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Thursday, 16 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 20:15 EDST on 19/08/01

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 (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.

33.0 TRARALGON CREEK (KOORNALLA) W Gippsland VIC
27.0 QUAMBY BLUFF(WILDLIFE NURSERY) N Coast TAS
26.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
25.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
23.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
33.0 TRARALGON CREEK (KOORNALLA)

TASMANIA
    N Coast
27.0 QUAMBY BLUFF(WILDLIFE NURSERY)
    Central Plateau
23.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK
    W Coast
26.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM
25.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AIRPORT
13.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.4mm/h

VICTORIA
    Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
    Lower NE
HUNTERS HILL
8.0mm in 47 min to 22:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
    Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h

TASMANIA
    N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
6.4mm in 8 min to 15:08 48.0mm/h
    Central Plateau
LIAWENEE AWS
13.0mm in 29 min to 23:00 26.9mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 23:01 144.0mm/h
    W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.8 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
33.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
33.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 BLACK POINT Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
22.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
4.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.0 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.4 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.0 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND E Central VIC
-2.0 TARRALEAH CHALET Derwent Valley TAS

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+11.0   28.2 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+11.0   28.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+10.7   29.3 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+10.7   27.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+10.5   27.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.3   15.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.1   15.0 MOUNT BARKER Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+10.1   16.5 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
+10.0   15.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.9   15.8 MURRAY BRIDGE Lower Murray SA
-5.5   16.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.4   13.6 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-5.1   13.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.0   19.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-4.9   15.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.9   15.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-6.2   2.4 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-6.1   4.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.2   11.3 TIMBER CREEK Victoria NT
-5.1   3.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-4.9   4.0 WINDY HARBOUR SW & S Coast WA

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

NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA : 115 (250/ 96 ) at 16:29
CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA : 76 (260/ 65 ) at 13:56
COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA : 80 (250/ 67 ) at 18:37
MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA : 91 (240/ 52 ) at 17:31
EDITHBURGH Yorke Peninsula SA : 93 (250/ 45 ) at 16:39
STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Peninsula SA : 98 (230/ 70 ) at 15:55
CAPE WILLOUGHBY Kangaroo Is SA : 108 (250/ 63 ) at 13:08
ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide Plains SA : 83 (250/ 63 ) at 14:00
ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide Plains SA : 78 (250/ 65 ) at 14:35
MOUNT LOFTY Mt Lofty Ranges SA : 93 (260/ 70 ) at 13:30
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA : 82 (260/ 63 ) at 13:31
CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA : 95 (240/ 70 ) at 19:43
NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA : 89 (270/ 67 ) at 13:45
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW: 80 (230/ 67 ) at 17:52
MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW: 95 (280/ 54 ) at 20:00
FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW: 87 (240/ 63 ) at 23:30
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW: 95 (320/ 50 ) at 22:26
MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW: 87 (270/ 67 ) at 23:51
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW: 106 (230/ 87 ) at 23:00
BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW: 85 (320/ 63 ) at 20:00
GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW: 98 (260/ 35 ) at 23:48
ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW: 93 (270/ 56 ) at 23:00
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW: 87 (300/ 67 ) at 21:48
BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW: 95 (330/ 74 ) at 20:37
THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW: 121 (330/102 ) at 09:00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW: 95 (230/ 72 ) at 19:54
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW: 85 (260/ 70 ) at 18:43
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW: 104 (280/ 72 ) at 23:12
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW: 109 (260/ 61 ) at 17:22
SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC: 96 (270/ 69 ) at 18:20
HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC: 91 (270/ 56 ) at 16:16
MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC: 113 (340/ 63 ) at 17:00
MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC: 133 (300/ 37 ) at 19:00
FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC: 113 (230/ 74 ) at 22:25
MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC: 128 (340/ 72 ) at 18:00
GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC: 83 (340/ 65 ) at 13:20
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC: 139 (250/108 ) at 23:40
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC: 76 (260/ 63 ) at 22:30
MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC: 91 (270/ 41 ) at 19:57
YARRAM (YARRAM CFA) W Gippsland VIC: 93 (250/ 54 ) at 22:52
DUNNS HILL E Central VIC: 93 (330/ 56 ) at 18:29
AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC: 98 (300/ 61 ) at 17:24
POINT WILSON W Central VIC: 87 (260/ 70 ) at 18:10
EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC: 98 (350/ 61 ) at 16:20
LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC: 83 (350/ 63 ) at 00:22
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 108 (250/ 76 ) at 21:53
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC: 109 (270/ 91 ) at 17:27
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC: 108 (260/ 72 ) at 20:04
HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC: 98 (260/ 59 ) at 18:28
PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC: 96 (270/ 74 ) at 16:12
MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC: 87 (260/ 63 ) at 17:48
AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC: 91 (300/ 61 ) at 16:40
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC: 111 (260/ 85 ) at 17:22
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC: 100 (280/ 69 ) at 17:27
DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS: 85 (280/ 63 ) at 20:41
CAPE GRIM B.A.P.S. N Coast TAS: 126 (270/ 91 ) at 19:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 145 (300/128 ) at 22:18
MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS: 117 (330/ 95 ) at 06:57
HARTZ MOUNTAIN(KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS: 100 (270/ 59 ) at 12:38
STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS: 100 (310/ 70 ) at 17:07
KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS: 89 (250/ 70 ) at 20:15
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS: 102 (280/ 80 ) at 23:09

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