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Monday, 22 JAN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:28 EDST on 23/01/01

Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain. 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.

65.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION N Peninsula QLD
62.0 STRATHMORE Gulf Country QLD
59.0 NABALCO MINE SITE Arnhem NT
57.0 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
56.6 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD
52.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD

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

25.2mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 4.2mm in 10 min to 17:30
82.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT : 8.2mm in 6 min to 08:06
10.3mm/h GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT : 31.0mm in 180 min to 08:30
32.8mm/h GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT : 16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30
32.8mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 10.4mm in 19 min to 19:19
100.4mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 18.4mm in 11 min to 19:30
55.6mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 27.8mm in 30 min to 20:00

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
46.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
46.0 WHYALLA (NORRIE) W Agricultural SA
46.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
45.9 PORT AUGUSTA ARID LANDS NW Pastoral SA
45.7 RENMARK AERO Upper Murray SA
 31.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
28.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.5 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
16.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
19.0 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS
19.0 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
19.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
 1.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
3.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+17.2   46.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+17.0   46.0 WHYALLA (NORRIE) W Agricultural SA
+15.6   44.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.6   45.4 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+14.2   42.2 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
 +11.5   29.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+10.3   26.0 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
+9.3   23.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+9.2   20.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+9.1   25.5 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
-8.9   23.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-8.6   26.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.4   22.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.7   26.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.7   20.0 MUNGLINUP MELALEUCA Goldfields WA
 -6.1   7.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.0   4.3 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.7   6.2 ST HELENS POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-4.5   20.9 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
-4.5   3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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

WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA : 89 (110/ 70 ) at 23:13

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