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Tuesday, 25 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 01:40 EST on 28/06/02
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):
Lowest daily minimum temperature for June:
Watarrka NT: -3.9 (-2.1, 11)

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.

52.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
42.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
38.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS
36.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
33.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
42.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
36.4 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP
    W Coast
52.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
38.8 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM
33.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
32.1 ELCHO ISLAND Arnhem NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -7.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+5.4   21.5 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
+4.9   22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8   23.8 TAREE (RADIO STATION 2RE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+4.6   23.8 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+4.4   21.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
 +9.2   10.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+9.1   13.4 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+7.1   13.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
+7.0   7.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+6.6   10.6 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-3.3   0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9   0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.8   -1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8   0.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3   26.4 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-11.9   -3.9 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-8.5   -2.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
-8.1   -3.0 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-7.3   8.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.0   0.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

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

No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h

Other extremes

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