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No reports of significant weather

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

38.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
38.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
37.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.8   32.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.2   32.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.8   29.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.7   29.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.6   27.9 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.2   21.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.1   19.0 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
+5.1   19.2 GATTON QDPI RESEARCH STN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9   18.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.2   18.7 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.2   15.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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

7.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.2   17.8 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-5.0   18.2 KARNET Lower West WA
-4.6   22.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-4.5   21.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4   15.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

-5.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2   1.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-6.7   1.5 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.4   4.2 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.1   1.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.1   1.9 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.1   1.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-6.1   0.8 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE 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.

77.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
38.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
31.8 REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN) North Coast NSW
30.0 YIELO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
77.0 DAINTREE TEA
    N Coast--Herbert
38.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
    Brisbane/SE Coast
31.8 REDCLIFFE
30.0 YIELO

NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
30.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 33.4 -0.9 24.0 +1.5 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 -3.4 11.0 -2.0 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.5 -2.4 13.3 +1.6 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 27.6 +2.5 13.7 +1.1 0.4
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +2.4 23.3 -0.7 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +2.0 10.0 -2.5 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.0 +2.6 11.3 -0.9 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 -1.5 4.9 -3.7 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +0.1 22.0 +0.4 1.2
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 20.7 +0.2 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.4 +2.7 18.0 +0.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 27.9 +0.8 16.8 +2.7 22.6 /3
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 17.9 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 7.4 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.4 -0.6 15.4 +0.2 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.7 -1.1 12.9 -2.4 0.2
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 23.4 +1.1 13.4 -1.2 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 23.1 -0.4 9.5 -3.6 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.8 -1.7 10.9 -3.4 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.8 0.0 4.2 -2.4 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 -1.5 3.7 -5.5 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.9 -1.5 5.7 -4.4 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 19.0 -1.2 4.1 -4.5 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.9 -3.3 12.8 +2.1 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 16.3 -3.8 12.1 +2.3 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.6 -2.9 8.2 +0.8 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 16.1 -1.2 2.5 -4.1 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 15.4 -1.9 8.6 -0.3 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.
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
JIMNA FORESTRY
25.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(290/ 63 ) at 04:03