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Friday, 21 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 17:04 EST on 23/06/02
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.

50.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
42.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
30.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
26.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
32.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
    W Coast
42.0 MOUNT READ
30.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
26.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
32.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
 25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -6.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+5.8   24.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.6   28.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.5   29.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+4.8   25.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+3.8   26.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.1   7.3 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+3.9   8.2 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+3.8   12.2 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+3.8   1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.6   8.1 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-4.1   12.1 KARNET Lower West WA
-4.1   15.1 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-4.1   12.5 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
-3.9   27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-3.8   12.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
-3.8   13.7 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA
-8.5   13.4 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
-8.3   5.0 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
-8.1   4.5 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Roper-McArthur NT
-7.8   2.5 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW
-7.6   4.2 WAVE HILL Victoria NT

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

WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 93 (270/ 67 ) at 21:00
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 76 (281/ 65 ) at 23:50
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 89 (270/ 63 ) at 19:00
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS: 91 (280/ 52 ) at 19:01
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 139 (300/108 ) at 19:56
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 95 (290/ 52 ) at 23:47
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 85 (270/ 67 ) at 23:27

Other extremes

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