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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:42EST, 18/03/2015.

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 36.4 +6.7 18.0 +2.1 15.8 0.0 9.6 0.1 335 (14.0) 39/04
BUNBURY 36.2 +8.4 15.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/15
MANDURAH 31.0 +3.1 22.6 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 31/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.3 22.4 -2.1 23.9 22.0 7.8 9.3 473 (19.7) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 14.2 -3.3 12.7 0.0 11.6 11.7 357 (14.9) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 26.1 -1.1 15.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 34/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.1 -1.2 13.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 5.8 11.4 272 (11.3) 34/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 -0.2 12.4 +1.9 9.6 0.0 3.2 9.8 416 (17.3) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +3.9 27.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 44/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -1.4 24.0 +0.9 22.8 74.6 8.2 0.2 615 (25.6) 63/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.5 +2.8 25.8 +2.9 24.5 0.0 6.0 6.3 495 (20.6) 48/16
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +1.0 24.8 +2.5 -- 5.6 -- 8.4 503 (21.0) 52/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +1.4 20.7 -0.1 18.8 0.0 8.0 -- 354 (14.8) 41/08
BUNDABERG AERO 30.3 +1.2 19.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 54/14
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +1.6 18.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 46/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 +0.2 19.2 -0.2 17.6 0.0 7.6 9.0 332 (13.8) 48/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +1.7 17.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 61/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 -0.2 18.2 +1.6 -- 5.0 4.8 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 -0.7 18.5 +0.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 377 (15.7) 81/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -0.5 19.8 +3.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 293 (12.2) 43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.5 -1.7 19.2 +2.9 -- 21.2 -- -- 500 (20.8) 52/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 13.3 +2.7 6.2 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.3 +1.4 18.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 55/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 -2.6 20.2 +2.7 18.3 0.0 6.2 0.3 728 (30.3) 59/05
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 -7.0 18.2 +2.6 -- 3.2 -- -- 320 (13.3) 34/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 -4.2 17.4 -0.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 665 (27.7) 50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.7 +1.1 10.6 -2.8 8.6 0.0 9.8 10.5 344 (14.3) 39/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.6 0.0 14.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 57/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.7 -1.6 10.4 -3.4 10.0 0.0 12.4 11.3 376 (15.7) 34/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 -1.1 10.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 41/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.5 -0.2 10.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 39/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.3 -1.9 9.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 50/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 -1.7 6.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +0.5 4.8 -6.0 -0.4 0.0 4.6 11.4 466 (19.4) 31/09
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

44.7 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
42.4 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
41.7 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

+17.0 : 42.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+16.3 : 41.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.3 : 37.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
+15.2 : 41.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+14.6 : 40.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.4 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
30.1 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
29.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
29.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.1 ENEABBA Central West WA

+11.7 : 29.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+11.2 : 29.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+10.9 : 29.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
+10.1 : 28.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+10.0 : 28.4 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-8.6 : 12.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.2 : 12.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.0 : 19.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-7.9 : 14.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : 14.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW

-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.6 : -0.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-8.1 : 1.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.5 : -0.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.3 : 2.1 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-7.2 : -1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.2 : 0.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.
260.0 HAZELMERE N Coast--Barron QLD
244.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
191.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
183.6 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
163.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
141.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT
101.2 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
87.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT
W Gascoyne
80.0 WINNING
79.6 TAMALA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.6 PINELANDS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
244.8 WEIPA AERO
183.6 SCHERGER RAAF
126.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
90.0 COEN AIRPORT
84.2 HORN ISLAND
82.0 COEN POST OFFICE
70.0 MERLUNA
69.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
58.8 COCONUT ISLAND
58.1 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
S Peninsula
60.4 LOTUS BIRD LODGE
N Coast--Barron
260.0 HAZELMERE
191.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
163.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
136.0 TOPAZ ALERT
127.4 WHITE CLIFF POINT
127.2 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST
118.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
103.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
100.0 REEF PARK
92.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
90.0 MT SOPHIA
87.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
87.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
86.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
74.6 CAIRNS AERO
71.0 MALANDA ALERT
70.6 MT SHERIDAN
69.0 GREENHAVEN
68.0 KAREEYA
66.4 CAIRNS RACECOURSE
61.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
106.0 EURAMO TM
104.0 HAWKINS CREEK
98.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
87.0 DARADGEE
85.0 NERADA ALERT
85.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
82.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
80.0 CARDWELL RANGE
78.0 TUNG OIL TM
78.0 CORSIS ALERT
78.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
77.6 INGHAM COMPOSITE
74.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
74.0 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
66.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
64.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
63.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
63.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
63.0 MENAVALE ALERT
61.0 UPPER MURRAY TM
58.0 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
57.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
55.6 INNISFAIL
55.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
54.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT
53.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
53.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP
52.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
51.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
61.4 DORA CREEK (DORA ST)

11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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2.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

1443 (60.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
1441 (60.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
1348 (56.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
1298 (54.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1194 (49.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1175 (49.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1025 (42.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
984 (41.0) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
984 (41.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
952 (39.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
949 (39.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
933 (38.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
915 (38.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
911 (38.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
900 (37.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
891 (37.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
870 (36.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
854 (35.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
849 (35.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
840 (35.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
817 (34.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
762 (31.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
751 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
733 (30.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
733 (30.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
728 (30.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
723 (30.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
710 (29.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
676 (28.2) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
670 (27.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
665 (27.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
664 (27.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
658 (27.4) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
655 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
646 (26.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
635 (26.5) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
626 (26.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
624 (26.0) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
622 (25.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
606 (25.3) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
605 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
604 (25.2) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
180/01 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
146/13 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
120/16 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
106/00 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
96/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
None reported None reported