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Saturday 26 February 2000 |
Today's weather extremes |
Qld rain band moves to the Cairns area | |
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. | |
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 | |
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 |
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-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 |
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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: |
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Records set this day | ||
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