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Tuesday 11 April 2000

Scattered heavy storms through SA, western NSW, SW Qld
A moist northeasterly wind, a modest trough of cooler upper air, and surface winds converging into a weak trough combined to produce sporadic heavy storms and showers across South Australia and northeastwards into SW Queensland today. In South Australia, Hawker, in the Flinders Ranges 90km NE of Port Augusta, recorded 84mm for the 24 hour period to 9am Wednesday, while Marree reported 40mm at both the airfield and the post office falling in 3 hours to 9 this morning. 40 to 60mm fell northeast of Adelaide in an area between the ranges and the Murray River, Eudunda reporting 59.8, Waikerie 49.6 and Sutherlands 46.6 for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday. There were some heavy storm falls in Corner Country desert regions, where NSW, Qld and SA borders meet. Innamincka SA recorded 42mm for the 24 hours to 9am Wednesday, while Thargomindah Qld, Quilpie Qld and Tibooburra NSW all recorded between 15 and 25mm in downpours during the early evening. 

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am

144.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
128.0 Darwin AP NT
115.8 Thorak Cemetary Shoal Bay NT
103.4 parap NT

Today's highest & lowest temps

Other extremes

Rainfall:
Marla SA: 15mm in 3h to 6pm
Oodnadatta SA: 16mm in 3h to 9am
Marree AP SA: 40mm in 3h to 9am, 20.2mm falling in 1h to 8.30am
Wudinna AP SA: 15mm in 3h to 3pm
Eudunda SA: 32mm in 6h to 9pm
Cooktown Qld: 52mm in 3h to 9pm
Cardwell Qld: 30mm in 3h to 6am
Thargomindah Qld: 21.8mm in 1h to 7pm
Quilpie AP Qld: 23mm in 3h to 9pm
Tibooburra NSW: 17mm in 3h to 6pm

Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
38.4 Bidyadanga Broome WA 28.0 Milingimbi NT
12.1 Mt Wellington Tas -2.8 Charlotte Pass NSW

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+9.7
29.0 Mt Gambier AP SA		 +9.6
18.5 Wandering WA
-7.1
27.0 Wave Hill New Station NT		 -4.9
1.4 Grove Res Stn Tas

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