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Tuesday, 06 FEB 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 12:01 EDST on 15/02/01

Quality control note: Data is complete, but is as received in real time, and may contain errors. 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.

112.2 NAPPA MERRIE Far SW QLD
110.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
102.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW
97.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
NORTHERN TERRITORY
81.0 GERIATRIC PARK Darwin-Daly
52.0 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly
92.0 NHULUNBUY DTW Arnhem
56.8 TIMBER CREEK Victoria
91.8 PINE CREEK COUNCIL Darwin-Daly
QUEENSLAND
70.9 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula
69.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron
68.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron
67.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron
64.4 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL N Coast--Barron
54.4 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron
60.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron
52.0 KAREEYA TM N Coast--Barron
53.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST N Coast--Barron
110.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron
77.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron
97.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron
78.0 BOLINDA ESTATE TM N Coast--Barron
65.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron
52.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert
50.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert
61.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert
112.2 NAPPA MERRIE Far SW
NEW SOUTH WALES
58.0 POONCARIE (HARCOURT) Lower Darling
51.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling
71.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling
54.0 NYMAGEE (MOOTHUMBIL) Southwest Plains
52.2 TOTTENHAM POST OFFICE CW Plains S
56.0 NYNGAN (MUDALL) CW Plains N
87.6 BRETTI-MACKAY (BARNARD RIVER) MidNorth Coast S
52.8 WATAGAN CENTRAL Hunter Valley
64.0 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N
69.0 FAULCONBRIDGE (GT WESTERN HWY) C Tablelands S
71.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S
67.0 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD) C Tablelands S
79.6 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S
53.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S
53.0 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west
64.6 GREENWELL POINT POST OFFICE Illawarra
102.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra
51.6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast
50.6 CROOKWELL POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro
76.2 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro
58.0 NARRAWA (LACHLAN RIVER) Goulburn/Monaro
58.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns
75.0 BOOLIGAL (BELMONT) Riverina W

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

12.4mm/h FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA : 5.6mm in 27 min to 17:00
12.2mm/h PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA : 24.4mm in 120 min to 09:00
24.7mm/h KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA : 13.6mm in 33 min to 20:30
79.8mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 30.6mm in 23 min to 15:00
66.7mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 10.0mm in 9 min to 21:48
56.0mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 11.2mm in 12 min to 22:00
11.7mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 35.0mm in 180 min to 23:30
28.6mm/h MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT : 28.6mm in 60 min to 01:30
48.0mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT : 0.8mm in 1 min to 22:24
32.6mm/h VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT : 13.6mm in 25 min to 22:49
42.9mm/h TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT : 10.0mm in 14 min to 12:14
62.2mm/h WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD: 11.4mm in 11 min to 17:00
11.3mm/h LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD: 34.0mm in 180 min to 09:00
108.0mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 1.8mm in 1 min to 15:24
37.0mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 7.4mm in 12 min to 15:36
78.0mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 2.6mm in 2 min to 15:38
74.4mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 12.4mm in 10 min to 15:48
84.0mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 2.8mm in 2 min to 15:50
42.0mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 7.0mm in 10 min to 16:00
11.3mm/h BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 34.0mm in 180 min to 18:00
13.7mm/h COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW: 41.0mm in 180 min to 00:00
19.0mm/h COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW: 57.0mm in 180 min to 00:00
10.5mm/h COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW: 63.0mm in 360 min to 03:00

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.5 HOPETOUN NORTH SW & S Coast WA
41.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
41.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
41.3 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
32.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.1 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA
29.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.6 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA
14.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
16.6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
16.8 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
2.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
4.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+14.4   40.6 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
+13.1   40.3 MUNGLINUP MELALEUCA Goldfields WA
+12.1   40.6 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
+11.4   37.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.9   35.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+9.9   35.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+7.8   22.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.8   20.1 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.7   22.0 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA
+7.3   21.9 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA
+7.3   27.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-8.4   23.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.6   21.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.1   25.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-6.8   25.2 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW
-6.8   17.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4   12.3 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
-4.9   5.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.4   5.0 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-4.3   6.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-4.2   16.4 KALBARRI Central West WA

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

None reported

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