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Thursday, 06 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:16 EDST on 08/09/01

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.

29.6 PINJARRA SW & S Coast WA
29.6 WALPOLE SW & S Coast WA
28.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
27.2 NORTHCLIFFE SW & S Coast WA
25.0 WOKALUP SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
28.0 BICKLEY
    SW & S Coast
29.6 PINJARRA
29.6 WALPOLE
27.2 NORTHCLIFFE
25.0 WOKALUP

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
37.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
37.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
36.8 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
36.6 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
 -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.6   29.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+6.4   27.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.3   23.5 VICTOR HARBOR COMPARISON Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+4.9   22.7 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+4.3   20.0 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
+8.2   14.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.6   16.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.3   15.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3   16.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+6.3   19.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-8.4   22.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-8.3   24.2 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
-7.9   8.9 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
-7.9   12.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3   25.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.3   14.0 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
-8.9   5.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2   3.9 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW
-6.6   -1.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-6.5   8.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.5   -0.1 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
-6.5   2.1 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC

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

PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA : 78 (220/ 65 ) at 14:27
GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA : 98 (250/ 58 ) at 09:40
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 91 (240/ 74 ) at 08:02
HOPETOUN NORTH SW & S Coast WA : 91 (230/ 48 ) at 20:24
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA : 85 (230/ 67 ) at 14:57
NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA : 95 (250/ 78 ) at 15:29
CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA : 87 ( 20/ 65 ) at 12:30
NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA : 95 (250/ 58 ) at 15:40
NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 83 ( 20/ 70 ) at 18:30

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