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Wednesday, 03 APR 2002

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Warm conditions move east
The mid-Autumn heat wave moved east today, giving western and central Victoria, western NSW and NE SA top temperatures 8 to 11 above average. Overnight lows were also high -- mostly 6 to 11 above -- across this area and through much of SA. Ararat in western Victoria recorded a minimum of 17.5, 10.4 above normal.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:32 EDST on 04/04/02
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.

34.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
24.0 COOROY TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.0 COOROY COMPOSITE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Barron
34.0 DAINTREE TEA
    Brisbane/SE Coast
24.0 COOROY TM
23.0 COOROY COMPOSITE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Arnhem
MILINGIMBI
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
40.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
28.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
27.7 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
27.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
10.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.7   34.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.5   33.1 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+10.5   28.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+10.2   32.2 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
+10.2   30.4 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
+10.2   30.6 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC
 +10.4   17.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+9.1   17.8 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
+8.6   19.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+8.4   20.0 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+8.3   18.3 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-6.9   22.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.1   23.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-5.8   18.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.3   18.3 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-5.3   19.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-4.2   12.7 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-3.9   15.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-3.8   5.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA
-3.1   13.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-3.0   17.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD: 72 (110/ 65 ) at 03:00
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 76 (310/ 63 ) at 08:00
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 85 (340/ 65 ) at 05:50
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (230/ 78 ) at 23:51
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 72 (220/ 63 ) at 20:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 83 (300/ 67 ) at 10:30

Other extremes

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