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Thursday, 06 DEC 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:23 EDST on 08/12/01

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 December:
Giles Met Office WA: 76.2 (60.7, 45)

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.

76.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
43.0 PENONG W Agricultural SA
41.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
40.6 NUNDROO W Agricultural SA
37.8 SMOKY BAY W Agricultural SA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Interior
76.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     W Agricultural
43.0 PENONG
41.0 CEDUNA AMO
40.6 NUNDROO
37.8 SMOKY BAY

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     NW Pastoral
MARLA POLICE STATION
16.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
     Brisbane/SE Coast
KINGAROY AIRPORT
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
43.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.0 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
42.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
42.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
42.3 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
42.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
 31.0 PHOSPHATE HILL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
31.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
30.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
30.0 CANNINGTON MINE Northwest QLD
7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
2.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.5 WARATAH (WILLIAM STREET) W Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.1   40.9 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.0   40.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.4   35.2 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD
+5.4   37.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.3   41.2 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.3   39.3 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.3   42.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
 +8.0   30.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.7   31.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.7   26.5 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.5   25.2 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.5   24.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-11.2   16.2 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-10.9   18.8 LAKE GRACE POST OFFICE Gt Southern WA
-10.1   18.3 KATANNING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
-9.9   22.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-9.9   19.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.6   4.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.6   2.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.5   15.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.5   16.5 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
-5.4   16.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
-5.4   5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

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

MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 145 (330/ 48 ) at 14:29

Other extremes

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