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Thursday, 17 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:10 EDST on 18/05/01

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.

62.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
40.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands
34.8 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC
33.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
32.4 WARATAH (WILLIAM STREET) W Coast TAS

VICTORIA
     Upper NE
34.8 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET
33.0 MT HOTHAM

TASMANIA
     Southeast
62.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON
    W Coast
32.4 WARATAH (WILLIAM STREET)

ISLANDS
     Islands
40.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Mt Lofty Ranges
WILLIAMSTOWN (MOUNT CRAWFORD)
9.6mm in 11 min to 13:30 52.4mm/h
NOARLUNGA
32.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 10.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
     Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE AERO
20.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.2mm/h

TASMANIA
     Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.3 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
34.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
24.5 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
24.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -2.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.8   27.9 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.0   29.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7   26.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+4.6   24.6 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
+4.4   27.9 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
+4.4   25.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
 +8.1   17.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.5   17.1 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.8   17.3 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.7   24.7 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+5.7   16.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-6.4   9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-6.3   11.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-6.2   12.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
-6.2   12.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide Plains SA
-6.0   13.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA
-6.1   10.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.1   2.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-5.2   2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.1   12.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.0   1.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

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

EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 95 (170/ 72 ) at 12:59
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 95 (160/ 70 ) at 02:05

Other extremes

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