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Thursday, 23 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:28 EDST on 25/08/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest daily minimum temperature for August:
Waratah (William Street) Tas: -5.0 (-4.4, 18)

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.

23.6 O'SHANNASSY E Central VIC
19.0 COPPING E Coast TAS
17.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN) E Gippsland VIC
16.8 MONBULK (BULB FARM) E Central VIC
16.0 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI) E Central VIC

VICTORIA
     E Gippsland
17.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN)
    E Central
23.6 O'SHANNASSY
16.8 MONBULK (BULB FARM)
16.0 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI)

TASMANIA
     E Coast
19.0 COPPING

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
32.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
31.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.4 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
22.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.2   29.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.0   28.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+9.9   28.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.8   27.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.9   27.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.5   12.1 WAGIN Gt Southern WA
+5.1   10.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.5   11.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+4.3   11.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+4.1   8.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.1   27.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
-4.8   26.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-4.7   22.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT
-4.3   28.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-4.0   28.0 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-4.0   23.4 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-4.0   25.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
-7.5   -1.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.2   11.4 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
-7.0   -4.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.9   4.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.8   9.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT

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

JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA : 93 (290/ 67 ) at 15:33
OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 93 (240/ 41 ) at 16:00
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 121 (290/ 89 ) at 11:21
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 91 (270/ 72 ) at 11:47
BUSSELTON JETTY SW & S Coast WA : 72 (310/ 63 ) at 12:00
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 83 (250/ 72 ) at 00:31
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL: 80 (240/ 65 ) at 14:28

Other extremes

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