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Saturday 06 May 2000

No reports of significant weather
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Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am

96.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
61.2 Dysart Qld
45.0 Hebel Qld
44.0 Lookout Hill Vic

Heavy falls in western Vic:
40.4 Derrinallum
37.0 Penshurst
37.0 Mortlake
36.0 Hawkesdale
36.0 Terang
34.0 Warrnambool AP NDB
33.0 Caramut
32.2 Warrnambool AP
32.1 Lismore

Today's highest & lowest temps

Other extremes

Rainfall:
Mallacoota Vic: 30mm in 3h to 5am
Mt Baw Baw Vic: 52mm in 9h to 6am

Flood peaks:
Castlereagh at Mendooran NSW: 3.98m at 5.30am below minor flood level
Castlereagh at Gilgandra NSW: 4.27m at 7pm below minor flood level

Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
33.0 Georgetown Qld 27.0 Coconut Is Qld
4.0 Crackenback NSW
4.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic		 -1.0 Cressy Res Stn Tas

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.5
28.1 Eneabba PO WA
+4.5
31.5 Ingham Qld		 +8.8
19.4 Casino AP NSW
-6.5
24.7 Wave Hill New Station NT		 -7.1
3.0 Warburton AF WA

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