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Wednesday, 20 JUN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 10:34 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: 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.

56.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
50.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
43.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
38.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
37.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Barron
43.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
    N Coast--Herbert
56.0 INNISFAIL
50.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
37.0 MARCO STREET ALERT

TASMANIA
     W Coast
38.0 MOUNT READ

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


VICTORIA
     W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE
9.0mm in 14 min to 14:30 38.6mm/h
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)
5.6mm in 13 min to 13:42 25.8mm/h
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE
7.0mm in 16 min to 21:46 26.2mm/h

TASMANIA
     N Coast
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S.
33.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 33.8mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.2 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 MILINGIMBI Arnhem NT
31.0 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.9   22.8 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+5.1   22.3 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA
+5.0   22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9   20.0 MANJIMUP SW & S Coast WA
+4.9   20.6 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+4.9   22.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1   21.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
+5.2   8.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.2   5.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+4.8   13.7 ROBE Lower SE SA
+4.7   8.6 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-5.2   9.4 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
-5.0   6.8 CORRYONG PARISH LANE Lower NE VIC
-4.8   9.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-4.1   18.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-3.9   25.8 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-9.3   -10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0   -6.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.4   -3.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-7.1   -3.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-6.9   0.3 EYRE Eucla WA

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

NORTH RANKIN PLATFORM E Pilbara WA : *** (110/ 67 ) at 09:00
PORT AUGUSTA ARID LANDS NW Pastoral SA : 106 (200/ 13 ) at 13:30
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 78 (320/ 65 ) at 22:00
MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 95 (330/ 54 ) at 20:30
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC: 121 (310/ 30 ) at 22:22
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 93 (270/ 50 ) at 13:51
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 78 (280/ 65 ) at 15:58
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 98 (250/ 70 ) at 23:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 111 (310/ 95 ) at 10:45
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 106 (260/ 80 ) at 13:30

Other extremes

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