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Sunday, 04 MAR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 21:03 EDST on 11/03/01

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 (none known)

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.

153.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
105.0 CHRISTMAS CREEK W Kimberley WA
79.0 JUBILEE DOWNS W Kimberley WA
75.0 CHILLAGOE ATHERTON STREET Upper Carpentaria QLD
72.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Kimberley
50.2 STURT CREEK
    W Kimberley
153.0 CADJEBUT
105.0 CHRISTMAS CREEK
79.0 JUBILEE DOWNS
72.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
50.0 PORT KEATS AERO
    Barkly
65.4 WARRAMUNGA

ISLANDS
    Islands
69.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
    N Peninsula
53.0 HORN ISLAND
52.4 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
    Upper Carpentaria
75.0 CHILLAGOE ATHERTON STREET
50.8 PENTLAND POST OFFICE
    N Coast--Herbert
59.2 YABULU
57.8 CARDWELL EDEN ST
    Central Coast W
51.4 MT DOUGLAS

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK
8.4mm in 17 min to 12:00 29.6mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Barkly
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 32.0mm/h

ISLANDS
    Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
8.8mm in 19 min to 11:55 27.8mm/h
    Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
9.8mm in 8 min to 17:08 73.5mm/h
11.4mm in 22 min to 17:30 31.1mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 28.0mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
    Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE
66.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 22.0mm/h
80.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
41.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
40.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
 30.3 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA
28.3 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
28.1 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
28.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT
28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
10.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
15.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
16.4 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
 1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
4.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+12.3   36.5 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+11.8   36.0 CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA
+11.6   35.6 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
+11.5   36.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA
+11.1   39.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
 +10.1   26.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+10.0   26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+9.7   25.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+9.1   25.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+8.3   25.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+8.3   24.6 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-11.6   21.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-10.9   23.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-10.3   27.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-10.3   23.5 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-10.0   25.6 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
 -4.8   4.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.1   10.8 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-3.5   12.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-3.2   9.8 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA

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: 74 (150/ 67 ) at 14:57
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE North Coast NSW: 87 (180/ 70 ) at 19:30

Other extremes

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