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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
  3. About 5 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 1. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 2030 EST on 23/03/2020.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059030

SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)

11.0

11.0

24/03/1998

64

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 20:29EST, 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 32.0 +2.3 18.8 +2.9 17.9 0.0 8.0 10.5 795 (33.1) 72/00
BUNBURY 28.2 +0.5 17.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 41/10
MANDURAH 31.1 +3.3 18.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 37/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +2.8 24.0 -0.6 23.2 0.0 8.0 9.6 282 (11.8) 41/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.9 +3.1 18.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 54/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 -3.4 17.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.5 -4.1 14.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -4.2 9.7 -0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 326 (13.6) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.0 +0.6 18.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 -1.0 23.1 0.0 -- 9.2 -- -- 468 (19.5) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +1.4 24.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +0.8 25.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 +0.3 22.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +1.3 20.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +1.0 21.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 28/19
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +1.6 21.9 +2.1 20.6 0.0 -- 10.0 255 (10.6) 34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.9 +4.7 18.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 44/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +1.1 19.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.8 +3.4 16.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 48/22
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -0.2 7.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 35/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -1.6 6.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 37/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.5 -0.8 11.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 43/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.0 +4.6 18.8 +1.2 16.8 0.0 6.8 10.3 336 (14.0) 50/19
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +2.7 15.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 39/18
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +1.1 18.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 54/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 -2.2 9.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 44/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -3.6 10.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.2 -3.3 13.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 6.6 11.0 263 (11.0) 37/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.8 -4.6 11.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 44/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.4 -3.8 7.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 44/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.3 -6.0 9.6 -3.2 8.3 0.0 2.8 3.2 267 (11.1) 48/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.0 -4.3 7.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 44/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- 11.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 37/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 -4.8 10.0 -0.8 8.9 3.4 2.0 5.1 296 (12.3) 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

40.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.9 : 32.8 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.6 : 39.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.6 : 31.3 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+6.4 : 40.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.0 : 34.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA

29.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.8 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

+5.3 : 23.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.4 : 22.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+4.2 : 16.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+4.1 : 16.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.8 : 23.2 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

4.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.7 : 18.6 FORREST Eucla WA
-8.6 : 5.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-8.3 : 22.7 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
-7.9 : 22.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 9.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

1.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 11.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.5 : 10.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.5 : 10.3 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-5.5 : 7.9 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.0 : 16.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.0 : 6.3 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.0 : 8.5 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW

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.
68.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
64.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
64.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
59.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
52.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
51.4 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
N Coast--Herbert
68.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
64.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
64.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
60.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
59.0 CORSIS ALERT
56.6 COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
51.0 TUNG OIL TM
50.8 INNISFAIL AERODROME

11.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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5.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.3 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1179 (49.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1039 (43.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
943 (39.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
814 (33.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
795 (33.1) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
785 (32.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
758 (31.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
740 (30.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
684 (28.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
622 (25.9) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
618 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
608 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
602 (25.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/19 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/19 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
80/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/16 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
76/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
76/13 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast 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
Cent Wheatbelt
HYDEN AG STATION
11.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 23.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
10.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
6.6mm in 17 min to 04:47 23.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
7.0mm in 10 min to 05:16 42.0mm/h
6.8mm in 14 min to 05:30 29.1mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.6mm/h
19.2mm in 30 min to 06:00 38.4mm/h
33.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 33.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.3mm/h
5.8mm in 4 min to 06:04 87.0mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 32.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
8.0mm in 16 min to 03:00 30.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 22.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.4mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h
INNISFAIL AERODROME
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(190/ 67 ) at 19:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(200/ 67 ) at 15:00
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 76(200/ 69 ) at 13:32
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 82(220/ 70 ) at 20:00