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Sunday, 21 OCT 2001

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National weather extremes for today
Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology
Last updated at 17:47 EDST on 23/10/01

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.

45.0 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.2 BIRRINDUDU Victoria NT
42.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT Darwin-Daly NT
28.6 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
     Lower West
28.6 JARRAHDALE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Victoria
42.2 BIRRINDUDU
    Darwin-Daly
33.0 JABIRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
     N Coast--Herbert
45.0 INNISFAIL
42.0 TUNG OIL ALERT

High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less.


NORTHERN TERRITORY
     Darwin-Daly
JABIRU AIRPORT
31.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 31.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 05:30 11.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
18.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 6.0mm/h

Todays highest & lowest temperatures

Maximum Minimum
39.3 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT
38.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
38.2 MOUNT AUGUSTUS E Gascoyne WA
32.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 BRADSHAW Darwin-Daly NT
27.0 CAPE FOURCROY Islands ISL
26.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 WARRUWI Arnhem NT
7.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 THREDBO (CRACKENBACK STATION) AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
 -3.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 LIAWENEE AWS Central Plateau TAS
-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-1.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Todays greatest temperature variations from normal

Maximum Minimum
+10.9   33.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.5   35.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+9.3   33.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.1   31.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.8   26.9 VICTOR HARBOR COMPARISON Mt Lofty Ranges SA
+17.0   32.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2   17.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.9   17.0 NULLARBOR ROADHOUSE W Agricultural SA
+6.5   15.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.9   24.0 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
-9.8   20.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-9.6   13.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-9.6   14.7 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.6   14.6 BEVERLEY Gt Southern WA
-9.2   15.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.4   1.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-10.1   2.7 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.5   5.2 SURAT POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.4   5.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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

ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA : 89 (230/ 72 ) at 15:06
CAPE LEEUWIN SW & S Coast WA : 89 (260/ 70 ) at 11:01
CAPE NATURALISTE SW & S Coast WA : 82 (240/ 63 ) at 12:00
BUSSELTON JETTY SW & S Coast WA : 87 (240/ 69 ) at 12:28
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS: 74 (320/ 67 ) at 15:00

Other extremes

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