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Wednesday 22 March 2000
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Today's weather extremes
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Highest rainfall, 24
hours to 9am
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103.8
Gresford NSW
102.8 Gloucester NSW
98.0 Port Macquarie AP NSW
98.0 Upper Chichester NSW
Other heavy NSW falls:
97.0 Tocal Paterson
95.0 Bulahdelah
94.4 Stroud
94.0 Comboyne
91.5 Mt George*
91.4 Dungog
87.4 Taree Town
86.8 Lostock Dam
86.0 Seaham*
85.5 Hexham Bridge*
83.0 Gostwyck*
81.4 Carrow Brook
80.2 Port Macquarie Town
78.8 Wyong
77.0 Maitland Showground
76.4 Ashfield
74.4 Williamtown AP
71.2 Krui Plains Croppa Creek
71.0 Taree AP
*Subject to confirmation
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Highest & Lowest
Temps
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
| 39.0
Onslow AP WA |
29.0
Barrow Is AP WA |
| 9.8
Barren Tier Tas |
-1.2
Lake St Clair Tas |
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Greatest variations from
normal
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
+9.9
30.4 Cape Northumberland SA |
+6.3
25.0 Jervois NT |
-12.0
21.0 Paynes Find WA |
-8.2
6.5 Wokalup Ag Res Stn Harvey WA |
| Other
extreme readings |
Rainfall:
NSW:
Elderslie: 28mm in 3h to 9am
Flood peaks:
Qld:
Diamantina at Birdsville: near peak on 7.25m at 9am with moderate
flooding
NSW:
Warrego at Fords Bridge Bywash: 2.88m at 9am and continuing at this
level into Thursday with moderate flooding
Manning at Wingham flood gauge: 5.26m shortly after noon with minor
flooding
Williams at Mill Dam Falls: 7.13m at 1am with minor flooding (first
peak), and 8.46m near midnight tonight with moderate flooding (second
peak)
Williams at Dungog: 6.52m at 5am with minor flooding (second peak),
and about 7.81m late afternoon with moderate flooding (third peak)
Paterson at Gostwyck: 12.64m at 7.45pm with major flooding
Paterson at Paterson: 9.80m at 10.15pm with major flooding
Hunter at Belmore Bridge Singleton: 7.07m at 10.45pm with minor
flooding
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