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Wednesday, 10 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 16:40 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.

39.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
31.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
30.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
27.2 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
27.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
30.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

TASMANIA
    Central Plateau
31.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
    W Coast
39.0 MOUNT READ
27.2 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)
27.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    SW & S Coast
BUSSELTON AERO
5.2mm in 11 min to 08:00 28.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
32.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
32.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.0 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
22.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+8.1   26.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.5   25.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.1   25.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+6.9   25.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+5.6   26.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.6   10.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.6   10.6 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW
+4.4   9.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+4.0   8.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
+3.9   8.1 WANDERING COMPARISON Gt Southern WA
+3.9   0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6   15.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-2.0   -2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9   12.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
-1.9   15.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
-1.8   14.8 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA
-1.8   13.3 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-8.2   -2.7 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.3   -1.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.9   -3.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
-6.8   -3.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-6.7   1.9 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

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

ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 91 (320/ 70 ) at 10:45
GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA : 91 (270/ 56 ) at 13:23
GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 95 (310/ 65 ) at 09:28
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 119 (280/ 96 ) at 06:49
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 89 (290/ 72 ) at 07:38
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 83 (250/ 70 ) at 05:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 121 (240/ 96 ) at 00:17
KINGFISH A SHIP LOG 206 W Gippsland VIC: 98 (242/ 82 ) at 00:10
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 82 (250/ 69 ) at 00:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (310/ 72 ) at 06:00
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands : 87 (240/ 70 ) at 17:39

Other extremes

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