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Saturday 20 May 2000 |
Windy as front sweeps across Tasmania |
A cold front crossing Tasmania in the early hours of this morning gave gale to storm force winds around the coast and in highland areas. The automatic weather station atop Mt Wellington recorded a top wind gust of 135km/h from the west at 3.30am, shortly before the front passed, and there were several recordings of 10-minute average wind speeds of between 90 and 100km/h. Brief heavy rain fell across western Tasmania overnight, while the lighthouse at Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, recorded 20mm between 9am and midday as the front passed. |
Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am 143.0 Tully Qld |
Today's highest & lowest temps |
Other extremes Rainfall: Wind gusts: Records set this day . |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
33.0 Jabiru AP NT | 25.4 Troughton Is WA | ||
4.0
Crackenback NSW 4.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic |
-5.5 Cooma Visitors Centre NSW | ||
Greatest variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum | ||
+3.2 23.2 Norah Head LH NSW |
+8.9 11.5 Fingal Tas |
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-9.2 20.5 Julia Creek PO Qld |
-8.6 1.6 Lostock Dam Site NSW |
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