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Saturday 13 May 2000 |
Gales spread across SE Australia |
The low pressure system that has tracked ESE after developing two days ago under WA deepened further today to 976hPa as it moved south of Kangaroo Island and on under Tasmania. Strong winds were widespread across southern SA, southern NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, with gale to storm force winds in exposed mountain and coastal areas. Heavy rain accompanied the passage of the cold front attached to the low as it crossed the Victorian and NSW Alps. Late in the day, heavy rain arrived in northern Tasmania. Rainfall and wind gust details are given in the box below. |
Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 77.0 Cape Wessel NT Other heavy falls in SA and Vic: |
Today's highest & lowest temps |
Other extremes Rainfall: Wind gusts: Records set this day . |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
34.0
Kuri Bay WA 34.0 Kalumburu WA |
26.8 Troughton Is WA | ||
4.0 Crackenback NSW | -0.6 Glen Innes AP NSW | ||
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+6.1 26.0 Sydney AP NSW |
+7.7 11.0 Strathbogie Vic |
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-4.9 24.9 Nyang WA |
-9.1 1.0 Warburton AF WA |
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