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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 1441 EST on 26/03/2015. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Roper-McArthur

014648

WEST WATERHOUSE

110.6

103.0

05/03/2004

11

107.0

22/12/2003

13

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014730

UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER

143.0

113.8

24/03/2001

15

136.6

05/04/2006

16

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014962

YEURALBA RIDGE

128.2

126.2

09/03/2008

11

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

0.0

0.0

27/03/2008

23

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

8.0

8.5

18/03/2015

45

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

0.5

1.0

30/03/2004

26

1 N

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

1.7

3.3

23/03/1999

18

1 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 14:41EST, 26/03/2015.

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 28.6 -1.1 15.1 -0.8 12.2 0.0 8.0 10.0 641 (26.7) 65/04
BUNBURY 27.3 -0.5 7.4 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/22
MANDURAH 28.9 +1.0 15.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 34/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -1.6 24.1 -0.4 23.8 0.8 5.8 6.8 471 (19.6) 37/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.5 -2.1 17.6 +0.1 17.1 0.0 11.2 9.7 370 (15.4) 39/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 -2.6 8.7 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 55/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.5 -3.8 11.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 3.4 4.0 187 ( 7.8) 63/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 -2.4 10.5 0.0 6.8 0.0 2.6 3.0 349 (14.5) 57/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.5 +0.4 24.0 +2.3 22.4 0.0 14.0 1.1 366 (15.3) 46/22
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +0.6 22.3 -0.8 20.2 0.2 3.8 11.0 151 ( 6.3) 26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +2.2 23.1 +0.2 21.8 0.0 7.4 10.5 243 (10.1) 35/16
MACKAY M.O 33.2 +4.6 22.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.2 +4.7 21.3 +0.5 19.9 0.0 6.4 -- 178 ( 7.4) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.6 +2.5 21.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/14
COOLANGATTA 29.4 +2.1 23.0 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +1.4 22.6 +3.2 21.7 0.0 7.2 9.4 436 (18.2) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.2 +5.2 19.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 35/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.1 0.0 15.6 -1.0 -- 14.4 7.0 -- 239 (10.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.8 -1.1 21.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 37/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -0.3 21.1 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 35/05
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 -2.0 15.4 -0.9 12.9 4.6 4.2 10.0 304 (12.7) 39/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.1 -2.8 7.7 -6.9 -- 4.8 -- -- 381 (15.9) 26/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 -2.0 15.2 -2.3 13.2 12.8 3.4 9.7 454 (18.9) 54/11
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 -1.8 11.9 -3.7 -- 10.6 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -2.3 15.5 -2.5 -- 32.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 39/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.7 -2.9 5.3 -8.1 2.6 0.8 4.8 10.6 334 (13.9) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.6 -3.0 7.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 52/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.7 -6.6 6.4 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- 8.9 310 (12.9) 50/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.1 -3.1 8.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.2 -4.5 6.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 44/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.7 -4.5 1.6 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 59/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 -5.3 6.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 28/10
HOBART AIRPORT 19.8 -0.9 5.6 -5.2 1.0 0.2 3.0 7.0 258 (10.8) 35/10
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

39.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
39.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
39.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
39.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
39.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

+6.2 : 39.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.1 : 38.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.9 : 31.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.7 : 30.2 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+5.6 : 29.6 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.6 : 34.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.1 : 17.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+5.5 : 16.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+5.5 : 15.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.3 : 23.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.2 : 15.1 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW

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

6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 18.4 YONGALA Upper North SA
-8.4 : 25.5 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.2 : 21.0 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
-8.2 : 22.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.7 : 26.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

-0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-13.8 : 0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.0 : -0.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-9.6 : 4.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.5 : 1.7 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-9.5 : 1.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

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.
260.8 FANNY CREEK N Rivers NT
208.2 SNOWDROP CREEK N Rivers NT
143.0 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER N Rivers NT
136.4 MOUNT STOW N Rivers NT
128.2 YEURALBA RIDGE N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
260.8 FANNY CREEK
208.2 SNOWDROP CREEK
143.0 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
136.4 MOUNT STOW
128.2 YEURALBA RIDGE
126.8 MOUNT FELIX
110.6 WEST WATERHOUSE
91.0 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
82.7 ALCAN MINESITE
82.0 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
63.0 NHULUNBUY
62.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
60.8 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
60.2 GOVE AIRPORT
54.4 WANDIE CREEK

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
55.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))

11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

.....

2.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

977 (40.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
880 (36.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
877 (36.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
830 (34.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
768 (32.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
751 (31.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
728 (30.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
664 (27.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
641 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
631 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
622 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
602 (25.1) WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
602 (25.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
107/07 FORREST Eucla WA
89/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/15 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/14 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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 Pilbara
YANDI MINE
43.6mm in 2 hr 30 min to 12:30 17.4mm/h
BHP AREA C MINE
41.8mm in 3 hr to 12:30 13.9mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
33.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 5.5mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.7mm/h
9.2mm in 23 min to 12:51 24.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
14.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
15.8mm in 22 min to 21:24 43.1mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 22.4mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 21:41 22.9mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 28.4mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
30.4mm in 18 min to 19:30 101.3mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 31.8mm/h
39.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 39.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DARDANUP : ***(130/ 67 ) at 00:52
Eucla
FORREST : 108( 70/106 ) at 07:30
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(270/ 63 ) at 14:05
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 76(270/ 67 ) at 16:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 70 ) at 23:52
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 80(360/ 65 ) at 23:30