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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

35.2 KALUMBURU MISSION N Kimberley WA
34.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+5.8   25.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+4.2   29.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+4.0   31.4 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+3.6   22.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+3.5   31.1 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
+3.5   29.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+3.5   23.0 MURRAY BRIDGE Murray Valley SA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.8   15.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.7   12.9 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA
+5.5   15.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+5.5   15.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.4   13.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.3   16.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.6   14.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5   12.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-5.5   14.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4   16.4 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA

-13.5 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-4.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.6   -5.1 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-9.1   -4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.7   3.3 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.4   0.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-8.4   -2.6 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains 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.

72.8 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
70.8 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
46.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
37.2 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
36.6 HUMPTY DOO EVAN ROAD N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
36.6 HUMPTY DOO EVAN ROAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
    South Coast
37.2 ULLADULLA AWS

VICTORIA
    E Gippsland
72.8 CABBAGE TREE CREEK

ISLANDS
    Islands
70.8 HOME ISLAND
46.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

  Max+/- norm Min+/- normRain to 9am
BROOME AIRPORT 30.2 -1.3 21.3 +3.1 0.0
PERTH AIRPORT 18.8 -2.8 3.1 -7.3 0.0
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.1 -3.8 10.6 +0.8 0.2
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 16.7 -3.9 1.7 -6.9 0.0
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.9 22.2 +0.1 0.0
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.5 +0.5 13.7 +5.4 0.0
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.4 +1.5 11.5 +1.3 0.0
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.7 +2.6 4.2 -3.1 0.0
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +0.6 17.2 -2.6 0.0
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 +0.5 16.6 -1.0 0.0
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +2.2 7.0 -7.2 0.0
AMBERLEY AMO 25.2 +1.3 3.2 -7.0 0.0
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 8.3 0.0
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 15.2 0.6 0.0
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 +1.1 6.9 -4.9 0.0
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS 21.6 +1.7 11.1 -0.8 0.0
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) 22.2 +2.9 9.7 -1.8 0.0
PROSPECT DAM 21.4 +1.3 6.7 -3.5 0.0
WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 20.6 +0.6 7.4 -4.5 1.8
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.1 +2.7 -2.3 -5.5 0.0
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.1 +1.9 1.8 -4.2 0.0
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.0 +0.1 1.6 -5.9 0.0
EAST SALE AIRPORT 16.8 0.0 6.6 +0.3 0.0
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.8 +1.2 5.1 -3.5 0.0
LAVERTON RAAF 16.1 -0.6 1.9 -5.8 0.0
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.0 +3.4 -2.6 -8.4 0.0
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.6 -2.4 6.0 +1.4 0.2
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 11.7 -2.7 7.8 +0.9 8.4

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.
No reports

ISLANDS
    Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 87(240/ 63 ) at 05:42
LORD HOWE IS AUTO : 82(240/ 65 ) at 01:30