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Monday, 03 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:21 EDST on 06/09/01

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.

42.4 JAMESTOWN Lower North SA
40.4 YANKALILLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
27.6 ANGASTON County Light SA
27.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
26.4 BOGGY CREEK (BULUMWAAL) W Central VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Lower North
42.4 JAMESTOWN
    County Light
27.6 ANGASTON
    Mt Lofty Ranges
40.4 YANKALILLA

NEW SOUTH WALES
     C Tablelands S
27.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

VICTORIA
     W Central
26.4 BOGGY CREEK (BULUMWAAL)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
35.2 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
35.0 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
35.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
35.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
23.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
23.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -2.2 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.3   8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+3.9   26.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.9   13.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+3.8   18.5 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+3.4   18.0 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
 +4.7   10.1 WELLINGTON (ZOUCH ST) CW Slopes S NSW
+4.7   9.0 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
+4.7   5.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.7   5.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+4.6   12.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.2   25.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
-4.9   18.2 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-4.8   12.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5   22.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-4.4   16.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-10.0   4.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.8   8.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-9.2   4.3 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-9.1   4.0 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
-8.9   10.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

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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