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Saturday, 27 JUL 2002

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Record-breaking July warmth in SA
July temperature records fell across central and southern SA today as the area experienced its warmest July day since 1975. The official Adelaide city site at Kent Town recorded its highest July maximum since records began 25 years ago with a top temperature of 23.1, though the old site in West Terrace recorded 26.6 back in 1975. Other locations with record making highs are listed below, though all have periods of record of less than 30 years. Temperatures across much of SA and into western NSW, SW Qld, southern NT and central eastern WA were 8 to 11 above average, with the greatest departures listed below.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:43 EST on 28/07/02
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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for July:
Warburton Airfield WA: 31.0 (30.0, 11) Previous record set on 24 July 2002
Arkaroola SA: 26.2 (25.0, 24)
Leigh Creek AP SA: 26.3 (25.9, 12)
Adelaide (Kent Town) SA: 23.1 (22.6, 25)
Goolwa (Hindmarsh Island Marina) SA: 22.9 (22.3, 12)
Griffith AP AWS NSW: 23.0 (21.7, 26)

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.

24.4 LATROBE (COAL ROAD) N Coast TAS
22.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
20.8 ALBANY SW & S Coast WA
20.4 BARRETT MEADOWS SW & S Coast WA
18.0 FRANKFORD (ROSSVILLE) N Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
22.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY
20.8 ALBANY
20.4 BARRETT MEADOWS

TASMANIA
     N Coast
24.4 LATROBE (COAL ROAD)
18.0 FRANKFORD (ROSSVILLE)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.2 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
 -9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.1 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.8   31.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+10.6   27.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.4   26.3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.3   29.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.2   29.1 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+7.9   12.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+7.2   12.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.9   11.7 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
+6.8   12.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.3   12.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.9   11.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-3.9   10.4 MOUNT BARKER SW & S Coast WA
-3.7   12.0 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA
-3.7   13.4 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-3.6   12.6 RAVENSTHORPE Gt Southern WA
-7.8   -9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.6   -2.1 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.3   -1.0 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.3   -1.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.2   -4.6 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW

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 : 76 (220/ 65 ) at 03:18
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 80 (320/ 65 ) at 19:30

Other extremes

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