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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 2217 EST on 01/03/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

28.0

22/02/2016

14

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

31.2

30.1

28/02/2016

19

31.1

10/12/2008

22

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029167

CENTURY MINE

30.9

28.1

28/02/2013

11

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

28.8

28.5

28/02/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.0

41.0

21/02/2016

14

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

38.1

37.9

28/02/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

41.9

41.7

27/02/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 22:15EST, 01/03/2016.

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 25.5 -6.4 17.2 -0.3 15.2 0.0 7.6 10.1 357 (14.9) 44/14
BUNBURY 24.2 -5.8 9.9 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/11
MANDURAH 23.7 -6.1 17.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 34/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +2.1 26.7 +2.0 26.2 0.2 6.0 11.1 233 ( 9.7) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +1.0 18.1 -2.6 16.0 0.0 12.8 12.1 301 (12.5) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 30.3 +0.7 14.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 34/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.4 +2.0 13.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.0 +1.8 11.1 -0.6 7.0 0.0 3.0 9.1 336 (14.0) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.7 +6.4 29.3 +6.0 26.2 0.0 18.2 11.4 459 (19.1) 52/16
CAIRNS AERO 32.4 +1.2 23.2 -0.6 22.2 0.0 5.2 10.9 198 ( 8.3) 26/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.8 +3.7 27.2 +3.1 25.3 0.0 8.0 10.2 293 (12.2) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +0.6 23.0 -0.4 -- 21.0 -- 9.2 239 (10.0) 37/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.0 +3.8 23.6 +1.5 21.7 0.0 8.4 -- 260 (10.8) 43/17
BUNDABERG AERO 33.2 +3.3 22.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 54/14
COOLANGATTA 29.1 +0.8 22.2 +1.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 442 (18.4) 46/12
BRISBANE AERO 30.6 +1.7 23.2 +2.1 22.3 0.0 9.4 10.8 418 (17.4) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.8 +1.7 17.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 680 (28.3) 55/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +2.1 18.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 9.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.1 18.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.9 +0.3 16.7 -1.4 10.0 0.0 6.2 11.8 273 (11.4) 44/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.0 +2.4 -- -- 8.0 0.0 -- 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.9 +2.2 17.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 44/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.9 -1.5 21.0 +2.0 15.9 0.0 11.2 5.7 330 (13.8) 39/12
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 -0.1 15.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 19.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.8 +3.0 16.7 +0.3 14.9 0.0 9.2 10.1 275 (11.5) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +1.2 15.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.5 +0.9 13.2 -3.3 10.0 0.0 8.8 12.0 300 (12.5) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.2 -0.3 13.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 34/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.8 +0.5 13.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 30/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.5 +0.5 12.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 551 (23.0) 44/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 -4.1 13.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 26/23
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 -3.0 12.0 0.0 11.4 0.4 1.6 0.2 347 (14.5) 35/15
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

45.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.1 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
44.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.5 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+14.9 : 41.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.4 : 41.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.8 : 34.4 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+9.2 : 34.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.6 : 45.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

31.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.8 : 27.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.1 : 31.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+7.0 : 30.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
+6.6 : 29.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
15.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
15.2 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
15.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.9 : 25.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.7 : 25.4 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-7.2 : 23.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-7.2 : 23.4 KARNET Lower West WA
-7.2 : 23.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.2 WARRA W Coast TAS

-6.0 : 10.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-6.0 : 9.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.0 : 9.9 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.4 : 8.6 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-5.4 : 10.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.4 : 15.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 16.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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.
113.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
49.0 RED HILL W Pilbara WA
34.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
29.0 BENDALONG STP Illawarra NSW
28.6 BLACKJACK MINE Central Coast W QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
49.0 RED HILL

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
28.6 BLACKJACK MINE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
34.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
Illawarra
29.0 BENDALONG STP

ISLANDS
Islands
113.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

2.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

 1249 (52.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1090 (45.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
815 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
763 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
742 (30.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
737 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
734 (30.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
654 (27.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
618 (25.8) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
606 (25.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
606 (25.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
213/11 BICKLEY Lower West WA
104/18 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
91/15 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
85/16 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
80/21 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
80/17 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest 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
Lower West
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
 Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
20.6mm in 24 min to 15:55 51.5mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.6mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 23.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
 Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
4.8mm in 14 min to 23:00 20.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.2mm/h
 Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
9.0mm in 16 min to 00:30 33.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h
MACKAY M.O
12.6mm in 25 min to 00:55 30.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
ST LAWRENCE
16.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
 Central West
LONGREACH AERO
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
24.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 49.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.8mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
7.0mm in 4 min to 16:56 105.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
17.4mm in 20 min to 07:27 52.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 19.4mm/h
22.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 44.0mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 41.4mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 28.8mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 16.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR : 89( 70/ 72 ) at 15:20
Lower West
BICKLEY : 206(240/ 20 ) at 17:00
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 85(310/ 65 ) at 16:35
QUEENSLAND
Central West
LONGREACH AERO : 104(130/ 70 ) at 18:10
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT : 80(190/ 63 ) at 17:35
ISLANDS
Islands
CATO ISLAND : 96(140/ 78 ) at 16:16