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Tuesday, 17 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:10 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:
Broome AP WA: 95.0 (54.9, 61)
Darwin AP NT: 20.2 (9.7, 60)

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.

95.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
89.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
79.4 ROEBUCK PLAINS W Kimberley WA
57.0 SHELAMAR W Kimberley WA
48.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     W Kimberley
95.0 BROOME AIRPORT
89.0 WEST ROEBUCK
79.4 ROEBUCK PLAINS
57.0 SHELAMAR
48.8 BIDYADANGA

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
7.0mm in 38 min to 00:30 11.1mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
DARWIN AIRPORT
16.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 32.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 6.7mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.2 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
33.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS Victoria NT
33.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.5 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
24.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
24.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -6.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.8   30.9 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
+5.1   21.6 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+4.7   29.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.6   28.4 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+4.5   31.1 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
+8.4   21.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
+8.3   12.5 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+6.5   20.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
+6.5   19.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+6.3   17.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-9.3   11.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-9.1   9.5 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
-8.8   10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-8.0   17.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-7.9   20.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-7.4   -1.6 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA
-7.2   -2.2 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.9   -1.2 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.8   -2.0 HYDEN 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.

WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 95 (250/ 80 ) at 22:14
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 W Gippsland VIC: 76 (287/ 63 ) at 01:10
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 93 (250/ 76 ) at 15:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 100 (300/ 78 ) at 01:59

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