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Monday, 16 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 00:22 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 (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.

36.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
31.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
28.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
25.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
24.4 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     W Kimberley
28.4 BIDYADANGA
    E Pilbara
36.0 MANDORA

VICTORIA
     Upper NE
31.0 MOUNT BULLER
    E Central
24.4 WONTHAGGI

TASMANIA
     W Coast
25.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
BIDYADANGA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
    E Pilbara
MANDORA
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
33.9 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
33.9 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.9 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
23.5 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -6.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.4   31.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+5.3   30.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+5.0   31.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.9   27.8 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+4.6   33.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
+4.6   28.1 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
 +8.6   12.8 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+8.1   11.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.1   13.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.0   12.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
+6.8   12.9 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-9.9   15.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-9.4   19.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-8.6   10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-8.3   20.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-7.8   12.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.8   12.0 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-7.2   -1.4 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.9   -1.6 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-6.3   0.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2   -0.8 KATANNING POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA
-6.1   3.4 JURIEN Lower West 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: 108 (270/ 78 ) at 23:17
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 93 (270/ 61 ) at 18:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 119 (320/ 82 ) at 16:28

Other extremes

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