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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: (none known)

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

42.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
40.2 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.2   39.0 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
+6.2   40.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.4   42.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.8   41.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.7   29.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

29.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
29.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
28.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
28.5 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
28.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+4.5   28.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+4.2   25.4 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+4.1   29.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+3.9   19.5 KARNET Lower West WA
+3.8   19.9 EYRE Eucla WA

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

13.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-10.4   29.4 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
-9.5   26.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-7.6   30.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-6.4   31.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-6.3   30.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

2.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.4 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
4.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

-8.2   11.8 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.0   11.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.0   11.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.8   7.2 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.7   13.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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.

110.2 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE N Rivers NT
104.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
100.4 CLARAVALE N Rivers NT
97.8 WILLEROO N Rivers NT
93.0 OLD DELAMERE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Kimberley
73.0 MABEL DOWNS
    E Pilbara
104.0 PARDOO STATION
68.8 WALLAL DOWNS
57.0 MANDORA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
110.2 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE
100.4 CLARAVALE
97.8 WILLEROO
93.0 OLD DELAMERE
90.4 WAVE HILL
80.0 TINDAL RAAF
80.0 EDITH FARMS ROAD
76.4 KATHERINE COUNCIL
72.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
71.6 FOELSCHE HEADLAND
71.0 NGAYAWILI
70.0 LIMMEN RIVER
69.2 GORRIE
63.3 NITMILUK RANGERS
62.4 GALIWINKU
61.0 JINDARE
59.4 PINE CREEK
57.6 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
55.4 GOVE AIRPORT
55.2 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
55.0 FLORINA
52.0 DRY RIVER
51.2 CUTTA CUTTA
51.0 NUTWOOD DOWNS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Lower North
77.9 TEROWIE

QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
71.0 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
    N Coast--Herbert
77.9 YABULU QLD NICKEL
51.0 HORSESHOE BAY
    Central Coast E
67.4 MOUNT DANGAR

NEW SOUTH WALES
    NW Slopes S
83.0 GOONOO GOONOO STATION

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.7 -1.2 24.1 -1.8 19.6
PERTH AIRPORT 33.2 +1.4 18.1 +0.7 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.8 -3.2 16.7 +2.4 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 32.0 +0.1 18.0 +0.3 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 +0.1 27.6 +2.9 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.2 +1.3 18.6 -2.1 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.4 -0.9 13.2 -3.9 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.6 -1.5 5.6 -6.0 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 34.3 +3.2 25.6 +1.9 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +0.9 24.7 +0.7 39.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +0.3 23.2 +1.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 29.9 -0.4 18.6 -0.9 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 20.6 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 24.2 7.7 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -1.3 15.3 -4.1 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 25.1 -0.3 15.4 -3.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 26.2 +0.5 16.2 -2.5 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 31.3 +3.6 13.4 -4.3 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 26.5 +0.9 13.9 -4.4 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.8 +3.8 9.8 -3.2 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.5 +2.7 13.2 -3.1 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +2.3 13.6 -2.8 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 27.0 +1.7 13.7 +0.6 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.4 +2.6 17.3 +2.8 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 25.8 +0.3 15.1 +1.0 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.5 +1.5 9.6 -1.8 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 23.1 0.0 12.1 +1.8 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 26.0 +4.4 14.2 +2.2 1.2

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
    W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
9.6mm in 17 min to 01:00 33.9mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h
    E Pilbara
MANDORA
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
PARDOO STATION
63.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 21.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
NGAYAWILI
47.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.7mm/h
31.2mm in 48 min to 21:15 39.0mm/h
DALY WATERS AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
26.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 26.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.3mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.0mm/h
TIMBER CREEK
30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
31.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 62.8mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 31.6mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 03:30 26.0mm/h
44.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 44.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 10.7mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
17.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
BRADSHAW
30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
    N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
21.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 42.4mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 24.8mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 26.8mm/h
    N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
16.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
    Wide Bay/Burnett
TOWN OF 1770
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 6.7mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 6.7mm/h

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(270/ 65 ) at 22:24
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(250/ 63 ) at 23:00
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(300/ 67 ) at 20:01
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(240/ 70 ) at 21:51
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(270/ 72 ) at 23:00