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Tuesday, 06 NOV 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 09:05 EDST on 08/11/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily rainfall for November:
Hamilton AP Vic: 26.0 (24.4, 12)

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.

74.4 MARYSVILLE (POST OFFICE) N Central VIC
71.8 MARYSVILLE GOLF COURSE N Central VIC
56.8 CHARLEVILLE TM Warrego QLD
54.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

QUEENSLAND
    Warrego
56.8 CHARLEVILLE TM
50.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
54.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT
    N Central
74.4 MARYSVILLE (POST OFFICE)
71.8 MARYSVILLE GOLF COURSE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Eucla
EUCLA
15.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.2mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    Victoria
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
12.4mm in 29 min to 02:59 25.7mm/h
20.4mm in 31 min to 03:30 39.5mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 32.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 8.3mm/h
    Darwin-Daly
TINDAL RAAF
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
17.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 5.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Adelaide Plains
ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.4mm/h

QUEENSLAND
    Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
16.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 33.6mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 39.0mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.7mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 20.2mm/h
    Far SW
QUILPIE AIRPORT
31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    CW Plains S
CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT
8.6mm in 32 min to 15:31 16.1mm/h
10.0mm in 49 min to 16:49 12.2mm/h
8.0mm in 11 min to 17:00 43.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
    NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT
15.8mm in 33 min to 18:00 28.7mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
    C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
18.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
    CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 35 min to 19:35 21.3mm/h
10.2mm in 25 min to 20:00 24.5mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.6mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h
    Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
4.2mm in 6 min to 22:06 42.0mm/h
    Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
10.8mm in 55 min to 21:00 11.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h
MOSS VALE AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
    South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
7.2mm in 36 min to 19:44 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
6.8mm in 9 min to 19:35 45.3mm/h
BEGA AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h
    Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
3.6mm in 2 min to 17:40 108.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 39.6mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.2mm/h
GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS)
11.8mm in 31 min to 18:00 22.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.4mm/h
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
    SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    SW Slopes N
YOUNG AIRPORT
20.2mm in 1 hr 28 min to 17:28 13.8mm/h
11.0mm in 32 min to 18:00 20.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
    Riverina E
YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
2.8mm in 2 min to 14:07 84.0mm/h
10.4mm in 6 min to 14:13 104.0mm/h
4.8mm in 6 min to 14:19 48.0mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 24.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    Lower NE
RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH
14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.4mm/h
HUNTERS HILL
5.6mm in 16 min to 14:16 21.0mm/h
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
14.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
    E Gippsland
LAKES ENTRANCE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
    W Gippsland
LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT
17.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

TASMANIA
    Central Plateau
LIAWENEE AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
40.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
40.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
29.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
28.1 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
8.1 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
8.8 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS
9.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA
4.4 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.3   28.2 GOULBURN PROGRESS ST Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.4   30.2 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.3   32.0 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.3   26.6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
+5.2   26.2 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
+9.0   12.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.7   15.9 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+8.4   10.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.4   17.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.2   20.6 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-10.0   23.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.3   17.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
-7.7   15.8 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC
-7.5   29.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-7.5   19.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-11.5   0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.5   9.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.5   4.4 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-6.1   17.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

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

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT : 78 (250/ 63 ) at 20:59
BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD: 82 (220/ 63 ) at 04:03
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 82 (330/ 63 ) at 04:44
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 91 (200/ 74 ) at 10:00

Other extremes

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