Australian Weather News -- 14 MAR 2005

Monday 14 MAR 2005

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2005

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1859 EST on 09/02/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

29.5

03/03/2005

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

29.0

28.6

14/03/1988

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 +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 20:23EST, 14/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT	27.3	-3.6	19.7	+1.8	18.9	0.6	0.6	--	398 (16.6)	45/17
PERTH AIRPORT	30.5	+0.9	15.8	0.0	14.0	0.0	5.4	10.3	370 (15.4)	59/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.6	-6.5	15.2	+1.8	13.5	1.0	2.2	0.0	340 (14.2)	41/11
BUNBURY	26.7	-0.8	14.1	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	388 (16.2)	52/10
MANDURAH	29.9	--	17.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	55/20
DARWIN AIRPORT	28.1	-3.8	24.1	-0.4	23.8	22.4	6.2	0.0	770 (32.1)	55/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	38.8	+6.1	18.4	+0.9	14.1	0.0	13.8	11.5	339 (14.1)	58/14
WHYALLA AERO	26.0	-1.3	18.1	+2.8	--	0.0	8.0	--	355 (14.8)	41/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.9	+3.6	16.5	+1.3	12.5	0.0	1.8	11.2	114 ( 4.8)	21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	23.4	+0.3	10.1	-0.4	7.5	0.0	3.2	7.3	280 (11.7)	32/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.1	+2.8	21.1	-0.7	18.8	0.0	11.4	11.4	335 (14.0)	39/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.4	-4.1	23.4	+0.4	22.4	19.8	3.8	0.0	408 (17.0)	43/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	+0.7	23.5	+0.6	22.1	0.6	7.8	3.9	464 (19.3)	41/19
MACKAY M.O	27.6	-1.0	22.6	+0.4	--	22.4	--	5.7	733 (30.5)	55/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.9	+1.4	20.4	-0.4	19.4	0.0	8.6	--	439 (18.3)	41/17
BUNDABERG AERO	28.5	-0.6	19.6	-0.3	--	6.2	6.4	--	467 (19.5)	43/16
NAMBOUR DPI	27.5	-0.4	19.6	+1.4	--	3.2	16.0	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.7	+1.5	19.0	-0.6	--	3.8	--	--	300 (12.5)	39/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.4	+0.4	19.1	-0.2	18.2	4.4	7.6	6.9	372 (15.5)	39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.7	+0.3	14.7	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	598 (24.9)	52/22
GUNNEDAH SCS	31.5	+2.4	16.9	+0.3	10.8	0.0	8.0	--	140 ( 5.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.5	+0.6	18.2	+0.1	16.8	6.8	4.8	5.7	282 (11.8)	30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.1	+0.8	17.0	+0.3	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.9	+3.7	15.6	-0.7	13.1	0.0	6.6	10.9	376 (15.7)	41/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	28.6	+2.6	14.3	-1.0	14.1	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	28/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	28.0	+5.2	11.5	+0.9	9.0	0.0	4.4	11.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.8	+3.7	17.2	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.0	+3.8	19.1	+1.7	14.4	0.0	8.8	11.1	504 (21.0)	59/18
RICHMOND RAAF	31.6	+4.7	13.8	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	142 ( 5.9)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	24.4	+0.5	19.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	475 (19.8)	50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	33.2	+8.7	12.9	+2.2	10.1	0.0	7.4	11.3	196 ( 8.2)	34/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.3	+8.6	19.6	+6.2	16.5	0.0	8.6	11.5	287 (12.0)	32/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.5	+7.6	14.5	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
MILDURA AIRPORT	40.1	+11.8	16.4	+2.6	13.4	0.0	9.4	11.3	213 ( 8.9)	32/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	37.0	+10.7	12.2	+0.5	16.0	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	32/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	37.9	+11.9	14.3	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	239 (10.0)	48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	25.8	+1.9	16.9	+3.7	14.9	0.0	5.4	--	124 ( 5.2)	15/18
GEELONG AIRPORT	24.3	+1.1	16.5	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	34/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	34.0	+11.8	11.0	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	411 (17.1)	46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.6	-0.9	16.2	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	46/13
HOBART AIRPORT	22.0	+1.3	14.6	+3.9	9.9	0.0	7.4	6.2	336 (14.0)	35/16
	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

