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Thursday, 02 NOV 2000

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 21:41 EDST on 22/02/01

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM and AWN quality control checks. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information
Records set this day (not checked or entered yet)

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals received, and/or all reported falls of 50mm or more.

136.0 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
73.6 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
62.0 RAGLAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
60.0 SHOREHAM E Central VIC
57.4 MAJORCA N Central VIC
QUEENSLAND
73.6 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E
56.0 BAJOOL POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett
53.0 CAMBOON STATION Wide Bay/Burnett
53.6 MIRIAM VALE POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett
62.0 RAGLAN Wide Bay/Burnett
53.5 BROADMEADOWS Wide Bay/Burnett
NEW SOUTH WALES
56.0 MATHOURA STATE FOREST Riverina E
50.0 FINLEY (CSIRO) Riverina E
51.0 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E
VICTORIA
53.8 STRATHBOGIE NORTH Lower NE
60.0 SHOREHAM E Central
57.4 MAJORCA N Central
50.4 LAKE BOLAC POST OFFICE Western Plains
TASMANIA
52.0 YARRA CREEK King Island
ISLANDS
136.0 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands
51.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands

High short duration rainfall (10mm/hour and greater):

No short duration rainfall data available for this day

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
42.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
41.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
41.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
41.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
41.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
41.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
41.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
41.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT
 29.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT
28.9 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
28.0 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
28.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
7.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 2.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
4.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA
4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.1   35.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.7   34.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.7   21.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+6.1   35.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.1   26.5 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
 +7.1   17.2 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+6.8   14.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.5   15.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.1   13.4 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICE Southeast TAS
+6.0   13.0 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+6.0   13.5 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-8.0   23.9 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.8   30.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-7.6   29.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.4   24.1 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.2   21.0 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 -8.0   4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9   16.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-6.5   15.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.4   6.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
-5.9   13.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

No wind data available for this day

Other extremes

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