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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 05/03/2016. 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

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

29.8

29.4

02/03/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

30.2

30.0

31/03/2010

35

1 N

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

24.2

24.2

01/03/2016

20

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

32.0

30.2

02/03/2005

47

32.0

21/01/2003

50

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

30.0

29.5

03/03/2016

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.8

29.5

01/03/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

28.1

27.0

03/03/1973

20

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

28.6

27.7

20/03/2012

13

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

28.0

02/03/2016

13

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Sydney--east

066037

SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO

23.4

23.4

05/03/1980

74

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

21.9

21.5

02/03/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

Lower NE

082139

HUNTERS HILL

31.4

31.3

15/03/2008

19

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

03/03/2016

16

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

80

74.0

01/03/2010

11

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 21/03/2016.

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 28.0 -1.7 14.8 -1.1 13.2 0.0 7.6 11.9 520 (21.7) 46/15
BUNBURY 25.7 -2.1 11.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 37/14
MANDURAH 25.9 -2.0 17.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 41/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +2.7 26.1 +1.6 27.3 0.0 6.6 10.4 508 (21.2) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.1 +6.5 24.7 +7.2 23.9 0.0 12.2 10.1 319 (13.3) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 27.8 +0.6 17.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 43/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.2 +6.9 17.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 21/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.7 +4.6 13.1 +2.6 9.4 0.0 3.6 11.3 418 (17.4) 37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.1 +3.0 28.2 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +0.4 23.7 +0.6 22.2 83.6 31.4 4.3 447 (18.6) 41/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 -4.6 21.9 -1.0 22.2 55.6 9.6 0.0 425 (17.7) 41/08
MACKAY M.O 28.5 -0.1 23.6 +1.3 -- 72.6 -- 0.1 462 (19.3) 54/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +0.3 23.2 +2.4 22.2 0.0 6.6 -- 443 (18.5) 37/09
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +1.6 20.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 50/13
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +0.7 19.8 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 +0.9 21.5 +2.1 20.1 0.8 8.4 11.1 340 (14.2) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 +1.0 17.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 707 (29.5) 48/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.4 +5.3 19.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 8.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +0.6 21.0 +4.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.3 +2.1 21.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 16.3 +5.7 13.0 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +6.4 22.5 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 34/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.4 +5.2 23.4 +5.9 20.1 0.0 9.6 10.1 594 (24.8) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 32.1 +5.2 17.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 26.7 +2.8 22.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.4 +7.8 17.8 +4.4 15.6 8.0 9.0 11.9 380 (15.8) 24/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.0 +9.4 15.9 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.7 +10.4 22.8 +9.0 19.0 0.0 10.0 11.2 233 ( 9.7) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 37.3 +11.1 19.2 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 52/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.8 +12.1 18.9 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 85/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 35.8 +13.6 13.7 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 57/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.7 +4.2 12.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.9 +2.2 13.7 +2.9 10.8 0.0 6.4 8.6 314 (13.1) 31/15
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

45.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
44.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+15.2 : 39.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+14.3 : 38.2 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+14.2 : 38.1 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+14.1 : 38.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+13.7 : 38.7 VIEWBANK E Central VIC

32.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
32.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
30.3 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
30.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
30.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 24.6 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+9.7 : 25.9 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+9.7 : 22.3 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+9.2 : 25.6 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+9.2 : 18.3 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

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

17.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-5.6 : 23.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 25.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-5.0 : 22.5 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-4.8 : 22.7 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-4.8 : 25.9 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD

4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
6.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
7.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.7 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

-6.2 : 12.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
-6.0 : 7.7 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-3.8 : 22.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-3.7 : 11.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.2 : 12.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-3.2 : 11.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA

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.
204.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
180.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
177.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
176.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
164.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.2 CENTRE ISLAND

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
66.0 MCALLISTER STATION
N Coast--Barron
155.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
118.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
114.0 WHITE CLIFF POINT
105.0 MT SOPHIA
83.6 CAIRNS AERO
71.0 TOPAZ ALERT
63.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
60.8 KAREEYA
60.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
59.0 MULGRAVE MILL
58.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
204.0 BINGIL BAY
180.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
177.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
176.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
164.0 MENAVALE ALERT
149.0 EURAMO TM
143.0 CORSIS ALERT
139.8 INNISFAIL
136.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
133.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
132.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
129.0 NERADA ALERT
127.0 CARDWELL RANGE
123.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
120.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP
105.0 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
104.0 TUNG OIL TM
96.6 LUCINDA POINT
88.0 HAWKINS CREEK
80.0 DARADGEE
75.0 HALIFAX ALERT
74.0 GAIRLOCH
73.0 HALIFAX MACROSSAN ST
73.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
71.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
64.5 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
64.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
63.7 ROLLINGSTONE
60.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
57.0 ZATTAS ALERT
55.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO
52.5 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
Central Coast E
134.0 MOUNT JUKES
123.0 MT JUKES
117.0 MIRANI MARY STREET
102.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
97.4 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
95.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
75.0 ALVA BEACH
73.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
72.6 MACKAY M.O
70.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
66.0 BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT
66.0 MIRANI WEIR TM
65.4 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL
64.0 GARGETT ALERT
57.0 MACKAY ALERT
54.8 MACKAY AERO
50.0 GIRU NORTH

12.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.5 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA

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8.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

1442 (60.1) TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
935 (39.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
926 (38.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
904 (37.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
833 (34.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
797 (33.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
792 (33.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
767 (32.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
765 (31.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
741 (30.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
737 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
709 (29.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
707 (29.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
671 (28.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
658 (27.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
651 (27.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
630 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
619 (25.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
118/10 BICKLEY Lower West WA
85/14 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
80/21 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
80/15 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
78/17 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

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