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Friday, 25 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 16:38 EDST on 26/05/01

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:
Brigalow Research Stn Qld: 2.0 (2.1, 33)

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.

37.6 CAPE LE GRAND NAT PARK SW & S Coast WA
28.0 ABERCORN TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
24.2 ALBANY SW & S Coast WA
23.0 FRENCHMAN BAY SW & S Coast WA
22.2 PREMAYDENA HATCHERY Southeast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
37.6 CAPE LE GRAND NAT PARK
24.2 ALBANY
23.0 FRENCHMAN BAY

QUEENSLAND
     Wide Bay/Burnett
28.0 ABERCORN TM

TASMANIA
     Southeast
22.2 PREMAYDENA HATCHERY

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -6.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.2   26.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.6   25.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+4.2   24.5 WHYALLA (NORRIE) W Agricultural SA
+4.0   26.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+3.6   26.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+3.6   23.2 RENMARK Upper Murray SA
+4.4   16.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.3   13.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+3.1   10.1 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+3.0   7.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+2.8   11.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+2.8   7.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.0   25.7 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
-4.8   15.5 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-4.4   15.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.4   12.7 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.1   19.0 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
 -10.9   1.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-10.8   3.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-10.6   -2.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-9.9   2.0 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-9.5   -0.5 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

No high wind gusts reported.

Other extremes

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