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National
weather extremes for today
Data provided
by the Bureau
of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:59 EST on 02/10/02
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control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for
gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain. See Explanation
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Records
set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in
brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for September:
Murchison WA: 37.0 (36.0, 12)
Black Point NT: 34.3 (34.2, 12) |
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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.
28.6 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK Darwin-Daly
NT
24.2 YANKALILLA Mt Lofty Ranges SA
23.8 PIRLANGIMPI Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS Central Coast E QLD
22.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE) Sydney--east NSW
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Darwin-Daly
28.6 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
23.8 PIRLANGIMPI
SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
Mt
Lofty Ranges
24.2 YANKALILLA
QUEENSLAND
Central
Coast E
23.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS
NEW
SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
22.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
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High rainfall for periods
of 6 hours or less.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W
Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK
5.0mm in 13 min to 13:30 23.1mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
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Todays highest & lowest
temperatures
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
38.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
38.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.0 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
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28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
25.1 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
25.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
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1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
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-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-4.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
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Todays greatest temperature
variations from normal
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Minimum |
+11.2 37.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+11.1 34.7 PAYNES FIND Murchison WA
+10.9 32.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+10.7 33.7 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+10.7 31.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
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+7.1 18.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT Murchison WA
+6.9 23.4 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+6.4 12.4 WAGGA WAGGA RESEARCH CENTRE Riverina E
NSW
+6.2 21.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.4 25.1 GOVE AIRPORT Arnhem NT
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-6.1 26.4 ALI CURUNG Alice Springs NT
-5.0 27.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
-4.5 25.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-4.3 26.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
-4.3 17.8 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North
Coast NSW
-4.3 17.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley
NSW
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-9.4 0.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT Alice Springs NT
-7.9 2.9 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.6 -4.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.1 0.6 KADINA Yorke Peninsula SA
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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.
ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
: 74 (190/ 63 ) at 22:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 87 (310/
70 ) at 22:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 83 (250/
65 ) at 05:10
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