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Thursday 24 February 2000 |
Today's weather extremes |
Heavy rain leads to flooding around Bowen Qld | |
Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am |
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170.0
Bowen AP Qld 143.6 Moss Vale Station Bowen Qld 142.2 Peter Faust Dam, Proserpine River Qld 139.2 Roma Peak Bowen Qld |
Heavy rain fell this morning as a weak surface low offshore intensified a moist flow onto the Qld Central and North Coasts. The heaviest falls were in the Don River basin inland from Bowen, where 100 to 150mm was recorded. Bowen Airport topscored with 170mm in the 24 hours to 9am, 136mm of that falling between 9 last night and 6 this morning. Moderate flooding developed during the early morning in the upper tributaries of the Don, with the flood peak arriving at Bowen early in the afternoon causing minor flooding. Farther north, Townsville had two bouts of heavy rain overnight, with 44mm falling at the airport between 9 last night and 2 this morning, and a further 33mm between 6 and 9am. | |
Highest & Lowest Temps |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
40.4 Nyang WA | 29.0 Broome AP Comparison Stn WA | |
15.4 Mt Wellington Tas | 2.0 Lake St Clair Tas | |
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | |
+6.7 33.0 Esperance AP WA |
+9.7 20.1 Hamilton AP Vic |
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-7.8 28.0 Halls Ck AP WA -7.8 28.3 Warmun Halls Ck WA |
-5.9 12.0 Pearce AP WA |
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Other extreme readings | ||
Rainfall: Dum In Mirrie NT: 75mm in 3hrs to 3am Jervois NT: 59mm in 6hrs to 9pm Oodnadatta AP SA: 23mm in 6hrs to 9pm Weipa AP Qld: 60mm in 4hrs to 6pm Proserpine AP Qld: 104mm in 9hrs to 6am with 31mm in 1hr to 6am Flood peaks: |
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