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Sunday, 15 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 00:21 EDST on 18/07/01

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 daily rainfall for July:
Marble Bar WA: 74.4 (62.7, 102)

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.

74.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
53.9 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.0 WALLAREENYA E Pilbara WA
38.4 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Pilbara
74.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON
53.9 PARDOO STATION
41.0 WALLAREENYA
38.4 WARRAWAGINE
    Interior
43.0 TELFER AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR COMPARISON
37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h

VICTORIA
     Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
     Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
33.8 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
33.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
33.5 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
33.4 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
24.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
22.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.3   31.1 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+6.7   31.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+6.4   32.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+5.5   28.4 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.3   27.0 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
 +6.7   10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+6.6   13.2 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.5   10.0 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
+6.3   15.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+6.3   14.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
-9.1   16.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-7.5   19.3 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
-7.1   12.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.3   13.5 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-6.3   12.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
-8.6   -2.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.6   1.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.0   -1.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6   -1.4 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-6.2   -0.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (270/ 69 ) at 09:18
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 80 (310/ 65 ) at 18:00

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