Australian Weather News -- 19 MAR 2020

Thursday 19 MAR 2020

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2020

Dec

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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
About 5 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 1. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1251 EST on 23/03/2020.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments and quality flags

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest maximum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

35.0

16/03/2020

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

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SW & S Coast

009573

MANJIMUP

106

80.0

14/03/2017

106.0

20/09/2003

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 12:50EST, 23/03/2020.

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	25.0	-4.7	11.0	-4.9	10.5	0.0	6.0	3.7	423 (17.6)	35/09
BUNBURY	23.3	-4.4	8.4	-5.9	--	0.6	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	26/20
MANDURAH	22.8	-5.0	13.6	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+1.9	24.5	-0.1	24.4	3.0	6.2	11.1	230 ( 9.6)	43/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.5	+3.7	18.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	256 (10.7)	31/13
WHYALLA AERO	37.3	+9.9	26.5	+11.0	--	0.0	--	--	494 (20.6)	57/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	32.9	+6.3	25.1	+9.7	--	0.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.4	+7.2	18.3	+7.7	--	0.0	--	--	384 (16.0)	59/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.2	-0.2	20.7	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	336 (14.0)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	30.5	-0.1	22.5	-0.6	--	3.0	--	--	440 (18.3)	48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	-0.2	21.7	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	469 (19.5)	48/13
MACKAY M.O	27.4	-1.3	21.6	-0.8	--	2.8	--	--	549 (22.9)	46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.5	-1.1	19.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	39/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.3	-1.0	18.0	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	46/11
COOLANGATTA	27.3	-0.3	16.3	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	359 (15.0)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	26.6	-1.4	17.0	-2.8	15.1	0.0	--	9.7	379 (15.8)	26/06
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.4	-0.8	13.7	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	37/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.9	-0.6	13.6	-3.5	--	1.0	--	--	157 ( 6.5)	22/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	30.6	+4.2	13.6	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	254 (10.6)	35/11
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	29.2	+4.2	8.9	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	165 ( 6.9)	18/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	25.2	+2.1	7.5	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	28/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	30.6	+1.3	11.2	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	32.3	+6.9	17.4	-0.2	15.1	0.0	7.0	10.6	398 (16.6)	31/20
RICHMOND RAAF	32.2	+5.0	13.1	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	137 ( 5.7)	17/14
BELLAMBI AWS	26.3	+2.2	18.2	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	403 (16.8)	30/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	28.1	--	10.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.6	+3.9	15.1	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	18/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.5	+3.5	15.7	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	30/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	36.8	+8.3	21.0	+7.1	--	0.0	10.2	10.5	267 (11.1)	44/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	34.2	+7.8	18.6	+6.7	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	34.8	+8.6	17.9	+6.1	--	0.0	--	--	193 ( 8.0)	57/15
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	31.6	+7.3	17.9	+5.1	15.4	0.0	7.4	2.4	534 (22.3)	59/18
BALLARAT AERODROME	30.9	+8.6	17.4	+7.4	--	0.0	--	--	433 (18.0)	63/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.0	-2.7	13.0	+2.6	--	0.6	--	--	175 ( 7.3)	26/22
HOBART AIRPORT	20.7	-0.2	13.2	+2.4	8.6	0.0	4.8	1.9	379 (15.8)	31/20
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

41.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

+13.0 : 34.9 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+11.8 : 33.4 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+11.7 : 34.9 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+11.5 : 31.8 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.2 : 34.4 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

29.3 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.7 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+12.5 : 22.7 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+12.0 : 23.5 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+11.3 : 23.6 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.0 : 26.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 26.5 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
14.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 16.2 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.3 : 23.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.3 : 22.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 21.7 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.2 : 20.8 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
4.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
5.0 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-7.5 : 6.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : 3.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.9 : 4.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 : 5.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 11.3 BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.

73.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
72.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
69.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
68.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
65.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
60.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
68.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
73.0 NERADA ALERT
72.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
69.0 CORSIS ALERT
65.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
64.0 TUNG OIL TM
61.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
56.0 MARCO STREET ALERT

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
10.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1277 (53.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1086 (45.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1058 (44.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1019 (42.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1010 (42.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
973 (40.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
956 (39.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
873 (36.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
784 (32.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
780 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
774 (32.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
740 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
692 (28.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
653 (27.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
653 (27.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
639 (26.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
626 (26.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
609 (25.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
601 (25.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

143/09 BICKLEY Lower West WA
106/13 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
85/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
83/17 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
83/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast 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.
TASMANIA N Coast WYNYARD AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h DEVONPORT AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h LOW HEAD 10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM 10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 6.6mm in 12 min to 10:30 33.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West MANJIMUP : 106(310/ 30 ) at 13:28 QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(120/ 70 ) at 07:42 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(330/ 67 ) at 22:51 VICTORIA W Coast COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 83(330/ 63 ) at 17:19 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 76(260/ 63 ) at 23:30