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Thursday, 15 AUG 2002

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NEWSBITS: Windy, cold and wet in SW WA
NEWSBITS: Strong SW winds swept across SW WA in the wake of a cold front, bringing heavy showers and a cold day. Cunderdin had a heavy hail and rain shower mid-afternoon yielding 10.6mm in an hour, while at Southern Cross the temperature only just made double digits, with a maximum of 10.0°. Squally winds produced a gust of 106km/h just after 8am.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 06:15 EST on 17/08/02
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.

48.4 WARNER GLEN SW & S Coast WA
47.4 SEAL ROCKS (SUGARLOAF POINT LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
44.8 SCOTT RIVER SW & S Coast WA
42.6 LANCELIN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
42.6 LANCELIN
    SW & S Coast
48.4 WARNER GLEN
44.8 SCOTT RIVER

NEW SOUTH WALES
     MidNorth Coast S
47.4 SEAL ROCKS (SUGARLOAF POINT LIGHTHOUSE)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
     Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
33.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
32.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
32.1 LARRIMAH Roper-McArthur NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands
22.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands
22.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-9.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+6.3   25.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.2   24.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+3.3   32.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+2.6   3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+2.6   15.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
 +4.2   17.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+3.9   9.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+3.9   16.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+3.7   18.4 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+3.1   7.7 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+3.1   22.0 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
-8.0   10.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-8.0   21.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
-7.9   19.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT Barkly NT
-6.9   18.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-6.2   25.0 WAVE HILL Victoria NT
-11.2   -2.6 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-9.8   -0.3 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-8.9   3.7 BRUNETTE DOWNS Barkly NT
-8.9   -2.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-8.9   2.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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 : 106 (190/ 82 ) at 08:13
OCEAN REEF Lower West WA : 89 (180/ 67 ) at 09:00
GARDEN ISLAND HSF SW & S Coast WA : 83 (180/ 65 ) at 09:29
GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD: 72 (160/ 65 ) at 15:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 78 (310/ 69 ) at 17:00

Other extremes

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