Australian Weather News

Thursday, 10 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:29 EDST on 16/05/01

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.

84.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
48.4 NELSON BAY (MONTEVIDEO PARADE) Hunter Valley NSW
40.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
33.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
29.0 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast S
33.0 BULAHDELAH POST OFFICE
29.0 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK
    Hunter Valley
48.4 NELSON BAY (MONTEVIDEO PARADE)

ISLANDS
     Islands
84.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
40.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

No reports of short-duration  heavy rain

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
35.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
34.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
34.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
25.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
 -2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.1   27.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.9   26.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.7   27.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.6   25.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.5   25.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+8.4   18.0 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+7.1   13.6 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+6.8   14.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.6   16.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.5   14.1 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-5.0   9.5 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
-4.4   13.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.4   11.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.3   7.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.2   0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -8.5   5.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-8.1   7.2 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-7.8   6.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.4   9.2 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-7.4   9.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT

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

CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 87 (280/ 69 ) at 00:49

Other extremes

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