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Sunday, 27 JAN 2002

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:41 EDST on 28/01/02

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 (not checked or entered yet)

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.

61.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands
58.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands
40.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
37.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
35.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Kimberley
37.0 ARGYLE AERODROME

QUEENSLAND
     S Peninsula
35.0 PALMERVILLE
    N Coast--Barron
40.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT

ISLANDS
     Islands
61.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
58.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    
EDENHOPE
10.0mm in 14 min to 07:41 42.9mm/h
79.0mm in 10 min to 20:27 474.0mm/h
    Arnhem
GOVE AIRPORT
5.6mm in 8 min to 14:03 42.0mm/h
19.6mm in 26 min to 14:30 45.2mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 27.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 9.7mm/h
    S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
33.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 33.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
18.4mm in 1 hr 4 min to 17:00 17.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
21.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 21.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    E Central
BROADMEADOWS (GLENLITTA AVENUE BMTC)
17.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.0mm/h

TASMANIA
     Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
     Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
53.0mm in 3 hr to 07:30 17.7mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 19.3mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 19.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
42.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.6 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
41.5 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
 30.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
29.6 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
29.1 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
17.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
17.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
17.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
19.0 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS
19.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
 2.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
6.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA
7.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+9.8   35.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+9.6   35.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+7.8   28.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+7.7   33.0 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+7.4   30.7 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
 +9.0   23.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
+8.8   21.6 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC
+8.8   21.7 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+8.5   25.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+8.5   23.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
-9.6   28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-9.1   29.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.4   28.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.0   30.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-7.9   29.6 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-8.8   3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4   9.4 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.8   12.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-5.8   11.6 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 85 (160/ 65 ) at 19:00

Other extremes

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 Australian Weather News -- 27 JAN 2002

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Sunday, 27 JAN 2002

About Australian Weather News
Todays significant weather stories not yet written
Weather events are normally written up within two or three days, when more comprehensive information is available.  As this site is a spare time activity, there may be delays, and some events may not be described at all. Random notes may be added below in advance of the full stories being written.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:41 EDST on 28/01/02
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 (not checked or entered yet)

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.

61.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands
58.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands
40.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
37.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
35.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Kimberley
37.0 ARGYLE AERODROME

QUEENSLAND
     S Peninsula
35.0 PALMERVILLE
    N Coast--Barron
40.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT

ISLANDS
     Islands
61.2 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
58.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    
EDENHOPE
10.0mm in 14 min to 07:41 42.9mm/h
79.0mm in 10 min to 20:27 474.0mm/h
    Arnhem
GOVE AIRPORT
5.6mm in 8 min to 14:03 42.0mm/h
19.6mm in 26 min to 14:30 45.2mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 27.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 9.7mm/h
    S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
33.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 33.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
18.4mm in 1 hr 4 min to 17:00 17.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
21.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 21.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    E Central
BROADMEADOWS (GLENLITTA AVENUE BMTC)
17.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.0mm/h

TASMANIA
     Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
     Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
53.0mm in 3 hr to 07:30 17.7mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 08:30 19.3mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 19.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
42.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.6 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.5 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
41.5 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
 30.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
29.6 CHANNEL POINT Darwin-Daly NT
29.1 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
17.5 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
17.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
17.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
19.0 CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS
19.0 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
 2.5 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
6.0 BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA
7.0 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+9.8   35.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+9.6   35.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+7.8   28.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+7.7   33.0 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+7.4   30.7 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
 +9.0   23.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
+8.8   21.6 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC
+8.8   21.7 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+8.5   25.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+8.5   23.7 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
-9.6   28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-9.1   29.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.4   28.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.0   30.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-7.9   29.6 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-8.8   3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4   9.4 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.8   12.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-5.8   11.6 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 85 (160/ 65 ) at 19:00

Other extremes

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