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Tuesday, 09 JUL 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 16:32 EST on 24/07/02
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.

58.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
46.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS) W Coast TAS
38.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
34.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
34.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
58.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
34.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
    W Coast
46.4 QUEENSTOWN (COPPER MINES TAS)
38.0 MOUNT READ
34.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
32.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.4 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-10.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.0   22.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.4   23.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.1   24.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.0   25.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.0   22.1 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
 +12.2   15.7 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
+7.4   10.9 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+7.1   13.3 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW
+7.0   9.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.7   7.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-11.6   3.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
-2.9   8.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-2.5   25.6 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT
-2.1   9.9 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-2.0   -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
 -10.3   -3.8 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-9.4   -0.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.2   -8.0 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.8   -10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.6   -3.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

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

CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 80 (300/ 67 ) at 20:48
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 78 (240/ 63 ) at 19:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 143 (250/108 ) at 20:54
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 106 (270/ 76 ) at 17:40
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 109 (230/ 96 ) at 18:00
TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 95 (210/ 69 ) at 23:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 82 (250/ 69 ) at 22:14
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 93 (240/ 74 ) at 21:00

Other extremes

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