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Tuesday 21 March 2000

Today's weather extremes

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Highest rainfall, 24 hours to 9am

118.0 Topaz Malanda Qld
102.5 Babinda PO Qld
89.2 Numbulwar NT
88.8 Upper Chichester NSW

Other heavy NSW falls:
72.8 Castle Hill
70.6 Williamtown AP
63.6 Katoomba
63.6 Kintyre Darkes Forest
61.0 Narara Gosford
60.6 Rose Bay
60.4 Bulahdelah
58.4 Gosford North
58.0 Tocal Paterson
57.2 Parramatta North
57.0 Epping
56.2 Kurrajong Heights
55.4 Prospect Dam

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Highest & Lowest Temps

Maximum Minimum
38.6 Telfer AP WA 28.0 Barrow Is AP WA
6.0 Crackenback NSW -5.0 Liawenee Tas

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.2
38.5 Yuendumu NT		 +8.4
20.5 Wandering WA
-10.9
17.0 Murrurundi NSW
-10.7
18.6 Quirindi NSW
-10.5
18.5 Jerrys Plains NSW		 -8.9
-1.0 Grove Res Stn Tas
-8.5
0.0 Bushy Park Tas
-7.2
4.0 Latrobe Valley AP Vic
Other extreme readings
Rainfall:
WA:
Wubin PO: 73.0 48h to 9am
NSW:
Gostwyck: 91mm 24h to 4pm
Clarencetown: 71mm 6h to 3pm

Flood peaks:
Williams at Dungog NSW: ~4.8m at 8.30pm with minor flooding (first peak)
Paterson at Gostwyck NSW: ~11.6m at 11.40pm with moderate flooding (first peak)

Records set this day
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