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Thursday, 01 AUG 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 15:36 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.

18.0 NORTHCLIFFE SW & S Coast WA
15.0 SHANNON SW & S Coast WA
14.4 PREOLENNA N Coast TAS
14.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP Central Plateau TAS
14.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
18.0 NORTHCLIFFE
15.0 SHANNON

TASMANIA
     N Coast
14.4 PREOLENNA
    Central Plateau
14.2 CRADLE MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP
    W Coast
14.0 CAPE SORELL

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
SHANNON
5.6mm in 31 min to 04:31 10.8mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
34.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
33.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
33.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.1 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
33.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands
21.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
21.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands
0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+5.9   23.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+5.8   23.4 BALRANALD RSL Southwest Plains NSW
+5.7   22.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+5.5   21.5 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
+5.5   21.9 DENILIQUIN POST OFFICE Riverina E NSW
 +7.7   12.7 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.1   13.6 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+5.6   17.7 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+5.5   13.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.2   7.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-4.2   13.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.0   13.7 ESPERANCE SW & S Coast WA
-3.8   14.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-3.7   14.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-3.6   13.5 HYDEN Gt Southern WA
-3.6   25.6 ALYANGULA POLICE Arnhem NT
-3.6   22.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
 -8.5   5.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-8.2   11.2 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
-8.2   5.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-8.2   2.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.9   6.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS Victoria NT

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 : 100 (290/ 70 ) at 02:35
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 89 (250/ 69 ) at 03:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 85 (310/ 69 ) at 06:06
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 83 (300/ 67 ) at 00:00

Other extremes

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