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Thursday, 03 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 21:40 EDST on 07/05/01

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.

30.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
27.0 NUNDROO W Agricultural SA
22.4 DRAKE GENERAL STORE N Tablelands E NSW
21.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.2 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     W Agricultural
30.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE
27.0 NUNDROO

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Herbert
21.8 INNISFAIL
21.2 DARADGEE

NEW SOUTH WALES
     N Tablelands E
22.4 DRAKE GENERAL STORE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

No reports of heavy rain

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
36.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
36.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.6 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.8 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS
 -4.6 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS
-2.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
-1.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.9   28.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.6   27.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.3   30.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+7.0   30.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.0   30.8 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
 +7.9   17.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.7   14.9 HAWKER Upper North SA
+7.3   16.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+6.7   24.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.6   17.2 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA
-5.5   5.6 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
-4.2   10.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-3.8   10.6 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
-3.7   7.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-3.6   12.2 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
 -5.1   4.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.0   9.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.7   0.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-4.5   -0.3 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-4.2   1.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-4.2   0.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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

Other extremes

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