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 35.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.8mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 29.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.6mm/h
65.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 21.7mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.0mm/h
72.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 145.6mm/h
72.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 72.8mm/h
76.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 76.0mm/h
14.4mm in 21 min to 22:00 41.1mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.4mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 24.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 10.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
None reported