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Tuesday, 24 JUL 2001

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Developing trough brings widespread rain to NSW, S Qld
A surface trough which has been developing through central southern Queensland and central and southeastern NSW over the past few days began to produce significant rainfall over the area today. Heaviest falls were on the NSW Central Western Plains and South Coast. Coonamble recorded 28mm between 9am and 3pm, while on the South Coast, Moruya Heads registered 36.2mm overnight to 9am, with a further 44mm falling to 6pm. In Queensland, light hail was reported from a thunderstorm at St George late afternoon, but rainfall totals were light.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 22:58 EDST on 27/07/01

Quality control note: Data is not yet complete. It is as received in real time, and may contain errors. 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.

39.6 NAROOMA RVCP South Coast NSW
38.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
36.2 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
33.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
32.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
     South Coast
39.6 NAROOMA RVCP
38.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB)
36.2 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION
33.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
32.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

Reports not yet available

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
33.0 PORT KEATS AERO Darwin-Daly NT
32.8 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
32.8 BATCHELOR AERO Darwin-Daly NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
0.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+7.2   29.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.5   28.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.6   26.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.1   23.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.0   16.3 CORRYONG PARISH LANE Lower NE VIC
+5.0   16.5 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
 +8.6   14.7 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+8.3   22.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+8.1   11.8 MILES POST OFFICE Darling Downs W QLD
+7.3   11.5 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2   20.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.2   12.3 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.1   21.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-4.8   17.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
-4.3   12.7 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
-3.8   12.3 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
 -6.7   -1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.8   -0.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.8   0.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.7   -0.7 CORRIGIN Gt Southern WA
-5.6   -1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

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

Reports not yet available

Other extremes

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