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Wednesday 1 March 2000
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Today's weather extremes
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TC Steve downgraded again
Hot in the south |
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Highest rainfall, 24
hours to 9am
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185.4
Nutwood Downs NT
156.0 South Johnstone Qld
142.6 Innisfail Qld
113.0 Babinda Qld |
TC
Steve made landfall at Bing Bong in the southwest corner of the Gulf of
Carpentaria late this afternoon. The cyclone's central pressure was a relatively
weak 990hPa, so that no wind damage was reported. Rainfall with the cyclone
also appears to have been minimal, with only 59mm recorded on Groote Eylandt
for the 12 hours to 9pm as Steve passed to the south.
High temperatures were recorded along the
southern coastal strip from Melbourne west to near Norseman in WA today.
Maximum temperatures were commonly 10 to 18° above average, while
minima in SA WA and southern SA were generally 8 to 14 above.
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Highest & Lowest
Temps
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
44.0
Red Rocks Point Eucla WA
43.0 Eucla AP WA
42.3 Kyancutta SA |
30.0
Port Pirie BHAS Site SA |
| 16.7
Mt Wellington Tas |
2.1
Charlotte Pass NSW |
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Greatest variations from
normal
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| Maximum |
Minimum |
+18.0
43.0 Eucla AP WA
+15.3
42.0 Ceduna AP SA |
+14.0
30.0 Port Pirie BHAS Site SA
+12.9
27.5 Streaky Bay SA |
-6.3
21.0 Salmon Gums WA |
-2.9
15.0 Amberley AP Qld |
| Other
extreme readings |
Rainfall:
Wittenoom WA: 40mm in 9h to 3am
Burracoppin WA: 85mm in 24h to 9am (but reportedly falling in 45m yesterday)
Kellerberrin WA: 43mm in 18h to 9am
Bencubbin WA: 38mm in 15h to 9am
Flying Fox NT: 58mm in 6h to 9pm
Larrimah NT: 106mm in 9h to 6am
Innisfail Qld: 131mm in 15h to 6am |
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