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Monday 24 January 2000

Today's weather extremes

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Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am

185.9 Cunyu Homestead Wiluna WA
181.0 Akoonah Lake King WA
120.0 Piccaninny Plains Coen Qld
106.0 Melrose Leonora WA

Other high WA falls:
92.6 Laverton
88.0 Laverton AP
78.0 Forrest AP
70.0 Lorna Glen Wiluna

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Highest & Lowest Temps

Maximum Minimum
43.0 Richmond AP Qld 28.8 Watarrka NT
8.0 Mt Wellington Tas -6.0 Crackenback NSW

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.5
42.4 Richmond PO Qld		 +4.0
26.9 Georgetown PO Qld
-14.2
22.8 Leonora PO WA
-13.3
24.4 Wiluna WA
-12.9
25.0 Yeelirrie WA		 -12.0
-6.0 Crackenback NSW
-10.9
2.7 Rutherglen Vic
Other extreme readings
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Records set this day
Laverton WA: Heaviest day's rain for any month in 95 years' record, 92.6mm breaking the previous record of 90.9
Eyre WA: Heaviest January day's rain in 50 years record, 51.2mm breaking the previous record of 33.5
Bushy Park Tas: Coldest January minimum temperature in 65 years' record, 0.6 breaking the previous record of 1.6
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