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Sunday, 20 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 01:02 EDST on 23/05/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest minimum temperature for May:
Katherine Aviation Museum NT: 7.2 (8.3, 16)
Proserpine AP Qld: 5.0 (6.0, 11)

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.

90.8 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW
79.2 AMBERGATE SW & S Coast WA
79.2 CHAPMAN HILL SW & S Coast WA
68.0 ACTON PARK SW & S Coast WA
66.8 YOONGARILLUP SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
79.2 AMBERGATE
79.2 CHAPMAN HILL
68.0 ACTON PARK
66.8 YOONGARILLUP
61.2 ASTON DOWNS
58.0 GLENMORE

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast S
90.8 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET)
50.0 FORSTER BEACH CARAVAN PARK

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NEW SOUTH WALES
     North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
52.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 17.3mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
25.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 25.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
32.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.9 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
31.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
23.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
23.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.5 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
 -6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.3 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.0   11.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.4   9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.4   12.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.8   18.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.5   13.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
 +6.9   11.4 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+5.6   12.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+5.5   12.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
+5.4   11.9 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+5.1   12.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
-7.4   20.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-7.4   24.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-7.1   23.6 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
-6.8   25.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-6.6   16.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-6.6   21.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT
-11.5   5.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-10.5   3.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-9.9   8.5 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.8   7.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-9.7   -1.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT

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

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 104 (310/ 91 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 102 (240/ 83 ) at 05:00

Other extremes

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