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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 1442 EST on 31/03/2015. 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

WA

E Gascoyne

007164

EDMUND

96.2

85.2

30/03/2008

29

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

24.5

24.9

26/03/2008

39

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

24.0

24.2

31/03/2006

40

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:42EST, 31/03/2015.

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 28.1 -1.6 13.0 -2.9 11.5 0.0 6.4 4.4 283 (11.8) 28/13
BUNBURY 26.0 -1.8 10.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 28/15
MANDURAH 25.4 -2.5 18.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 26/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.6 24.5 0.0 23.0 0.0 6.8 11.5 250 (10.4) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.9 -0.7 16.4 -1.1 14.6 0.0 11.4 11.0 357 (14.9) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 27.0 -0.2 11.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.2 -0.1 11.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 8.0 10.7 86 ( 3.6) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 -0.2 9.3 -1.2 7.5 0.0 4.0 8.4 258 (10.8) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.5 +3.4 26.4 +4.7 23.9 0.6 7.4 11.1 325 (13.5) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +1.6 24.1 +1.0 22.4 0.0 8.8 10.6 576 (24.0) 50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +2.3 24.8 +1.9 22.5 0.0 10.4 10.5 492 (20.5) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +1.1 22.5 +0.2 -- 20.4 -- 6.4 373 (15.5) 48/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +1.4 22.2 +1.4 21.0 2.4 6.4 -- 347 (14.5) 39/10
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +0.7 18.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 27.2 -0.1 19.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 26/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 -0.7 21.2 +1.8 20.3 0.0 5.8 4.6 329 (13.7) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -3.0 16.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 534 (22.3) 39/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.3 -4.8 18.1 +1.5 -- 0.4 5.8 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.0 +1.1 19.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 37/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -1.5 16.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 -1.4 17.3 +1.0 15.1 0.0 4.6 1.7 255 (10.6) 35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.6 -1.0 3.0 -7.6 -3.0 0.0 12.0 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +1.6 15.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 39/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 -0.8 17.9 +0.4 16.0 0.2 4.8 2.7 339 (14.1) 55/09
RICHMOND RAAF 25.3 -1.6 15.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.1 -1.8 17.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 35/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.1 -0.5 10.7 -2.7 8.3 0.0 5.2 8.4 171 ( 7.1) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +0.6 8.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.2 +0.9 9.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 4.6 10.9 123 ( 5.1) 21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.3 +1.1 7.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.0 +1.3 7.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.4 +0.2 4.8 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.3 -1.2 14.2 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 23.3 +2.6 8.7 -2.1 5.3 0.2 4.2 8.3 330 (13.8) 46/11
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

40.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
39.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

+10.6 : 35.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+9.0 : 34.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.3 : 34.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+8.3 : 34.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 34.8 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

29.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
28.7 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
28.0 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+6.2 : 29.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 26.6 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+5.5 : 27.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+5.0 : 25.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+4.7 : 26.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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

8.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-14.4 : 24.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-13.4 : 24.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-13.2 : 22.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-11.9 : 24.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-11.8 : 22.0 MULLEWA Central West WA

-2.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.9 OMEO Upper NE VIC
1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : 3.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-8.1 : -0.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : 3.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-7.4 : 2.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : 7.1 EYRE Eucla 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.
96.2 EDMUND E Gascoyne WA
35.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
23.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
27.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT
E Gascoyne
96.2 EDMUND

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
23.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO

TASMANIA
W Coast
35.4 MOUNT READ

11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

2.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1134 (47.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1072 (44.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
987 (41.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
953 (39.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
913 (38.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
824 (34.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
818 (34.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
807 (33.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
805 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
790 (32.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
786 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
774 (32.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
764 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
741 (30.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
732 (30.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
726 (30.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
726 (30.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
705 (29.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
671 (28.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
617 (25.7) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
610 (25.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
600 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
98/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
72/03 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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
LEARMONTH AIRPORT
6.8mm in 8 min to 08:00 51.0mm/h
8.8mm in 16 min to 08:16 33.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ONSLOW AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
18.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 37.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.0mm/h
30.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 61.6mm/h
49.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 49.4mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 31.4mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 17.0mm/h
71.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
9.2mm in 10 min to 18:00 55.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
6.6mm in 15 min to 18:15 26.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
5.0mm in 6 min to 07:38 50.0mm/h
4.0mm in 6 min to 12:43 40.0mm/h
E Gascoyne
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
32.6mm in 30 min to 06:30 65.2mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 32.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 32.6mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
MACKAY M.O
9.4mm in 21 min to 04:00 26.9mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
6.0mm in 6 min to 18:00 60.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
24.6mm in 29 min to 18:30 50.9mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 34.4mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 28.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
6.0mm in 11 min to 10:30 32.7mm/h
TERREY HILLS AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.0mm in 30 min to 10:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 67 ) at 06:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(280/ 61 ) at 06:36