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Wednesday 12 April 2000

Storms continue across NT Top End and in SW Qld
The weak monsoonal trough lying off Northern Territory's north coast continued to produce isolated heavy storms across the Top End today. Meanwhile, the weak thermal trough responsible for heavy rain in SA yesterday moved to SW Queensland today, giving some high totals. Thargomindah recorded 55mm between noon and 9pm as a succession of storms passed over the settlement. Other significant figures are given in the extremes box below.

Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am

115.0 Horn Is Qld
88.0 Booby Is LH Qld
84.0 Hawker SA
81.0 Topaz Malanda Qld

Other heavy falls in inland SA:
59.8 Eudunda
49.6 Waikerie
46.6 Sutherlands
42.0 Innamincka
40.0 Coulta

Today's highest & lowest temps

Other extremes

Rainfall:
Gove AP NT: 47mm in 6h to 9am
Dum In Mirrie NT: 12.4mm in 10m to 5.36pm
Yunta AP SA: 24mm in 1h to 9am
Horn Is Qld: 33mm in 2h to 8am
Boulia Qld: 32mm in 3h to 9am
Birdsville Qld: 21mm in 6h to 3am
Thargomindah Qld: 55mm in 9h to 9pm

Records set this day

Daily rainfall:
Waikerie SA: 49.6mm is highest April fall in 98 years of record
Maximum Minimum
38.8 Mardie WA 27.0 Barrow Is WA
9.7 Mt Wellington Tas -1.4 Charlotte Pass NSW

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.7
26.7 Hamilton Res Stn Vic		 +8.1
16.4 Nhill Vic
-7.0
23.4 Blackall Qld		 -6.4
0.7 Nerriga NSW

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