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Friday, 31 AUG 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 15:41 EDST on 02/09/01

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 (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Lowest minimum temperature for August:
Jurien WA: -2.0 (1.0, 31) Previous record set 2 days ago

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.

26.0 NUNDROO W Agricultural SA
14.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
13.2 PENONG W Agricultural SA
12.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
10.5 JURIEN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
10.5 JURIEN
    Eucla
12.0 RED ROCKS POINT

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
     W Agricultural
26.0 NUNDROO
13.2 PENONG

NEW SOUTH WALES
     South Coast
14.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.

None reported

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
36.1 FLYING FOX Roper-McArthur NT
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.2 WYNDHAM POST OFFICE N Kimberley WA
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR
23.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 MCCLUER ISLAND Darwin-Daly NT
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
 -8.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+5.2   29.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.1   30.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.0   19.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+5.0   32.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+4.9   29.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.9   22.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
 +9.1   16.0 JERVOIS Alice Springs NT
+7.7   13.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+6.3   14.6 BIRDSVILLE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+5.5   8.7 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+5.4   10.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.3   18.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-5.8   18.7 WATARRKA Alice Springs NT
-5.7   12.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
-5.5   22.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-5.4   17.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-11.4   -2.0 JURIEN Lower West WA
-7.0   6.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.1   1.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.7   4.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.7   1.7 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC

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

CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA : 91 (240/ 65 ) at 21:00
NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA : 91 (230/ 72 ) at 14:14

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