Australian Weather News

Thursday, 31 MAY 2001

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No reports of significant weather
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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 03:26 EDST on 02/06/01

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 (none known)

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.

36.4 JURIEN Lower West WA
32.0 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
29.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
27.4 WYALKATCHEM Cent Wheatbelt WA
27.2 KIMBERLEY (MERSEY RIVER) N Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Central West
29.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON
    Lower West
36.4 JURIEN
    Cent Wheatbelt
27.4 WYALKATCHEM

VICTORIA
     E Central
32.0 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE

TASMANIA
     N Coast
27.2 KIMBERLEY (MERSEY RIVER)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
32.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
32.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
31.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.1 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -8.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+1.7   19.5 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+1.6   20.3 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA
+1.4   32.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+1.3   20.4 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+1.1   17.1 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC
 +4.7   12.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+4.6   12.9 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+4.3   12.8 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+4.2   12.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.1   11.7 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-8.0   16.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.3   22.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.0   14.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.8   14.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.8   14.5 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
-10.5   3.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-10.5   6.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.8   4.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-9.7   6.9 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-9.5   4.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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

None reported

Other extremes

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