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Monday 08 May 2000

Flooding NW of Rockhampton, Qld
Heavy rain yesterday and overnight in the upper reaches of Cooper and Denison Creeks, about 150km NW of Rockhampton Qld, is likely to produce moderate flooding in the Connors and lower Isaac Rivers over the next few days.

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

107.0 Finch Hatton Qld
70.0 Dalrymple Heights Qld
44.0 Horn Is Qld
44.0 Topaz Malanda Qld

Today's highest & lowest temps

Other extremes

Rainfall:
Gove AP NT: 77mm in 9h to midnight

Flood peaks:
Bulloo at Milroy Qld: 4.15m early this morning with moderate flooding
Castlereagh at Coonamble NSW: 3.60m around 6am

Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
34.0 Croydon Town Qld 27.0 Coconut Is Qld
3.5 Mt Hotham Vic -2.4 Charlotte Pass NSW

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+6.0
21.0 Hobart AP Tas		 +5.7
21.8 Georgetown Qld
-4.1
28.0 Victoria River Downs NT		 -7.1
9.0 Learmonth AP WA

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