Australian Weather News

Monday, 06 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:42 EDST on 12/10/01

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM and AWN quality control checks. 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.

50.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
40.2 SHEPHERDS FLAT N Central VIC
36.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
36.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
34.4 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Snowy Mtns
50.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
36.9 THREDBO VILLAGE

VICTORIA
     N Central
40.2 SHEPHERDS FLAT
    W Coast
36.6 WEEAPROINAH
34.4 LAKE MARGARET DAM

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
-3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
 -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.4   27.8 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.2   25.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
+5.1   17.1 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.8   28.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.7   29.3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7   25.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7   28.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 +7.0   15.2 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.7   14.4 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.2   10.8 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.1   15.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.1   12.0 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.4   9.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4   7.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.2   9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-3.4   -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3   13.2 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
-3.3   7.2 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
-3.3   11.0 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E NSW
 -5.5   8.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-4.7   1.8 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA
-4.6   1.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-4.4   2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.4   10.1 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-4.4   -3.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

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

CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 106 (260/ 91 ) at 07:20
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 91 (250/ 67 ) at 05:16
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 83 (270/ 65 ) at 00:29
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 87 (270/ 65 ) at 11:00

Other extremes

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