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Monday, 29 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 15:07 EDST on 07/11/01

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.

74.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
38.0 WALKER CREEK Darwin-Daly NT
29.0 THE PINES Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT) Southeast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
38.0 WALKER CREEK
29.0 THE PINES

ISLANDS
     Islands
74.0 CAPE FOURCROY

TASMANIA
    Southeast
25.0 PORT ARTHUR (PALMERS LOOKOUT)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
PORT KEATS AERO
19.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 38.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 19.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 6.7mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
39.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
39.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
39.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
39.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
39.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
 29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
28.8 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+11.3   33.1 PORT MACQUARIE (HILL STREET) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+9.6   33.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+9.5   34.4 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+9.3   31.0 NORAH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Hunter Valley NSW
+9.0   31.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
 +8.0   20.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.2   20.9 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.1   21.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW
+6.2   21.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
+6.2   17.1 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
-8.0   27.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.6   28.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
-7.1   23.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.5   28.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-6.1   2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -8.1   10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.4   2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5   1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.1   4.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
-5.8   5.4 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 93 (260/ 70 ) at 00:31
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 80 (***/ 67 ) at 05:30
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 91 (270/ 48 ) at 03:06

Other extremes

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