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Friday, 27 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 15:55 EDST on 29/04/01

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.

95.0 BANKSIA STATION Central Coast E QLD
94.0 ROSENTRETERS BRIDGE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87.0 WOMBALANO Darling Downs W QLD
78.4 MARLBOROUGH POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
78.2 CARMILA BEACH ROAD Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
    Central Coast E
95.0 BANKSIA STATION
78.4 MARLBOROUGH POST OFFICE
78.2 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
    Brisbane/SE Coast
94.0 ROSENTRETERS BRIDGE TM
65.4 YARRAMAN POST OFFICE
62.0 HARRISVILLE TM
56.0 LANARK
52.0 KALBAR TM
    Darling Downs E
53.0 CAMBOOYA POST OFFICE
    Darling Downs W
87.0 WOMBALANO
52.0 BARAKULA FOREST STN
    Maranoa
63.0 PINE HILLS TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
60.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


VICTORIA
    E Gippsland
ORBOST
16.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 32.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
36.8 JULIA CREEK POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
36.5 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
36.5 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
36.4 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
 28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
26.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
26.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
 -2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.8   29.4 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.2   20.6 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+3.9   34.3 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+3.9   22.2 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.8   36.5 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+3.8   35.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
 +8.5   19.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.8   19.2 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.7   12.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+6.1   20.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.0   17.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.9   19.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.2   21.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.9   19.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.1   23.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-5.6   14.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
 -8.9   1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.4   3.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-7.4   4.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-7.0   7.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.0   4.6 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA

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

EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC: 82 (***/ 65 ) at 15:41
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 98 (320/ 80 ) at 05:43
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 83 (300/ 65 ) at 00:24

Other extremes

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