Australian Weather News -- 11 MAR 2009

Wednesday 11 MAR 2009

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1036 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

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Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

19.0

21/03/2007

Y Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

70.2

68.5

04/03/2006

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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 04:01EST, 15/05/2012.

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	32.3	+1.4	15.9	-2.0	11.6	0.0	11.8	--	383 (16.0)	50/17
PERTH AIRPORT	30.8	+1.2	12.7	-3.1	10.8	0.0	8.8	4.9	314 (13.1)	39/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.5	+0.4	13.3	-0.1	10.1	0.0	8.0	3.0	398 (16.6)	39/09
BUNBURY	28.9	+1.4	12.1	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	132 ( 5.5)	46/16
MANDURAH	27.7	--	17.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	43/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+1.6	26.7	+2.2	24.8	0.0	7.2	9.1	385 (16.0)	50/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.4	+3.7	23.5	+6.0	22.5	0.0	12.0	8.1	314 (13.1)	48/12
WHYALLA AERO	29.0	+1.7	17.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	449 (18.7)	34/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.0	+1.7	17.4	+2.2	--	0.0	5.0	10.6	--	--
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.6	+4.5	14.8	+4.3	13.5	0.0	3.0	4.6	340 (14.2)	48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.3	+2.0	21.2	-0.6	20.0	0.0	8.0	9.8	233 ( 9.7)	48/19
CAIRNS AERO	31.8	+1.3	24.9	+1.9	24.4	3.4	2.2	1.8	166 ( 6.9)	34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.4	+0.7	24.8	+1.9	23.9	0.6	6.6	5.5	328 (13.7)	43/12
MACKAY M.O	28.8	+0.2	23.7	+1.5	--	10.0	--	5.3	391 (16.3)	44/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.4	-0.1	20.5	-0.3	19.0	0.0	4.6	--	200 ( 8.3)	35/21
BUNDABERG AERO	27.5	-1.6	22.3	+2.4	--	0.6	4.4	--	--	--
NAMBOUR DPI	26.0	-1.9	21.0	+2.8	--	12.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	26.2	-1.0	19.9	+0.3	--	7.6	--	--	579 (24.1)	50/02
BRISBANE AERO	26.4	-1.6	20.6	+1.3	19.7	7.6	6.0	2.9	489 (20.4)	44/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.6	-0.8	17.1	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	841 (35.0)	61/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	30.0	+0.9	16.1	-0.5	13.5	0.0	6.8	--	330 (13.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.6	-0.3	18.7	+0.6	18.2	6.8	3.8	3.4	414 (17.3)	34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.8	-0.5	17.4	+0.7	--	12.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.3	-0.9	16.7	+0.4	14.6	0.0	5.8	6.7	393 (16.4)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.6	-4.4	13.8	-1.5	12.3	0.2	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	21/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.8	+1.0	11.0	+0.4	5.5	1.2	2.2	4.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.0	+1.9	17.3	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	594 (24.8)	50/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	23.9	-1.3	19.4	+2.0	16.1	0.4	6.2	1.8	484 (20.2)	41/13
RICHMOND RAAF	24.2	-2.7	15.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	173 ( 7.2)	35/15
BELLAMBI AWS	24.4	+0.5	20.1	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	424 (17.7)	34/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT	25.5	+1.0	14.0	+3.3	11.2	0.0	6.2	8.0	349 (14.5)	43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	30.5	+2.8	19.3	+5.9	19.0	0.0	10.6	8.1	474 (19.8)	57/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	30.5	+2.6	18.4	+5.8	--	1.2	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	44/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.4	+1.1	17.1	+3.3	15.9	7.0	1.2	6.1	235 ( 9.8)	41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.5	+4.2	18.7	+7.0	--	0.0	6.0	--	245 (10.2)	46/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	29.3	+3.3	17.6	+6.3	--	5.8	--	--	286 (11.9)	46/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	29.8	+5.9	15.8	+2.6	15.0	0.0	3.2	--	117 ( 4.9)	21/17
GEELONG AIRPORT	27.6	+4.4	15.9	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	322 (13.4)	35/17
BALLARAT AERODROME	28.6	+6.4	13.7	+3.8	--	0.8	--	--	388 (16.2)	54/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.6	+2.1	13.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	31/15
HOBART AIRPORT	21.9	+1.2	13.8	+3.1	6.4	0.0	3.8	8.5	316 (13.2)	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

39.6 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
39.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
39.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.4 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
39.2 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+9.3 : 34.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.5 : 35.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 33.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+7.6 : 31.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+7.3 : 29.0 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 19.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.7 : 20.1 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
+7.6 : 18.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+7.4 : 17.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+7.3 : 26.1 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

13.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
16.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
16.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

**W** -11.9 : 26.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-5.8 : 23.2 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-5.3 : 22.8 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.2 : 19.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-5.0 : 24.7 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

4.2 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : 6.2 EYRE Eucla WA
**S** -7.2 : 8.0 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
**W** -6.7 : 7.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.7 : 14.7 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 18.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

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.

64.2 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
63.6 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
60.0 LAURA POST OFFICE S Peninsula QLD
51.2 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
48.0 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
60.0 LAURA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Barron
48.0 MAREEBA AIRPORT
Central Coast E
64.2 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT
63.6 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN

ISLANDS
Islands
51.2 HOME ISLAND

11.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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2.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

1684 (70.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1594 (66.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1299 (54.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1156 (48.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1125 (46.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1097 (45.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
934 (38.9) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
841 (35.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
822 (34.3) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
820 (34.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
805 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
801 (33.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
798 (33.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
739 (30.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
718 (29.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
708 (29.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
648 (27.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
638 (26.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
623 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

96/17 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
91/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/16 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81/ SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT 4.4mm in 3 min to 18:26 88.0mm/h 5.8mm in 4 min to 18:30 87.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h W Agricultural CUMMINS AERO 37.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 37.2mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h Lower SE MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h NARACOORTE AERODROME 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h PADTHAWAY SOUTH 14.2mm in 16 min to 21:46 53.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 24.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 48.4mm/h 33.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 33.6mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.6mm/h 35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h HORN ISLAND 7.2mm in 11 min to 09:11 39.3mm/h 7.8mm in 38 min to 09:49 12.3mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h 8.8mm in 7 min to 14:17 75.4mm/h 12.8mm in 43 min to 15:00 17.9mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.6mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h S Peninsula PALMERVILLE 23.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 23.2mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 5.2mm in 11 min to 18:00 28.4mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.6mm/h LUCINDA POINT 17.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h Central Coast E AYR DPI RESEARCH STN 62.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 20.7mm/h COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h PROSERPINE AIRPORT 12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.0mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 6.0mm in 7 min to 12:30 51.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Southwest Plains IVANHOE AERODROME AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 96(290/ 70 ) at 18:23 QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(130/ 82 ) at 00:25 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 89(100/ 76 ) at 06:29 GOLD COAST SEAWAY : 76(120/ 63 ) at 01:00 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 72( 90/ 63 ) at 10:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74( 70/ 65 ) at 04:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 74( 85/ 63 ) at 21:10