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Saturday, 26 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:24 EDST on 27/05/01

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.

45.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
24.0 BELAIR (STATE FLORA NURSERY) Mt Lofty Ranges SA
24.0 URAIDLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
22.8 MAITLAND Yorke Peninsula SA
22.0 CLARENDON POST OFFICE Mt Lofty Ranges SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Yorke Peninsula
22.8 MAITLAND
    Mt Lofty Ranges
24.0 BELAIR (STATE FLORA NURSERY)
24.0 URAIDLA
22.0 CLARENDON POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
     North Coast
45.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall.

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
24.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+3.3   32.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+2.8   31.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+2.8   28.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+2.8   26.0 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD
+2.6   29.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
 +4.9   17.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.0   11.7 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA
+3.6   10.2 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+3.4   11.6 RENMARK Upper Murray SA
+3.2   11.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+3.2   9.9 KERANG POST OFFICE Lower North VIC
-5.4   14.0 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
-4.9   12.8 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-4.6   12.9 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW
-4.6   12.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-4.4   14.7 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
 -9.6   -1.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-9.5   4.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.4   -0.4 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.1   3.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-8.9   -4.6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

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

NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 96 (240/ 74 ) at 04:03
COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA : 74 (300/ 63 ) at 21:54
CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 85 (340/ 65 ) at 23:41
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 87 (310/ 65 ) at 07:30
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 82 (280/ 67 ) at 19:30

Other extremes

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