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Tuesday, 17 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 20:20 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.

121.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
120.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
94.0 CAPE DON Darwin-Daly NT
54.2 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
44.0 NARAWILLI Arnhem NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
44.0 NARAWILLI
    Darwin-Daly
121.0 MCCLUER ISLAND
120.0 BLACK POINT
94.0 CAPE DON
54.2 PIRLANGIMPI

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Darwin-Daly
MCCLUER ISLAND
34.6mm in 2 hr 26 min to 02:24 14.2mm/h
4.4mm in 3 min to 02:27 88.0mm/h
59.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 19.7mm/h
66.0mm in 6 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h
9.4mm in 7 min to 02:34 80.6mm/h
9.4mm in 21 min to 03:03 26.9mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
37.6 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
 28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
13.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
 -2.0 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+12.6   36.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.2   36.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.9   34.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.1   35.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+10.0   36.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+10.0   32.3 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
 +8.4   21.5 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+6.3   18.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.1   17.6 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+6.1   15.3 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
+5.7   16.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-8.2   16.3 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
-5.9   26.7 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
-5.5   27.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
-4.1   30.2 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
-3.7   30.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
 -7.5   3.4 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-7.3   8.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.1   -2.0 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7   8.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7   3.3 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA

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

MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT : 93 ( 90/ 69 ) at 03:13

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