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Saturday, 05 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:04 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.

32.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
25.0 GLEN CAIRN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
18.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE North Coast NSW
18.0 THE GLEBE Central Highlands QLD
16.0 MAJORS CREEK (MOPARRABAH (PARRABEL CREEK MidNorth Coast N NSW

QUEENSLAND
     Central Highlands
18.0 THE GLEBE
    Brisbane/SE Coast
25.0 GLEN CAIRN

NEW SOUTH WALES
     North Coast
18.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE
    MidNorth Coast N
32.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO
16.0 MAJORS CREEK (MOPARRABAH (PARRABEL CREEK

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NEW SOUTH WALES
     Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
9.0mm in 19 min to 18:00 28.4mm/h
    Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
29.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
    Sydney--west
BADGERYS CREEK AIRPORT AWS
17.8mm in 30 min to 13:00 35.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 24.8mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
25.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
25.3 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.9 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
1.0 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+12.4   30.9 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA
+12.3   29.9 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
+11.7   32.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+11.4   29.8 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA
+11.2   31.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
+10.7   18.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+9.0   18.4 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+8.1   15.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+7.9   16.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6   15.8 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-4.3   11.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.8   12.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-2.1   18.2 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
-1.9   18.5 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
-1.8   18.7 LIVERPOOL (WHITLAM CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
 -4.1   5.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-3.9   7.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-3.7   5.9 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
-2.7   14.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands
-2.6   17.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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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