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Monday, 19 AUG 2002

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 19:37 EST on 20/08/02
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.

37.0 DUNEIRA Central Highlands QLD
26.0 GILBERTON Upper Carpentaria QLD
24.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW
22.0 TOLINESS STATION Central Highlands QLD
20.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
     Upper Carpentaria
26.0 GILBERTON
    Central Highlands
37.0 DUNEIRA
22.0 TOLINESS STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
     North Coast
24.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)
20.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


QUEENSLAND
     N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
17.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 34.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
33.1 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
32.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.6 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
 -8.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+5.8   23.8 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+5.6   25.0 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+5.0   22.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.0   25.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.8   21.7 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+4.8   22.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.4   16.6 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.0   14.7 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.4   11.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2   11.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0   12.6 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.8   20.2 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4   14.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.2   24.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-6.6   15.5 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.1   17.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
 -9.3   -2.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.7   -2.0 KULGERA Alice Springs NT
-7.9   -1.4 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
-7.7   -2.1 CURTIN SPRINGS Alice Springs NT
-7.7   0.9 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-7.7   -1.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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: 78 (310/ 69 ) at 06:00

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