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Sunday, 08 APR 2001 |
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A strong cold front crossing
Victoria and Tasmania brought gusty winds and short-lived
gales to exposed areas in both states today. High wind readings are given
below. Overnight temperatures in Victoria and southern NSW
ahead of the change were unusually mild with many readings 8 to 12 above
normal.
The monsoon trough drifted north across Arnhem Land today bringing brief torrential rain to the far northeast of the area. Gove Airport recorded 133mm for the 24 hours to 9am Monday, of which 69 fell between noon and 6pm and a further 57 between 9pm and midnight. During the same 3 hours, Narawili, on Elcho Island, recorded 61mm. |
National
weather extremes for today |
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Quality control note: Data is complete, and has been visually checked by AWN for gross errors. Less obvious errors may remain. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information | |
Records set this day (none known) | |
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals received, and/or all reported falls of 50mm or more. 53.0 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS Darwin-Daly
NT |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.
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Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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Maximum | Minimum |
39.6
WARMUN E Kimberley WA 39.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA 38.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA 38.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA 38.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA |
28.0
NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands 27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT 27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands 26.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD 26.4 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT |
8.0
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW 9.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 10.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW 11.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC |
1.0
BRIDGETOWN SW & S Coast WA 1.0 WANDERING Gt Southern WA 1.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA 1.4 BRIDGETOWN POST OFFICE SW & S Coast WA |
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
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Maximum | Minimum |
+10.9
33.2 PRICE Yorke Peninsula SA +9.9 33.5 SNOWTOWN Lower North SA +9.2 27.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS +9.0 26.5 GROVE RESEARCH STATION Southeast TAS +8.8 26.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS |
+12.5
16.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW +11.0 20.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC +10.9 18.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC +10.5 17.7 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC +10.2 20.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC |
-6.9
20.3 KULGERA Alice Springs NT -5.9 23.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA -5.4 24.7 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD -4.9 20.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA -4.6 23.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA -4.6 20.5 HAWKER Upper North SA |
-8.9
1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA -8.8 2.8 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA -8.4 7.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA -8.4 5.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA -8.0 6.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA |
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural
SA : 78 (240/ 67 ) at 00:00 |
Other extremes .. |