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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

36.5 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
35.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
35.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+9.7   30.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.2   30.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.2   30.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.9   26.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+5.8   26.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

27.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+10.6   20.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.0   19.9 THREE RIVERS E Gascoyne WA
+9.6   19.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.5   19.7 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.4   17.9 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5   10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2   6.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-5.1   10.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS
-4.9   10.9 ORFORD POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
-4.8   10.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.4   -1.4 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-7.3   0.3 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-7.3   1.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-6.2   -1.6 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-5.7   -0.8 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7   1.9 ELLISTON (GUM VIEW) W Agricultural SA

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.

74.8 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
70.6 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
65.0 DELMORE DOWNS N Plateau NT
56.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.0 ARALUEN Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
47.0 ARALUEN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Plateau
65.0 DELMORE DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
74.8 LUCINDA POINT
56.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
    Wide Bay/Burnett
70.6 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 32.6 +1.1 20.0 +1.8 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 22.6 +1.0 14.6 +4.2 36.2
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.1 +3.2 13.5 +3.7 2.6
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 26.4 +5.8 16.6 +8.0 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.1 23.7 +1.6 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 +1.9 6.7 -1.6 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 +2.1 9.2 -1.0 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.5 2.9 -4.4 0.2
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 +1.6 21.0 +1.2 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +2.1 21.2 +3.6 1.2
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 +2.1 16.1 +1.9 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 24.2 +0.3 10.5 +0.3 13.0 /3
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 13.9 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 14.1 5.9 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 +0.5 15.5 +3.7 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 17.5 -2.4 14.3 +2.4 3.2
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 17.5 -1.8 12.5 +1.0 0.8
PROSPECT DAM 19.2 -0.9 11.8 +1.6 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 18.0 -2.0 12.4 +0.5 0.0
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.4 0.0 2.1 -1.1 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.8 +1.6 2.2 -3.8 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.3 +0.4 2.9 -4.6 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.1 -0.7 3.6 -2.7 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.2 +0.6 7.2 -1.4 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 15.5 -1.2 6.1 -1.6 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.5 -0.1 3.0 -2.8 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.0 -3.0 1.8 -2.8 0.0
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 10.6 -3.8 6.9 0.0 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
    W Gascoyne
NYANG STATION
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
    Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
4.4mm in 6 min to 06:00 44.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
6.6mm in 11 min to 00:53 36.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
24.6mm in 31 min to 01:31 47.6mm/h
11.4mm in 29 min to 02:00 23.6mm/h
36.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 36.0mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 14.0mm/h
17.6mm in 34 min to 04:00 31.1mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 23.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h
    Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
36.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
HERON ISLAND RES STN
11.2mm in 56 min to 05:00 12.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
8.0mm in 38 min to 12:00 12.6mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Central West
NORTH ISLAND : 80(270/ 63 ) at 07:05
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 87(310/ 70 ) at 05:19
OCEAN REEF : 74(310/ 63 ) at 04:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 121(340/ 98 ) at 09:19
CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(310/ 67 ) at 11:00
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(150/ 78 ) at 19:20