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Tuesday, 26 JUN 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:03 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.

64.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
57.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
52.4 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
51.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS
50.4 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     W Coast
64.0 MOUNT READ
57.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
52.4 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)
51.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS)
50.4 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
32.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.8 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
31.7 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -7.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.5 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.6   21.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+4.5   22.0 NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Hunter Valley NSW
+4.4   24.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
+4.4   26.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.3   21.5 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6   8.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC
+6.2   11.3 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+6.0   10.1 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC
+5.9   22.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+5.9   7.8 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-3.8   8.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
-3.6   9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-3.5   17.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-3.4   9.9 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-3.4   8.9 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OFFICE Southeast TAS
 -8.0   -6.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-7.8   2.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.7   -4.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-7.6   -1.7 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.7   -3.0 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW

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

THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 91 (310/ 65 ) at 03:19
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 100 (330/ 52 ) at 01:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 102 (270/ 74 ) at 06:06
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 80 (250/ 63 ) at 08:30
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 100 (260/ 74 ) at 05:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 96 (290/ 69 ) at 14:30
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 78 (260/ 63 ) at 00:33

Other extremes

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