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Tuesday, 26 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 10:09 EDST on 30/03/02

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.

96.0 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET) Lower NE VIC
51.0 ARCHERTON Upper NE VIC
49.0 HOLLAND CREEK (WRIGHTLEY) Lower NE VIC
43.0 TRARALGON CREEK ( TRARALGON (EPA)) W Gippsland VIC
42.4 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC

VICTORIA
    Lower NE
96.0 BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET)
49.0 HOLLAND CREEK (WRIGHTLEY)
42.4 UPPER FIFTEEN MILE CREEK (HANDCOCKS)
    Upper NE
51.0 ARCHERTON
    W Gippsland
43.0 TRARALGON CREEK ( TRARALGON (EPA))

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
    Darwin-Daly
DARWIN AIRPORT
38.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 12.7mm/h
13.4mm in 9 min to 17:33 89.3mm/h
6.2mm in 3 min to 17:36 124.0mm/h
15.8mm in 18 min to 17:54 52.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Adelaide Plains
ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE
26.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 26.8mm/h
    County Light
NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
    Hunter Valley
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
4.0mm in 6 min to 21:38 40.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
    C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
5.4mm in 8 min to 19:45 40.5mm/h
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
5.6mm in 6 min to 18:22 56.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
    C Tablelands S
KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr 16 min to 19:00 10.4mm/h
5.2mm in 31 min to 20:31 10.1mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
9.2mm in 11 min to 16:00 50.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
    CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
8.8mm in 11 min to 16:00 48.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
FORBES AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 59 min to 16:59 12.8mm/h
    Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.4mm/h
HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE
6.2mm in 33 min to 21:30 11.3mm/h
    Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
14.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.0mm/h
BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
17.6mm in 48 min to 23:00 22.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.8mm/h
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
6.6mm in 37 min to 21:00 10.7mm/h
MOSS VALE AWS
14.0mm in 1 hr 6 min to 22:00 12.7mm/h
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
8.2mm in 42 min to 21:42 11.7mm/h
    South Coast
MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
GREEN CAPE AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
5.4mm in 14 min to 20:10 23.1mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 21:06 46.0mm/h
10.6mm in 54 min to 22:00 11.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h
BEGA AWS
10.2mm in 20 min to 18:41 30.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.2mm/h
6.0mm in 35 min to 21:00 10.3mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
14.0mm in 6 min to 18:43 140.0mm/h
8.0mm in 17 min to 19:00 28.2mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
    SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
10.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
    Riverina E
FINLEY AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
4.8mm in 7 min to 11:28 41.1mm/h

VICTORIA
    Lower NE
BENALLA (SHADFORTH STREET)
80.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 26.7mm/h
CORRYONG (PARISH LANE)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
WANGARATTA AERO
13.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
MT HOTHAM
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
    E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
MALLACOOTA
12.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 25.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
GELANTIPY
15.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 30.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
COMBIENBAR
17.8mm in 20 min to 16:30 53.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
MT NOWA NOWA
7.6mm in 18 min to 08:18 25.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.8mm/h
8.4mm in 22 min to 08:52 22.9mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
    W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.2mm/h
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT
14.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
    E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
19.2mm in 30 min to 13:30 38.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.2mm/h
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
    W Central
LAVERTON RAAF
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
    W Coast
PORT FAIRY AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
41.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.8 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
40.6 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
40.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
30.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
9.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
10.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.8 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.2   38.6 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.5   39.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.8   38.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.8   32.6 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
+6.2   33.4 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.9   10.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+6.6   12.1 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
+6.4   22.6 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+6.2   23.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+5.7   22.0 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
-13.1   16.1 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-12.3   16.8 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
-11.9   16.9 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
-11.7   16.4 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-11.6   26.7 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
-5.9   14.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-5.0   10.8 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9   11.0 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8   17.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.4   16.5 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT

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

ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD: 72 (230/ 65 ) at 21:21
MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW: 76 (230/ 65 ) at 20:51
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 70 (200/ 63 ) at 19:00

Other extremes

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