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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

33.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.7 GALIWINKU N Rivers NT
33.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.5 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+7.8   29.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8   31.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.6   26.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4   28.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.9   24.4 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.6   18.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.3   21.9 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
+5.2   16.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.1   18.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+4.9   21.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-7.0   8.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.2   -1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2   10.3 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-5.8   7.1 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW
-5.6   1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4   0.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-7.4   -1.2 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-6.9   0.5 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.8   -2.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-6.7   -1.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-6.7   -0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N 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.

41.0 SPRINGVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
31.6 ZEEHAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM W Coast TAS
28.4 GOVERNMENT HUTS Derwent Valley TAS
27.5 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI) E Central VIC

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 31.5 0.0 15.7 -2.5 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 +2.6 12.1 +1.7 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 +0.1 12.8 +3.0 0.0
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 17.8 -2.8 11.9 +3.3 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.1 19.9 -2.2 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.9 -2.1 7.4 -0.9 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -1.1 8.2 -2.0 0.6
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.5 5.2 -2.1 4.2
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +0.6 22.6 +2.8 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 +1.8 20.7 +3.1 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +2.2 14.6 +0.4 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 26.0 +2.1 7.7 -2.5 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 10.9 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 13.3 3.5 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 -0.7 9.5 -2.3 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 20.3 +0.4 11.0 -0.9 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 19.7 +0.4 10.6 -0.9 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 19.9 -0.2 10.0 -0.2 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 18.0 -2.0 9.5 -2.4 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.9 -3.5 1.1 -2.1 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.4 -3.8 0.5 -5.5 4.8
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 -1.1 1.7 -5.8 0.4
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 4.3 -2.0 3.2
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.7 -0.9 6.7 -1.9 3.8
LAVERTON RAAF 16.2 -0.5 4.6 -3.1 0.6
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -1.8 1.2 -4.6 2.4
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 13.5 -0.5 -0.8 -5.4 0.4
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.7 -2.7 5.1 -1.8 3.4

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.
QUEENSLAND
    Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
TASMANIA
    W Coast
MOUNT READ
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Goulburn/Monaro
GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS : 78(290/ 69 ) at 16:14
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(300/ 63 ) at 20:11
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 148(240/104 ) at 19:23
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 111(245/ 89 ) at 18:10
    W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(260/ 63 ) at 15:00
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 111(260/ 91 ) at 12:00
    E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 91(300/ 67 ) at 11:00
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/ 85 ) at 06:55
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(240/ 39 ) at 12:23
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(260/ 46 ) at 03:41
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(260/ 54 ) at 11:03
    Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 100(270/ 83 ) at 13:17
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 132(240/ 91 ) at 16:26