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Sunday, 17 JUN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 10:17 EDST on 27/06/01

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:
Onslow Airport WA: 32.0 (31.8, 34)

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.

16.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands
15.2 PAYNEDALE SW & S Coast WA
12.4 SCOTT RIVER SW & S Coast WA
12.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.6 YOONGARILLUP SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
15.2 PAYNEDALE
12.4 SCOTT RIVER
10.6 YOONGARILLUP

VICTORIA
     W Gippsland
12.0 MT BAW BAW

ISLANDS
     Islands
16.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.8 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
32.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
32.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
32.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
32.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -8.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.3   27.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.9   25.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+6.5   23.6 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+6.4   32.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.4   25.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.4   24.3 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9   12.0 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+6.5   11.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.1   13.5 KARNET Lower West WA
+6.1   15.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+6.0   16.9 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-5.1   26.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.1   21.3 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-4.9   24.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.7   15.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.5   1.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-7.9   -4.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.4   5.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.3   -1.7 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
-7.2   -2.2 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
-7.2   -2.9 INJUNE 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.

CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 76 (290/ 63 ) at 00:00
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 82 (260/ 67 ) at 00:25
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 82 (210/ 63 ) at 05:00

Other extremes

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