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Prepared at 1116 EST on 23/03/2020.

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Highest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

31.9

31.5

09/03/1992

45

1 N


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Data is as received at 11:15EST, 23/03/2020.

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 24.0 -5.7 13.4 -2.5 12.3 15.0 2.4 10.4 440 (18.3) 43/02
BUNBURY 22.5 -5.2 11.3 -3.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 402 (16.8) 41/04
MANDURAH 22.3 -5.5 14.8 -3.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 548 (22.8) 46/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.0 25.6 +1.0 25.1 1.4 3.2 10.0 199 ( 8.3) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.3 +3.5 18.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 37.2 +9.8 17.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 46/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.0 +8.4 19.6 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.2 +7.0 17.6 +7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 0.0 21.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 -1.3 23.1 0.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +0.2 21.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 43/18
MACKAY M.O 27.9 -0.8 22.9 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 551 (23.0) 48/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 -1.2 19.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 35/10
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 -1.5 18.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 46/14
COOLANGATTA 26.7 -0.9 18.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 544 (22.7) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -1.3 16.5 -3.3 14.5 0.4 -- 10.4 419 (17.5) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 -2.1 13.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 37/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.2 -2.3 16.3 -0.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 300 (12.5) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 -1.1 13.3 -3.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 266 (11.1) 30/15
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -0.2 6.7 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 26/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -1.0 5.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 28/16
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.2 -2.1 12.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 41/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.5 +2.1 15.0 -2.6 13.1 0.2 2.6 10.7 270 (11.3) 37/17
RICHMOND RAAF 27.2 0.0 12.9 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +0.5 15.5 -2.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 44/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.4 +0.7 11.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.9 +0.9 11.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.4 +5.9 18.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 8.0 10.8 317 (13.2) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.5 +4.1 13.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.6 +5.4 12.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 27.7 +3.4 18.0 +5.2 16.7 0.0 10.8 2.9 687 (28.6) 61/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.2 +6.9 15.9 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 610 (25.4) 52/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 -2.4 12.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 31/17
HOBART AIRPORT 24.3 +3.4 13.5 +2.7 16.4 0.0 4.4 1.2 402 (16.8) 50/13
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

42.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

+13.9 : 40.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.8 : 39.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 36.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.5 : 37.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 35.8 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

31.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.8 : 24.9 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+10.4 : 25.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 22.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.4 : 24.2 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 20.3 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

13.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
13.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 23.2 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-8.2 : 16.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-7.9 : 20.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.9 : 23.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 23.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-7.8 : 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : 11.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.1 : 11.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.0 : 6.7 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-5.8 : 8.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 13.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-5.7 : 12.1 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
42.0 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA
38.5 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
36.0 SHOAL BAY N Rivers NT
29.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
26.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA

10.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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2.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

 1234 (51.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1133 (47.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1118 (46.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1101 (45.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1050 (43.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1008 (42.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
861 (35.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
852 (35.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
840 (35.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
796 (33.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
780 (32.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
779 (32.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
754 (31.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
752 (31.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
739 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
731 (30.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
698 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
687 (28.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
683 (28.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
682 (28.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
646 (26.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
616 (25.7) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
610 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
610 (25.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
602 (25.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
600 (25.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
 107/10 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
102/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/09 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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
Lower West
SHANNON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
11.6mm in 11 min to 06:00 63.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 18.2mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
15.8mm in 30 min to 02:00 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
5.2mm in 15 min to 10:30 20.8mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h
4.2mm in 12 min to 17:12 21.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
5.4mm in 12 min to 13:12 27.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.0mm/h
10.2mm in 17 min to 13:47 36.0mm/h
7.0mm in 10 min to 14:00 42.0mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 29.2mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 22.6mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.7mm/h
 N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 58 ) at 04:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(270/ 85 ) at 10:28
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(330/ 78 ) at 09:00
ISLANDS
Islands
CATO ISLAND : 72(***/ 65 ) at 21:56
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 85(130/ 67 ) at 05:39