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Thursday, 14 JUN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:37 EDST on 26/06/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest maximum temperature for June:
Double Island Point Lighthouse Qld: 27.8 (25.7 set yesterday, 36)

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.

37.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
35.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
33.4 HASTINGS CHALET Southeast TAS
31.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
30.6 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS

VICTORIA
     W Gippsland
31.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE

TASMANIA
     Southeast
33.4 HASTINGS CHALET
    W Coast
37.0 MOUNT READ
35.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
30.6 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


VICTORIA
     Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 35.6mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
35.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.7 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
 -5.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.9   27.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.0   29.0 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.7   28.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.2   27.6 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.1   27.4 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 +9.1   13.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.7   12.8 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.7   11.2 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.5   14.0 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.4   11.8 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-7.0   -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3   1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1   9.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.0   9.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.6   7.8 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC
 -6.7   0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.4   0.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6   2.2 WILUNA Interior WA
-4.5   1.6 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-4.4   3.9 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

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

MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 98 (230/ 78 ) at 21:00
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 82 (240/ 63 ) at 23:46
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC: 117 (300/ 30 ) at 02:15
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 117 (250/ 89 ) at 05:45
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 87 (269/ 72 ) at 06:00
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 89 (210/ 72 ) at 08:42
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 83 (210/ 67 ) at 10:41
PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 83 (220/ 70 ) at 07:42
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 78 (240/ 65 ) at 07:58
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 96 (250/ 74 ) at 05:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 76 (190/ 63 ) at 16:39

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