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Saturday 26 February
2000
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Today's weather extremes
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Qld
rain band moves to the Cairns area |
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Highest rainfall, 24
hours to 9am
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250.6
Cairns City Qld
237.0 Cairns AP Qld
181.0 Hilltop Qld
176.0 Topaz Malanda Qld |
The
weak trough system that has been enhancing rain onto the Qld Central
and North Coasts during the past two days moved to the Cairns
area overnight, while a deepening low southeast of Willis Island was being
watched for possible cyclone development. In Cairns, 237mm was recorded
between 9 last night and 9 this morning. It fell consistently through the
12 hours, though 117mm fell in the 4 hours to 6am. Rapid rises in streams
cut roads and flooded some houses to a depth of a metre, with sandbagging
under way for businesses in low lying areas. Farther south, the Bruce Highway
was reopened to high wheelbase vehicles south of Ingham as river
levels dropped. |
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Highest & Lowest
Temps
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
39.9
Nyang WA
39.2 Andamooka SA
39.0 Roxby Downs SA
39.0 Tarcoola AP SA |
28.8
Oodnadatta AP SA |
| 14.4
Barren Tier Tas |
8.3
Mt Read Tas |
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Greatest variations from
normal
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
+7.8
32.2 Bowral NSW |
+8.9
24.0 Ouyen Vic
+8.9
15.5 Tarraleah Tas |
-10.9
25.1 Yeelirrie WA
-10.9
27.8 Telfer AP WA |
-3.9
13.3 Mt Seaview NSW
-3.9
13.8 Prospect Dam NSW
-3.9
11.7 Cape Naturaliste WA |
| Other
extreme readings |
Rainfall:
Nyang WA: 29mm in 3hrs to 6pm
Telfer AP WA: 48mm in 3hrs to 3am
Warburton AF WA: 30mm in 3hrs to 3am
Giles MO WA: 24mm in 3hrs to 3am
Yuendumu NT: 44mm in 6hrs to 3am
Lockhart River Qld: 83mm in 9hrs to 6pm
Mareeba Qld: 54mm in 6hrs to 3am
Cairns AP Qld: 237mm in 12hrs to 9am, with 44mm in 1hr to 3am
Willis Island Qld: 122.2mm in 9hrs to 6.30pm
Flood peaks:
Herbert River at Halifax Qld: about 5.3m overnight with major flooding
Haughton River at Giru Qld: about 2.2m this morning with minor flooding
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