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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 1631 EST on 30/03/2014. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

35.0

34.7

01/03/2006

21

1 P


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 16:30EST, 30/03/2014.

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 25.0 -6.0 19.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PERTH AIRPORT 25.0 -4.7 18.0 +2.1 16.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 24.0 -3.8 17.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 24.0 -3.9 20.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.1 23.0 -1.5 23.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- 13.0 -4.5 11.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 25.0 -2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.0 +1.7 17.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.0 -0.1 10.0 -0.5 8.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +1.9 18.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.5 24.0 +0.9 23.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO -- -- 25.0 +2.1 23.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O -- -- 24.0 +1.7 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 +0.5 23.0 +2.2 22.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.9 22.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 31.0 +3.7 22.0 +2.4 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 31.0 +3.1 -- -- -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 17.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 15.0 -1.6 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.0 +1.1 17.0 -1.1 15.0 30.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +1.7 18.0 +1.2 -- 11.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 -1.2 18.0 +1.7 -- 21.2 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 11.0 +0.4 7.0 4.2 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -3.9 13.0 -1.6 -- 6.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 -2.2 -- -- -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 +0.1 17.0 +1.4 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -1.9 19.0 +1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO -- -- -- -- -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -2.6 15.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.0 +1.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.0 +0.8 13.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.0 +2.3 12.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.0 +0.1 13.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.0 +2.8 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 -1.5 13.0 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 20.0 -0.7 -- -- -- 2.4 -- -- -- --
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

40.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
38.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
38.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+9.3 : 35.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.8 : 34.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.1 : 34.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+5.9 : 31.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.6 : 33.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+5.9 : 14.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.6 : 14.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+5.4 : 13.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.1 : 13.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.0 : 19.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+5.0 : 13.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.0 : 11.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+5.0 : 25.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

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

11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-12.1 : 20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-9.1 : 22.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.7 : 23.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-7.8 : 26.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
-7.3 : 26.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.5 : 11.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 17.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 17.0 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 13.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 17.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.2 : 16.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

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.
82.1 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
69.6 LANDSBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
64.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
64.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD
54.2 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
54.0 KIDSTON
Central Coast E
64.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
64.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
52.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
Wide Bay/Burnett
82.1 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Brisbane/SE Coast
69.6 LANDSBOROUGH

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
54.2 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

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
JANDAKOT AERO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
14.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 28.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.0mm/h
GOSNELLS CHMP
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TOOLARA (KELLY)
17.6mm in 10 min to 16:10 105.6mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
10.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 21.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.0mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 24.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 30.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 27.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
South Coast
BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
CAPE SORELL
12.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
1.4mm in 1 min to 09:01 84.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 78(320/ 63 ) at 10:00