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Widespread storms eastern NSW/QLD
Front brings copious rain to western TAS

Widespread storms eastern NSW/QLD

A trough moved through central NSW and SW QLD overnight, then slowed during the day allowing a broad area of thunderstorms to develop from the NSW Northern Tablelands to east of Longreach QLD mid-afternoon. These moved eastward during the afternoon and evening, some developing to severe intensity. A short squall line destroyed 60-year old sheds, brought down trees and powerlines and killed two cattle by blowing debris at Alton Downs, 15km west of Rockhampton, while Rockhampton Airport recorded 36mm in the 30 minutes to 6.30pm. The sails of a boat on Shoalwater Bay, 100km N of Rockhampton, were shredded by the wind. On the NSW North Coast, a spectacular supercell thunderstorm developed to the southeast of Lismore, dropping 4cm diameter hail at Woodburn and 3cm hail at Wardell. Some magnificent images of the storm and a detailed analysis are worth seeing at Australian Severe Weather.

Front brings copious rain to western TAS

Moist northwesterlies ahead of an advancing cold front gave Mt Read, behind Zeehan on the TAS West Coast, 83mm in the 24 hours to midnight tonight. The front crossed the island during the late afternoon, ushering in a spell of wintry weather.

News sources: ABC, Australian Severe Weather.

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

42.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
41.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
41.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
41.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
41.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3   40.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+7.1   41.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.1   29.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.7   37.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+5.5   41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.6 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
27.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+7.6   21.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.6   23.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.0   27.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+6.0   18.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.6   26.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

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

2.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7   21.3 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7   21.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6   22.3 GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3   14.2 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-5.1   24.4 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.6   1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.2   6.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.1   6.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.6   7.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.1   8.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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.

44.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
40.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
37.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
37.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
35.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 40.1 +7.3 22.5 +0.2 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 -1.4 10.8 +0.6 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 +0.4 12.5 +3.5 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 29.0 +3.4 9.1 -1.8 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 -0.3 27.1 +2.1 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.6 -3.2 7.1 -7.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 -1.5 12.0 +0.6 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 -0.2 10.8 +3.7 1.2
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.2 19.2 -1.4 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.5 23.1 +2.4 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.1 +1.5 17.1 +0.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 21.9 -5.7 12.4 -1.0 5.0 /3
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 14.2 3.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 17.5 10.2 10.6
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 -0.2 17.2 +3.4 2.8
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 20.4 -1.7 16.2 +2.3 4.2
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 21.7 -0.3 13.1 -0.4 11.4
PROSPECT DAM 23.6 +0.1 11.9 -0.2 13.2
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 22.3 +0.3 13.3 +0.7 8.4
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.9 -0.3 2.1 -3.9 6.6
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 -2.7 6.2 -1.5 3.4
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.4 +0.7 7.2 -2.5 0.4
EAST SALE AIRPORT 20.1 +1.0 2.8 -4.8 9.6
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.3 +0.7 9.0 -0.4 10.6
LAVERTON RAAF 21.0 +2.0 7.1 -1.1 8.6
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 +0.2 3.9 -2.3 2.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 14.2 -2.2 4.1 -1.5 12.8
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.3 +1.4 8.4 +0.7 5.6

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.
QUEENSLAND
    Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
10.6mm in 18 min to 19:10 35.3mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
10.4mm in 36 min to 19:52 17.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
     Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
36.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 72.0mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 36.6mm/h
38.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 38.6mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
     Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
OAKEY AERO
16.8mm in 16 min to 15:10 63.0mm/h
GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
     MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
 TASMANIA
    N Coast
LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY
10.0mm in 54 min to 20:00 11.1mm/h
     W Coast
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK : 152(220/ 17 ) at 20:30
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 96(280/ 48 ) at 10:32
    W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 82(290/ 63 ) at 15:32
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. : 95(290/ 52 ) at 20:00
LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY : 80(300/ 65 ) at 18:03
    E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 89(300/ 70 ) at 11:29
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(310/104 ) at 16:52
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 121(270/ 80 ) at 23:31
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(290/ 52 ) at 12:30
    Derwent Valley
BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) : 80(330/ 65 ) at 10:51
    King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 100(280/ 48 ) at 23:03
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(290/ 72 ) at 16:00