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Monday, 10 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 17:39 EST on 17/06/02
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.

59.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
47.0 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
41.6 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS
40.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
39.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
47.0 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
40.0 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP
    W Coast
59.0 MOUNT READ
41.6 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS)
39.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Mt Lofty Ranges
MOUNT CRAWFORD (TOWER HILL)
8.0mm in 11 min to 01:30 43.6mm/h
10.0mm in 12 min to 05:30 50.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h

VICTORIA
     W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
     W Coast
MOUNT READ
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.8 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
32.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.7 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.2 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+7.3   25.2 CASHMERE DOWNS Goldfields WA
+6.8   27.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.7   23.7 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
+6.7   25.9 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.5   26.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.8   12.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+7.7   6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.5   13.0 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+7.4   10.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+7.3   12.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-2.5   21.0 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.3   9.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-2.1   10.8 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-1.9   10.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
-1.8   0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
 -7.1   -0.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6   -0.5 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-6.6   -1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.3   -1.2 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
-5.8   0.4 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA

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

MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 95 (240/ 54 ) at 12:00
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 95 (290/ 65 ) at 13:18
BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 87 (270/ 63 ) at 02:20
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 117 (320/ 91 ) at 05:42
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW: 85 (290/ 63 ) at 03:59
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 98 (330/ 58 ) at 16:00
EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 80 (290/ 63 ) at 10:54
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 109 (270/ 69 ) at 18:00
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 96 (280/ 78 ) at 04:30
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 85 (290/ 67 ) at 13:00
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 124 (270/ 78 ) at 06:00
EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 108 (280/ 78 ) at 01:44
SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 98 (240/ 39 ) at 12:49
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 154 (300/135 ) at 14:03
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 126 (270/ 91 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 109 (270/ 87 ) at 01:17
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 100 (260/ 78 ) at 08:08
STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS: 85 (280/ 67 ) at 05:51
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 82 (270/ 63 ) at 14:06

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