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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 26/03/2016. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

44.0

43.1

16/03/1986

56

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

39.5

38.0

07/03/2016

28

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:38EST, 26/03/2016.

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 33.4 +3.7 21.1 +5.2 20.0 0.0 6.4 7.3 646 (26.9) 63/00
BUNBURY 27.0 -0.8 17.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 35/10
MANDURAH 32.8 +4.9 20.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 30/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +1.5 25.5 +1.0 25.2 9.6 4.4 11.1 262 (10.9) 31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.8 +4.2 17.9 +0.4 15.6 0.0 9.8 11.4 275 (11.5) 39/15
WHYALLA AERO 23.3 -3.9 17.8 +2.4 -- 6.2 -- -- 438 (18.3) 52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.4 -2.9 13.6 -1.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 -3.5 8.0 -2.5 5.6 0.0 2.4 4.2 267 (11.1) 34/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +4.5 18.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 26/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.5 23.4 +0.3 22.5 8.8 6.8 5.4 397 (16.5) 41/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +0.1 23.6 +0.7 20.8 0.0 8.0 10.6 455 (19.0) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 -0.6 21.8 +1.0 20.4 0.0 6.2 -- 251 (10.5) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +0.1 19.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 34/11
COOLANGATTA 27.2 -0.1 17.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.5 +0.6 18.2 -1.2 16.1 0.0 4.6 11.1 272 (11.3) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.9 +1.9 16.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 499 (20.8) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.3 +2.2 17.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +1.7 13.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 -1.4 13.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.5 -0.4 14.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +0.2 19.9 +2.4 16.1 0.0 6.8 0.3 351 (14.6) 44/21
RICHMOND RAAF 27.5 +0.6 13.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/21
BELLAMBI AWS 24.9 +1.0 20.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.0 +0.4 17.1 +3.7 16.1 0.8 4.0 6.6 221 ( 9.2) 34/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +0.8 15.5 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 35/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 -1.2 17.8 +4.0 17.5 0.0 5.6 9.8 253 (10.5) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 -1.1 14.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.5 -1.2 13.6 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.6 -2.6 11.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 -1.7 7.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +1.1 9.2 -1.6 6.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 311 (13.0) 39/12
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

44.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
43.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+8.7 : 44.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.5 : 44.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 35.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.9 : 43.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+6.2 : 42.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

29.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+8.8 : 27.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 24.7 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.4 : 25.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.1 : 25.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.5 : 22.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

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

8.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 19.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.6 : 22.5 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.2 : 22.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.1 : 20.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 23.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 22.2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

-1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-5.5 : -1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 : 3.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.0 : 5.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-4.9 : 2.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-4.5 : 5.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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.
54.4 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.5 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
50.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
40.6 DERBY MAIN ROADS W Kimberley WA
38.0 CSIRO BERRIMAH N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
40.6 DERBY MAIN ROADS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
38.0 CSIRO BERRIMAH

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
54.4 INNISFAIL
53.5 DARADGEE
50.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT

11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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4.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
3.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

998 (41.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
925 (38.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
855 (35.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
809 (33.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
760 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
738 (30.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
733 (30.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
674 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
647 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
646 (26.9) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
635 (26.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
605 (25.2) BICKLEY Lower West WA
602 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
87/14 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
85/16 DALWALLINU Central West WA
80/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
78/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
23.4mm in 25 min to 21:00 56.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 25.4mm/h
Central West
DALWALLINU
7.8mm in 10 min to 17:00 46.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
WONGAN HILLS AG STATION
14.8mm in 30 min to 18:00 29.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h
42.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 85.2mm/h
57.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 57.4mm/h
47.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 47.6mm/h
Lower West
GINGIN AERO
16.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 28.8mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 30.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h
HARVEY
16.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
6.8mm in 16 min to 20:00 25.5mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
15.2mm in 22 min to 15:00 41.5mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
9.4mm in 8 min to 18:59 70.5mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
NGAYAWILI
8.2mm in 15 min to 16:30 32.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h
BULMAN
6.8mm in 15 min to 16:30 27.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
14.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 28.4mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.2mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 16:31 108.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 16:32 108.0mm/h
14.2mm in 28 min to 17:00 30.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.4mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MORAWA AIRPORT : 87(280/ 69 ) at 14:33
DALWALLINU : 85(350/ 69 ) at 16:44