Australian Weather News -- 25 MAR 2010

Thursday 25 MAR 2010

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2010

Dec

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1336 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

24/03/2010

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

Lowest maximum temperature

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

27.0

27.2

07/03/2008

1 N

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 13:35EST, 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	27.9	-3.0	18.3	+0.4	17.4	0.0	6.4	--	574 (23.9)	50/13
PERTH AIRPORT	29.5	-0.1	19.8	+4.0	19.2	0.0	6.6	7.3	431 (18.0)	39/23
ALBANY AIRPORT	22.5	-1.6	16.4	+3.0	15.0	0.2	4.4	4.8	284 (11.8)	37/17
BUNBURY	28.5	+1.0	15.1	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	44/21
MANDURAH	27.8	--	19.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+1.2	25.6	+1.1	25.2	10.8	3.8	10.3	292 (12.2)	57/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.6	-1.1	19.9	+2.4	18.5	0.0	11.8	--	374 (15.6)	37/14
WHYALLA AERO	35.1	+7.8	11.0	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	185 ( 7.7)	35/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	33.7	+7.4	14.1	-1.1	8.4	0.0	4.0	10.4	177 ( 7.4)	28/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.0	+8.9	10.0	-0.5	8.4	0.2	3.4	10.8	204 ( 8.5)	50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.8	-1.5	22.0	+0.2	18.3	0.0	8.4	10.8	396 (16.5)	46/12
CAIRNS AERO	29.5	-1.0	23.5	+0.5	21.7	5.4	4.2	0.9	652 (27.2)	54/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.0	-0.7	22.4	-0.5	19.0	2.4	5.4	7.7	419 (17.5)	52/17
MACKAY M.O	27.5	-1.1	23.1	+0.9	--	6.0	--	7.2	618 (25.8)	54/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.5	-2.0	20.7	-0.1	20.0	0.6	6.4	--	342 (14.3)	44/11
BUNDABERG AERO	28.9	-0.2	19.1	-0.8	--	0.0	7.0	--	434 (18.1)	46/10
NAMBOUR DPI	28.0	+0.1	18.0	-0.2	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.4	+1.2	17.2	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	37/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	-0.3	17.4	-1.9	14.8	0.0	5.6	10.3	327 (13.6)	35/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.9	-1.5	15.8	-0.3	--	0.0	--	--	671 (28.0)	54/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.8	+2.7	18.5	+1.9	15.5	0.0	7.0	--	190 ( 7.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.3	+1.4	16.4	-1.7	13.7	0.0	4.6	10.8	182 ( 7.6)	28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.7	+1.4	17.5	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.3	+0.1	18.1	+1.8	14.6	0.0	5.0	6.2	329 (13.7)	34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.3	+0.3	15.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.5	+1.7	12.0	+1.4	5.5	0.0	4.0	10.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.6	+2.5	15.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	41/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	27.9	+2.7	18.9	+1.5	13.8	0.0	4.0	8.7	371 (15.5)	46/17
RICHMOND RAAF	29.2	+2.3	18.0	+2.5	14.9	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	28/13
BELLAMBI AWS	24.8	+0.9	16.7	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	52/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.0	+2.5	13.7	+3.0	11.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	29.8	+2.1	14.2	+0.8	12.2	0.0	4.0	10.9	157 ( 6.5)	26/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+1.7	11.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	66 ( 2.8)	24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.9	+3.6	13.2	-0.6	11.2	0.0	4.8	10.4	123 ( 5.1)	28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	28.7	+2.4	9.3	-2.4	--	0.0	5.0	--	325 (13.5)	24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.1	+4.1	8.4	-2.9	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	24/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	31.5	+7.6	12.8	-0.4	10.9	0.0	2.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	31.8	+8.6	13.3	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	52/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	27.2	+5.0	7.0	-2.9	--	0.2	--	--	265 (11.0)	35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.1	+1.6	10.0	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	50/15
HOBART AIRPORT	30.5	+9.8	16.7	+6.0	12.5	0.0	3.0	8.5	437 (18.2)	57/14
	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

44.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
44.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+13.9 : 39.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.2 : 22.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+10.9 : 37.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 37.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.6 : 34.6 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

30.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+6.8 : 15.1 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.5 : 20.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3 : 15.2 DOVER Southeast TAS
+6.0 : 16.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+5.5 : 25.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

14.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
17.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.1 : 21.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6 : 28.5 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-4.5 : 27.0 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-4.4 : 27.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-4.1 : 26.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.9 : 8.8 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.8 : 9.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 10.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.3 : 5.6 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.4 : 13.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-4.4 : 10.1 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
-4.4 : 17.3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW 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.

102.3 HOPE VALE N Coast--Barron QLD
62.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
61.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
54.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
49.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
54.2 HORN ISLAND
S Peninsula
62.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
102.3 HOPE VALE
61.0 MT SOPHIA
49.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1164 (48.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1073 (44.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1055 (44.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
990 (41.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
892 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
851 (35.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
849 (35.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
826 (34.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
798 (33.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
675 (28.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
671 (28.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
659 (27.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
652 (27.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
646 (26.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
638 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
637 (26.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
618 (25.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

96/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/01 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
78/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/06 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.6mm in 11 min to 21:45 36.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h MIDDLE POINT AWS 6.0mm in 3 min to 20:35 120.0mm/h 9.6mm in 10 min to 20:45 57.6mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.4mm/h NOONAMAH AWS 23.2mm in 37 min to 21:30 37.6mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.4mm/h CAPE DON 12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 4.2mm in 2 min to 18:53 126.0mm/h 21.4mm in 37 min to 19:30 34.7mm/h 28.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 28.2mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.4mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 6.0mm in 7 min to 11:20 51.4mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 7.0mm in 14 min to 19:51 30.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h COCONUT ISLAND 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h HORN ISLAND 10.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 21.6mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 18.4mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h 12.4mm in 21 min to 09:51 35.4mm/h 20.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.8mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 20.6mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 21.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.6mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 6.0mm in 15 min to 14:15 24.0mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE 11.8mm in 34 min to 23:00 20.8mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.4mm/h COOKTOWN AIRPORT 14.8mm in 43 min to 16:41 20.7mm/h 11.2mm in 19 min to 17:00 35.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h 9.0mm in 48 min to 20:00 11.2mm/h 11.0mm in 58 min to 21:58 11.4mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 6.2mm in 33 min to 14:33 11.3mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 9.6mm in 26 min to 03:30 22.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.8mm/h TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON 41.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.7mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 18.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.0mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h CAPE WESSEL 17.0mm in 3 hr to 10:57 5.7mm/h 31.0mm in 3 hr to 11:57 10.3mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:57 9.3mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 13:57 6.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 78(150/ 65 ) at 01:33 GREEN ISLAND : 76(140/ 67 ) at 23:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 80 ) at 21:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(250/ 65 ) at 05:00