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Thursday, 08 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 15:28 EST on 11/08/02
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.

24.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
24.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
20.2 WAKEFIELD RIVER NEAR RHYNIE Lower North SA
19.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Lower North
20.2 WAKEFIELD RIVER NEAR RHYNIE

TASMANIA
     Central Plateau
24.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM)
    W Coast
24.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
19.0 MOUNT READ
16.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     SW & S Coast
CAPE LEEUWIN
2.4mm in 1 min to 17:15 144.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.7 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
34.7 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
 -7.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.2   29.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.4   29.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.3   30.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
+9.3   30.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.9   30.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.8   11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Upper Murray SA
+5.9   13.1 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.8   5.6 BOMBALA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.3   10.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.3   3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3   22.2 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.0   18.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
-1.8   31.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-1.6   13.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-1.5   20.9 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
 -7.7   5.5 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-7.7   7.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-6.5   12.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
-6.5   -4.5 TENTERFIELD (WOOD ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1   -7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

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

ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 104 (350/ 76 ) at 23:59
GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 102 (310/ 56 ) at 23:22
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 89 (310/ 70 ) at 20:10
MANDURAH SW & S Coast WA : 83 (350/ 67 ) at 23:18
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 76 (290/ 63 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 98 (240/ 76 ) at 00:17

Other extremes

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