Australian Weather News -- 02 APR 2014

Wednesday 02 APR 2014

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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 03/04/2014. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest grass minimum temperature
SA	County Light	023373	NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL	17.1	17.1	01/04/2005	17				1 N Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	086282	MELBOURNE AIRPORT	20.8	20.7	03/04/2009	14				1 N
TAS	Southeast	094201	MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN)	16.4	14.2	30/04/2000	17				1 N
Highest minimum temperature
SA	Upper North	019017	HAWKER	21.5	21.5	02/04/2005	46				1 N Equal to record.
QLD	Far SW	045009	BALLERA GAS FIELD	25.2	24.9	02/04/2005	11				1 N
NSW	Upper Darling	048243	LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN	22.0	21.8	13/04/2003	16				1 N
VIC	Wimmera S	079100	HORSHAM AERODROME	18.9	17.0	03/04/2005	16				1 N
VIC	Wimmera S	079105	STAWELL AERODROME	18.2	17.6	06/04/2010	18				1 N
VIC	E Central	086038	ESSENDON AIRPORT	22.5	21.0	15/04/2004	45				1 N
VIC	E Central	086071	MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.0	23.0	15/04/2004	158				1 N Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	086077	MOORABBIN AIRPORT	22.6	21.2	12/04/1985	40				1 N
VIC	E Central	086127	WONTHAGGI	22.8	19.5	27/04/1994	44				1 N
VIC	E Central	086282	MELBOURNE AIRPORT	21.7	21.7	03/04/2009	43				1 N Equal to record.
VIC	E Central	086351	BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY)	22.6	21.4	18/04/1980	31				1 N
VIC	E Central	086354	PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE	20.3	18.8	15/04/2004	26				1 N
VIC	E Central	086361	CERBERUS	21.5	21.3	02/04/2005	20				1 N
VIC	E Central	086371	FRANKSTON AWS	22.2	21.0	10/04/2005	19				1 N
VIC	E Central	086373	RHYLL	21.7	20.0	15/04/2004	20				1 N
VIC	W Central	087031	LAVERTON RAAF	23.6	21.8	10/04/2005	70				1 N
VIC	W Central	087113	AVALON AIRPORT	21.9	19.0	15/04/2004	19				1 N
VIC	W Central	087168	SHEOAKS	20.7	20.1	01/04/2005	20				1 N
TAS	N Coast	091293	LOW HEAD	18.1	17.5	20/04/2012	16				1 N
TAS	N Coast	091306	CRESSY RESEARCH STATION	15.9	15.4	20/04/2012	15				1 N
TAS	E Coast	092027	ORFORD (AUBIN COURT)	18.5	18.1	05/04/1981	45				1 N
TAS	Southeast	094155	TASMAN ISLAND	18.1	17.0	03/04/2002	12				1 N
TAS	Southeast	094195	TUNNACK FIRE STATION	15.2	15.1	10/04/2005	16				1 N
TAS	Southeast	094212	CAMPANIA (KINCORA)	18.6	17.0	10/04/2005	14				1 N
Lowest minimum temperature
WA	Gt Southern	010692	NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION	1.9	1.9	08/04/2001	17				1 N Equal to record.
Highest maximum temperature
WA	W Kimberley	003032	DERBY AERO	40.7	40.3	14/04/1981	29				1 N
NT	Darwin-Daly	014142	PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT	35.7	35.6	10/04/1985	33				1 N
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)
VIC	E Central	086282	MELBOURNE AIRPORT	35.3	35.3	03/04/2008	16				1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
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 16:31EST, 03/04/2014.

