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Monday, 24 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 22:38 EST on 26/06/02
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.

47.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
40.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
26.2 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS
25.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
28.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
    W Coast
47.0 MOUNT READ
40.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
26.2 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM
25.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
37.0 COEN AIRPORT AWS
32.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
32.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -7.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.5 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT CW Plains S NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.4   16.1 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+6.0   24.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.5   16.5 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+5.5   15.7 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
+5.3   8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 +8.9   11.2 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS
+8.2   9.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.8   10.0 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
+7.8   10.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+6.5   11.7 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
-2.9   28.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-2.9   0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.5   24.8 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-2.5   23.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-2.1   10.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 -8.2   -5.7 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.1   -2.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.8   4.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-7.6   2.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.4   -7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S 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 : 87 (340/ 65 ) at 07:47
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 85 (310/ 63 ) at 22:30
KILMORE GAP N Central VIC: 83 (360/ 65 ) at 19:37
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 83 (320/ 65 ) at 14:48
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 91 (320/ 61 ) at 23:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 109 (320/ 85 ) at 21:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 102 (310/ 83 ) at 23:21
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 102 (300/ 74 ) at 17:50
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 82 (270/ 67 ) at 09:00
KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 83 (330/ 65 ) at 23:00

Other extremes

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