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Wednesday, 04 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:54 EDST on 05/07/01

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.

45.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
30.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands
26.2 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
26.2 MERIVALE FARM SW & S Coast WA
20.8 WALPOLE SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
26.2 ESPERANCE
26.2 MERIVALE FARM
20.8 WALPOLE

ISLANDS
     Islands
45.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
30.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NEW SOUTH WALES
    MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.4mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h

ISLANDS
    Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 7.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.2 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
33.1 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
3.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.9   26.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.4   25.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+6.3   31.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+5.9   24.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
+5.3   24.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+8.3   21.3 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
+7.9   19.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
+7.6   20.1 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
+7.6   22.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
+6.1   20.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
-7.9   3.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-7.4   9.5 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-3.8   7.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-3.6   14.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.5   15.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-6.8   -1.0 PINGELLY Gt Southern WA
-6.6   -0.8 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.3   -3.5 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC
-6.3   -0.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2   -1.5 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA
-6.2   -6.1 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.2   -3.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-6.2   0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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

NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 85 (280/ 72 ) at 15:09
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands : 117 (100/ 80 ) at 12:30

Other extremes

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