Australian Weather News -- 20 MAR 2010

Saturday 20 MAR 2010

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1320 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

19/03/2010

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

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

70.0

03/03/2004

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 13:20EST, 23/05/2012.

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	28.1	-2.8	13.5	-4.4	12.0	0.0	6.2	--	538 (22.4)	43/09
PERTH AIRPORT	30.5	+0.9	12.4	-3.4	11.0	0.0	3.2	9.9	247 (10.3)	44/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	23.6	-0.5	11.5	-1.9	10.3	0.0	3.8	8.7	244 (10.2)	37/12
BUNBURY	29.1	+1.6	12.8	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	35/14
MANDURAH	27.7	--	17.6	--	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.7	+0.8	25.0	+0.5	24.5	9.0	6.2	4.0	304 (12.7)	30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.2	-1.5	16.3	-1.2	15.3	0.0	8.0	11.5	222 ( 9.3)	43/11
WHYALLA AERO	27.6	+0.3	20.2	+4.9	--	0.0	--	--	444 (18.5)	39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.5	+2.2	16.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	9.4	152 ( 6.3)	26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	24.0	+0.9	9.2	-1.3	8.3	0.2	3.2	8.4	282 (11.8)	41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.3	-2.0	19.3	-2.5	17.3	0.0	7.4	11.2	354 (14.8)	39/09
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	-0.1	21.7	-1.3	20.9	6.4	4.6	6.9	444 (18.5)	37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.9	-0.8	22.8	-0.1	19.4	0.0	8.6	1.2	448 (18.7)	41/16
MACKAY M.O	26.5	-2.1	21.5	-0.7	--	1.8	--	0.3	765 (31.9)	94/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	27.6	-2.9	21.0	+0.2	19.8	0.0	9.0	--	454 (18.9)	50/16
BUNDABERG AERO	27.9	-1.2	20.2	+0.3	--	0.0	7.2	--	580 (24.2)	54/10
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+0.1	19.0	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.1	+0.9	18.7	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	265 (11.0)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	-0.3	19.3	0.0	16.2	0.0	8.0	3.1	353 (14.7)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.1	-2.3	15.6	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	684 (28.5)	63/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	33.3	+4.2	17.3	+0.7	11.7	0.0	6.4	--	98 ( 4.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.9	+1.0	16.7	-1.4	13.6	0.0	4.2	11.3	352 (14.7)	35/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.3	+2.0	13.7	-3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.9	+5.7	13.5	-2.8	11.6	0.0	5.2	10.7	212 ( 8.8)	28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	31.9	+5.9	14.0	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	35 ( 1.5)	17/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	26.4	+3.6	12.3	+1.7	8.0	0.0	5.2	10.2	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.9	+2.8	12.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	26/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.5	+4.3	20.3	+2.9	16.8	0.0	6.2	11.1	356 (14.8)	35/17
RICHMOND RAAF	33.0	+6.1	14.7	-0.8	12.5	0.0	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	26/17
BELLAMBI AWS	27.3	+3.4	20.0	+2.0	--	--	--	--	--	35/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT	29.2	+4.7	11.0	+0.3	9.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	32.4	+4.7	16.2	+2.8	16.2	0.0	4.4	8.2	169 ( 7.0)	30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.9	+4.0	16.7	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.3	+5.0	18.4	+4.6	17.4	0.0	8.0	9.1	296 (12.3)	28/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.4	+4.1	16.2	+4.5	--	0.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	28.8	+2.8	15.2	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.7	+2.8	18.8	+5.6	16.0	0.2	3.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	25.9	+2.7	13.0	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	435 (18.1)	37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.4	+2.2	10.9	+1.0	--	0.2	--	--	318 (13.3)	46/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.5	0.0	15.6	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	43/10
HOBART AIRPORT	21.7	+1.0	12.8	+2.1	8.8	0.0	5.8	1.3	456 (19.0)	44/12
	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

43.5 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
41.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.5 : 34.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.0 : 28.2 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.9 : 34.1 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+7.7 : 34.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+7.6 : 32.0 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 10.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.2 : 11.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 16.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+6.8 : 14.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.2 : 15.8 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC
+6.2 : 24.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-5.6 : 21.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 27.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.7 : 7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-4.7 : 27.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
6.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.2 : 15.4 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.1 : 9.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.9 : 10.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-4.7 : 12.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa 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.

163.4 BRAMPTON ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
89.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
68.0 FRASER RANGE Goldfields WA
63.4 DILKERA Central Coast E QLD
53.0 BLENHEIM STATION Central Coast E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
68.0 FRASER RANGE

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
163.4 BRAMPTON ISLAND RESORT
89.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
63.4 DILKERA
53.0 BLENHEIM STATION

11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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1.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1599 (66.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1281 (53.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1189 (49.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1167 (48.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1116 (46.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1091 (45.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
969 (40.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
946 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
938 (39.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
905 (37.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
881 (36.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
837 (34.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
765 (31.9) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
750 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
698 (29.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
684 (28.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
678 (28.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
678 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
676 (28.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
658 (27.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
656 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
653 (27.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

178/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
113/00 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
102/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/23 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
85/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley KALUMBURU 7.4mm in 12 min to 15:00 37.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h Eucla FORREST 13.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.6mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MCCLUER ISLAND 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h NGAYAWILI 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAPE FLATTERY 9.4mm in 39 min to 01:47 14.5mm/h 5.6mm in 13 min to 02:00 25.8mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.2mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.4mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h MACKAY M.O 11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h SAMUEL HILL AERO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 24.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 8.0mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 7.7mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron GREEN ISLAND : 69(140/ 63 ) at 05:30 Central Coast E MACKAY AERO : 106(130/ 83 ) at 22:15 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 163(140/145 ) at 23:50 HAY POINT : 108(120/ 78 ) at 23:59 Wide Bay/Burnett RUNDLE ISLAND : 80(140/ 65 ) at 15:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 74 ) at 00:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(270/ 61 ) at 08:30 ISLANDS Islands MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND : 104(160/ 70 ) at 16:30 FREDERICK REEF : 119(110/ 96 ) at 06:30 MARION REEF : 119(240/ 91 ) at 10:00 CREAL REEF : 165(140/135 ) at 18:52