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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 28/03/2016. 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

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

49.6

45.0

26/03/2016

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Lower West

009252

NOBLE FALLS

40.0

30.0

20/03/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

SW & S Coast

009877

LUDLOW

30.6

29.0

17/03/1992

21

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009960

YOURDAMUNG LAKE

32.8

31.2

31/03/2003

19

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009978

JINDONG

16.8

16.8

31/03/2005

11

1 N Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

26.6

21.4

23/03/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010041

DOONGIN PEAK

59.6

48.3

25/03/1953

110

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

65.4

30.2

23/03/2010

17

64.0

22/01/2000

19

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010307

QUADNEY

64.2

21.2

23/03/2010

13

50.0

08/02/2008

15

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010308

TOODYAY EAST

37.0

30.0

31/03/2003

13

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010310

WERRIBEE

55.6

27.0

01/03/2011

13

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

51.5

48.8

30/03/1997

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010889

MORDETTA

43.7

28.2

19/03/1999

41

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

29.6

26.8

23/03/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Maranoa

043054

INJUNE TM

61.4

55.0

22/03/2003

12

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

118.0

111.8

20/03/2011

16

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

17.2

18.5

27/03/2000

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 14:37EST, 28/03/2016.

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 23.2 -6.5 16.5 +0.6 15.3 10.4 2.2 5.3 403 (16.8) 50/13
BUNBURY 26.3 -1.5 15.4 +1.2 -- 28.2 -- -- 306 (12.8) 39/10
MANDURAH 25.0 -2.9 17.1 -1.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 304 (12.7) 46/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.0 26.7 +2.2 25.9 0.0 3.2 7.3 201 ( 8.4) 37/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.6 +3.0 17.4 -0.1 15.9 0.0 10.2 11.4 281 (11.7) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -5.0 16.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 35/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 -4.6 15.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 34/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 -5.4 11.3 +0.8 9.7 1.4 1.4 0.0 300 (12.5) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +2.5 16.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 24.4 11.3 236 ( 9.8) 44/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +1.5 22.0 -1.1 19.9 0.0 6.6 8.7 388 (16.2) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +0.2 23.7 +0.8 22.4 0.0 7.4 11.1 299 (12.5) 31/17
MACKAY M.O 28.6 0.0 20.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 312 (13.0) 34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.2 22.1 +1.3 21.0 0.0 6.0 -- 187 ( 7.8) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 -0.7 19.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 31/15
COOLANGATTA 25.6 -1.7 19.4 -0.2 -- 10.4 -- -- 297 (12.4) 22/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -2.5 19.5 +0.1 18.9 3.8 6.6 0.2 360 (15.0) 26/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 -4.6 17.1 +0.9 -- 28.6 -- -- 286 (11.9) 28/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.8 +2.7 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +1.6 17.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 +0.9 15.6 -0.7 11.4 0.0 13.2 10.4 269 (11.2) 44/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +1.8 9.3 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 26/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +0.3 19.7 +2.2 15.9 0.0 4.0 5.7 346 (14.4) 37/09
RICHMOND RAAF 28.4 +1.5 14.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 37/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 -0.3 18.3 +0.3 -- 118.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 34/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.9 -0.7 9.7 -3.7 6.6 0.0 6.4 10.3 218 ( 9.1) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.2 10.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 -3.7 12.8 -1.0 9.5 0.0 4.0 8.7 267 (11.1) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.4 -3.8 12.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.5 -4.2 11.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 -4.0 8.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 -2.4 5.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 22/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 -1.2 5.2 -5.6 0.3 0.0 3.0 8.2 398 (16.6) 46/14
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

42.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+5.7 : 40.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 42.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+4.7 : 42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+4.3 : 39.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.2 : 40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

29.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 27.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.1 : 28.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+4.0 : 15.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+3.9 : 27.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+3.8 : 28.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

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

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-13.4 : 17.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-13.2 : 16.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-12.9 : 18.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-12.8 : 18.2 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-12.1 : 19.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA

-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 9.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.1 : 0.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.5 : 7.2 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 3.1 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.2 : 1.9 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.2 : 5.8 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) 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.
118.0 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
89.2 SOMERSET DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87.2 WATTENING Cent Wheatbelt WA
79.0 SOMERSET DAM TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67.0 SHACKLETON Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
52.8 MUCHEA
51.8 PEARCE RAAF
Cent Wheatbelt
87.2 WATTENING
67.0 SHACKLETON
66.0 BERRING
65.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD
64.2 QUADNEY
60.8 HINES HILL
60.0 SPRING VALLEY
59.6 DOONGIN PEAK
59.0 FORT HILL
58.6 ARDATH
56.6 LONG FOREST
56.4 TAMMIN
55.6 WERRIBEE
54.0 BUNGULLA
53.6 YGNATTERING
52.0 BOLGART BIN
51.8 KING ROCKS
51.5 YORK
51.0 NANGEENAN
50.0 WAEEL

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
89.2 SOMERSET DAM
79.0 SOMERSET DAM TM
55.0 FRANKLYN VALE ALERT
Darling Downs E
51.0 QUEEN MARY FALLS
Maranoa
62.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE
61.4 INJUNE TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
118.0 BELLAMBI AWS

11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

.....

4.9 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1049 (43.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
944 (39.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
940 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
867 (36.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
806 (33.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
750 (31.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
686 (28.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
673 (28.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
669 (27.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
632 (26.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
89/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
67/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
63/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
63/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
63/03 HOGAN 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PEARCE RAAF
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
GINGIN AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
MERREDIN AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO
6.0mm in 18 min to 16:00 20.0mm/h
LAVERTON AERO
4.2mm in 2 min to 18:30 126.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
LEINSTER AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.2mm/h
YILGARN SOUTH AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
9.4mm in 23 min to 16:53 24.5mm/h
12.6mm in 7 min to 17:00 108.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.0mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.8mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
2.8mm in 2 min to 16:17 84.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.2mm/h
Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
17.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 34.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 21.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 24.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
19.2mm in 24 min to 11:57 48.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 20.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 23.0mm/h
8.6mm in 25 min to 13:00 20.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
21.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 42.8mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 33.8mm/h
101.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 33.7mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 33.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
117.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 19.5mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 70 ) at 10:52