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Monday, 22 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 17:23 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.

71.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands
26.8 POWELLTOWN FOREST OFFICE E Central VIC
25.4 COWARAMUP SW & S Coast WA
23.0 CARDABIA W Gascoyne WA
15.4 JINDONG

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    
15.4 JINDONG
    W Gascoyne
23.0 CARDABIA
    SW & S Coast
25.4 COWARAMUP

VICTORIA
     E Central
26.8 POWELLTOWN FOREST OFFICE

ISLANDS
     Islands
71.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.4 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -13.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+8.7   26.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.6   29.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.8   28.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.0   27.9 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+6.8   26.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
+6.8   26.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.4   20.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+9.1   20.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+9.0   13.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.7   14.0 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+8.6   13.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-6.2   5.1 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-4.2   8.0 MARYBOROUGH (DERBY STREET) N Central VIC
-3.7   8.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-3.4   11.2 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
-3.3   10.5 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
 -7.7   -5.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.3   -7.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-7.1   -4.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.9   -4.9 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
-6.8   -2.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-6.8   -8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.8   -4.2 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW

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

None reported

Other extremes

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