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Sunday, 05 AUG 2001 |
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A secondary low pressure system that developed southwest of Adelaide yesterday moved through Bass Strait today bringing gale force winds to coastal and mountain areas in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Wilson's Promontory reported gusts to 117km/h with a sustained (10 minute average) windspeed of 96km/h just after 5pm. During the evening, winds across southwestern WA freshened to gale force ahead of an approaching trough. |
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 (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. 28.6 ADINA SW & S Coast WA
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High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. |
Todays highest & lowest temperatures |
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Maximum | Minimum |
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA 33.5 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA 33.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA 33.2 DOUGLAS RIVER Darwin-Daly NT 33.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA 33.1 OENPELLI Darwin-Daly NT 33.1 BORROLOOLA Roper-McArthur NT |
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR 23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD 23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL 22.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL |
-1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC 0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC 1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC 1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW |
-3.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW -3.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW -2.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) Goulburn/Monaro NSW -2.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW -1.9 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW |
Todays greatest temperature variations from normal |
Maximum | Minimum |
+6.8 27.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW +6.6 27.8 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD +6.4 24.8 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW +6.3 24.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW +6.2 30.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD +6.2 22.3 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR LIGHTHOU Illawarra NSW |
+8.4 17.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD +8.4 17.7 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD +7.5 16.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD +7.1 15.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD +6.7 16.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD |
-5.2 8.0 FINGAL (FORESTRY LEGGE STREET) E Coast
TAS -4.7 9.0 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS -4.0 8.0 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS -3.9 9.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS -3.7 5.6 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS |
-5.0 10.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA -4.7 12.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA -4.7 2.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA -4.6 1.1 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA -4.5 2.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS |
Highest wind gusts above 89km/h or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets. CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA
: 87 (310/ 74 ) at 22:32 |
Other extremes .. |