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Friday, 24 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:29 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 (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.

37.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
34.0 BANNISTER SW & S Coast WA
28.6 NORTHCLIFFE SW & S Coast WA
27.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
24.2 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
34.0 BANNISTER
28.6 NORTHCLIFFE
27.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY
24.2 ALBANY AIRPORT

ISLANDS
     Islands
37.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
33.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
22.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
-1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
 -10.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.5   26.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.3   24.9 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+6.7   26.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+6.6   23.2 PORT LINCOLN W Agricultural SA
+6.3   23.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+8.7   14.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.4   13.2 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+7.4   12.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+7.2   12.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+7.1   13.5 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+7.1   12.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-3.3   16.5 JURIEN Lower West WA
-3.3   11.7 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
-3.1   30.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
-2.8   30.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-2.8   18.5 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 -8.9   4.3 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-7.5   7.0 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-7.0   -1.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.9   4.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.9   -7.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

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

FORREST Eucla WA : 89 (290/ 67 ) at 16:20
CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 74 (360/ 67 ) at 20:30

Other extremes

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