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Monday, 30 APR 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 13:18 EDST on 02/05/01

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.

52.2 ANGLEDOOL (ANGLEDOOL STATION) Upper Darling NSW
46.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.0 TULLY TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 JARRA CREEK TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Herbert
46.0 TULLY MCQUILLAN ST
42.0 TULLY TM
37.0 MENAVALE ALERT
36.0 JARRA CREEK TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Upper Darling
52.2 ANGLEDOOL (ANGLEDOOL STATION)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
ESPERANCE
14.4mm in 36 min to 14:30 24.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
     Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
15.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 30.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
      Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
10.8mm in 31 min to 22:31 20.9mm/h

VICTORIA
     W Coast
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
28.0mm in 2 hr to 17:00 14.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
37.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.4   29.5 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
+4.6   28.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.5   28.1 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
+4.1   29.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+4.1   29.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.3   17.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.9   17.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.9   18.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+4.9   18.1 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+4.8   16.5 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
+4.8   17.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-9.6   17.8 COLLARENEBRI (VIEWPOINT) Upper Darling NSW
-9.2   15.6 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-9.1   15.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-9.1   18.2 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-9.1   16.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
 -9.4   7.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.1   3.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
-7.5   4.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA
-7.1   4.9 VICTOR HARBOR Mt Lofty Ranges SA
-7.0   3.0 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.

No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h

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