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Notes on significant weather not yet written

Significant rainfall, strong winds, strong wind gusts and abnormally high and low temperatures for this day are given below. Descriptions of significant weather events are added here when time permits and reliable information is available. This is sometimes well after the event!

National weather extremes for today

Data provided by the Bureau of Meteorology

Records set this day (previous record and years of computerised record shown in brackets):
Highest daily maximum temperature for February
South Australia:
018012 CEDUNA AMO 47.3 (46.5, 63)
018120 WHYALLA AERO 45.9 (44.6, 21)
New South Wales:
047048 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS 42.5 (41.6, 13)

Quality control note: Data is final. It includes late-received rainfall data and has been subject to BoM quality control checks.
Data is as received at 22:17EST, 27/10/2004.

Weather observations for today
Noteworthy  Weather         Capital  Cities         Regional  Cities       Alpine  Stations
Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Bulletins and Weather Notes

Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

47.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
46.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
46.5 POONCARIE TELECENTRE Lower Darling NSW
46.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
46.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

+19.1   47.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+17.1   45.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+16.3   45.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+15.2   42.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.1   42.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

31.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
31.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
30.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
30.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.6 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
29.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
29.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+10.6   31.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.1   27.5 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.9   26.9 HAWKER Upper North SA
+8.8   30.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.1   29.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
15.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9   19.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
-7.2   18.9 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
-7.0   19.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
-6.8   19.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
-6.5   19.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.8   5.5 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.8   0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-5.7   7.9 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.7   4.3 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-4.5   5.9 DOVER Southeast TAS
-4.5   5.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.5   6.8 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

Wettest Major City Extremes
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

125.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD
121.6 SHIPTONS FLAT N Coast--Barron QLD
109.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
102.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
81.2 NGANMARRIYANGA N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Kimberley
67.0 MABEL DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
81.2 NGANMARRIYANGA
77.0 ELSEY
75.6 ELIZABETH DOWNS
71.6 WATERLOO
70.2 CAVE CREEK STATION
67.0 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
67.0 NUMUL NUMUL
63.0 PORT KEATS AERO
62.0 MARLOW'S LAGOON
61.0 MARLOW LAGOON - FLOCKHART DVE
56.0 HUMPTY DOO EVAN ROAD
54.6 MCMINNS LAGOON
53.0 FLYING FOX
52.7 PEPPIMENARTI
52.0 WAGAIT BEACH
51.6 THORAK CEMETERY
50.6 WOODYCUPALDIYA

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
125.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
109.2 WEIPA AERO
80.0 COCONUT ISLAND
73.6 WOLVERTON
72.4 PUNSAND BAY
63.6 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
63.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
61.8 HORN ISLAND
    N Coast--Barron
121.6 SHIPTONS FLAT
78.8 WHITE CLIFF POINT
70.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM
58.8 EVELYN STATE FOREST
58.0 TOPAZ
54.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
53.0 TOPAZ ALERT
    N Coast--Herbert
63.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
63.0 MENAVALE ALERT
62.0 TULLY MCQUILLEN ST
52.0 TULLY TM
    Central Coast E
102.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
67.2 WILSON BEACH

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 30.2 -2.7 25.6 -0.3 6.6
PERTH AIRPORT 31.7 -0.1 20.6 +3.2 0.4
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.4 -0.6 17.5 +3.2 0.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 34.0 +2.1 24.6 +6.9 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 23.4 -1.3 40.6
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.7 +4.8 28.2 +7.5 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 39.4 +10.1 21.5 +4.4 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 -4.4 12.6 +1.0 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 -1.4 24.5 +0.8 14.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.6 +1.6 25.5 +1.5 2.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.6 +1.4 24.0 +2.0 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 33.8 +3.5 19.2 -0.3 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 30.9 20.6 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 30.0 15.3 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.6 +2.9 21.3 +1.9 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 28.1 +2.7 21.1 +1.8 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 29.3 +3.6 22.1 +3.4 0.8
PROSPECT DAM 33.2 +5.5 21.5 +3.8 0.4
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 29.6 +4.0 20.6 +2.3 0.5
CANBERRA AIRPORT 34.4 +7.4 15.2 +2.2 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.9 +8.1 15.2 -1.1 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 43.6 +12.1 19.4 +3.0 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 24.0 -1.3 13.6 +0.5 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -5.8 13.9 -0.6 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 19.0 -6.5 13.8 -0.3 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.0 -2.0 11.1 -0.3 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 18.3 -4.8 10.4 +0.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.2 -3.4 10.1 -1.9 0.0

Downpours Gales & Gusts
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less. Highest wind gusts above 89km/h (storm force) or mean wind above 62km/h (gale force). Wind direction and mean windspeed shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
    E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
    W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
22.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 22.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.2mm in 8 min to 11:51 46.5mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
6.0mm in 9 min to 16:49 40.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
LAJAMANU
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.7mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
11.6mm in 1 hr 1 min to 00:31 11.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
9.6mm in 13 min to 16:00 44.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 21.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
28.2mm in 30 min to 00:00 56.4mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 28.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
22.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 44.4mm/h
50.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 50.4mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 30.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 14.7mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h
7.4mm in 22 min to 12:00 20.2mm/h
16.6mm in 26 min to 12:48 38.3mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
4.8mm in 12 min to 16:00 24.0mm/h
8.0mm in 5 min to 16:05 96.0mm/h
19.0mm in 25 min to 16:30 45.6mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 32.4mm/h
35.4mm in 40 min to 17:30 53.1mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 36.8mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 22.8mm/h
81.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 27.0mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 26.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.8mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 23.6mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
123.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 20.5mm/h
COCONUT ISLAND
25.2mm in 1 hr 31 min to 01:36 16.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
HORN ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
7.8mm in 12 min to 10:12 39.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.6mm/h
    S Peninsula
MUSGRAVE
42.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
    Gulf Country
BURKETOWN POST OFFICE
90.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 30.0mm/h
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
    N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
7.0mm in 15 min to 12:00 28.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.4mm/h
13.8mm in 23 min to 14:00 36.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.8mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h
7.0mm in 5 min to 18:25 84.0mm/h
8.0mm in 22 min to 18:47 21.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
13.4mm in 22 min to 18:00 36.5mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
21.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
6.8mm in 39 min to 16:00 10.5mm/h
6.4mm in 14 min to 21:22 27.4mm/h
6.4mm in 13 min to 21:35 29.5mm/h
    Central Coast E
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
52.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 52.8mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 35.4mm/h
92.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 30.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 80(230/ 63 ) at 23:36
    Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT LOFTY : 91( 10/ 54 ) at 05:30