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No reports of significant weather

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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

37.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
37.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
36.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
36.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+10.1   35.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.0   36.3 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.8   33.6 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+9.6   36.8 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+9.4   35.3 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.1   22.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.7   21.5 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+7.6   18.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.1   19.7 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.0   17.6 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA

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

8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-3.8   32.2 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
-3.8   28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-3.3   24.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-3.2   26.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-2.8   16.9 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

0.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
2.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-5.3   3.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9   9.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.6   5.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
-4.5   10.8 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3   8.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-4.3   3.9 NHILL Wimmera N VIC

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.

108.0 ST MARYS (PONDEROSA) E Coast TAS
84.0 BIDGEMIA W Gascoyne WA
75.2 CHAIN OF LAGOONS E Coast TAS
73.6 GERMAN TOWN E Coast TAS
71.0 MULGA DOWNS W Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Pilbara
71.0 MULGA DOWNS
    W Gascoyne
84.0 BIDGEMIA

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
70.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

TASMANIA
    E Coast
108.0 ST MARYS (PONDEROSA)
75.2 CHAIN OF LAGOONS
73.6 GERMAN TOWN
62.8 GRAY (CRAIGIE-LEA)
57.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)
50.2 SCAMANDER

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 34.8 +0.5 23.2 +0.7 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 -1.3 10.0 -3.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.6 +2.7 12.5 +0.8 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 26.4 +1.3 16.2 +3.6 10.2
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 24.7 +0.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.9 +4.9 14.1 +1.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.5 +3.1 13.7 +1.5 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.0 +1.6 5.9 -2.7 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 -0.1 21.9 +0.3 1.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 19.1 -1.4 2.8
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 0.0 18.5 +0.7 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 28.4 +1.3 9.2 -4.9 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 14.3 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 9.0 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +3.9 15.7 +0.5 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 22.7 -0.1 17.5 +2.2 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 23.8 +1.5 18.5 +3.9 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 25.2 +1.7 14.6 +1.5 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 22.2 -0.3 16.1 +1.8 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 +5.4 6.3 -0.3 0.8
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.8 +4.5 8.4 -0.8 0.4
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.8 +2.4 12.7 +2.6 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 20.9 +0.7 10.3 +1.7 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 -1.6 15.0 +4.3 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 18.6 -1.5 14.6 +4.8 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.0 +1.5 10.7 +3.3 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 18.2 +0.9 8.6 +2.0 1.6
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 17.9 +0.6 8.7 -0.2 17.4

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 Pilbara
LEARMONTH AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
    E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
8.0mm in 35 min to 02:00 13.7mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
    Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO
5.0mm in 3 min to 14:15 100.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
TASMANIA
    Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD)
16.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 33.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.8mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h