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Tuesday, 02 APR 2002

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Heat continues in southern SA, western Vic
Unusually warm conditions prevailed again today in southern SA and western Victoria, with tops around 10° above the April average. Ceduna on SA's west coast recorded a top of 35, 10.9 above. It was also a warm morning in SA, with minimum temperatures generally 6 to 10 above the norm.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 16:46 EDST on 03/04/02
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.

64.4 YELARBON POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
36.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
29.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
27.0 WORONORA DAM MWSDB Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Barron
29.0 TOPAZ
    Darling Downs E
64.4 YELARBON POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Illawarra
27.0 WORONORA DAM MWSDB

ISLANDS
     Islands
36.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
POINT STUART AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
39.0 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
38.1 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
28.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
27.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
27.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
14.8 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
15.4 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
15.5 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
16.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
16.2 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
 -4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 OMEO Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+12.1   37.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+11.0   29.8 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
+10.9   35.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9   28.4 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+10.8   29.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
 +9.5   21.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA
+9.3   21.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA
+9.0   22.0 PORT PIRIE BHAS Lower North SA
+9.0   11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+8.3   20.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-5.6   18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-4.3   23.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.0   19.1 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-4.0   24.4 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.0   16.6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0   17.8 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
 -6.9   11.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.3   4.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-5.7   11.2 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-5.0   10.5 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT
-4.3   -4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

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: 91 (140/ 80 ) at 08:15
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 83 (150/ 63 ) at 04:10

Other extremes

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