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Provisional records set or equalled today

Obvious errors have been corrected, however this is realtime data which has not yet been validated. Full validation of official records by the BoM Quality Management System (QMS) is a much more complex process and may take some months. Go here for further information on this records section and how the QMS works. These provisional records are based on data received as at 1420 EST on 09/03/2019.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest minimum temperature

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

32.1

31.0

04/03/1998

1 N C

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084150

LAKES ENTRANCE (EASTERN BEACH ROAD)

7.7

19/03/2018

1 N C Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

42.6

42.3

15/03/2015

1 N C

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

43.3

42.9

07/03/2019

1 N C Previous record set yesterday.

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

44.0

43.7

01/03/2019

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

42.9

02/03/2016

1 N C Equal to record.

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM

38.6

14/03/2015

1 N C Equal to record.

Darwin-Daly

014909

CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

37.8

21/03/2015

1 N C Equal to record.

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

39.2

38.9

10/03/2005

1 N C

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.5

41.4

14/03/2015

1 P C

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.8

35.7

13/03/2016

1 N C

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:20EST, 09/03/2019.

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	30.3	+0.6	18.4	+2.5	16.9	0.2	3.6	2.8	251 (10.5)	24/23
BUNBURY	27.7	0.0	17.9	+3.6	--	7.8	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	24/11
MANDURAH	26.6	-1.2	19.9	+1.8	--	2.6	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	24/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.9	+2.0	26.8	+2.2	26.2	0.0	6.4	10.4	222 ( 9.3)	81/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.6	+4.8	18.0	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	55/16
WHYALLA AERO	33.9	+6.6	14.8	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.3	+1.8	13.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	20.3	-2.9	9.6	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	22/03
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.7	+3.3	24.7	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	395 (16.5)	44/18
CAIRNS AERO	30.2	-0.4	25.3	+2.2	--	2.0	--	--	394 (16.4)	34/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO	--	--	24.1	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	--
MACKAY M.O	28.6	-0.1	24.5	+2.1	--	4.0	--	--	395 (16.5)	43/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.1	+0.6	23.4	+2.5	--	0.4	--	--	398 (16.6)	43/13
BUNDABERG AERO	30.2	+0.9	22.2	+2.1	--	5.4	--	--	384 (16.0)	44/08
COOLANGATTA	28.8	+1.3	23.6	+3.8	--	0.8	--	--	562 (23.4)	41/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.2	+1.2	23.0	+3.3	22.2	0.6	8.8	8.0	421 (17.5)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	28.5	+2.4	18.0	+1.6	--	1.6	--	--	758 (31.6)	48/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	35.4	+6.2	18.6	+1.9	--	0.0	9.0	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.0	+0.5	18.2	+1.2	--	1.4	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	37/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	31.3	+5.0	15.3	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	212 ( 8.8)	43/18
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	30.3	+5.3	9.1	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	374 (15.6)	35/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	27.9	+4.8	10.5	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	416 (17.3)	41/14
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	35.6	+6.4	16.7	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	670 (27.9)	48/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.5	+4.1	18.1	+0.5	18.4	0.0	3.0	9.4	423 (17.6)	54/17
RICHMOND RAAF	33.0	+5.8	17.1	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	153 ( 6.4)	35/17
BELLAMBI AWS	25.6	+1.5	17.6	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	503 (21.0)	46/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	28.3	--	7.7	--	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	39/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	31.2	+3.5	13.3	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	358 (14.9)	34/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	31.1	+3.1	9.8	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	136 ( 5.7)	30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.7	+3.2	11.4	-2.5	--	0.0	6.9	8.1	202 ( 8.4)	31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.2	+0.8	6.7	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	125 ( 5.2)	34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.5	+1.4	7.2	-4.6	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	26/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	27.6	+3.4	11.0	-1.7	7.9	0.0	7.6	1.4	343 (14.3)	44/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.8	+1.5	9.3	-0.7	--	0.2	--	--	322 (13.4)	39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	21.8	-0.9	10.3	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	35/13
HOBART AIRPORT	23.9	+3.1	11.4	+0.6	13.4	0.0	7.6	4.1	540 (22.5)	52/02
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

