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Friday 22 December 2000

Today's significant weather stories not yet written
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Today's highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am

69.8 Lockhart River Qld
64.8 Mainoru Homestead NT
57.6 Wilpena Pound SA
55.8 Sudley Station Weipa Qld

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:
Bulloo at South Comongin Qld: 3.55m during the morning with minor flooding
Diamantina at Diamantina Lakes Qld: 4.48m today with moderate flooding
Darling at Bourke NSW: 12.28m yesterday and today with moderate to major flooding

Records set this day

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Maximum Minimum
40.1 Condobolin AP NSW
40.0 Uluru Ranger Station NT
40.0 Moruya AP NSW
40.0 Lake Cargelligo NSW		 30.0 Brewarrina NSW
14.0 Crackenback NSW
14.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic		 3.0 Wandering WA

Greatest variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+15.2
38.0 Moruya Heads Pilot Station NSW
+13.9
39.0 Sydney City NSW
+13.4
39.0 Sydney AP NSW		 +13.9
29.0 Griffith AP NSW
+13.8
28.9 Narrandera Council NSW
+13.0
26.7 Wagga AP NSW
-10.0
25.4 Alice Springs AP NT		 -9.2
5.6 Perth AP WA
-8.7
6.0 Pearce AP WA

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