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Friday, 22 MAR 2002

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Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 09:55 EDST on 30/03/02
Quality control note: Data is incomplete, with short duration rainfall and wind gust information available only for the period to midday EDST. Remaining data 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.

80.4 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB MidNorth Coast N NSW
59.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
54.6 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD
40.0 RAMINGINING Arnhem NT
34.2 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Arnhem
40.0 RAMINGINING
34.2 MANINGRIDA

QUEENSLAND
     N Peninsula
54.6 BAMAGA

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast N
80.4 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
    MidNorth Coast S
59.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Arnhem
GOVE AIRPORT
21.6mm in 37 min to 10:30 35.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 22.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.0mm in 17 min to 06:47 35.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 13.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
13.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
14.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
 -8.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+14.3   39.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.5   37.2 ONGERUP Gt Southern WA
+10.4   35.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.1   39.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.2   35.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+10.6   25.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+8.2   23.3 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+7.4   23.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.2   21.2 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+6.7   25.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.7   22.2 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.1   14.4 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.9   14.2 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.5   27.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
-5.5   26.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.2   22.0 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.2   17.3 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
 -10.3   -0.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-10.3   3.1 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-9.4   -1.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.2   2.0 LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-9.1   2.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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

No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h

Other extremes

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