43.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
43.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.5 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW
42.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+12.8 : 40.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+12.7 : 38.1 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
+12.4 : 40.2 KERANG Lower North VIC
+12.3 : 40.8 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+12.2 : 39.5 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC

30.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
30.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+10.7 : 25.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+10.2 : 29.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+10.1 : 18.1 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+9.8 : 22.4 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+9.8 : 16.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

15.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
16.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

-7.7 : 17.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-7.6 : 16.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-7.6 : 16.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-7.4 : 17.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-7.4 : 18.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

6.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
6.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
7.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

-3.8 : 8.8 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-3.6 : 20.1 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.9 : 7.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.7 : 23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-2.5 : 23.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

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.

365.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
323.0 FLYING FISH POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
154.0 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
150.4 LUCINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Herbert QLD
127.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
127.0 CAPE DON
61.4 ALYANGULA POLICE
55.2 OENPELLI
54.2 GOVE AIRPORT
52.8 MANINGRIDA AERO
52.0 POINT STUART

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
69.0 STRATHMAY STATION
67.0 COEN AIRPORT (OLD SITE)
66.4 COEN POST OFFICE
60.2 HORN ISLAND
57.8 COCONUT ISLAND
51.0 ALBANY ISLAND
S Peninsula
93.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
154.0 KAREEYA
74.0 HAPPY VALLEY
64.4 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
64.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
59.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
365.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
323.0 FLYING FISH POINT
150.4 LUCINDA POST OFFICE
113.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
99.0 RUSSELL RIVER
90.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
86.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
85.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
72.0 CORSIS ALERT
66.5 INNISFAIL
62.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
61.0 NERADA ALERT
61.0 UTCHEE CREEK
60.5 BINGIL BAY
56.0 DARADGEE
53.0 TUNG OIL TM

ISLANDS
Islands
96.8 POINT FAWCETT
82.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND

11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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0.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1053 (43.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
985 (41.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
949 (39.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
887 (37.0) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
832 (34.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
828 (34.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
825 (34.4) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
817 (34.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
816 (34.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
792 (33.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
783 (32.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
776 (32.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
775 (32.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
770 (32.1) DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
767 (32.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
736 (30.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
733 (30.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
727 (30.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
727 (30.3) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
725 (30.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
725 (30.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
685 (28.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
673 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
651 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
608 (25.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

117/06 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
83/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/17 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
78/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/02 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TRUSCOTT 11.4mm in 12 min to 14:00 57.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h E Gascoyne PARABURDOO AERO 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 7.0mm in 21 min to 05:21 20.0mm/h 8.8mm in 39 min to 06:00 13.5mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h 16.8mm in 27 min to 11:30 37.3mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 17.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h 34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h OENPELLI 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h CAPE DON 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.3mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 6.7mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.7mm/h POINT STUART AWS 8.4mm in 36 min to 00:06 14.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 6.7mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 10.7mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 04:30 6.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.7mm/h WARRUWI 23.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 23.8mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 10.3mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 17.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 17.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h CENTRE ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h TINDAL RAAF 16.6mm in 30 min to 19:00 33.2mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.8mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COEN AIRPORT 11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 23.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 20.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 13.4mm in 34 min to 09:00 23.6mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h 62.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 26.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 26.8mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 16.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.8mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 19.6mm/h 42.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE 8.2mm in 10 min to 05:40 49.2mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.0mm/h 14.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 28.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.0mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.4mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.8mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h NORTH EAST ISLAND 38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 12.7mm/h 64.0mm in 3 hr to 07:30 21.3mm/h 58.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 19.3mm/h 30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(120/ 67 ) at 02:12 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(320/ 69 ) at 01:30 ISLANDS Islands NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 96(180/ 69 ) at 07:19 POINT FAWCETT : 115(120/ 63 ) at 06:00