Australian Weather News

Monday, 23 JUL 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:56 EDST on 27/07/01

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.

29.0 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
25.2 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
17.6 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
15.4 NELSON BAY (MONTEVIDEO PARADE) Hunter Valley NSW
15.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Hunter Valley
15.4 NELSON BAY (MONTEVIDEO PARADE)
    Sydney--east
29.0 LITTLE BAY (THE COAST GOLF CLUB)
25.2 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB
17.6 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB)
15.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


QUEENSLAND
     Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
    Maranoa
INJUNE POST OFFICE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
ROMA AIRPORT
7.6mm in 32 min to 18:00 14.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
11.0mm in 30 min to 23:00 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.5 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
33.3 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
33.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.3 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.8 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
 -11.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.7   7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.6   23.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.5   27.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+4.4   25.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.3   23.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
 +9.5   21.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+8.0   21.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+8.0   19.4 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+7.5   20.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
+6.7   12.8 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-3.2   12.5 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
-2.9   21.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-2.7   13.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
-2.7   12.4 OUYEN POST OFFICE Mallee N VIC
-2.6   12.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
 -6.0   -1.1 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
-5.7   0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.7   -1.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-5.6   3.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.6   0.2 NARROGIN Gt Southern WA
-5.6   0.8 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA

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

None reported

Other extremes

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