Australian Weather News -- 03 APR 2014

Thursday 03 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 04/04/2014. 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038003

BOULIA AIRPORT

28.2

27.9

01/04/1931

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002032

WARMUN

31.5

28.8

09/04/1992

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

28.3

12/04/2005

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Channel Country

038003

BOULIA AIRPORT

28.5

27.6

01/04/1931

124

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069017

MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

20.5

20.0

05/04/1976

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

20.0

03/04/2009

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

38.3

03/04/2012

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

14.5

27/04/2008

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

104

72.0

05/04/2012

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

120

85.0

07/04/2010

113.0

30/12/2006

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, 04/04/2014.

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	32.4	+4.7	13.0	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	530 (22.1)	48/16
PERTH AIRPORT	27.6	+2.1	13.1	+0.1	11.4	0.0	5.8	10.4	492 (20.5)	54/03
BUNBURY	25.0	+0.9	12.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	320 (13.3)	30/08
MANDURAH	25.1	+1.2	14.2	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	313 (13.0)	31/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.1	+0.4	25.1	+1.1	24.5	0.0	5.2	10.9	284 (11.8)	15/04
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.8	+1.6	20.2	+7.6	19.7	0.0	11.0	11.9	412 (17.2)	52/01
WHYALLA AERO	21.6	-2.2	17.1	+5.4	--	0.0	--	--	491 (20.5)	48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.4	-1.3	15.4	+3.0	--	0.2	4.0	4.5	222 ( 9.3)	37/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	+0.4	10.0	+1.3	7.5	0.2	3.0	5.0	278 (11.6)	43/17
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.0	+5.2	23.3	+4.9	22.6	4.4	6.2	--	201 ( 8.4)	28/14
CAIRNS AERO	30.6	+1.4	23.5	+1.9	22.1	0.2	5.8	10.7	519 (21.6)	48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.2	+0.6	21.0	+0.4	17.4	0.0	7.0	9.6	363 (15.1)	35/13
MACKAY M.O	28.1	+1.4	22.7	+2.6	--	0.0	--	10.7	430 (17.9)	37/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.5	+0.7	20.4	+2.5	17.9	0.0	4.6	--	288 (12.0)	30/08
BUNDABERG AERO	29.3	+1.9	18.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	39/16
COOLANGATTA	28.0	+2.6	17.7	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	31/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.7	+1.7	18.0	+1.7	16.8	0.0	6.2	10.8	276 (11.5)	31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.1	+2.8	16.6	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	421 (17.5)	37/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	29.7	+4.5	17.7	+4.9	--	0.8	3.8	--	97 ( 4.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.8	+2.8	18.7	+3.5	16.8	0.0	3.8	--	256 (10.7)	34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.7	+2.6	15.9	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.9	+6.3	15.2	+2.0	14.2	0.0	3.8	--	200 ( 8.3)	30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.8	+5.4	12.5	+5.3	6.5	0.0	3.6	8.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.7	+7.2	17.1	+6.9	--	0.0	--	--	158 ( 6.6)	72/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.9	+6.0	19.6	+5.4	16.5	0.0	3.0	8.8	323 (13.5)	41/22
RICHMOND RAAF	29.9	+6.1	16.2	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	43 ( 1.8)	35/21
BELLAMBI AWS	25.2	+3.1	19.9	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	43/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.5	-2.0	17.8	+8.7	15.8	0.0	4.0	0.0	232 ( 9.7)	21/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-0.7	17.6	+9.4	--	1.6	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	17/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.5	-2.1	13.3	+3.2	12.5	3.8	4.6	--	307 (12.8)	35/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.6	-1.0	14.6	+6.4	--	5.4	2.2	--	282 (11.8)	37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	20.6	-0.6	14.9	+7.3	--	0.4	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	37/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.3	-2.0	15.1	+4.3	14.6	0.4	2.0	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.1	-0.5	11.2	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	356 (14.8)	41/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.7	+2.8	8.1	+0.5	--	2.6	--	--	219 ( 9.1)	41/17
HOBART AIRPORT	18.1	0.0	11.2	+2.4	8.3	1.2	2.4	6.7	358 (14.9)	39/12
	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 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+8.4 : 25.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+8.2 : 38.3 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
+8.1 : 38.3 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.5 : 31.9 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+7.3 : 39.3 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 30.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
29.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+11.4 : 28.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+10.9 : 31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+10.7 : 17.8 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.5 : 20.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+10.1 : 16.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+10.1 : 20.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.0 : 13.9 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-9.7 : 17.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-9.6 : 14.5 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
-9.1 : 18.2 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-8.4 : 18.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-8.4 : 18.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 6.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.6 : 7.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.2 : 5.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 5.2 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION 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.

20.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
20.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
18.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
18.0 COOBER PEDY NW Pastoral SA
17.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1210 (50.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
823 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
793 (33.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
776 (32.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
770 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
739 (30.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
716 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
629 (26.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
625 (26.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
613 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
608 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
601 (25.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

120/17 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
104/15 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
85/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/08 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
72/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
QUEENSLAND Far SW BALLERA GAS FIELD 2.6mm in 1 min to 17:46 156.0mm/h 2.8mm in 1 min to 17:47 168.0mm/h 3.4mm in 2 min to 17:49 102.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Upper Darling BOURKE AIRPORT AWS 12.4mm in 15 min to 14:00 49.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.4mm/h 9.2mm in 9 min to 14:09 61.3mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 6.8mm in 15 min to 18:57 27.2mm/h 5.4mm in 3 min to 19:00 108.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h CW Slopes S DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 6.8mm in 9 min to 22:30 45.3mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.6mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.8mm/h Illawarra BELLAMBI AWS 13.8mm in 28 min to 20:30 29.6mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.2mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h MOSS VALE AWS 14.0mm in 30 min to 22:30 28.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.2mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.8mm/h ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h VICTORIA E Gippsland COMBIENBAR AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h TASMANIA Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT 4.8mm in 7 min to 00:30 41.1mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley DERBY AERO : 104(230/ 61 ) at 15:52 QUEENSLAND Far SW BALLERA GAS FIELD : 121(240/ 58 ) at 17:46 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(330/ 70 ) at 08:00