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Saturday, 01 JUN 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 17:25 EST on 02/06/02
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 (none known)

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.

29.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
23.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
19.0 WOOTTON MidNorth Coast S NSW
14.0 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
14.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast S
29.0 BUNGWAHL
19.0 WOOTTON
    Illawarra
14.0 JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

TASMANIA
     W Coast
14.0 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
     Islands
23.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
WITCHCLIFFE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
     North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
14.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
    Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
23.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 46.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
32.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
30.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.5 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
23.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -5.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION AWS N Coast TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+9.0   26.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.6   24.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0   27.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.0   24.0 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+6.7   24.0 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA
+6.2   14.0 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
+5.8   12.3 NAREMBEEN Gt Southern WA
+4.9   11.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.4   10.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.3   11.0 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+4.3   11.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.3   11.9 CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND Lower SE SA
-4.1   13.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9   27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-3.8   25.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-3.4   26.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
-3.3   26.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-3.3   25.5 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT
-3.3   25.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-3.3   27.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-3.3   19.5 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
 -7.8   4.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-7.3   4.9 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT
-7.0   5.8 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.9   0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.8   -2.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-6.8   -1.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

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

MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 78 (230/ 65 ) at 19:00

Other extremes

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