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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 1438 EST on 03/03/2016. 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

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

29.4

29.4

14/03/2005

13

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

32.3

30.9

04/03/1992

25

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

27.2

27.2

14/03/2011

11

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

29.1

29.1

22/03/2009

14

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

27.0

27.0

12/03/2005

16

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

27.0

01/03/2016

13

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

30.6

30.2

03/03/2009

18

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

28.1

27.9

02/03/2007

13

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

21.5

21.5

13/03/2006

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

46.5

44.4

06/03/2007

13

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

37.6

37.2

11/03/2005

12

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

38.1

37.3

01/03/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA AIRPORT

40.8

39.1

01/03/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

42.9

42.0

12/03/2005

22

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.0

41.0

01/03/2016

13

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

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

42.0

40.7

03/03/1988

44

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

41.1

40.8

03/03/2009

17

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

43.6

42.6

01/03/2016

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

42.0

41.5

06/03/1986

28

1 N

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

40.0

40.0

01/03/2005

15

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

35.5

34.5

06/03/2010

11

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

35.0

34.3

18/03/1992

45

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

35.2

34.8

25/03/2005

13

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS

39.0

38.5

08/03/1978

17

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 14:37EST, 03/03/2016.

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 32.0 +2.3 12.8 -3.1 10.8 0.0 8.4 11.9 446 (18.6) 35/04
BUNBURY 26.9 -0.9 9.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 34/18
MANDURAH 27.6 -0.3 16.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +2.5 26.4 +1.9 26.0 0.0 7.0 11.5 296 (12.3) 28/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.5 +5.9 18.5 +1.0 16.0 0.0 11.0 10.8 282 (11.8) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 30.7 +3.5 17.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 63/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.8 +8.5 18.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 28/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +2.9 12.6 +2.1 10.0 0.0 5.8 10.8 252 (10.5) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.7 +5.6 24.3 +2.6 20.3 0.0 11.4 9.4 315 (13.1) 39/11
CAIRNS AERO 34.0 +3.5 23.9 +0.8 22.4 0.0 5.8 9.7 213 ( 8.9) 41/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +2.2 24.9 +2.0 24.2 0.0 6.6 5.5 227 ( 9.5) 46/16
MACKAY M.O 28.6 0.0 24.2 +1.9 -- 42.4 -- 3.5 632 (26.3) 50/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 -0.3 23.6 +2.8 23.3 11.6 8.4 -- 474 (19.8) 44/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.5 +2.4 22.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 43/15
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +1.1 21.0 +1.4 -- 54.4 -- -- 295 (12.3) 37/10
BRISBANE AERO 29.7 +1.8 21.4 +2.0 20.4 36.4 9.0 10.3 324 (13.5) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +3.4 18.3 +2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 723 (30.1) 48/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.2 +6.1 20.8 +4.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +1.5 17.1 +0.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.4 +5.2 18.5 +2.2 11.4 0.0 6.4 11.5 371 (15.5) 37/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 30.1 +7.5 14.6 +4.0 10.0 0.0 3.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.4 +7.5 18.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.6 +5.4 20.9 +3.4 16.5 0.0 7.8 10.7 436 (18.2) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +6.8 15.8 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 26.2 +2.3 21.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.5 +9.9 21.5 +8.1 17.0 0.0 10.4 11.6 320 (13.3) 46/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.2 +9.6 16.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.0 +12.7 20.1 +6.3 16.0 0.0 8.8 10.0 180 ( 7.5) 28/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 36.4 +10.2 12.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 35/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.8 +11.1 14.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 52/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 35.1 +12.9 14.6 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 55/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.8 +5.3 16.6 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 32.0 +11.3 17.6 +6.8 13.9 0.0 5.4 11.7 435 (18.1) 61/13
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

46.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+14.1 : 36.9 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+14.1 : 35.3 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
+13.4 : 37.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+13.3 : 37.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+13.2 : 37.1 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC

32.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
31.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
31.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
31.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
30.9 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+12.4 : 32.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+10.4 : 30.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.2 : 25.3 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+9.7 : 27.9 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 26.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

16.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
19.4 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
19.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
20.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-4.2 : 23.3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-3.6 : 21.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.4 : 25.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-3.2 : 25.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-3.0 : 26.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
7.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
7.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
7.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.2 : 5.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.2 : 7.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.1 : 13.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 7.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West 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.
117.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER) North Coast NSW
94.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER) North Coast NSW
86.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
71.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
68.6 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
71.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO
68.6 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL
Brisbane/SE Coast
67.0 LUSCOMBE ALERT
58.0 MORAYFIELD ALERT
54.4 COOLANGATTA

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
117.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
94.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
86.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
62.6 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE)

11.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

9.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
8.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
3.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

997 (41.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
918 (38.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
917 (38.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
853 (35.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
850 (35.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
846 (35.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
820 (34.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
816 (34.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
790 (32.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
782 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
777 (32.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
729 (30.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
723 (30.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
694 (28.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
679 (28.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
642 (26.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
634 (26.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
632 (26.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
632 (26.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
616 (25.7) FORREST Eucla WA
608 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
607 (25.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
206/10 BICKLEY Lower West WA
89/16 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT
76/04 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/19 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
72/17 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
72/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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
E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
4.8mm in 6 min to 17:27 48.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.2mm/h
7.2mm in 16 min to 17:46 27.0mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 26.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
9.6mm in 9 min to 17:30 64.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 30.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 01:53 21.0mm/h
10.4mm in 25 min to 12:30 25.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
MACKAY M.O
14.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 28.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.6mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 26.8mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 27.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h
ST LAWRENCE
6.8mm in 10 min to 17:00 40.8mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
12.8mm in 18 min to 02:30 42.7mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 24 min to 08:54 31.0mm/h
7.4mm in 6 min to 09:00 74.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
7.2mm in 14 min to 10:44 30.9mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
24.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 48.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.2mm/h
None reported