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	29.2	+1.5	10.9	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	502 (20.9)	55/15
PERTH AIRPORT	25.6	+0.1	10.3	-2.7	7.8	0.0	6.2	10.8	525 (21.9)	59/03
BUNBURY	24.8	+0.7	5.6	-6.0	--	0.0	--	--	257 (10.7)	35/12
MANDURAH	23.6	-0.3	13.1	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	348 (14.5)	31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+0.5	25.8	+1.8	25.6	4.4	5.6	8.9	234 ( 9.8)	34/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	39.7	+11.5	24.3	+11.7	21.6	0.0	10.0	8.9	227 ( 9.5)	44/22
WHYALLA AERO	21.1	-2.7	19.1	+7.4	--	0.2	--	--	551 (23.0)	44/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	23.4	+0.7	18.0	+5.6	--	0.6	6.8	4.7	292 (12.2)	37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.8	+1.3	14.4	+5.7	13.1	2.4	10.0	7.1	406 (16.9)	48/23
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.1	+5.3	23.5	+5.1	22.7	6.0	4.4	8.9	215 ( 9.0)	37/22
CAIRNS AERO	30.0	+0.8	23.3	+1.7	22.7	20.8	9.0	8.3	507 (21.1)	50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	+0.5	22.0	+1.4	19.1	0.0	8.8	9.7	386 (16.1)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	28.5	+1.8	24.7	+4.6	--	0.2	--	10.8	388 (16.2)	37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.2	+0.4	21.7	+3.8	20.4	0.0	5.4	--	317 (13.2)	35/10
BUNDABERG AERO	29.2	+1.8	19.3	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	335 (14.0)	35/14
COOLANGATTA	27.9	+2.5	18.3	+1.3	--	1.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	30/13
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	+1.7	18.6	+2.3	17.4	0.0	6.8	10.5	288 (12.0)	30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.8	+2.5	16.9	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	507 (21.1)	43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.5	+4.3	19.2	+6.4	--	0.0	3.4	--	101 ( 4.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.1	+3.1	19.1	+3.9	17.6	0.0	4.0	9.7	219 ( 9.1)	34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.6	+2.5	17.5	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	155 ( 6.5)	31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.1	+4.5	14.5	+1.3	13.6	0.0	3.8	6.9	213 ( 8.9)	26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.2	+4.8	10.0	+2.8	5.0	0.0	1.4	9.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.6	+5.1	16.1	+5.9	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	28/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.1	+5.2	18.7	+4.5	16.5	0.2	4.8	10.9	321 (13.4)	31/14
RICHMOND RAAF	28.5	+4.7	14.7	+3.3	--	0.2	--	--	70 ( 2.9)	18/10
BELLAMBI AWS	24.9	+2.8	19.5	+4.0	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	34/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.9	+6.4	14.2	+5.1	11.8	0.0	3.8	9.9	184 ( 7.7)	18/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.5	+6.2	13.8	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	81 ( 3.4)	24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.7	+6.1	19.6	+9.5	16.1	0.0	9.4	4.0	310 (12.9)	35/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.8	+6.2	16.6	+8.4	--	0.0	6.6	--	317 (13.2)	24/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.6	+3.4	16.6	+9.0	--	0.0	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	24/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	24.9	+4.6	23.0	+12.2	20.5	0.0	8.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	20.5	+2.9	17.4	+10.0	--	0.0	--	--	588 (24.5)	50/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.1	+3.2	15.6	+8.0	--	1.4	--	--	231 ( 9.6)	34/03
HOBART AIRPORT	22.3	+4.2	16.7	+7.9	13.8	0.4	6.0	5.0	446 (18.6)	72/07
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+11.5 : 39.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.4 : 35.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+11.2 : 30.4 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+10.8 : 28.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.9 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+13.8 : 23.6 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+12.9 : 22.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+12.7 : 22.5 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.7 : 19.9 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+12.6 : 22.6 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+12.6 : 22.0 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

10.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-7.2 : 19.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.0 : 20.9 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 18.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.1 : 19.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 23.7 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

1.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-8.3 : 1.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 2.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 2.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 2.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.7 : 4.2 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.

48.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
30.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
25.0 MAY DOWNS Northwest QLD
24.0 OAKWOOD TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
22.0 MYENDETTA AL Warrego QLD

11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

1161 (48.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
871 (36.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
869 (36.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
864 (36.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
847 (35.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
826 (34.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
814 (33.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
812 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
806 (33.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
796 (33.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
775 (32.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
757 (31.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
747 (31.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
733 (30.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
731 (30.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
718 (29.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
704 (29.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
684 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
665 (27.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
664 (27.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
647 (27.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
625 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
607 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

118/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
107/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/07 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
93/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/03 LOW ROCKY POINT W 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 Interior GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 8.2mm in 15 min to 13:45 32.8mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 6.2mm in 16 min to 02:00 23.2mm/h TASMANIA Southeast HOBART AIRPORT 61.0mm in 4 min to 03:00 915.0mm/h 61.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 61.0mm/h 61.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 122.0mm/h 61.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 61.0mm/h 61.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 61.0mm/h Central Plateau BUTLERS GORGE 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h W Coast MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION : 7(280/ 67 ) at 08:54 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM : 82(310/ 63 ) at 03:44 Southeast HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 102(290/ 46 ) at 08:35 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(330/ 61 ) at 04:38 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 119(310/ 87 ) at 08:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(320/ 65 ) at 04:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(320/ 72 ) at 04:07 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(290/ 69 ) at 05:16 MOUNT READ : 93( 10/ 69 ) at 00:30