NEWSBITS

A convergence line in a weak southeasterly stream brought unusual early morning storms as it moved up the coast north from Sydney today. Storms formed off the Sydney coast a little before midnight and drifted across the coast near Gosford around 1am. Of several storm cells, the one that dropped 37.4mm in the hour to 4am on Mangrove Mountain, 15km NNW of Gosford, appears to have been the strongest. As these storm cells weakened between 4 and 5am, a second set of cells fired up from north of Newcastle to Port Macquarie, ultimately dying out just before midday. Krambach, 30km SW of Taree, recorded 51mm in the storm.

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 13:38EST, 03/03/2004.

42.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.4 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
42.2 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
41.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+13.2   41.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.1   39.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.6   40.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+10.2   41.5 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+8.8   41.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

31.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
31.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
29.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
28.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+10.6   31.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.5   31.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.1   29.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.2   28.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+6.8   28.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

15.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
18.9 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

-8.4   26.7 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.0   27.0 MOORA Central West WA
-6.7   28.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-6.6   27.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
-6.0   30.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.1 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.7   10.8 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-7.0   -1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.8   6.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.1   2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-6.1   4.5 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS

210.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
165.2 KENDALL RIVER STATION N Peninsula QLD
148.0 STRATH HAVEN STATION N Peninsula QLD
105.2 ORD RIVER DAM E Kimberley WA
102.4 STRATHMAY STATION N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
98.0 EMMA GORGE
55.0 EL QUESTRO
50.0 FARAWAY BAY
    E Kimberley
105.2 ORD RIVER DAM
57.3 KACHANA
52.0 ARGYLE AERODROME

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
100.0 NEWRY
83.0 NGAYAWILI
82.0 BORDER STORE
81.0 PEPPIMENARTI
78.0 CUTTA CUTTA
75.0 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
71.6 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
71.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM
69.6 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
68.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
67.8 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE
67.2 WAGAIT BEACH
64.6 WANDIE CREEK
64.4 GALIWINKU
62.8 OENPELLI
59.0 CARMOR PLAINS
58.4 WILDMAN RANGERS
58.0 CHANNEL ISLAND
55.4 ELIZABETH VALLEY
55.0 MILINGIMBI
54.0 TINDAL RAAF
53.0 WALKER CREEK
53.0 MARGARET DOWNS
52.2 MONGREL DOWNS
50.0 VICTORIA RIVER ROADHOUSE
    N Plateau
64.0 PINE HILL

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Lower North
70.0 SOUTH HUMMOCKS (BONVIEW)

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
165.2 KENDALL RIVER STATION
148.0 STRATH HAVEN STATION
102.4 STRATHMAY STATION
93.6 SOUTHWELL STATION
90.5 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
60.0 HORN ISLAND
52.0 PUNSAND BAY
51.0 CAPE KEERWEER
    N Coast--Barron
52.0 ALMADEN

NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands E
71.4 BONALBO POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
    Islands
210.0 POINT FAWCETT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR : 95(250/ 74 ) at 15:43
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 104(150/ 30 ) at 21:51