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Friday, 28 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 19:00 EST on 04/07/02
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.

52.0 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
51.2 BARWON RIVER (MT SABINE) W Coast VIC
49.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
45.0 BARWON RIVER (BENWERRIN) W Coast VIC
38.0 O'SHANNASSY E Central VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Snowy Mtns
49.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)

VICTORIA
     E Central
38.0 O'SHANNASSY
    W Coast
52.0 WEEAPROINAH
51.2 BARWON RIVER (MT SABINE)
45.0 BARWON RIVER (BENWERRIN)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h
    SW & S Coast
CAPE LEEUWIN
10.2mm in 40 min to 20:32 15.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
BUSSELTON
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
32.8 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
22.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -7.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.2   26.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.1   25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+6.0   24.5 MOORA Central West WA
+5.8   25.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+5.7   26.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.7   23.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8   12.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+5.1   11.8 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+4.6   11.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.1   12.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.6   8.7 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+3.6   17.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-7.3   2.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
-7.2   7.8 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-7.1   6.7 COWRA RESEARCH STN C Tablelands S NSW
-7.1   7.5 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
-7.1   5.4 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 -8.8   -1.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.9   -4.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.8   -4.5 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-7.7   -3.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.7   -2.2 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA : 76 (210/ 63 ) at 03:30
BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW: 85 (290/ 69 ) at 06:00
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW: 87 (270/ 65 ) at 08:00
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW: 89 (270/ 63 ) at 08:11
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 98 (240/ 83 ) at 17:03
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 98 (200/ 83 ) at 16:32
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 87 (180/ 69 ) at 08:24
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 82 (192/ 69 ) at 13:10
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 108 (200/ 95 ) at 05:34
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 80 (220/ 65 ) at 05:54
PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 96 (220/ 82 ) at 01:57
AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 87 (230/ 63 ) at 06:30
DARTMOOR CFA W Coast VIC: 93 (210/ 43 ) at 05:59
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 100 (190/ 85 ) at 07:47
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 89 (200/ 63 ) at 03:30
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 100 (190/ 76 ) at 14:00
EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS: 85 (180/ 63 ) at 08:04
SWAN ISLAND AWS E Coast TAS: 83 (210/ 63 ) at 23:06
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 102 (160/ 87 ) at 11:00

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