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Monday, 28 MAY 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 16:16 EDST on 31/05/01

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 (not checked or entered yet)

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.

36.4 MALLALA Adelaide Plains SA
33.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands
30.2 ANGASTON County Light SA
30.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
26.8 ROBE Lower SE SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     Adelaide Plains
36.4 MALLALA
    County Light
30.2 ANGASTON
    Lower SE
26.8 ROBE

TASMANIA
     E Coast
30.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES

ISLANDS
     Islands
33.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

No reports of heavy short-duration rainfall.

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.1 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
 -7.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.7   27.5 MORAWA POST OFFICE Central West WA
+4.7   28.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.4   26.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.2   24.7 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+3.6   9.7 KYABRAM (INST SUSTAINABLE AG) Lower North VIC
+3.5   13.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+3.1   6.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+3.0   3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+2.8   7.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-8.2   8.4 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2   6.3 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-8.1   9.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.7   12.2 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-7.6   11.7 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
 -10.0   4.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.0   7.2 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.8   -4.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-8.7   3.4 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.5   8.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.5   5.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.

No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h

Other extremes

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