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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 1645 EST on 09/03/2015. 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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA AIRPORT

39.4

39.0

06/03/2015

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

83

70.0

01/03/2010

12

N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 16:44EST, 09/03/2015.

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 33.6 +3.9 16.4 +0.5 14.2 0.0 9.4 11.7 408 (17.0) 39/15
BUNBURY 29.5 +1.7 16.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 37/18
MANDURAH 30.4 +2.5 18.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -0.2 24.5 0.0 23.9 3.0 5.6 4.7 292 (12.2) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.9 -0.7 14.9 -2.6 13.5 0.0 14.2 11.5 391 (16.3) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 23.4 -3.8 16.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 35/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 -2.5 15.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.0 -1.1 13.9 +3.4 11.6 1.4 1.6 4.9 480 (20.0) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.1 +3.0 23.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 572 (23.8) 41/00
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +2.3 24.5 +1.4 22.6 0.0 4.8 10.2 196 ( 8.2) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.6 +2.9 25.4 +2.5 23.4 0.0 8.0 10.6 260 (10.8) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 32.0 +3.4 24.9 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- 9.3 225 ( 9.4) 24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +2.4 25.3 +4.5 24.3 0.0 7.2 -- 255 (10.6) 34/10
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.9 22.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +1.7 18.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 29.1 +1.2 19.6 +0.2 18.5 0.0 4.8 10.9 282 (11.8) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.6 +2.6 15.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 43/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.0 +3.9 12.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 111 ( 4.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.5 +1.6 18.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +0.8 16.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 389 (16.2) 41/16
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 +2.7 10.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 31/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +1.8 18.3 +0.8 17.0 0.0 8.0 7.3 453 (18.9) 48/17
RICHMOND RAAF 29.0 +2.1 14.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -0.6 18.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.9 -0.7 9.7 -3.7 7.6 0.0 7.0 8.1 332 (13.8) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -2.4 10.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.7 -1.6 12.5 -1.3 7.5 0.0 8.0 5.1 357 (14.9) 28/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.3 -2.9 10.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.1 -1.6 8.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 24/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 -0.3 11.0 +1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 35/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.9 +0.4 7.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +1.1 6.0 -4.8 2.9 0.0 4.6 1.8 447 (18.6) 59/15
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

40.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
39.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
39.4 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+6.6 : 36.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.5 : 35.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.1 : 39.4 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 33.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.2 : 40.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.2 : 16.2 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.5 : 14.3 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+4.5 : 17.2 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.5 : 25.3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.3 : 16.8 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

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

8.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.9 : 23.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-9.7 : 23.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-9.5 : 24.5 WILUNA Interior WA
-9.2 : 26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.6 : 25.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.6 : 9.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-9.2 : 8.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.7 : 8.9 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.4 : 7.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.3 : 8.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
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.
80.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
55.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
52.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
40.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
24.8 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
52.8 WITTENOOM
W Gascoyne
40.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION
E Gascoyne
55.8 PARABURDOO AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
24.8 BATCHELOR AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
80.2 SCHERGER RAAF

12.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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1.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1467 (61.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1190 (49.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1128 (47.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1068 (44.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
861 (35.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
851 (35.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
849 (35.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
837 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
820 (34.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
811 (33.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
794 (33.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
778 (32.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
726 (30.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
706 (29.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
692 (28.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
679 (28.3) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
648 (27.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
646 (26.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
637 (26.5) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
637 (26.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
612 (25.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
605 (25.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
600 (25.0) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
 91/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/02 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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
W Gascoyne
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
32.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 64.0mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 33.8mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 37.8mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
 E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO
17.0mm in 24 min to 00:00 42.5mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 23.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
OENPELLI AIRPORT
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h
8.2mm in 5 min to 13:08 98.4mm/h
16.2mm in 16 min to 13:24 60.8mm/h
36.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 36.2mm/h
6.4mm in 11 min to 13:41 34.9mm/h
17.6mm in 16 min to 14:00 66.0mm/h
53.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 53.6mm/h
9.6mm in 18 min to 14:18 32.0mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 36.4mm/h
74.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 24.7mm/h
74.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 12.3mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
 Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
16.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 33.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.4mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.4mm/h
 Central Coast E
WILLIAMSON
9.2mm in 12 min to 15:30 46.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 26.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.2mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
14.0mm in 51 min to 10:51 16.5mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CENTRE ISLAND : 96(130/ 74 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 72 ) at 08:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(280/ 63 ) at 11:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(280/ 65 ) at 13:06