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Monday, 02 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:59 EDST on 03/07/01

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.

21.0 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
17.0 NABALCO MINE SITE Arnhem NT
14.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
11.0 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
9.0 KARNET Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
9.0 KARNET

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
17.0 NABALCO MINE SITE
14.0 GOVE AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
    Wide Bay/Burnett
21.0 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE

TASMANIA
    E Coast
11.0 EDDYSTONE POINT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Arnhem
GOVE AIRPORT
12.6mm in 30 min to 14:00 25.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
18.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 37.6mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 25.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.6mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
32.1 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
32.0 NORMANTON POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
31.9 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT
31.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
31.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
31.0 NORTH RANKIN PLATFORM E Pilbara WA
31.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
31.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-11.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.8   22.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+5.7   23.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.1   22.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+5.0   21.6 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+4.8   20.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.9   14.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.2   11.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.9   9.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+4.9   12.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.9   7.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.3   21.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-6.2   9.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-5.7   5.6 CORRYONG PARISH LANE Lower NE VIC
-4.7   27.4 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
-4.1   7.6 LAKE EILDON GOULBURN MURRAY WATER (LAKE N Central VIC
-6.6   6.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-6.3   -3.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-6.1   -2.8 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW
-6.0   -3.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-6.0   -1.1 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC

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

No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h

Other extremes

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