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Wednesday, 08 NOV 2000

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 21:55 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.

78.0 DARTS CREEK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67.2 FERNFIELD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
64.0 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63.0 WINFIELD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
59.4 FIG TREE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
55.0 PORT AUGUSTA (CARRIEWERLOO STN) NW Pastoral
QUEENSLAND
56.0 MONKLANDS Central Highlands
57.0 MANNINGHAM Central West
78.0 DARTS CREEK Wide Bay/Burnett
63.0 WINFIELD Wide Bay/Burnett
59.4 FIG TREE Wide Bay/Burnett
67.2 FERNFIELD Wide Bay/Burnett
58.0 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV) Brisbane/SE Coast
64.0 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast
59.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast
50.0 TEEWAH Brisbane/SE Coast

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

No short duration rainfall data available for this day

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
40.5 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
40.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
40.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
40.0 RABBIT FLAT Alice Springs NT
 29.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT
28.6 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
28.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
10.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.8 BARREN TIER Central Plateau TAS
11.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
 -5.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.2   22.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+6.8   23.8 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICE Southeast TAS
+6.7   24.3 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+6.5   39.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+6.5   22.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
 +11.4   25.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.6   24.8 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA
+10.0   21.1 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA
+10.0   22.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
+10.0   18.7 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA
-10.9   12.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-9.0   19.3 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.6   20.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-8.6   19.5 MOORA Central West WA
-8.5   20.2 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-8.5   21.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
 -8.5   5.3 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-8.2   10.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.4   -4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2   6.5 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1   1.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

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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