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Friday, 20 SEP 2002

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:03 EST on 22/09/02
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.

33.0 WALLA TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
28.2 DERWENT BRIDGE (DERWENT RIVER) Central Plateau TAS
24.8 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS
23.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
18.8 HERMITAGE (SHANNON RIVER) Central Plateau TAS

QUEENSLAND
     Wide Bay/Burnett
33.0 WALLA TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
     Snowy Mtns
23.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE

TASMANIA
     N Coast
24.8 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD)
    Central Plateau
28.2 DERWENT BRIDGE (DERWENT RIVER)
18.8 HERMITAGE (SHANNON RIVER)

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures
Maximum Minimum
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.7 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
37.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.4 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
23.8 CADJEBUT W Kimberley WA
23.3 DARWIN AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
 -6.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal
Maximum Minimum
+10.6   33.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+10.2   31.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.6   28.8 POLDA (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA
+8.5   28.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+7.8   28.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.8   26.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+6.2   14.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.7   12.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.2   13.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.2   11.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.8   15.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-4.4   11.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-3.1   30.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-3.1   17.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION Hunter Valley NSW
-3.0   21.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-2.9   7.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
 -8.1   9.5 ELLIOTT Barkly NT
-7.9   -1.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-7.4   7.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.4   -4.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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

BUSSELTON AERO SW & S Coast WA : 265 (360/111 ) at 01:25
WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA : 96 (310/ 58 ) at 20:28
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 85 (230/ 78 ) at 00:42
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 91 (300/ 63 ) at 02:42

Other extremes

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