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Thursday, 02 AUG 2001

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Cold night in Cowra NSW
Cowra in the NSW Central West recorded its coldest August minimum temperature in 33 years of measurement this morning with a reading of -6.9°.

National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 23:35 EDST on 12/10/01

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM and AWN quality control checks. See Explanation of Extremes Pages for more information
Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest daily minimum temperature for August:
Cowra Airport NSW: -6.9 (-6.0, 33)

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.

19.0 MUSSELBORO (ELVERTON) N Coast TAS
16.0 BARKLY RIVER (GLENLEA) W Gippsland VIC
15.8 TOOMA (EUDLO) SW Slopes S NSW
15.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.6 BENDOC E Gippsland VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
     SW Slopes S
15.8 TOOMA (EUDLO)

VICTORIA
     E Gippsland
14.6 BENDOC
    W Gippsland
16.0 BARKLY RIVER (GLENLEA)

TASMANIA
     N Coast
19.0 MUSSELBORO (ELVERTON)
    W Coast
15.0 MOUNT READ

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


VICTORIA
     Upper NE
MT HOTHAM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.4 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT
32.3 WOLLOGORANG Roper-McArthur NT
32.3 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands
1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -7.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
-6.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+4.7   7.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.6   26.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.1   16.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+3.1   16.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+2.9   15.9 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
 +3.8   6.2 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+3.5   17.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+3.5   10.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
+3.2   16.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+3.1   5.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+3.1   5.5 GEEVESTON(FORESTRY CEMETERY RD) Southeast TAS
-4.4   15.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-4.2   14.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-3.7   14.6 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
-3.6   15.8 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
-3.6   16.8 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-3.6   14.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
 -9.7   -6.9 COWRA AIRPORT CW Slopes S NSW
-8.8   7.8 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
-8.1   -2.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.5   6.0 DALY WATERS AWS Roper-McArthur NT
-7.5   -2.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
-7.5   6.0 ELLIOTT Barkly NT

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

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 93 (320/ 74 ) at 15:27
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 91 (240/ 80 ) at 23:30

Other extremes

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