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Sunday, 12 MAY 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 16:30 EST on 15/05/02
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for May:
Mornington Island Qld: 35.0 (34.9, 23) 34.9 set on 9 May 2002

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.

13.0 WITCHCLIFFE SW & S Coast WA
9.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands
8.6 FOREST GROVE SW & S Coast WA
8.6 ASTON DOWNS SW & S Coast WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
13.0 WITCHCLIFFE
8.6 FOREST GROVE
8.6 ASTON DOWNS

ISLANDS
     Islands
9.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


ISLANDS
     Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:00 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.8mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.4 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
36.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
26.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
25.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
 -2.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-1.9 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.0   27.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+9.8   32.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.2   33.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.9   28.5 RENMARK Upper Murray SA
+8.7   29.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+8.7   28.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
+8.7   26.9 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
 +9.5   18.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.0   18.6 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+9.0   20.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.5   17.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.5   15.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-4.2   18.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.6   17.6 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA
-2.9   19.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-2.7   17.5 BROOKTON Gt Southern WA
-2.6   19.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.2   0.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1   3.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-4.9   0.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-4.8   -1.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-4.7   2.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
-4.7   0.2 GOULBURN PROGRESS ST Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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

CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 83 (340/ 67 ) at 00:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 87 (320/ 69 ) at 22:10
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 93 (280/ 54 ) at 21:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS: 82 (290/ 67 ) at 23:30

Other extremes

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