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Monday, 16 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 13:59 EDST on 18/04/01

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 (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 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
52.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT
42.8 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
33.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
32.2 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
65.0 GOVE AIRPORT
52.0 NARAWILLI
42.8 ELCHO ISLAND

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
32.2 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
    N Coast--Barron
33.0 TOPAZ

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
NARAWILLI
21.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 21.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
38.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
38.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
37.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.4 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA
26.4 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
8.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
 -2.3 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
0.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
1.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+12.8   36.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.3   35.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.2   34.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.2   35.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.1   30.2 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
 +7.0   16.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+6.7   17.2 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
+6.3   13.5 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+5.7   14.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+5.7   16.0 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA
-5.5   28.5 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
-5.2   27.2 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT
-4.4   30.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
-4.2   27.9 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
-2.9   28.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
 -6.4   7.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
-6.2   14.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.9   6.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-5.8   7.3 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-5.4   7.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-5.4   7.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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

Nil reported

Other extremes

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