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Friday, 22 JUN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 10:45 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.

43.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES) Sydney--west NSW
20.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.8 MURRAY GOULBURN (LAKE NILLAHCOOTIE) Lower NE VIC
16.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
14.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Sydney--west
43.0 NORTH PARRAMATTA (BURNSIDE HOMES)

VICTORIA
     Lower NE
16.8 MURRAY GOULBURN (LAKE NILLAHCOOTIE)

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
14.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
    W Coast
20.0 MOUNT READ
16.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
30.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.9 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
29.9 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
29.9 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
23.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -4.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.3   23.2 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+5.9   21.7 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA
+5.9   21.9 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+5.8   23.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.7   21.1 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA
+5.7   22.9 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.9   11.4 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
+6.8   11.0 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
+6.8   9.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+6.7   12.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.4   9.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-5.1   26.5 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
-4.8   24.5 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-4.3   27.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
-4.1   27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.5   -1.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.4   1.5 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-7.1   1.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.8   3.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.6   5.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT 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.

NORTH RANKIN PLATFORM E Pilbara WA : *** (100/ 65 ) at 06:00
GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 78 (130/ 63 ) at 11:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 93 (270/ 74 ) at 01:14
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 80 (255/ 67 ) at 00:40
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 91 (290/ 69 ) at 22:00
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 106 (280/ 50 ) at 23:19
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 126 (320/102 ) at 23:57
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 148 (260/104 ) at 21:43
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 104 (280/ 74 ) at 22:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 85 (280/ 67 ) at 23:00

Other extremes

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