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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided by
the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:37 EST on 24/08/02 |
| 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 (previous
record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest
daily minimum temperature for August:
Roebourne WA: 6.4 (7.1, 43) |
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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.
58.0 OAKWOOD TM Brisbane/SE Coast
QLD
54.0 WOOLOOGA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
53.0 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
49.2 IMBIL POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
58.0 OAKWOOD TM
54.0 WOOLOOGA
53.0 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
49.2 IMBIL POST OFFICE
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT
5.4mm in 11 min to 15:41 29.5mm/h
8.4mm in 19 min to 16:00 26.5mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 25 min to 14:00 24.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 5.0mm/h
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Todays highest &
lowest temperatures |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.1 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
34.0 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
34.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
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26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 HOLMES REEF Islands
22.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
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-1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
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-8.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
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Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
| Maximum |
Minimum |
+7.1 27.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+6.7
25.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.4
24.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.8
23.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
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+7.9
14.7 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.4
14.6 LISMORE (CENTRE STREET) North Coast NSW
+7.1
11.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.1
14.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
+6.3
10.7 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
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-4.6
14.5 PATERSON (TOCAL) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.5
3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-4.4
14.3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1
14.0 LOSTOCK DAM SITE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1
13.3 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
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-8.2
6.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-7.6
-1.8 KEITH Upper SE SA
-7.5
6.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-7.3
-3.2 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.8
8.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
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Highest wind
gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 80 (230/ 67 ) at 04:31
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 76 (200/ 67 ) at 03:18
TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS: 93 (210/ 65 ) at 06:40
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 87 (210/ 69 ) at 03:29
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Other extremes
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