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Friday, 13 SEP 2002

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NEWSBITS: Dry air over Vic, NSW
NEWSBITS: The humidity was unusually low over much of NSW and Victoria today, the result of warm dry air moving in from across the continent combined with the drying effect of air descending under a high pressure system. At 3pm, Mildura's temperature was 25.3 and dew point -13.2, while Melbourne's figures were 22.2 and -6.9.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 18:30 EST on 14/09/02
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.

28.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK)) Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 MOOLOOLOO Victoria NT
22.8 MULGATHING NW Pastoral SA
22.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
21.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Victoria
26.0 MOOLOOLOO

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     NW Pastoral
22.8 MULGATHING

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Barron
22.0 MT SOPHIA
21.6 DAINTREE VILLAGE

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Hunter Valley
28.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK))

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
    Darwin-Daly
DARWIN AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
38.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
38.0 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
38.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
25.9 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
25.4 TINDAL RAAF Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
25.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+7.8   25.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+7.1   24.8 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
+7.0   24.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMETT) Wimmera S VIC
+6.9   24.7 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
+6.9   21.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
 +8.1   13.7 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA
+7.9   23.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+7.0   14.1 DONNYBROOK SW & S Coast WA
+6.9   13.0 JARRAHWOOD SW & S Coast WA
+6.6   13.0 DWELLINGUP FORESTRY SW & S Coast WA
-5.1   28.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.0   27.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-4.8   22.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-4.7   31.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM Darwin-Daly NT
-4.5   31.7 MANGO FARM Darwin-Daly NT
-7.6   -2.0 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-7.1   -3.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.0   -3.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-6.7   -3.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7   -1.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

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 : 76 (300/ 63 ) at 04:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 102 (290/ 83 ) at 23:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS: 87 (290/ 67 ) at 21:45

Other extremes

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