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Thursday, 02 AUG 2001 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. |
Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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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 |
Other extremes .. |