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Thursday, 05 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 12:22 EDST on 08/07/01

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.

108.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
33.6 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
32.0 URAIDLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
31.6 BRIDGEWATER Mt Lofty Ranges SA
29.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD Mt Lofty Ranges SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    
33.6 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
    Mt Lofty Ranges
32.0 URAIDLA
31.6 BRIDGEWATER
29.6 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD

ISLANDS
     Islands
108.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Adelaide Plains
ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE
14.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.0mm/h

ISLANDS
    Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
16.6mm in 39 min to 00:00 25.5mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.0mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
33.2 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.6 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
25.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
2.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.2 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.3   29.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+5.6   30.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+5.0   23.4 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.8   29.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+4.8   15.1 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
 +10.1   18.5 KINGSCOTE Kangaroo Is SA
+9.5   25.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+8.9   20.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
+8.8   21.8 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
+8.7   22.7 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
-5.7   7.6 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC
-5.1   8.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-4.5   9.4 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
-4.3   16.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.3   11.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-4.3   11.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
-4.3   9.7 KERANG POST OFFICE Lower North VIC
 -8.6   0.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-8.5   -3.5 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-8.2   -2.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8   -2.5 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA
-7.7   -1.9 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA

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 : 95 (250/ 70 ) at 07:39

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