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Sunday, 27 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 16:15 EDST on 31/05/01

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.

44.4 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS
43.0 HAHNDORF GOLF CLUB Mt Lofty Ranges SA
42.0 MOUNT LOFTY CHANNEL 9 Mt Lofty Ranges SA
40.6 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR Mt Lofty Ranges SA
40.6 WATERVALE Lower North SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Lower North
40.6 WATERVALE
    Mt Lofty Ranges
43.0 HAHNDORF GOLF CLUB
42.0 MOUNT LOFTY CHANNEL 9
40.6 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR

TASMANIA
     N Coast
44.4 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Mt Lofty Ranges
WILLIAMSTOWN (MOUNT CRAWFORD)
16.2mm in 41 min to 01:20 23.7mm/h
17.0mm in 13 min to 02:22 78.5mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
23.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.1 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.1 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.9   32.1 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE COMPARISON Far SW QLD
+4.2   27.5 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.1   28.3 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+3.7   25.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.2   29.7 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.2   29.0 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.2   23.5 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+5.8   11.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+4.6   9.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+4.3   10.8 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+4.2   9.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+4.0   7.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-7.6   11.8 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
-6.7   10.3 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC
-6.2   12.5 OUYEN POST OFFICE Mallee N VIC
-6.1   11.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC
-5.9   11.8 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
 -9.3   1.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.8   2.4 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-8.4   5.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.9   3.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-7.9   3.0 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North 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 : 95 (240/ 69 ) at 07:41
COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA : 93 (240/ 56 ) at 04:23
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 98 (290/ 61 ) at 02:52

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