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Tuesday, 16 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 17:02 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.

42.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
41.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
29.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
23.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
     N Coast
24.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
    W Coast
42.0 STRAHAN AERODROME
41.0 CAPE SORELL
29.0 MOUNT READ
23.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


TASMANIA
     N Coast
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
    W Coast
CAPE SORELL
21.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 7.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 5.3mm/h
STRAHAN AERODROME
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
     Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 6.7mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
31.2 MANINGRIDA Arnhem NT
31.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
 26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
22.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
-2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
 -9.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 ARLTUNGA Alice Springs NT

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.0   28.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.5   27.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.4   26.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.3   23.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
+4.2   22.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.2   23.6 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.6   8.8 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.6   6.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+6.0   8.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+5.6   9.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.1   8.5 SCOTTSDALE(WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
+5.1   5.2 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS
+5.1   4.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-4.4   24.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-4.2   25.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT
-3.8   27.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-3.8   26.7 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
-3.6   23.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
-10.3   -4.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8   3.8 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT
-7.6   -2.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.5   5.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-7.5   -1.2 YUENDUMU Alice Springs NT

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

THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 93 (320/ 72 ) at 17:58
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 78 (300/ 65 ) at 19:52

Other extremes

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