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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 1437 EST on 30/03/2016. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

15.0

17.0

31/03/1999

15

1 P

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

19.3

19.6

01/03/2012

14

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

15.4

16.5

16/03/2005

22

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, 30/03/2016.

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 28.8 -0.9 12.5 -3.4 11.2 0.0 5.4 11.0 339 (14.1) 37/14
BUNBURY 24.7 -3.1 11.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/16
MANDURAH 25.5 -2.4 15.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.2 25.8 +1.3 24.9 0.0 8.0 10.0 249 (10.4) 37/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.5 -6.1 17.9 +0.4 17.6 2.6 15.2 3.7 427 (17.8) 37/00
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 -6.0 16.0 +0.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 332 (13.8) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 -4.6 14.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 -3.6 11.0 +0.5 10.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 231 ( 9.6) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +4.1 19.0 -2.7 17.9 0.0 7.8 -- 152 ( 6.3) 28/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +2.1 22.9 -0.2 21.5 0.0 0.0 10.7 313 (13.0) 37/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +0.1 22.7 -0.2 21.1 0.0 7.6 11.1 299 (12.5) 31/15
MACKAY M.O 29.3 +0.7 21.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 -0.1 21.6 +0.8 20.0 0.0 5.8 -- 264 (11.0) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 +0.6 19.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 28.1 +0.8 18.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/22
BRISBANE AERO 29.2 +1.3 18.7 -0.7 16.9 0.2 4.4 10.8 258 (10.8) 31/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.1 +2.1 16.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 30/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.2 +2.1 20.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.3 +4.0 18.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.5 -0.7 18.5 +2.2 15.7 0.0 5.8 1.7 310 (12.9) 37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -5.2 12.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 -3.2 20.3 +2.8 18.8 0.0 4.0 0.0 557 (23.2) 50/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.7 -3.2 20.4 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 17/10
BELLAMBI AWS 21.7 -2.2 19.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 37/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.0 -1.6 13.7 +0.3 11.9 0.0 5.0 6.3 197 ( 8.2) 31/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -1.4 13.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.9 -7.4 12.9 -0.9 12.0 0.0 5.6 4.7 281 (11.7) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 -2.0 13.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 37/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.6 -3.1 11.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 -5.6 9.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 562 (23.4) 43/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 -2.9 5.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 21/10
HOBART AIRPORT 20.9 +0.2 5.1 -5.7 0.3 0.0 5.8 9.5 345 (14.4) 30/14
Max
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+/- 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

40.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+5.3 : 33.0 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
+5.3 : 32.5 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
+5.3 : 39.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+4.9 : 38.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+4.9 : 40.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

29.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 22.9 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+5.4 : 24.9 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 26.1 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.2 : 22.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+5.1 : 27.3 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

8.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.4 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-13.5 : 15.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-13.2 : 15.4 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
-12.0 : 20.3 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-11.8 : 19.3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

-43.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
-4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 3.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-7.9 : -4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.3 : 0.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 7.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : 1.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.7 : 5.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
80.0 GINGIN Lower West WA
54.6 KULIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
46.8 BUSSELTON SHIRE Lower West WA
35.4 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
33.0 NUNGARIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
80.0 GINGIN
46.8 BUSSELTON SHIRE
Cent Wheatbelt
54.6 KULIN
33.0 NUNGARIN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
35.4 CHANNEL POINT

11.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.3 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

885 (36.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
747 (31.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
660 (27.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
648 (27.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
609 (25.4) REDESDALE N Central VIC
608 (25.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
213/10 BICKLEY Lower West WA
80/20 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
67/12 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
61/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
57/19 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
57/10 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
14.0mm in 27 min to 16:57 31.1mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
5.8mm in 4 min to 18:52 87.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
30.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 60.8mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 30.4mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 30.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY)
15.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
None reported