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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1437 EST on 29/03/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

18.5

20.3

24/03/2007

16

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 29/03/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 25.7 -4.0 12.7 -3.2 10.9 0.0 3.2 10.9 466 (19.4) 43/09
BUNBURY 25.6 -2.2 12.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 28/11
MANDURAH 27.2 -0.7 15.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 26/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +1.9 25.9 +1.4 25.5 0.2 1.8 10.3 253 (10.5) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.5 +6.9 17.7 +0.2 16.9 0.0 9.6 8.7 267 (11.1) 46/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 -3.2 16.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 37/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.7 -3.6 14.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 -6.2 10.6 +0.1 9.8 0.0 2.6 0.0 243 (10.1) 31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 +2.3 18.7 -3.0 17.5 0.0 10.0 11.2 229 ( 9.5) 31/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.7 +2.2 23.4 +0.3 21.4 0.0 4.8 10.4 300 (12.5) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 23.2 +0.3 20.8 0.0 8.6 11.4 321 (13.4) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 29.0 +0.4 22.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 31/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 -0.8 20.9 +0.1 19.0 0.0 5.0 -- 266 (11.1) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 -0.2 19.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +0.1 18.8 -0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -0.3 18.7 -0.7 17.9 0.2 2.0 9.9 182 ( 7.6) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 -0.3 16.9 +0.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 363 (15.1) 31/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.0 +2.9 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.6 +2.3 16.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.1 +3.9 19.0 +2.7 15.9 0.0 3.0 8.9 353 (14.7) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +1.6 13.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 -0.8 19.3 +1.8 17.7 27.8 5.8 4.1 454 (18.9) 43/23
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +1.0 18.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 -1.0 18.3 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 410 (17.1) 35/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 -0.2 10.6 -2.8 8.6 0.0 5.4 8.0 162 ( 6.8) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +0.2 11.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 -4.1 12.5 -1.3 11.0 0.0 8.0 7.2 268 (11.2) 30/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.1 -4.1 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 34/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.0 -5.7 9.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 -6.6 6.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 -1.5 3.7 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 18/16
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 -0.3 7.6 -3.2 3.6 0.0 3.8 10.5 471 (19.6) 37/13
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.6 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.1 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT

+6.9 : 39.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 38.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 40.6 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.5 : 41.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 39.3 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

30.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 30.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+5.9 : 30.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+5.6 : 26.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+4.9 : 13.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.4 : 15.6 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.4 : 29.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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

6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-12.9 : 18.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-11.0 : 20.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-10.7 : 22.1 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-10.5 : 19.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-10.3 : 22.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

-1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
0.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.5 : 0.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.3 : 0.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-6.6 : -0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-6.4 : 3.7 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS

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.
84.0 BELKA Cent Wheatbelt WA
80.4 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54.6 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER) N Tablelands E NSW
53.6 PILLAR VALLEY North Coast NSW
49.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
84.0 BELKA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
80.4 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
54.6 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER)
North Coast
53.6 PILLAR VALLEY
Sydney--east
49.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB

11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

.....

3.3 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1289 (53.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
801 (33.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
782 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
750 (31.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
704 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
701 (29.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
663 (27.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
644 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) DALWALLINU Central West WA
626 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
625 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
609 (25.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
63/14 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
57/17 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
57/17 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
13.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 26.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 20.0mm/h
32.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 64.8mm/h
45.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 45.6mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 20.8mm/h
42.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 42.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h
65.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 21.7mm/h
65.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
9.2mm in 23 min to 00:00 24.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 15.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
20.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(310/ 67 ) at 00:30