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Friday, 16 FEB 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:21 EDST on 20/02/01

Quality control note: Data is not yet complete. It 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.

136.0 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE N Coast--Barron QLD
119.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
118.0 PORT DOUGLAS POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
117.2 TJUKAYIRLA Interior WA
105.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
117.2 TJUKAYIRLA Interior
NORTHERN TERRITORY
76.0 TANDANGLE HILL Roper-McArthur
80.2 NUTWOOD DOWNS Roper-McArthur
57.0 CENTRE ISLAND Roper-McArthur
57.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur
57.0 LAJAMANU Victoria
QUEENSLAND
87.6 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula
51.8 BAMAGA N Peninsula
72.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country
96.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country
76.0 ABINGDON DOWNS STATION Upper Carpentaria
64.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron
105.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron
119.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron
118.0 PORT DOUGLAS POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron
136.0 SOUTH MOSSMAN ALCHERA DVE N Coast--Barron
53.8 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL N Coast--Barron
55.6 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron
51.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron
53.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST N Coast--Barron
83.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron
52.0 GREENHAVEN N Coast--Barron
70.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron
51.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT N Coast--Barron
54.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT N Coast--Barron
79.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron
76.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron
73.0 KURANDA HILLTOP N Coast--Barron
53.2 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert
66.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert
56.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert
98.0 UPPER MURRAY TM N Coast--Herbert
50.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert
57.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert
79.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert
63.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert
50.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert
50.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert
60.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert
68.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS Central Coast E
63.2 CRYSTAL BROOK Central Coast E

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

10.2mm/h WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA : 10.2mm in 60 min to 18:00
30.4mm/h HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA : 15.2mm in 30 min to 18:00
17.7mm/h WARMUN E Kimberley WA : 53.0mm in 180 min to 18:00
58.0mm/h BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA : 5.8mm in 6 min to 08:26
57.6mm/h DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT : 9.6mm in 10 min to 16:04
30.2mm/h BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 30.2mm in 60 min to 08:30
10.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 31.0mm in 180 min to 08:30
13.7mm/h BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 41.0mm in 180 min to 14:30
10.0mm/h BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT : 60.0mm in 360 min to 14:30
10.7mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT : 32.0mm in 180 min to 14:30
10.1mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT : 32.6mm in 193 min to 15:00
28.8mm/h BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT : 7.2mm in 15 min to 23:30
19.7mm/h BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT : 59.0mm in 180 min to 23:30
59.6mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 29.8mm in 30 min to 14:00
14.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT : 42.0mm in 180 min to 14:30
40.0mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD: 2.0mm in 3 min to 01:19
57.8mm/h MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD: 10.6mm in 11 min to 01:30
26.0mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 13.0mm in 30 min to 18:20
23.7mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 15.8mm in 40 min to 19:00
12.0mm/h RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD: 36.0mm in 180 min to 21:00
26.4mm/h LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD: 26.4mm in 60 min to 23:00
30.4mm/h TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD: 15.2mm in 30 min to 23:00
46.8mm/h TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD: 23.4mm in 30 min to 23:30
41.0mm/h WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD: 41.0mm in 60 min to 14:00
24.4mm/h WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD: 24.4mm in 60 min to 17:00
14.0mm/h WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD: 42.0mm in 180 min to 18:00
50.4mm/h COOLANGATTA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 4.2mm in 5 min to 10:05

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.3 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
40.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
39.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
28.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
9.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.7   35.0 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+8.3   34.3 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
+8.1   35.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA
+6.9   36.5 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+6.7   30.0 CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA
+6.9   26.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.8   27.2 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
+5.6   17.6 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+5.5   23.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+5.4   19.6 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA
-15.6   20.9 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-15.6   19.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-15.2   20.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-14.9   19.6 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
-14.6   22.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
-8.1   -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9   7.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-6.7   17.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
-6.5   7.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.3   16.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 85 (130/ 70 ) at 17:53
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 76 (220/ 65 ) at 05:00
NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 87 (280/ 72 ) at 10:05

Other extremes

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