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Tuesday, 04 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:24 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.

21.0 EUROKA (ALDAVILLA) MidNorth Coast N NSW
19.0 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA
18.0 NOARLUNGA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
17.0 CLARE CARAVAN PARK Lower North SA
17.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Lower North
17.0 CLARE CARAVAN PARK
    Kangaroo Is
19.0 CAPE WILLOUGHBY
    Mt Lofty Ranges
18.0 NOARLUNGA

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast N
21.0 EUROKA (ALDAVILLA)

VICTORIA
     Upper NE
17.0 MOUNT BULLER

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.9 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
35.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -4.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.9 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.0   32.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+2.7   29.3 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+2.6   19.2 PEMBERTON SW & S Coast WA
+2.5   25.5 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+2.5   29.7 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+2.5   23.8 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+2.5   26.4 REDCLIFFE COUNCIL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+2.5   24.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
 +4.8   11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
+4.2   3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.1   9.8 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+4.0   8.8 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
+3.8   10.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+3.8   11.6 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
+3.8   8.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.5   15.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.4   17.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-4.9   13.5 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-4.9   17.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-4.8   16.5 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
-8.2   10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-8.1   6.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.5   7.2 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-7.3   12.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.1   0.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1   3.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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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