Australian Weather News

Sunday, 12 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 00:26 EDST on 15/08/01

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.

14.4 TRARALGON CREEK (KOORNALLA) W Gippsland VIC
8.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
6.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
8.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY

VICTORIA
     W Gippsland
14.4 TRARALGON CREEK (KOORNALLA)

TASMANIA
     W Coast
7.0 MOUNT READ
6.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
6.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
35.5 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
35.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
35.3 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
35.3 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.9 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -4.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-2.7 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.3   29.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
+7.9   27.4 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+7.8   29.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.8   26.8 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
+7.7   14.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
 +6.7   11.2 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+6.2   12.5 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+6.2   9.8 DOVER (PARKS AND WILDLIFE OFFICE) Southeast TAS
+5.9   18.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.8   12.4 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
-3.0   27.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-1.8   30.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
-1.7   16.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-1.5   17.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-1.4   23.1 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
-1.4   23.2 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
 -10.1   -3.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.5   8.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-5.3   5.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.8   10.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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

MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 82 (290/ 63 ) at 03:00

Other extremes

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