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Monday, 17 SEP 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:54 EDST on 18/09/01

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.

22.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
19.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
18.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
16.4 HASTINGS CHALET Southeast TAS
16.0 WOODBRIDGE Southeast TAS

TASMANIA
     Southeast
16.4 HASTINGS CHALET
16.0 WOODBRIDGE
    Central Plateau
19.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
18.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP
    W Coast
22.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
38.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.3 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
38.3 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
 -2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-1.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.7   34.3 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+10.5   33.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.2   33.4 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
+10.1   31.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+10.1   33.1 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+10.1   32.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.9   10.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
+5.7   14.2 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
+5.6   15.7 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.3   13.7 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
+5.2   21.3 CARDWELL EDEN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.2   13.6 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
-3.1   26.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
-2.3   14.5 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
-2.0   14.9 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
-1.9   28.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-1.8   17.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-1.8   15.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
 -7.6   10.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-6.3   11.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-6.1   9.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-5.3   14.9 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-5.2   0.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

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

MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 104 (250/ 82 ) at 02:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 93 (270/ 65 ) at 22:00

Other extremes

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