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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 31/03/2016. 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

29.9

29.8

04/03/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

41.9

41.8

02/03/1973

28

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, 31/03/2016.

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 30.6 +0.9 12.8 -3.1 11.7 0.0 7.0 11.1 326 (13.6) 34/16
BUNBURY 26.3 -1.5 11.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 21/13
MANDURAH 25.9 -2.0 16.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +1.3 26.6 +2.1 25.6 0.0 9.8 9.2 242 (10.1) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.7 -3.9 14.5 -3.0 13.4 0.0 4.4 10.9 307 (12.8) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.3 -5.9 13.4 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 444 (18.5) 31/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.3 -6.0 9.2 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 24/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 -3.5 11.8 +1.3 10.4 0.0 3.2 2.3 306 (12.8) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +0.7 24.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 46/08
CAIRNS AERO 32.7 +2.2 21.6 -1.5 20.0 0.0 9.6 11.2 335 (14.0) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.7 22.6 -0.3 20.9 0.0 7.2 10.5 278 (11.6) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 29.1 +0.5 21.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.6 +1.1 21.2 +0.4 18.6 0.0 5.2 -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/13
BUNDABERG AERO 31.0 +1.9 17.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 29.2 +1.9 21.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +1.7 18.3 -1.1 15.4 0.0 8.0 8.3 286 (11.9) 46/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 -1.0 16.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 41/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.4 -3.7 14.9 -1.7 -- 3.0 6.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -1.9 19.3 +2.5 -- 8.4 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 22/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.4 +2.2 18.6 +2.3 15.0 13.2 3.4 7.4 292 (12.2) 50/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -2.9 15.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.8 +2.6 18.9 +1.4 15.8 6.2 1.4 7.5 461 (19.2) 41/11
RICHMOND RAAF 28.3 +1.4 16.9 +1.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 39/10
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +0.7 17.9 -0.1 -- 7.8 -- -- 266 (11.1) 39/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.1 -3.5 12.3 -1.1 9.3 0.0 6.4 6.5 248 (10.3) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -7.2 11.8 -0.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 34/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 -5.6 8.5 -5.3 7.0 0.0 1.6 10.5 269 (11.2) 41/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.4 -4.8 11.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.8 -4.9 10.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 39/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.1 -5.1 8.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 -1.5 10.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 15/18
HOBART AIRPORT 20.1 -0.6 9.7 -1.1 6.9 0.0 3.6 7.8 280 (11.7) 34/14
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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
41.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.8 : 41.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.7 : 41.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 42.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.4 : 39.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

30.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+4.9 : 25.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+4.7 : 30.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 25.3 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.4 : 26.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+4.4 : 29.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

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

5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : 11.5 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-10.0 : 9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-9.8 : 12.6 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-9.5 : 17.4 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : 16.4 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC

2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.6 : 5.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-8.4 : 4.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.4 : 3.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-8.3 : 6.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
-8.2 : 10.4 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

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.
63.0 WILLINA MidNorth Coast S NSW
40.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
34.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
32.0 WOOTTON MidNorth Coast S NSW
32.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
63.0 WILLINA
34.0 BUNGWAHL
32.0 WOOTTON
32.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
South Coast
40.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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1.8 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
662 (27.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
640 (26.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
581 (24.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/11 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
70/12 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
70/18 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
68/14 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
68/17 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
68/13 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
POINT STUART
13.0mm in 20 min to 20:30 39.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
8.0mm in 18 min to 15:00 26.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE AERO
6.8mm in 6 min to 16:30 68.0mm/h
10.6mm in 18 min to 16:48 35.3mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
BRISBANE
24.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 48.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
8.2mm in 3 min to 13:33 164.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
13.2mm in 29 min to 14:30 27.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h
12.0mm in 16 min to 20:30 45.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.2mm/h
14.2mm in 21 min to 20:52 40.6mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 30.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.0mm/h
MALLACOOTA
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
14.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.6mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(220/ 63 ) at 13:00