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Thursday 20 January 2000

Today's weather extremes

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Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am

120.0 Deleta Station Laverton WA
99.2 Merrigal Cullendore NSW
73.0 Lake Pingrup WA
65.0 Lake Finniss Farm NT
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Highest & Lowest Temps

Maximum Minimum
44.7 Birdsville Qld
44.5 Murchison WA
44.0 Kilcowera Qld
43.9 Thargomindah Qld		 32.7 Mt Dare SA
32.3 Birdsville Qld
31.1 Boulia Qld
11.7 Mt Wellington Tas 5.0 Lookout Hill Vic

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+12.2
39.9 Williamtown AP NSW
+11.6
38.0 Riverview Observatory NSW
+11.6
39.7 Liverpool NSW		 +8.3
32.3 Birdsville Qld
+7.9
23.1 Mururrundi NSW
-6.3
23.4 Keith SA		 -5.1
7.0 Padthaway SA
Other extreme readings
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Records set this day
Highest daily maximum temperature for January:
Brisbane AP: 39.1. Previous record 38.3 in 51 years record.

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