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Monday, 29 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 15:27 EST on 02/08/02
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.

28.4 YANKALILLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
24.2 MINLATON Yorke Peninsula SA
23.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
22.2 POOCHERA W Agricultural SA
20.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     W Agricultural
22.2 POOCHERA
    Yorke Peninsula
24.2 MINLATON
    Mt Lofty Ranges
28.4 YANKALILLA

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Barron
23.0 TOPAZ
20.0 TOPAZ ALERT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NEW SOUTH WALES
     Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
6.4mm in 37 min to 16:00 10.4mm/h
    Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 26.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 20.4mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.4mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.7 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
33.2 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
 -6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+7.3   26.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+7.1   28.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.1   26.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0   24.9 NARRABRI WEST POST OFFICE NW Plains E NSW
+6.8   22.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.8   16.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.8   21.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
 +10.5   14.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+9.4   21.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE Roper-McArthur NT
+8.4   11.7 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+8.2   12.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+8.0   12.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.0   13.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+8.0   11.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-4.4   12.4 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-3.9   18.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-3.7   19.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-3.7   22.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-3.6   23.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
-3.6   22.0 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
 -10.6   -4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.1   -3.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA
-8.0   -4.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.6   -2.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9   0.6 ALBANY AIRPORT SW & S Coast WA

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

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 83 (320/ 63 ) at 09:10
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 83 (240/ 70 ) at 05:16

Other extremes

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