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Data is as received at 13:37EST, 27/03/2024.

Observations and extremes for Tuesday 26 MAR 2024
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 34.5 -- 13.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 35/17
PERTH AIRPORT 32.7 +3.0 9.2 -6.8 6.3 0.0 5.6 11.4 270 (11.3) 31/15
PERTH METRO 31.7 +2.1 10.8 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 22/12
BUSSELTON AERO 30.3 +2.5 8.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 28/18
BUNBURY 28.7 +1.0 11.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 17/15
MANDURAH 27.7 -0.1 15.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 22/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.1 -- 6.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/16
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.7 -1.8 13.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 28/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.3 27.2 +2.6 26.2 0.0 6.2 7.9 223 ( 9.3) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 -6.8 18.7 +1.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.0 -4.3 11.6 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 46/18
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 23.3 -3.6 7.9 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 35/14
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 22.7 -2.8 9.7 -4.8 5.8 0.0 4.8 10.9 306 (12.8) 39/15
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 20.9 -2.7 9.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 -0.7 13.2 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 370 (15.4) 44/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +0.2 24.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 -0.8 23.3 +0.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 30/16
MACKAY AERO 29.7 +0.3 23.0 +0.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 -1.5 22.4 +1.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 313 (13.0) 22/00
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 -0.5 21.5 +1.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 35/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 29.0 -0.9 22.4 +0.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 306 (12.8) 26/11
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 27.8 -1.3 21.8 +1.1 -- 15.6 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 30/15
COOLANGATTA 23.5 -4.0 20.3 +0.5 -- 7.2 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 43/19
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -5.3 19.4 -0.4 20.0 0.0 19.2 0.0 -- 30/22
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 -4.2 20.3 +0.1 -- 40.8 -- -- 329 (13.7) 22/01
BRISBANE 23.0 -6.1 19.9 -0.3 -- 31.2 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.8 -6.4 15.8 -0.6 -- 15.6 -- -- 614 (25.6) 43/23
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +0.9 11.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 28/19
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 25.2 -- 17.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 37/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 +0.2 14.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 28/13
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 31.6 +4.2 11.3 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 34/15
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +1.3 6.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.5 +2.1 18.4 +0.8 15.9 0.0 5.4 9.3 358 (14.9) 31/04
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 30.6 +3.8 12.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 34/17
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 25.2 -0.1 11.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 26/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.5 +2.9 4.3 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 24/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.3 +2.6 8.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +2.2 10.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.8 -0.7 11.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 28/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.7 -0.5 7.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 34/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 26.7 -0.8 9.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 26/14
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 23.4 -1.1 10.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 46/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 22.7 -1.5 10.1 -2.7 6.7 0.0 5.0 8.5 263 (11.0) 34/17
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 21.8 -- 13.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 24/12
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 23.2 -- 12.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 30/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.1 -1.2 5.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 31/12
WYNYARD AIRPORT 20.9 +0.7 12.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 57/13
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 22.3 +1.9 13.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 743 (31.0) 54/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.0 +1.3 12.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 35/16
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 20.7 +0.5 13.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 46/15
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 for Tuesday 26 MAR 2024
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

37.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
36.7 BRADSHAW Northern Rivers NT
36.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.4 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
36.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

+8.4 : 31.8 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West & Perth WA
+5.5 : 33.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
+5.1 : 25.4 KATOOMBA (FARNELLS RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+5.0 : 30.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 31.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.2 MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
28.0 BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
28.0 DARWIN NTC AWS Northern Rivers NT
28.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
27.9 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL

+5.0 : 13.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+4.1 : 12.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
+3.9 : 14.0 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+3.6 : 12.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.6 : 8.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+3.6 : 8.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

Coldest for Tuesday 26 MAR 2024
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-13.4 : 21.2 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-12.1 : 21.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-10.5 : 21.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-9.8 : 24.9 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-9.5 : 22.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

0.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.1 OMEO Upper NE VIC
2.2 EYRE Eucla WA

-12.1 : 2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.1 : 2.7 CUMMINS AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.8 : 5.6 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-8.6 : 1.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 : 7.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

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.
98.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD
80.0 TINDARRA TM Maranoa QLD
69.0 YULEBA GARDEN ST Maranoa QLD
65.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
65.6 SPRINGDALE TM Maranoa QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
65.8 ELLIOTT
51.6 PINE HILL

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
98.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.6 POINT LOOKOUT
53.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT
Darling Downs W
59.0 HORSE CREEK AL
56.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET
Maranoa
80.0 TINDARRA TM
69.0 YULEBA GARDEN ST
65.6 SPRINGDALE TM
64.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE
61.6 HAVELOCK
61.0 MITCHELL TM
58.8 ROMA AIRPORT
Warrego
55.6 MUNGALLALA

11.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West & Perth WA
10.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

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9.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
8.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.9 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1760 (73.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1386 (57.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1230 (51.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1051 (43.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1008 (42.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
992 (41.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
900 (37.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
894 (37.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
856 (35.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
850 (35.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
801 (33.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
761 (31.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
695 (29.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
679 (28.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
641 (26.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
635 (26.5) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
620 (25.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) WARRA W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
610 (25.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
113/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
81/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
76/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Tuesday 26 MAR 2024
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
Northern Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.2mm in 6 min to 15:45 62.0mm/h
12.4mm in 8 min to 15:56 93.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 27.2mm/h
11.0mm in 6 min to 16:06 110.0mm/h
10.0mm in 7 min to 16:13 85.7mm/h
51.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 51.4mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.0mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.7mm/h
POINT STUART
15.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.4mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
31.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 63.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 32.6mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 32.2mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
21.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 42.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.4mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h
KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE)
10.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 21.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
N Plateau
RABBIT FLAT
14.6mm in 15 min to 17:00 58.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
29.8mm in 26 min to 22:30 68.8mm/h
33.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 33.4mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 31.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
6.6mm in 13 min to 02:30 30.5mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
14.2mm in 18 min to 22:55 47.3mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.8mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 26.6mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
9.6mm in 18 min to 19:00 32.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.4mm/h
9.4mm in 9 min to 21:00 62.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.7mm/h
34.4mm in 17 min to 21:17 121.4mm/h
22.8mm in 13 min to 21:30 105.2mm/h
68.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 68.8mm/h
14.6mm in 18 min to 21:48 48.7mm/h
74.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 74.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.6mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
13.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 27.2mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.8mm/h
7.4mm in 19 min to 23:19 23.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 24.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
MOUNT STUART (DEFENCE)
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
Central Coast E
TOWNSVILLE- FANNING RIVER (DEFENCE)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
COOLANGATTA
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(240/ 65 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 95 ) at 04:49
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 93(250/ 63 ) at 09:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(270/ 63 ) at 14:00