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Monday, 10 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:03 EDST on 16/09/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily rainfall for September:
Esperance WA: 41.2 (38.4, 32 -- previous record set 3 days ago!)

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.

41.2 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
41.2 EDENHOPE (POST OFFICE) Wimmera S VIC
34.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 MERIVALE FARM SW & S Coast WA
26.2 YANKALILLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
41.2 ESPERANCE
27.0 MERIVALE FARM


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Mt Lofty Ranges
26.2 YANKALILLA

VICTORIA
    Wimmera S
41.2 EDENHOPE (POST OFFICE)

ISLANDS
     Islands
34.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
36.7 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
36.2 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
27.5 PINE CREEK COUNCIL Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
25.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.0 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.1   16.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
+5.1   15.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+4.9   23.1 VICTOR HARBOR COMPARISON Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+4.5   20.2 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
+4.4   22.2 GOOLWA (HINDMARSH ISLAND MARINA) Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+5.0   24.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.0   18.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.9   13.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+4.8   18.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.6   14.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-13.5   16.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-10.0   19.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-9.7   19.7 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
-9.1   22.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT
-9.0   18.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-7.5   -1.0 PINGELLY Gt Southern WA
-7.0   0.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8   0.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7   0.5 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5   1.2 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

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 : 83 (260/ 63 ) at 18:10

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