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Wednesday 20 December 2000

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

156.0 Indiana Station NT
102.6 Cape Tribulation Store Qld
98.0 Jervois NT
73.0 Austral Downs NT

High falls for other periods:

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Today's highest & lowest temps

Wind (mean refers to the average windspeed over 10 minutes; gust is the highest speed recorded):

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Other extremes

Flood Peaks:
Georgina at Urandangie Qld:
4.80m today, 20cm below moderate flood level
Bulloo at Quilpie Qld: 5.0m at 3pm, on the threshold of major level
Barcoo at Isisford Qld: 6.30m during the day with major flooding
Warrego at Fords Bridge Bywash NSW: 2.57m yesterday and today with moderate flooding

Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
43.6 Ivanhoe PO NSW
43.4 Forrest AP WA
43.4 Kyancutta SA
43.4 Menindee PO NSW		 29.4 Three Rivers WA
29.0 Roxby Downs SA
15.0 Maatsuyker Is Tas 4.3 Liawenee Tas

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+18.4
43.0 Eucla AP WA
+17.0
43.0 Nullarbor SA
+16.8
41.0 Elliston SA		 +11.5
26.1 Balgair WA
+9.5
27.0 Woomera AP SA
-11.0
27.0 Jervois NT
-10.1
28.0 Camooweal PO Qld
-10.0
27.0 Mt Isa AP Qld		 -4.3
5.9 Heywood Vic

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