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Sunday, 15 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:45 EDST on 16/04/01

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.

90.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
34.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
31.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
34.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
    S Peninsula
90.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
    N Coast--Herbert
31.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST

NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
970.4 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
GOVE AIRPORT
10.6mm in 17 min to 20:30 37.4mm/h
7.4mm in 16 min to 22:46 27.8mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
39.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
38.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
38.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
37.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 DAMPIER PORT E Pilbara WA
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
 -0.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
1.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.1   31.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.0   31.9 WHYALLA (NORRIE) W Agricultural SA
+7.9   27.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.8   28.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+7.6   37.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.6   32.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.6   29.4 STRATHALBYN Mt Lofty Ranges SA
 +8.5   14.9 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+8.1   16.4 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+8.1   15.2 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICE Southeast TAS
+6.5   10.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
+6.3   15.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
-3.4   27.2 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-3.1   29.0 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
-2.3   19.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2   28.0 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.2   24.0 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
 -7.6   5.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-7.4   2.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-6.3   6.8 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-6.2   7.2 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
-6.0   10.9 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT

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

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 87 (320/ 74 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 96 (260/ 83 ) at 04:08
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 78 (280/ 63 ) at 05:11

Other extremes

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