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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:31EST, 19/03/2014.

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 COMPARISON 35.9 +4.9 25.9 +8.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 27.8 -1.9 20.7 +4.8 19.4 0.0 9.0 2.1 330 (13.8) 34/15
BUNBURY 28.2 +0.4 18.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 34/19
MANDURAH 27.7 -0.2 21.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.5 24.5 0.0 23.6 0.0 2.6 10.7 212 ( 8.8) 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +4.0 17.6 +0.1 15.8 0.0 14.6 11.6 397 (16.5) 50/14
WHYALLA AERO 25.4 -1.8 12.0 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 442 (18.4) 31/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.6 -0.7 12.2 -3.0 -- 0.2 5.0 9.8 162 ( 6.8) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.4 +0.3 7.4 -3.1 4.5 0.2 4.4 8.8 226 ( 9.4) 37/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.0 +0.9 19.7 -2.0 17.5 0.0 8.8 -- 270 (11.3) 48/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 -0.1 22.4 -0.7 20.6 77.2 -- 8.9 434 (18.1) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +0.1 20.3 -2.6 16.4 0.0 6.4 10.9 378 (15.8) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 28.0 -0.6 19.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 9.7 419 (17.5) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.2 18.8 -2.0 15.8 0.0 6.8 -- 295 (12.3) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +1.1 17.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 46/16
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +1.1 16.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.9 0.0 17.2 -2.2 16.1 0.0 7.8 11.0 312 (13.0) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.9 +0.9 16.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 41/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +3.2 19.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 136 ( 5.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.1 +0.2 16.3 -1.8 13.2 0.0 4.8 -- 263 (11.0) 26/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.3 +1.0 15.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.4 -0.8 17.2 +0.9 15.4 0.0 5.0 -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.2 +1.6 12.5 +1.9 3.5 0.0 4.0 7.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +2.8 15.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 -0.5 18.3 +0.8 18.3 32.0 7.0 6.2 559 (23.3) 55/00
RICHMOND RAAF 27.8 +0.9 19.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/01
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 -1.1 17.8 -0.2 -- 21.6 -- -- 418 (17.4) 52/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.5 +2.9 13.6 +0.2 12.4 0.2 5.8 11.5 220 ( 9.2) 30/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +1.5 12.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.5 -1.8 11.0 -2.8 8.0 0.0 6.2 5.3 281 (11.7) 26/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.0 +0.8 10.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 403 (16.8) 26/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.8 +2.1 8.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 31/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.9 -1.0 13.7 +0.5 11.3 0.2 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.1 +1.9 7.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.4 -0.1 7.5 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 41/15
HOBART AIRPORT 27.0 +6.3 14.1 +3.3 11.0 0.0 5.4 9.8 519 (21.6) 37/17
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

43.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.0 : 38.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 39.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 27.4 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 43.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.8 : 36.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

31.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
30.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
29.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.6 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+8.6 : 24.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.0 : 25.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+7.4 : 21.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 20.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 23.1 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 24.4 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

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

11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
14.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.4 : 21.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.1 : 23.4 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-3.8 : 25.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-3.6 : 30.6 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-3.5 : 24.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
3.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-6.4 : 6.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.3 : 7.4 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 7.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 6.6 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.7 : 3.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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.
108.2 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
77.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
65.6 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
59.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
57.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
65.6 COEN AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
108.2 CAPE FLATTERY
77.2 CAIRNS AERO
59.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
57.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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5.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1292 (53.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
972 (40.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
926 (38.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
830 (34.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
803 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
796 (33.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
788 (32.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
776 (32.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
763 (31.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
736 (30.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
732 (30.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
708 (29.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
703 (29.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
700 (29.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
678 (28.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
673 (28.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
641 (26.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
603 (25.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/14 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
83/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/16 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
74/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
65/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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.
None reported None reported