44.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
44.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.5 : 39.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 39.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.9 : 44.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.7 : 44.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.8 : 35.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

32.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
32.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
31.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
31.0 KARIJINI NORTH W Pilbara WA
30.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.2 : 32.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.7 : 29.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.2 : 28.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.7 : 19.5 COONABARABRAN (SHOWGROUNDS) CW Slopes N NSW
+7.7 : 32.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

9.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.8 : 19.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.6 : 21.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.6 : 20.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 21.8 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 20.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
2.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 2.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-6.1 : 6.1 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-5.9 : 10.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.7 : 7.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-5.7 : 7.7 LAKES ENTRANCE (EASTERN BEACH ROAD) E Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 14.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral 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.

105.0 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
101.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
94.2 NIMBIN POST OFFICE North Coast NSW
90.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER) North Coast NSW
88.0 NIMBIN (GOOLMANGAR CREEK) North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
54.0 MERLUNA
Central Coast E
61.0 MT PLEASANT ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
105.0 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
101.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
Darling Downs E
52.0 BRIGALOW BRIDGE TM
Darling Downs W
57.0 HORSE CREEK AL

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
94.2 NIMBIN POST OFFICE
90.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)
88.0 NIMBIN (GOOLMANGAR CREEK)
82.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
72.0 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
62.6 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
62.0 EUNGELLA (OXLEY RIVER)
54.5 ROCK VALLEY (LEYCESTER CREEK)
MidNorth Coast N
74.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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2.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1219 (50.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
997 (41.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
849 (35.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
843 (35.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
813 (33.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
758 (31.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
755 (31.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
752 (31.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
749 (31.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
730 (30.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
720 (30.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
689 (28.7) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
688 (28.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
680 (28.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
670 (27.9) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
658 (27.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
657 (27.4) TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
653 (27.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
652 (27.2) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
640 (26.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
610 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

100/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/18 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
91/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
87/20 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

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 DARWIN AIRPORT 11.6mm in 13 min to 20:30 53.5mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.4mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 2.8mm in 2 min to 15:51 84.0mm/h 9.0mm in 9 min to 16:00 60.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h MANINGRIDA AIRPORT 5.2mm in 7 min to 18:37 44.6mm/h 5.4mm in 7 min to 18:44 46.3mm/h 15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT 4.0mm in 2 min to 12:40 120.0mm/h 7.4mm in 4 min to 12:44 111.0mm/h 5.0mm in 6 min to 12:50 50.0mm/h 19.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 24.4mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 5.6mm in 12 min to 21:00 28.0mm/h 16.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 32.0mm/h 25.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 25.2mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.6mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 6.8mm in 14 min to 01:00 29.1mm/h MACKAY M.O 7.8mm in 16 min to 14:00 29.2mm/h PROSERPINE AIRPORT 17.6mm in 20 min to 05:30 52.8mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 18.2mm/h 5.6mm in 16 min to 05:46 21.0mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 24.2mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h 10.0mm in 12 min to 10:27 50.0mm/h 4.2mm in 3 min to 10:30 84.0mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.6mm/h 20.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 41.6mm/h 35.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 35.4mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 23.4mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h 8.6mm in 13 min to 20:00 39.7mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h SAMUEL HILL AERO 5.8mm in 12 min to 08:23 29.0mm/h BOWEN AIRPORT AWS 8.0mm in 13 min to 11:30 36.9mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 20.8mm in 30 min to 00:30 41.6mm/h 22.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 22.6mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 22.0mm/h 31.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 31.8mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.4mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE 13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES N Tablelands W GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 22.8mm in 28 min to 17:00 48.9mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.4mm/h 17.2mm in 24 min to 17:24 43.0mm/h 43.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 43.2mm/h 19.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.4mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h North Coast CASINO AIRPORT AWS 10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 7.4mm in 14 min to 04:27 31.7mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h	NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN NTC AWS : 87(100/ 67 ) at 20:17 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT : 91(150/ 58 ) at 18:37 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(320/ 65 ) at 09:47 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100( 10/ 63 ) at 10:00 W Coast LOW ROCKY POINT : 83(320/ 65 ) at 01:25 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(320/ 70 ) at 04:00