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Saturday, 14 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:03 EDST on 15/07/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest maximum temperature for July:
Double Island Point LH Qld: 26.0 (25.8, 37)

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.

46.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
46.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
37.0 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA
32.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
30.0 CARLINDI E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Pilbara
46.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON
46.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT
37.0 WARRAWAGINE
32.8 PARDOO STATION
30.0 CARLINDI

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR COMPARISON
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.3mm/h
PARDOO STATION
37.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.3mm/h

TASMANIA
     N Coast
SMITHTON AERODROME
18.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
33.6 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
33.5 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
33.2 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
33.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -4.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-3.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.8 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Gt Southern WA

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.1   26.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.8   30.6 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+6.7   26.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.6   26.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+6.6   31.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
 +8.0   13.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
+7.6   12.3 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+7.5   19.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.2   10.2 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+6.8   10.6 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
+6.8   0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.4   16.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
-9.9   19.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-9.2   17.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-8.0   17.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-7.8   12.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-8.8   -4.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-7.6   -2.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5   -2.5 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-7.2   -1.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6   2.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.6   -0.4 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6   -1.3 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA
-6.6   -0.8 PINGELLY Gt Southern WA
-6.6   -1.4 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

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

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