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Friday, 07 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 19:36 EST on 10/06/02

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for June:
Texas PO Qld: 26.8 (26.0, 31)
Thargomindah PO Qld: 29.8 (29.7, 44)
White Cliffs PO NSW: 28.0 (27.8, 38)
Barraba PO NSW: 24.4 (23.8, 31)
Pindari Dam NSW: 24.9 (24.0, 30)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road) NSW: 21.0 (21.0, 30) Equal to record set 5 June 2002
Guyra Hospital NSW: 19.1 (17.0, 17)
Lostock Dam NSW: 25.0 (24.3, 29)
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend) Tas: 19.0 (18.2, 18)
Port Arthur (Palmers Lookout) Tas: 17.8 (17.5, 20)

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.

74.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT Central Coast E QLD
65.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
58.2 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD
55.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
54.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
    Central Coast E
74.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
65.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
58.2 MACKAY MO
55.0 MACKAY ALERT
54.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS
54.0 TE KOWAI EXP STN
54.0 EAST MACKAY
52.0 BARNGANAL BLUE MOUNTAIN

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
6.2mm in 36 min to 13:30 10.3mm/h
    Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
19.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.7mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
MACKAY MO
27.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 27.4mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
    Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.2mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
15.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 30.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
  Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
13.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 26.0mm/h
    Snowy Mtns
CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
9.6mm in 46 min to 16:00 12.5mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
7.2mm in 32 min to 16:38 13.5mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
    SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
14.2mm in 30 min to 23:30 28.4mm/h
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
KHANCOBAN AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

TASMANIA
    W Coast
CAPE SORELL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 5.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 6.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
STRAHAN AERODROME
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
LOW ROCKY POINT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 7.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 7.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
22.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
5.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
0.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.0 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.5   28.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.2   29.8 THARGOMINDAH POST OFFICE Far SW QLD
+9.9   25.5 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+9.8   27.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+12.4   16.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+12.1   16.2 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+11.3   17.8 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+11.3   18.8 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.8   14.7 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+10.8   18.5 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-4.1   17.1 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
-3.9   21.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
-3.9   14.0 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-3.7   19.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-3.2   21.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-3.2   16.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
-3.2   16.5 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.2   9.3 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
-6.0   9.9 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
-5.8   9.8 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
-4.9   7.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-4.8   13.2 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA

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

NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 106 (270/ 87 ) at 12:53
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA : 82 (280/ 67 ) at 15:31
MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA : 87 (260/ 67 ) at 14:59
EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 91 (330/ 69 ) at 13:08
CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 87 (340/ 65 ) at 11:19
EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide Plains SA : 80 (250/ 65 ) at 15:27
ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide Plains SA : 87 (270/ 63 ) at 15:26
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 115 (270/ 76 ) at 15:14
MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL) Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 100 (270/ 65 ) at 15:38
CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA : 96 (270/ 70 ) at 21:09
NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA : 95 (310/ 72 ) at 15:45
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW: 209 (270/ 30 ) at 07:42
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 113 (320/ 74 ) at 22:13
MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 106 (330/ 76 ) at 19:00
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 106 (340/ 65 ) at 20:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 106 (270/ 76 ) at 22:30
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC: 85 (290/ 67 ) at 22:00
FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC: 83 (290/ 63 ) at 21:12
DUNNS HILL E Central VIC: 93 (360/ 46 ) at 19:00
FAWKNER BEACON E Central VIC: 82 (290/ 67 ) at 21:30
GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC: 83 (280/ 67 ) at 20:21
POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 85 (270/ 67 ) at 20:34
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 98 (270/ 70 ) at 19:58
AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 80 (280/ 63 ) at 20:21
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 83 (280/ 65 ) at 22:08
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 104 (290/ 54 ) at 23:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 89 (320/ 69 ) at 10:49
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 100 (300/ 74 ) at 02:20
KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 87 (300/ 65 ) at 23:37

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