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Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day: (none known)

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 13:38EST, 03/03/2004.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
37.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
37.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
37.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
37.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+9.4   33.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.5   34.5 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
+8.5   31.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.3   31.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+8.1   31.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+8.1   36.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.0   15.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+5.7   14.6 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.5   12.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+5.0   14.6 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+4.8   14.4 GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.9   17.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.2   10.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.6   6.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.5   15.7 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-4.5   -0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.7   -3.1 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6   -4.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.4   1.0 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-7.3   -0.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1   -2.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

Wettest Major City Extremes
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.

30.2 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
27.8 PEACEFUL BAY Lower West WA
24.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
23.0 KARRAGULLEN NORTH Lower West WA
22.2 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 28.8 -3.0 17.9 -0.5 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 -1.8 8.0 -0.9 7.8
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -1.7 5.9 -2.1 5.6
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 18.6 -3.6 9.0 +1.1 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 -0.3 22.6 -0.5 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.4 +7.4 11.8 +1.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.3 +0.5 12.6 +3.0 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 +1.4 8.9 +2.7 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 -0.3 17.3 -1.3 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 -0.7 16.9 -0.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +2.5 12.3 -1.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 25.2 -0.1 13.2 +3.8 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 13.6 3.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -0.4 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 -2.6 5.4 -5.5 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 16.7 -3.4 8.8 -2.5 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 18.9 -1.0 7.7 -3.3 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 18.3 -2.7 3.5 -5.8 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 16.4 -3.8 5.6 -5.0 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.6 -1.4 -1.5 -4.6 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.9 -0.5 4.1 -1.1 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 +3.9 10.6 +3.2 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 13.9 -3.0 0.4 -5.2 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.6 +2.4 7.5 -0.4 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 19.2 +2.4 5.2 -1.4 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 +2.7 6.8 +1.9 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.1 -3.0 -1.7 -5.9 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 12.0 -3.0 4.8 -1.6 0.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    SW & S Coast
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(300/ 67 ) at 23:48
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. : 80( 80/ 63 ) at 12:00